UCT has scooped another top spot ranking as Africa’s Top University!
Cape Town, South Africa (23 August 2023) — Following its crowning as the top university on the continent by the Global 2000 report earlier this year, The University of Cape Town has achieved the same nod of approval from a different global ranking!
Per the ShanghaiRankings Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), UCT was deemed the top university in Africa in a massive global comparison report of over 2500 universities.
“UCT continues to be ranked the top university on the continent, a position that reflects the exceptional calibre of our researchers and their contributions and an achievement that has gained the university international recognition,” expressed Professor Sue Harrison, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Internationalisation.
The rankings were determined based on different indicators including alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and fields medals, the number of highly cited researchers, the number of articles published and indexed in prestigious journals and per capita academic performance.
The recent ranking report is further evidence that South Africa’s tertiary education is amongst the world’s leaders for both students and academics staff, and flags a shining victory for SA.
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