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IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence is an international institutional non-profit association of ranking organizations, universities and other bodies interested in university rankings and academic excellence.

08/10/2026

Come, walk the lecture halls and medieval alleys Copernicus once walked as a student. Come, explore hot issues of today’s HE such as Artificial Intelligence in the context of rankings and publications at IREG 2026 Conference.

As rankings are only part of the story about the quality of universities, IREG 2026 will also discuss other tools helping measure quality, such as accreditation, CoARA and others.

Rector Piotr Jedynak and I, we cordially invite you to IREG 2026, hosted by the Jagiellonian University in Krakow (est. 1364); one of the oldest universities in Europe.

On the picture: we hold our hands on the astrolabe, an instrument Copernicus used in making his epochal discovery.

Program and registration: https://ireg-observatory.org/en/ireg-2026

27/09/2026

From Waldemar Siwinski - IREG President:

"I have just spent a few intense and intellectually inspiring days in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was also a wonderful opportunity to meet old friends and make new acquaintances.

The Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University • ASOIU organized an impresive international conference on the impact of rankings on sustainable development and the role of universities. The results of the UI GreenMetric Sustainable University Rankings 2026 were announced at the conference.

As President of the IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence, I spoke at the opening session - alongside the host, Rector Rufat Azizov, and high Azerbaijan gov. officials: Hasan Hasanli, Deputy Minister of Science and Education and Hajiyev, Deputy Ministers of Ecology and Natural Resources.

I also moderated the main session "How global rankings are changing university management and accountability principles," and later took part in a debate on a vision for universities and rankings in the year 2050. It had not been an easy task, as the development of Artificial Intelligence and geopolitical shifts - call for a cautious regarding prediction of the future.

The goal of the IREG Observatory is to raise public awareness and understanding of issues related to university rankings and their role in reflecting the quality of higher education and academic excellence.

I am immensely grateful for the active support shown in Baku for this IREG goal by the heads and representatives of IREG member organizations, including Professor Ghassan Aouad of Abu Dhabi University (EUA), Prof. Dr Vishnu Juwono, Chair of UI GreenMetric (Indonesia), Ms. Xue Yange Ying, Higher Education Strategy Expert at Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, China), Prof. Prof. Habib Fardoun, QS Principal Consultant, QS Quacquarelli Symonds (Spain), and others.

I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Dr. Prof. Ulkar Sattarovaar Sattarova, Director of the State Agency for Science and Higher Education of Azerbaijan, and Prof. Rufat Azizov, Rector of ASOIU, for inviting me to Baku to this great conference.

I congratulate Ulviyya Abbasova and her outstanding team on the excellent organization of this event.

I hope to see you in Kraków, Poland, at the annual IREG conference "Academic Rankings: Eyes on Higher Education Quality" - December 1–2, 2026:

The conference will be hosted by the Jagiellonian University (est. 1364), one of the oldest universities in Europe where Nicolaus Copernicus once had been a student. Elsevier is the main conference’s partner. Conference website: https://lnkd.in/d7B49Ndr

I as IREG President and Prof. Piotr Jedynak, Rector of the Jagiellonian University, we warmly invite you to join us in Krakow for IREG 2026!"

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Sharipov Kongratbay Avezimbetovich Birte Hornemann Marcin Kulasek, KRASP - Konferencja Rektorów Akademickich Szkół Polskich Habib M. Fardoun

21/08/2026

We are happy to invite you to the historic city of Krakow, Poland, for the IREG 2026 Conference: Spotlight on Quality in Higher Education - Rankings, Accreditations & Other Quality Watchdogs (1-2 December 2026).

IREG is an international organization aiming to strengthen public understanding university rankings and their role in promoting academic excellence.

Rankings are popular but the idea behind the IREG 2026 Conference is to broaden the approach to quality assessment of universities by taking a step beyond rankings and embracing other tools and approaches including benchmarking and initiatives such as CoARA or "More Than Our Rank".

Top international experts, rankers, accreditation organizations, academic coalitions will come to the historic city of Krakow to analyze and discuss how universities strive to achieve excellence in teaching and research.

The conference will be hosted at the Jagiellonian University (est.1364), one of the oldest universities in Europe where Nicolaus Copernicus once had been a student.

The program and other details coming soon.
Stay tune!

Waldemar Siwinski
President of IREG

Uniwersytet Jagielloński Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego Sharipov Kongratbay Avezimbetovich Habib M. Fardoun Birte Hornemann KRASP - Konferencja Rektorów Akademickich Szkół Polskich Abu Dhabi University (ADU)

11/04/2026

On Monday, April 13th university rectors and higher education ministers from countries of Central Asia and European Union will meet in Samarkand, Uzbekistan at the first “Congress of Universities: Central Asia – European Union”. www.samarkand-congress.eu

The European Union sees in Central Asia a promising economic and trade partner. The region has what Europe lacks: gas, oil, uranium ore, as well as rare earth elements. On the other hand, the fact that young people constitute the largest demographic group in Central Asian societies makes these countries particularly interested in developing partnership with European countries that have much to offer in the field of higher education.

The Congress will be meeting in the same city that a year ago, on April 4, 2025 leaders of the EU and five Central Asian countries in the “Samarkand Declaration” elevated relations between the two regions into a strategic partnership.

The Congress of Universities organized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovations of Uzbekistan and the Perspektywy Education Foundation from Poland is the first such event aiming to put strategic partnership in higher education into action.

22/12/2025

The General Assembly of IREG Observatory meeting in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 9 December 2025 elected Prof. Komiljon Karimov, Rector of Westminster International University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan as a member of IREG Executive Committee, this body in turn elevated him to the position of IREG Vice President.

Karimov's professional track record is truly impressive. He served as a diplomat at the Uzbek Embassy in Paris; he served for several years as Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Karimov was also a speaker at the earlier IREG conferences held in Warsaw (2022), Tashkent (2023), and in Bucharest (2024).

He was a keynote speaker at the IREG 2025 conference University Rankings and Challenges of Sustainability organized by IREG jointly with Abu Dhabi University (ADU) as part of ICASF 2025 Conference on sustainability.

19/12/2025

With a great pleasure we wish to inform you that the General Assembly of IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence meeting in Abu Dhabi on 9 December unanimously elected Prof. Komiljon Karimov (pictured left), Rector of Westminster International University in Tashkent as a member of the IREG Executive Committee and Vice-President of IREG.

His professional track record is truly impressive. He served as a diplomat at the Uzbek Embassy in Paris. For many years, he was a Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Members of IREG Observatory know Prof. Karimov and keep in high esteem. He was a keynote speaker at the IREG 2025 conference University Rankings and Challenges of Sustainability organized by IREG jointly with Abu Dhabi University as part of ICASF 2025 Conference on sustainability. The conference attracted 700 delegates from 90 countries.

Prof. Karimov was also a speaker at the earlier IREG conferences held in Warsaw (2022) and in Tashkent (2023), and in Bucharest (2024).

Knowing Prof. Karimov, I am convinced that in the coming years he will contribute to the development of IREG Observatory and international cooperation of universities!

Sharipov Kongratbay Avezimbetovich ShanghaiRanking Abu Dhabi University (ADU) Magda Barwiolek

17/12/2025

The IREG 2025 Conference: "University Rankings and Challenges of Sustainability" organized jointly with Abu Dhabi University’s 3rd International Conference on Advancing Sustainable Futures was held in Abu Dhabi on 10-11 December, and attended by 700 delegates from 90 countries.
Waldemar Siwiński, President of IREG Observatory speaking at the opening of the conference stressed IREG’s focus on the quality of university rankings and their impact on the quality of higher education.

There were three main IREG plenary panels:
Panel 1. Do Rankings Affect University Strategy? Looking for Solutions, Avoiding Mishaps.
The panel was moderated by Alex Usher (Canada), president of Higher Education Strategy Associates; speakers included: prof. Piotr Stepnowski (Poland), rector of University of Gdansk, prof. Komiljon Karimov (Uzbekistan), rector of Westminster Int’l University in Tashkent, prof. Abdelmajid BenAmara (Morocco) , Secretary General, Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils, prof. Ulviyya Abbasova (Kuwait), Assistant Vice President for Planning, Kuwait University and Dr. Dr Mohammed S. Alqahtani S. Alqahtani (Saudi Arabia), Vice Dean, King Khalid University, Nick Davis (UK), President, Middle East & Africa, THE Times Higher Education.

Panel 2. Meet the Global and Regional Rankers – Gain Insight into Their Strategic Priorities.
The panel was moderated by Waldemar Siwinski, president of IREG Observatory. Speakers included: Ben Sowter (UK), Vice President, QS Quacquarelli Symonds, Xue Yang (China), ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, Isidro F. Aguillo (Spain), Webometrics (Spain) and Dr Vishnu Juwono (Indonesia), UI GreenMetric World University Rankings. Prof. Professor Ghassan Aouad Aouad (UAE), chancellor of Abu Dhabi University (ADU) served as panel’s commentator.

Panel 3. Reimagining Rankings – Supporting a University’s Place and Direction with a Focus on Sustainability and Innovation.
Prof. György Fábri (Hungary), ELTE University moderated the panel that included speakers: Dr. M'hamed el Aisati, (Netherlands), Vice President Analytics & Data Services, Elsevier, Birte C. Hornemann Hornemann, (Denmark), Dr. Dr. Narimane Hadj Hamou Hadj Hamou, Founder and CEO, CLICKS (UAE), Dr. Prof. Habib Fardoun (Spain), Excellence Consulting for Education, QS, Ramy Hassanien (UK), Emerald Group Publishing, Dr. Nazih Khaddaj Mallat, (UAE), Vice President, Al Ain University.

The Ordinary General Assembly of IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence met at the splendid Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi on 9 December, on the eve of the IREG 2025 Conference. Following the approval of corporate and financial documents submitted by the Executive Committee, the General Assembly elected Prof. Karimov, rector of the Westmister International University in Tashkent as a member of the IREG Executive Committee and Vice-President of IREG.

Congratulations!

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