Karbala University won the tenth place locally in the British QS World University Rankings, advancing 6 places at the local level and 57 places at the Arab level. This achievement comes as a culmination of the efforts exerted by the university’s staff to advance the various educational and practical needs, as well as the university’s advantages that are consistent with the quality standards and requirements for global and local rankings. The QS World University Rankings follow evaluation criteria including academic reputation indicators, faculty to student ratio, international research network, percentage of faculty members with doctorates, and faculty members with PhDs, in addition to faculty members