Makerere University has been named among the top 10 Sub-Saharan Africa universities. Four of the top 10 universities are from South Africa and two from Tanzania, with Makerere coming in fifth place.<\/p>\n
The Times Higher Education\u2019s (THE) inaugural Sub-Saharan Africa University rankings are topped by the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.<\/p>\n
The second highest-ranked university is the University of Johannesburg in South Africa and in third place is Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania.<\/p>\n
Phil Baty, Times Higher Education\u2019s chief global affairs officer says the pioneering new ranking highlights the strongest universities in Sub-Saharan Africa across a comprehensive range of performance indicators covering five pillars: \u2018access and fairness\u2019, \u2018Africa impact\u2019, \u2018teaching skills\u2019, \u2018student engagement\u2019 and \u2018resources and finance\u2019.<\/p>\n
The Sub-Saharan Africa University rankings produced in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, ranks 88 universities from 17 countries in the region.<\/p>\n
This year’s THE\u2019s Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings have officially been announced today at the organisation\u2019s first forum in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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