Checkout Top 8 highest-ranked African Universities heading into 2023
While modern trends have debunked the myth that formal education, particularly tertiary learning is the only way to a sustainable future, it is undeniable that education puts you in a better position to succeed.
This is why education is a prime sector of focus for any government in the world. It is not far-fetched to surmise that the state of any country’s higher institutions denotes its economic prominence on the world stage. Students would go as far as migrating to get the best quality education, and in most cases pour back the knowledge they’ve acquired into the said country in which they obtained tuition.>>>>>CONTINUE READING HERE>>>>>
As a result, a reiterated debate among intellectuals and literates is the subject of the best universities in the world. Everyone seeking the very finest curriculum wants to know where they can get it, regardless of whether or not they have to go overseas for it.
Countries like America have even developed a system of categorizing their higher institutions, christening the very best as Ivy League.
With that, the question is, what universities in Africa are Ivy League? Which are the best tertiary institutions in the motherland? This an important question for Africans looking to maximize their pursuit of knowledge without having to leave the continent.
Below is a list of the 8 best universities in the world. The list is courtesy of US News and World Report, a multifaceted digital media company that provides data-driven customer insights for its clients.
Except for a few spot changes and reference data, the top ten schools are practically maintaining their dominance. For example, the previous list has the university of Ibadan at the number 7 spot, but in this new list, it ranks in the 4th spot.
University of Cape Town: This University is situated in South Africa, and is the best the continent has to offer. It was founded 193 years ago, on the 1st of October 1829. The university currently has 21,069 students. It is ranked 126th on the global scale with an overall rating of 68.0.
University of Witwatersrand: Another South African university, this institution has a global ranking of 60.8, and is the 244th-best university in the world. It was founded in 1896, 126 years ago. This university currently has 26,871 students enrolled.
