University of Ghana and KNUST ranks amongst top 30 universities in Africa 2020
University of Ghana and KNUST ranks amongst top 30 universities in Africa 2020
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ACCRA, Ghana – Monday, June 1, 2020/ https://africanpostonline.com/— The University of Ghana and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) ranks among the best 30 universities in Africa according to the latest 2020-2021 ranking by the Centre of World University Ranking (CWUR).

The University of Ghana ranked as the 20th best university in Africa and 1346 in the world whiles KNUST took the 23 positions and 1460 in the world.

Five South African Universities took the first to fifth positions with the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa ranking as the best African University and 268th globally. 

The University of Cape Town, established in 1829 is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest in Africa.

The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) publishes the only global university ranking that measures the quality of education and training of students as well as the prestige of the faculty members and the quality of their research without relying on surveys and university data submissions.

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The robust key indicators to rank the world’s universities include the quality of Education, alumni employment, quality of faculty, and research performance.

Below is the full list of the top thirty universities in Africa.

  1. The University of Cape Town, South Africa
  2. Witwatersrand University, South Africa
  3. Stellenbosch. University, South Africa
  4. University Of Pretoria, South Africa
  5. The University Of Johannesburg, South Africa
  6.  Ain Shams University, Egypt
  7. North-West University, South Africa
  8. Makerere University, Uganda
  9. Mohammad V University, Morocco
  10. Hassan ll University of Casablanca, Morocco
  11.  Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
  12. University Of The Western Cape, South Africa
  13. University Of Ibadan, Nigeria
  14. Assiut University, Egypt
  15. University Of The Free State South Africa
  16. Suex Canal University, Egypt
  17. Rhodes University, South Africa 
  18. University Of Yaounde, Cameroun 
  19. University Of Carthage, Tunisia
  20. University Of Ghana, Ghana.
  21. Fayoum University, Egypt
  22. University Of Nairobi, Kenya 
  23. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology, Ghana 
  24. Tanta University, Egypt
  25. Helwan University, Egypt 
  26. Beni Suef University, Egypt 
  27. Nelson Mandela University, South Africa 
  28. Menoufia University, Egypt
  29. University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
  30. University of Gondar, Ethiopia 
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Renate Dzodzomenyo- African Post Online

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