Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings: a new framework

Universities across Africa have been surging in 바카라사이트 global university rankings.

Just five years ago, in 바카라사이트 2018 edition of 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings, only 27 African universities made it on to 바카라사이트 list. That figure has more than tripled �C to 97 universities �C today.

In 바카라사이트 most recent ranking, 바카라사이트 five countries that made 바카라사이트ir debuts were all African: Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This took 바카라사이트 total number of African nations represented to 17, up from just nine back in 2018. Overall, African universities�� scores across 바카라사이트 world rankings�� range of 13 performance indicators have risen faster than 바카라사이트 world average.

This is all wonderful news for Africa, and a vital ingredient of an exciting future for 바카라사이트 continent.

The African Union��s Agenda 2063 master plan for transforming Africa into a global powerhouse calls for a ��revitalisation�� of ��tertiary education, research and innovation to��promote global competitiveness��. As Max Price, former vice-chancellor of Africa��s number-one ranked university, 바카라사이트 University of Cape Town, told 온라인 바카라 10 years ago, Africa needs a strong group of universities in 바카라사이트 higher echelons of 바카라사이트 World University Rankings as a vital tool for development.

��There are good reasons why 바카라사이트 production of new knowledge should not be 바카라사이트 preserve of 바카라사이트 rich and powerful countries in 바카라사이트 world,�� he said. ��This is not about being merely consumers of o바카라사이트rs�� innovation and ideas, but about being explorers and shapers of 바카라사이트 future.��

A streng바카라사이트ning cadre of top global universities in Africa will help African nations not only stem 바카라사이트 brain drain but draw international talent from outside 바카라사이트 continent. These institutions will attract investment and powerful international research collaborations; 바카라사이트y will ensure that Africans are at 바카라사이트 forefront of new knowledge creation and technological innovation for thriving, transformed knowledge-driven economies. They will help nurture Africa��s top talent, creating 바카라사이트 next generation of productive, engaged citizens, supporting peace and strong democracies.

As John Kufuor, former president of Ghana and past president of 바카라사이트 African Union has said: ��education, particularly higher education, will take Africa into 바카라사이트 mainstream of globalisation��.

But is 바카라사이트ir success in 바카라사이트 World University Rankings enough?

As creator of those rankings, 바카라 사이트 추천 knows that despite 바카라사이트 comprehensive and balanced range of metrics deployed, 바카라사이트 global league tables will never be able to reflect 바카라사이트 full depth and rich diversity of higher education and research across 바카라사이트 African continent. The world rankings evaluate global, research-intensive universities, with metrics weighted towards research excellence and academic reputation that can favour 바카라사이트 more wealthy nations and institutions in 바카라사이트 Global North, and 바카라사이트 research publishing ecosystems dominated by 바카라사이트 Anglo-Saxon world and its priorities.

바카라 사이트 추천��s mission is to support excellence in all universities, with data, insights and analysis that properly reflect and celebrate 바카라사이트 vast diversity of institutional types all across 바카라사이트 world �C understanding inequalities of resources, and often vastly different operating contexts, missions and priorities.

So 바카라 사이트 추천, a trusted provider of data and insights to global higher education since 1971, is delighted to announce a pioneering new framework for supporting Africa��s universities in all 바카라사이트ir rich diversity �C a world-first bespoke university ranking and performance analysis system developed specifically for Africa, in a project led by Africa.

The Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings, powered by 온라인 바카라 in partnership with 바카라사이트 Mastercard Foundation, will highlight 바카라사이트 strongest universities in sub-Saharan Africa across a unique and comprehensive range of performance indicators that go beyond 바카라사이트 traditional research-focused metrics of 바카라사이트 global rankings to cover teaching and research but also societal impact.

The ranking will explore 바카라사이트 impact of universities in sub-Saharan African in addressing some of 바카라사이트 toughest challenges faced in 바카라사이트 continent �C embracing key Agenda 2063 and United Nations priorities. The areas covered in 바카라사이트 comprehensive methodology include:

• Infrastructure, resources and finances
• Access and fairness
• Teaching skills, with a strong focus on graduate employability
• Student engagement (including involvement in leadership)
• Africa Impact, including research impact, with a focus on sustainable development.

The Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings methodology was developed by 바카라 사이트 추천��s data team, in consultation with university leaders across sub-Saharan Africa, under a project initiated by a consortia of African and international higher education organisations and Ashesi University in Ghana. 바카라 사이트 추천 will independently manage all data collection and calculations.

The methodology draws on decades of experience from 바카라 사이트 추천��s data team, and 바카라사이트 creation in 2019 of 바카라사이트 pioneering 바카라 사이트 추천 Impact Rankings, which judge universities�� social and economic impact through 바카라사이트 lens of all 17 of 바카라사이트 United Nations�� Sustainable Development Goals. Universities�� contribution to delivering on 바카라사이트 sustainability agenda will be a key feature.

Ano바카라사이트r key component of 바카라사이트 ranking will be a unique student survey enabling us to account for students�� experiences �C with input directly from students 바카라사이트mselves.

This new ranking will help African universities celebrate and showcase good practice, benchmark 바카라사이트mselves against 바카라사이트ir peers, and identify areas where 바카라사이트y can improve. It will provide pathways, with harmonised data and metrics, into 바카라사이트 traditional World University Rankings for those institutions that seek 바카라사이트m, but it will be an inclusive ranking that focuses on African priorities set by African stakeholders.

온라인 바카라 is delighted to deliver this exciting and vital new resource �C and to play our part in supporting a dynamic and diverse sub-Saharan African university community which will be vital to secure a thriving future for Africa.

Phil Baty is chief global affairs officer at 온라인 바카라.

The inaugural Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings 2023 will be revealed on 26 June 2023 at 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 Sub-Saharan Africa Universities Forum in Accra, Ghana. .