UCT and Wits score high on list of top universities outside the developed world

15 February 2017 - 13:59 By TMG Digital
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The University of Cape Town is number four on a list of 22 top universities outside the developed world.

Johannesburg's University of Witwatersrand secured 8th place on the list‚ as reported by Britain's Independent newspaper.

"...Home to 26‚000 students‚ (UCT) is the best university not only in South Africa‚ but the whole of Africa‚" the report said‚ adding the Times Higher Education review gave it an overall score of 55.2.

UCT shared the Independent report on Wednesday.

Wits was referred to as the alma mater of Nelson Mandela‚ who studied law there. The university got an overall score of 52.6‚ with a healthy 82.9 points in the citations category.

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The report referenced the Times Higher Education BRICS & Emerging Economies University Rankings for 2017‚ which showed that India is increasing its share of the top universities‚ but China still has the highest density of leading institutions in the developing world.

Peking University in Beijing is ranked as the best university outside of the developed world. Home to around 32‚000 students‚ it beat out Tsinghua University‚ also in Beijing‚ by just 0.9 points‚ scoring 78.8 in the ranking.

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Lomonosov Moscow State University‚ Russia's top university‚ secured third place on the list of the best places to study outside of the developed world.

See the full Times Higher Education report here.

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