South Africa: UCT Leaps Up in Worldwide Rankings

The College of Cape City (UCT) climbed 23 locations and retained its prime spot on the continent on this 12 months’s World College Rankings printed by Occasions Larger Schooling (THE) on Wednesday, 12 October 2022.

The college now sits at one hundred and sixtieth globally, up from 183rd place final 12 months.

“We’re deeply happy with our lecturers and the broader UCT group for the onerous and glorious work they try this has led to this end result,” mentioned UCT Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng. “UCT competes globally with establishments which have significantly extra assets than we do, which makes this end result all of the extra exceptional.”

She added: “As a college within the World South, we’re notably happy to retain our standing internationally whereas on the similar time prioritising and serving the important wants of the World South and the individuals dwelling right here – priorities which aren’t normally recognised in world rankings.”

“We’re deeply happy with our lecturers and the broader UCT group.”

This 12 months, THE World College Rankings assessed 1 799 establishments throughout 13 efficiency indicators in 5 areas: citations (30%), analysis (30%), educating (30%), worldwide outlook (7.5%) and business revenue (2.5%).

Breaking down UCT’s efficiency

UCT’s strongest efficiency was in citations – or analysis affect – which measures the variety of occasions a bit of analysis is cited. Right here, the college ranked 172nd globally.

Within the space of analysis – its quantity, revenue and repute – UCT additionally ranked within the prime 200 globally. The college’s efficiency improved for 2 indicators: the analysis repute survey and the ratio of papers to tutorial employees. The previous demonstrates UCT’s rising optimistic repute amongst main worldwide lecturers.

UCT’s scores elevated in 4 of the 5 indicators for educating (the educational surroundings): the educating repute survey, the ratio for doctorate levels awarded to tutorial employees, the ratio of scholars to tutorial employees and the ratio of institutional revenue to tutorial employees. UCT’s rating within the fifth indicator – ratio of doctorates to bachelor’s levels awarded – dropped solely barely, by 0.1 factors.

Regardless of a drop within the place of the opposite two classes – business revenue and worldwide outlook (worldwide employees, college students and analysis collaborations) – UCT’s rating for co-authorship improved barely, proof that UCT’s collaboration with worldwide companions continues to develop.

“It’s gratifying to see UCT’s repute in each analysis and in educating and studying develop, recognition of the necessary function African establishments are enjoying within the world data undertaking as establishments the world over tackle the grand challenges,” mentioned Professor Phakeng.

The general prime of the THE rankings have remained pretty steady. First place went to the College of Oxford for the seventh consecutive 12 months, Harvard College stays in second place, however the College of Cambridge moved as much as joint third together with Stanford College.

UCT stays prime in Africa in main rankings

In all 5 main worldwide college rankings, UCT is ranked greatest in Africa. This 12 months, UCT took the continent’s prime place within the Centre for World College Rankings, Quacquarelli Symonds World College Rankings and ShanghaiRanking’s Tutorial Rating of World Universities.

UCT can be Africa’s prime college within the US Information & World Report Greatest World Universities Rankings, the latest of which was issued in 2021. A brand new launch is anticipated later this month.

View the whole THE World College Rankings 2023.

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