Mardan varsity wins honour with ranking Peshawar March 11, 2021 PESHAWAR: Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) has been ranked 150th by Times Higher Education Emerging Economies Universities Rankings 2021. A press release said the Times Higher Education (THE) on Wednesday announced the result of its Emerging Economies ranking, which includes institutions in countries or regions classified by the London Stock Exchange’s FTSE Group as “advanced emerging”, “secondary emerging” or “frontier”. The ranking demonstrates the growing strength of secondary emerging countries, heavily driven by Pakistan, China, and Russia. A record 606 universities ranked this year from 48 countries and regions, 14 per cent more than in 2020 (533), as 86 universities, including AWKUM, made their debut.