[ 2015-06-02 ]

Legon ranked 10th best university in Africa
Ghana's premier university, the University of
Ghana (UG) has been ranked the 10th best
university in Africa.

This was revealed in the new university ranking
compiled by Thompson Reuters, which listed the top
10 tertiary institutions on the African
continent.

The ranking looked specifically at university
reputation, which reflects a university's ability
to recruit high-quality staff and students,
establish valuable inter­national partnerships,
and connect with greater funding prospects.

The group determined its rank­ing by analysing
all its reputation survey results to date (2010-
2014), which contain more than 1.5 million
individual data points and have recorded 65,000
responses, covering 6,500 of the world's leading
universities across 105 disciplines.

Africa's leading universities were determined over
the five-year period by survey respondents
specifically living in Africa.

The ranking is dominated by South African
universities, with the University of Cape Town as
the clear regional leader in academic reputation.

UCT has consistently topped global university
rankings for South Africa, with the exception of
one, the Centre for World University Rankings
(CWUR), which was claimed by the University of the
Witwatersrand. Based on its global ranking, the
regional reputation of Egypt's Cairo University is
significantly lower than expected, Thompson
Reuters said.

"This may be a reflection of its geographical
location to the Middle East," the group said.

The University of Cape Town is also the only
university on the continent to crack the top 200,
according to the data, ranking 160th overall.

Cairo University, Wits and TUKS all made it into
the top 500.

According to Thompson Reuters, the disparity
between the regional and global ranking can be
chalked up to differences in perception.

"A survey respondent's view on the institutions
within his/her geographical area often varies from
the general global perspective, primarily because
the work of some regional academic leaders may not
be as well-known in other parts of the world," the
group noted.

"The second cause of potential gaps between
regional and global perceptions appears in cases
where the geographical distribution of
co-authorship may not cor­relate to reputation."

Global ranking
Leading all global universities in terms of
reputational power, Harvard tops the list.

Like UCT for South Africa, Harvard has topped all
global university rankings as the best university
in the world, using various weighted metres.

Beyond having the best reputation, Harvard is also
seen as the best institution to study medicine and
health related subjects, subjects related to life
sciences as well as social sciences.

It was also rated the best institution for
business studies, reflecting a Financial Times
study which ranked it as the top MBA School in the
world.

The University Of Cape Town’s GSB MBA was ranked
52nd, and the best value for money in the word.

Source - Joy News

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