Shorouk Express 
UNEC has once again achieved
significant success in international scientific rankings. According
to the results of the
Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026, released by Times
Higher Education (THE), UNEC has been ranked first in Azerbaijan
and the South Caucasus, and placed within the 351–400 band globally
among world universities. With this achievement, UNEC is now
recognised among the distinguished higher education institutions
contributing to the advancement of interdisciplinary science.
This accomplishment is a direct outcome of the systematic
initiatives carried out in line with the “UNEC-100” Development
Strategy. Within the framework of this strategy, purposeful
measures have been implemented to strengthen UNEC’s status as a
research university, to reinforce interdisciplinary scientific
schools, to increase the number of high impact publications, and to
expand activities in the direction of becoming an innovation hub.
Securing a place in this ranking will further enhance UNEC’s
international scientific reputation, broaden cooperation
opportunities with leading global universities, and stimulate the
attraction of talented master’s and doctoral students as well as
international research projects.
Most importantly, this achievement represents a major step
forward by UNEC in fulfilling President Ilham Aliyev’s directive to
“become a world-class university.”
