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The King Khalid University achieved 111th place globally in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings, which was announced on Thursday.
The Abha-based institution also ascended to the 127th place among the Asian universities in the Asia University Rankings of the Times Foundation.
King Khalid University's vice president of postgraduate studies and scientific research Hamid Al-Qarni stressed that the advanced rankings achieved represent distinctive progress in the university’s performance and are considered the highest since the university’s establishment.