Five new members from Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan joined IREG Observatory in August.
The General Assembly admitted and welcomed as full members of IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence the following institutions:
- Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait
- Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates
- Al Ain University, United Arab Emirates
- Tashkent Institute of Finance, Uzbekistan
- UAE Higher Education Excellence Framework (Ministry of Education), United Arab Emirates UAE.