University of Ibadan is now one of the best in the world - report
2017 global ranking of universities released by the Times Higher Education has placed the University of Ibadan in Oyo state atnumber 801 among the best 978 in the world.The university was theonly5 one in Nigeria that made the list.
University of Ibadan is now among the best 1000 in the worldPrior to this time, no Nigerian university made the list of the best 1000 and the argument majorly was that the tertiary institutions in the country were lacking in quality research.The University of Oxford topped the rankings in the 12-year history of the table.READ ALSO: Families of missing UNIOSUN students go into prayers“It knocks the five-time leader, the California Institute of Technology, into second place in the World University Rankings 2016-2017,”the report said, adding that“Oxford’s success can be attributed to improved performances across the four main indicators underlying the methodology of the ranking – teaching, research, citations and international outlook.“More specifically the institution’s total income and research income isrising faster than its staff numbers, its research is more influential, and it has been more successful at drawing in international talent.”READ ALSO: 9 absolutely elegant Nigerian university gates (photos)The report showed that two new Asian universities make the top 100 (Chinese University of Hong Kong and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).The City University of Hong Kong, University of Science and Technologyof China, Fudan University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University also joined the first 200.
2017 global ranking of universities released by the Times Higher Education has placed the University of Ibadan in Oyo state atnumber 801 among the best 978 in the world.The university was theonly5 one in Nigeria that made the list.
University of Ibadan is now among the best 1000 in the worldPrior to this time, no Nigerian university made the list of the best 1000 and the argument majorly was that the tertiary institutions in the country were lacking in quality research.The University of Oxford topped the rankings in the 12-year history of the table.READ ALSO: Families of missing UNIOSUN students go into prayers“It knocks the five-time leader, the California Institute of Technology, into second place in the World University Rankings 2016-2017,”the report said, adding that“Oxford’s success can be attributed to improved performances across the four main indicators underlying the methodology of the ranking – teaching, research, citations and international outlook.“More specifically the institution’s total income and research income isrising faster than its staff numbers, its research is more influential, and it has been more successful at drawing in international talent.”READ ALSO: 9 absolutely elegant Nigerian university gates (photos)The report showed that two new Asian universities make the top 100 (Chinese University of Hong Kong and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).The City University of Hong Kong, University of Science and Technologyof China, Fudan University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University also joined the first 200.
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