Wednesday , March 27 2024

Imagine! Only One Nigerian University Makes Times Top 800 Universities in the World

Only one Nigerian university is ranked among the
top 800 universities in the world, according to
Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2016/2017 released this week.
report analysis showed
that the University of Ibadan, Nigeria’s oldest
university, is ranked 601st of the world’s top
800 universities featured in the survey, 200 steps
lower than Makerere University, Uganda, which is
ranked 401st.

California Institute of Technology, number one in the world

The ranking was released on Wednesday,
September 30, 2015.
The University of Cape Town, South Africa, at
120th position, is the highest ranked university in
Africa, 481 steps higher than the University of
Ibadan.
Five other South African universities are included
in the list of top notch universities in the world,
making it the highest from a single African
country.
They are University of Witwatersrand (20ist);
Stellenbosch University (301st); University of
KwaZulu-Natal (401st); University of Pretoria
(501st); and University of South Africa (601st).
Three Egyptian universities, Alexandria University,
Cairo University, and Suez Canal University are all
ranked 601st on the list.
Just like Nigeria and Uganda, only one Ghanaian
university, the University of Ghana is on the list,
and it is ranked 601st.
Morocco too has only one university, University
of Marrakech Cadi Ayyad (601th), on the list.
Altogether, 13 universities from six African
countries are included among the top 800
universities in the world.
But despite having only one university in the
ranking, this year’s rating is a great leap for
Nigeria. No Nigerian university has featured in
the ranking since 2011 when the survey began.
The California Institute of Technology, United
States, occupies the number one spot in the
world.
The University of Oxford, United Kingdom is on
the 2nd position, while Stanford University,
United States and University of Cambridge,
United Kingdom are on the 3rd and 4th positions.

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Culled from Premium Times

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38 comments

  1. It is really a great leap for Nigeria to the extend up to now that no Nigeria has featured in
    Quiz no 5

  2. at least hope was giving to Nigeria…
    quiz no 107

  3. at least hope was given to Nigeria…
    quiz no 107

  4. It is not really encouraging to hear that only one Nigerian university made the list. But I believe this is just d first among a million steps in achieving greatness. We should aspire to have more universities in that list.(110)

  5. this is too low,we should better do something about it
    quiz no: 115

  6. Biko!I disagree with this ranking.What is wrong with the whites? in fact they are mad! for giving themselves 1 2 3 and 4th position. most times I wondger why they feel their universities are better than our universities. The best way to do this ranking is to bring students from various schools in the world,get them to write sophisticated exams then the ranking of universities will be based on the students performance from each country and not this blind ranking they did.

  7. Simon Chiamaka Peace

    To be in world’s record no be beans.At least we claimed a position…half bread is better than non

    Quiz no 77

  8. It is a shameful thing that no Nigerian university can rank amongst the top twenty in the world!yet ourleaders have the temerity to embezzle public fund rather than invest it in the education sector.

  9. Amene Chidera Doris

    ThankGod…Nigerians still have hope

  10. it actually a great leap though I perceive partiality in the ranking. (111)

  11. Seriously it is not encouraging at all but atleast we came up with a position. 106

  12. Iweorah Ezinne Esther

    Very poor,for only one university in Nigeria to stand out. Quiz no 100

  13. Obika Juliet Ogechi

    Not bad at least we have a space in the world.
    Quiz no 30

  14. This is very poor.
    quiz no 88

  15. quiz no 13
    Well thank God at least one made it

  16. We really need to improve our educational system in Nigeria is a shame to the entire country quiz Num 34

  17. Onyia Ogochukwu Mary

    At least one of Nigeria university was recognized.
    Quiz no 131.

  18. OK ooh! at list there is still hope for Nigeria .but is a slight on our face. quiz 72

  19. Its a good thing,as far as nigeria is among,theirs no problem.
    Quiz no: 35

  20. We will get there some day.
    Quiz no 54

  21. As the saying goes a journey of a thousand miles begins with a step… More great things awaits us….109

  22. Hmm. Something should be done immediately
    Quiz no 113

  23. Biko!I disagree with this ranking.What is wrong with the whites? in fact they are mad! for giving themselves 1 2 3 and 4th position. most times I wondger why they feel their universities are better than our universities. The best way to do this ranking is to bring students from various schools in the world,get them to write sophisticated exams then the ranking of universities will be based on the students performance from each country and not this blind ranking they did.

    Quiz number;4

  24. Onuorah Adaeze Chidimma

    There is indeed need for proper development of the educational sector there is still hope for Nigerians…I believe we Nigerians will be developed one day and not termed as “developing country”
    Quiz number —083

  25. This is very poor.quiz no 126.

  26. ezeh vivian chinaecherem

    God dey sha we still get hope!
    quiz no 131

  27. Anagboso chimdimma joy

    it is a good thing for Nigeria this shows we re developing

  28. Anagboso chimdimma joy

    it is a good thing for Nigeria this shows we re developing.. we still hope that more will emerge at the top

  29. Wow this ranking is not acceptable
    Quiz no: 26

  30. There’s still hope for Nigeria
    Quiz no135

  31. Wonderful

  32. This is to show how poor our educational sector is, I pray this country makes it someday o
    quiz 1

  33. Is not really a thing of shame, was not even expecting them to be on the list
    quiz 22

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