UJ School of Business has been ranked as an EXCELLENT business school with reinforcing international influence by the Eduniversal ranking, a global ranking by the French consulting company and rating agency specializing in higher education. This came during the 7th Eduniversal world convention, held in Istanbul during the period 22-25 October 2014. 80% of deans of listed schools from Universities across the world voted in favor of UJ School of Business. School of Business Dean, Prof. Zoubi Al Zoubi pointed out that the school ranked first locally and twelfth in Eurasia & Middle East on the 3 Palmes of Excellence category. The Palmes indicate the level of the school’s international reputation. The school’s Master’s programs are now included in the Eduniversal Ranking of the best Master & MBA, Al Zoubi said in a press statement, adding that its MBA program ranked fifth in Eurasia & Middle East. Whereas the Business Economics Master’s program was rated sixth and the Public Administration Master’s program ranked eighth. Al Zoubi said that despite the challenges and scarcity of financial resources, and taking into consideration UJ's quest to become amongst top 500 world universities, the school was able to compete internationally . Among the challenges faced by the school, Al Zoubi pointed out, the annual increase in admission, the migration of professors and the limited support provided from the private sector for scientific research. Al Zoubi expressed gratitude to the school’s professors and staff for their efforts and for boosting the school’s reputation on the local, regional and international levels . It is noteworthy that the Eduniversal ranking agency includes in its membership 1500 business schools and oversees nearly 4000 academic programs in over 154 countries worldwide.