Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) has once again been included in the field of Economics in the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects list of China-based Shanghai Ranking's Academic Ranking of World Universities 2021. Shanghai Ranking has been publishing world university rankings since 2009. EMU is the only university from the island of Cyprus to have been listed in ShanghaiRanking's Economics category. In the said ranking, Koç University and Bilkent University were the universities of Turkey to have appeared in the ranking. While EMU and Bilkent University are in the 401-500 band, Koç University appeared in the 201-300 band. Making a statement on the subject, EMU Business and Economics Faculty Dean Prof. Dr. Selcan Timur congratulated the Chair of the Department of Economics Prof. Dr. Mehmet Balcılar  and all academic staff contributing to the department’s success.