Despite the ongoing industrial
action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the University of
Ibadan has been ranked the best university in West Africa.
The ranking, which was published
by the Times Higher Education (THE), shows that Covenant University came in as
the second best university in Nigeria, and 151 among emerging economies.
Nigeria’s premier university,
which ranked 141 has been on strike for 88 days.
Of the 442 universities ranked
from 43 countries, only three Universities featured from Nigeria, with the
University of Nigeria, Nsukka, completing the trio.
The nation claims four of the
table’s top five positions – and seven of the top 10. Tsinghua University
surpasses Peking University as this year’s top institution overall.
India is still the second most-represented
country with 49 institutions included, up from 42.
The nation has also increased its
presence in the top 200, from 17 to 25 institutions, to surpass Taiwan as the
second most-represented in the group.
Russia’s performance is mixed –
while several universities have declined, there are also some significant
risers and prominent newcomers.
The country has 35 institutions
included, up from 27 last year, overtaking Taiwan as the fourth
most-represented in the overall table.
Brazil is the most-represented
Latin American nation – and third most-represented in the table – with 36
institutions, up from 32. But 17 of these have declined, including its two
leading universities.
South Africa, the final member of
the BRICS group, has nine institutions, up from eight last year, and retains
seven in the top 200.
Elsewhere, emerging nations
across Europe have generally declined, while several countries in the Middle
East and North Africa and Southeast Asian regions have progressed.
University of Ibadan’s best
ranking was in clinical, pre-clinical, and health sciences, while CU’s strength
remained in technology and engineering, business and economics.
The universities were ranked by 13
performance indicators, some of which were collated in the in the last quarter
of 2018 — during the strike.
The countries considered include:
Brazil, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Malaysia, Mexico, South Africa,
Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Indonesia,
Kuwait, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, and United Arab
Emirates.
Others are Argentina, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Ghana,
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius,
Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri
Lanka, Tunisia, and Vietnam.
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