Seven of SA’s universities make it onto top 1,000 list
The University of Johannesburg rose nearly 150 positions from its debut ranking a year ago, in the 2018-19 edition of the Center for World University Rankings
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has retained its place among the world’s top universities.UJ was included in the 2018-19 edition of the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)‚ which was released on Monday — and it shot up nearly 150 positions from its debut ranking a year ago.The university ranked 790‚ up from 951."The ranking confirms that our strategic focus on accessible global excellence and stature is bearing fruit‚ a continuing focus of UJ over the next decade‚" vice-chancellor and principal of UJ‚ Prof Tshilidzi Marwala‚ said.While this was an improvement and a move in the right direction‚ UJ was still behind five other South African universities.The University of Cape Town ranked first in SA and 223 on the CWUR rankings‚ followed by the University of the Witwatersrand (230)‚ University of KwaZulu-Natal (402)‚ University of Pretoria (438) and Stellenbosch University (448).North West University was ranked seventh in SA and 964 of the 1‚000 global universities.Three US...
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