Tuks ranked SA’s top university

THE University of Pretoria has been ranked number one in the country and in Africa by UniRank, a leading international higher education directory and search engine.

The university is also ranked at 183 on the list of the top universities in the world.

UniRank features reviews and rankings of more than 13 000 universities and colleges in 200 countries.

The university – known as Tuks or UP – was also featured in the Shanghai Ranking Consultancy’s 2020 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, coming in first in South Africa in three subject areas and joint first in five others.

The university’s vice-chancellor and principal, Professor Tawana Kupe, said: “These rankings are a result of the high-quality programmes UP offers, as well as a validation of the expertise of our academics.

“I thank our staff for their hard work in constantly improving our educational offering.

“We are grateful for the recognition and will continue to work on improving in all subject areas. Excellence is a continuum. The impact of our research matters to transform society.”

The university is also ranked in the top 500 universities in the global rankings of academic subjects, which assesses over 4 000 universities globally in 54 subject areas.

According to these rankings, UP is tops in South Africa in the subjects computer science and amp, engineering, veterinary science and finance.

It also tied for first place in South Africa in the subject areas energy science and amp; engineering, electrical and amp; electronic engineering; biotechnology; economics and law.

The global ranking of academic subjects rankings methodology is based on five research-related rankings indicators: the number of papers published in first quartile journals by Journal Impact Factor during the fiveyear period between 2014 and 2018, citation impact, papers in top journals and conferences, international collaboration, and academic recognitions and awards.

Over the past year, UP has been recognised in several international rankings.

The university was ranked among the top 100 universities in the world in three categories of the Times Higher Education Impact.