TUT ranks 12 among best SA varsities
“Rankings now play a big role in shaping the opinions of current and potential students, parents, employers and government about the quality of tertiary education institutions.”
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has made it to a list of the world’s top 1 500 universities in 86 countries, published by an American media company.
It been ranked 12th among the best universities in South Africa and 1 044th among the best global universities.
The 2021 Best Global Universities Rankings list is compiled by US News & World Report, which publishes news, opinion, consumer advice, rankings and analysis.
TUT spokesperson Willa de Ruyter said the rankings were based on the university’s performance in 2019, before Covid-19 impacted on the institution’s activities.
She said Covid-19 introduced exciting new research and innovation opportunities.
“Our world-class researchers immediately joined the international efforts to find solutions and develop innovations to combat Covid-19.”
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De Ruyter said university rankings play a big role in shaping the opinions of current and potential students, parents, employers and government about the quality of tertiary education institutions.
“As a young university, being acknowledged for our academic standing, validates the effort that has gone into ensuring high quality programmes, qualification and research.”
De Ruyter said these rankings served to acknowledge that TUT had chosen its strategic priorities prudently and with great care.
She said the rankings authenticated the effort of TUT staff and students.
Universities were ranked on a global scale included for:
– Academic reputation
– Employer reputation
– Faculty/student ratio
– Citations per faculty
– International faculty ratio
– International student ratio
She said looking at their position, TUT was ready to improve.
“Our strategic plan focuses on making knowledge work and on research innovation. Our efforts will, however, be meaningless if we and our graduates are unable to advance our country, narrow the widening inequality gaps and prepare for the new worlds of work.”
TUT executive director of institutional effectiveness and technology and chief information officer Dr Dhaya Naidoo said that universities were ranked according to indicators that measured their academic and research performance, as well as their regional and global reputation.
“Among the indicators are publications, international collaboration and global research reputation,” he said.
Naidoo said TUT had consistently been doing well in global rankings since it had first been ranked by the world-leading the world university rankings in 2019.
Naidoo said higher education rankings also benefited universities because they served as a catalyst to attract the best brains and talent to teach.
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