I am yet to confirm from the managmnet of the university of Port Harcourt, the authenticity of this particular report. but you can still read it with your tongue in your cheek. lol!
Read it after the cut...
The University of Port Harcourt
has been ranked the sixth in Africa and the first in Nigeria by Times Higher
Education (THE), a United Kingdom-based authoritative source for information
about higher education.
Placed behind four South African
universities and one Ugandan university, UniPort made the cut following the
number of papers presented over a period of time.
In this chart by world’s most
trusted rankings provider, THE, it reveals the first glimpse of future Africa
University Rankings.
“The university rankings provider
has revealed the top 15 universities in the region, based solely on their
scores for research influence – in other words, how much African universities’
research papers are referred to and cited by other academics across the globe,”
THE said in a statement.
The research institute noted
that: “To be included in this future-gazing table, an institution must have
published a minimum of 500 research papers in the five year period assessed
with at least 50 papers per year,” it said.
University of Port Harcourt was
the only Nigerian university ranked in the top 15. The full table, which
contains the top 30 universities in Africa, will be revealed at the inaugural
Times Higher Education Africa Universities Summit, which is billed to take
place on 30th and 31st July at the University of Johannesburg.
“As the first major public
consultation on the future THE Africa University Rankings, academic leaders and
opinion formers will discuss plans for a full and comprehensive ranking for the
region.
“This new ranking will be based
on Times Higher Education’s respected World University Rankings, but shaped
following this initial meeting by bespoke metrics designed to meet the region’s
specific challenges.
“Times Higher Education is
therefore calling for opinion formers from across the region to attend the
Summit, founded with University of Johannesburg, to take part in the debate and
help shape the future of university rankings in Africa.
“To attend the Summit, delegates
should register at: www.theworldsummitseries.com/aus2015
The ‘snapshot’ table, based on
just one of THE’s five respected World University Rankings criteria – research
influence, gives a good indication of what a full university ranking might look
like for Africa and sees two South African institutions – the University of
Cape Town and the University of Witwatersrand – take first and second place
respectively.
Credit: Campus Life
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