An aerial view of the University of Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Summary
- The institution was ranked in the 251-300 band in Emerging Economies University Rankings 2018, down from last year when it was placed in the 201-250 band.
- Kenyatta University did not meet the rankings threshold due to insufficient publications compared to its peers in the emerging economies. No Tanzanian or Ugandan institution submitted data for ranking.
- South Africa had eight universities ranked — the same as last year.
The University of Nairobi has dropped in position in the latest rankings by Times Higher Education (THE) for emerging economies.
The
institution was ranked in the 251-300 band in Emerging Economies
University Rankings 2018, down from last year when it was placed in the
201-250 band.
Kenyatta University did not meet the
rankings threshold due to insufficient publications compared to its
peers in the emerging economies. No Tanzanian or Ugandan institution
submitted data for ranking.
South Africa had eight universities ranked — the same as last year.
Several of them made progress, including the University of
Johannesburg which climbed 49 places to rank joint 92nd while
University of Cape Town dropped five positions to rank number nine.
China dominated the rankings, claiming one in every six positions in this year’s table.
Universities
have been embracing ranking as they move to attract international
students due to the shrinking populations of students from the country
who are joining the institutions.
The Commission for
University Education (CUE) which regulates higher education in the
country has been on record asking universities to improve the quality of
education in order to attract more students.
According
to data from the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement
Service (KUCCPs), four universities admitted the best 142 candidates in
2017 KCSE exams. A report released by British Council in 2016 revealed
that graduates from public universities were preferred by employers.
THE
undertakes university rankings across the world. It boasts almost five
decades of experience as a source of analysis and insight on higher
education.
The annual rankings comprised more than 350
universities —after it expanded from 300 last year – from 42 countries,
across four continents.
Sixty-three Chinese
institutions were represented in the ranking, up from 52 in the previous
year, making mainland China home to the highest concentration of
leading universities in emerging economies nations.
Acting
THE Rankings Editor, Ellie Bothwell, said: “Improving higher education
is imperative to the future prosperity and stability of many emerging
economies - a point increasingly recognised in national development
agendas.
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