We are proud to announce that NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS), a partner institution hosted by The Knowledge Hub Universities (TKH) in Cairo, has been awarded a prestigious 5-star rating in the QS Stars University Ratings – one of the world’s most respected evaluation systems for higher education. This outstanding achievement reflects the school’s exceptional academic performance, global impact, and unwavering commitment to excellence.
NOVA IMS earned the maximum rating across all nine assessment dimensions, positioning it among a very select group of higher education institutions worldwide. According to the QS Stars official website, NOVA IMS is now the second institution in Portugal to obtain this top-tier classification across all categories.
Miguel de Castro Neto, Dean of NOVA IMS, stated:
“Achieving a 5-star rating in the QS Stars assessment is a recognition of the quality and consistency of our academic project. It is also a clear affirmation of NOVA IMS’s international relevance and its contribution to advancing knowledge and education in the fields of data science and information management. This recognition is more than a distinction – it is a clear sign that we are on the right path.”
The QS Stars assessment evaluates universities across a wide range of criteria, including:
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Teaching
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Online Learning
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Program Strength
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Employability
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Entrepreneurship
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Governance
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Environmental Impact
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Research
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Global Engagement
This international recognition builds upon a strong legacy of academic excellence. The school’s Master’s in Information Management with a specialisation in Business Intelligence was recently ranked by Eduniversal as the best in the world in its category for the sixth consecutive year. Additionally, the MagIC Research Center at NOVA IMS was rated “Excellent” by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).
As the official host of NOVA IMS’s Cairo branch, TKH proudly celebrates this milestone, which reinforces the high-quality educational offering available to students in Egypt. This 5-star recognition highlights NOVA IMS’s leading role in global higher education and strengthens our shared mission to provide cutting-edge academic programmes with strong industry relevance and international standards.
