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The problem is that there is no general standard analytical evaluation model for assessing KPIs criteria in higher education institutes for evaluating mega universities, and there are inadequacies in the treatment of specific current educational quality standards. In this paper, a hybrid fuzzy analytical model for TQM self-assessment to enhance KPIs in mega universities is proposed. The proposed model produces important weights for TQM-KPIs that are recommended for helping higher authorities at the university for enhancing the demanded total quality services and aid the university to achieve its strategic objectives and to be one of the highly ranked universities. In addition, the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) excellence model enabler criteria were modified and used. Two additional enabler criteria for representing the mega university and the world ranking were proposed. The \u201cTQM Hybrid Fuzzy Model\u201d proposed integrates three fuzzy multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) submodels including (1) the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP), (2) the fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (FDEMATEL), and (3) the fuzzy multiple criteria decision analysis (FVIKOR). Each of these submodels is computed and evaluated analytically. A comparison between them is achieved. Finally, the whole \u201cTQM Hybrid F-MCDM Model\u201d proposed is proved and evaluated analytically and programmed using Excel. Hence, by comparison, it is found that the proposed hybrid fuzzy model is the most effective model for evaluating the TQM-KPIs for enhancing mega universities\u2019 organizational assessment. 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