A recent ranking of
African Universities
by Africa.com has
placed the
University of
Lagos in the 9th position. Cairo
University, Egypt ranks first on the
list followed by yet another
University in Egypt, American
University in Cairo.
According to a statement on their
website, “While students from
across the continent continue to
move abroad to study at leading
learning institutions in the U.S. and
Europe, Africa boasts its own league
of great universities. Presented
below is Part I of Africa.com’s Top
10 Universities in Africa. Part II will
feature the Top 10 Universities in
South Africa, a country that is home
to enough academic heavyweights
to populate its own list.”
Here is the list of 10 Universities
ranked top in Africa:
1. Cairo University – Egypt
2. American University in Cairo –
Egypt
3. Mansoura University – Egypt
4. Makerere University – Uganda
5. University of Nairobi – Kenya
6. University of Dar es Salaam –
Tanzania
7. University of Botswana –
Botswana
8. University of Ghana – Ghana
9. University of Lagos – Nigeria
10. Ashesi University – Ghana
The Statement on University of
Lagos
Established in 1962 with the aim of
training professionals for the newly
independent Nigeria, the University
of Lagos is a comprehensive
university that strives to learn
through “knowledge and research.”
The University houses nine faculties,
and the Medical School is home to
three faculties. With an emphasis on
research, the University’s faculty has
published over 1,700 papers, with
the most publications coming out of
the medical, science, and
engineering faculties.
In celebration of its Golden Jubilee,
the University of Lagos will host a
three-day research conference and
fair with the theme “Research and
Innovation for Economic
Development in a Globalising
Nigeria.”
Notable alumni include Nigerian
television actor Francis Agu;
publisher and film producer Wale
Adenuga; Chairperson of the
Nigerian Government’s Economic
and Financial Crimes, Farida
Mzamber Waziri, and HIV/LGBT
activist Bisi Alimi.
The criteria used for the ranking
include the following: 1)
undergraduate and graduate school
reputation among higher education
peers; 2) student selectivity for
entering undergraduate class; 3)
quality and quantity of faculty
research, including depth of
research facilities and engagement
beyond immediate community, and
4) international student ratio—the
degree to which institution draws
students from outside of its national
boundaries.
Based on the criteria used, do you
think University of Lagos among all
other Universities deserved to be the
only Nigerian University on that list?

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