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Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by Nobody: 5:08pm On Jan 12, 2018
Elsevier SciVal
Covenant University has maintained her preeminent position in the field of Computer Science among Nigerian universities, according to latest computations by Elsevier SciVal, the world acclaimed ready-to-use solution that offers easy access to the research performance of 8,500 research institutions and 220 countries worldwide.

In the current rankings of African institutions in the field of Computer Science (Miscellaneous) by SciVal, Covenant was ranked 3rd in the continent behind the University of Johannesburg (South Africa) which was ranked 1st, and the University of Cairo (Egypt) ranked 2nd.

The assessment, spanning the period between 2012 and 2017, showed that Covenant had 54 publications, 61 authors, and 28 citations.

http://m.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/News/Covenant-University-Among-Top-10-in-Africa#.WljcfIko_qA

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by Nobody: 5:11pm On Jan 12, 2018
TheVictorious Statsocial Desyner Darkid1 Hakeem4(Living Faith Uni Crew grin)

You people tried. Though you need to work on your Citations.

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by Desyner: 5:24pm On Jan 12, 2018
Good news.
I have nothing against performing private universities. It is when people bash them unjustly out of their insecurity that I get defensive.

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by Nobody: 5:25pm On Jan 12, 2018
Mirand606:
TheVictorious Statsocial Desyner Darkid1 Hakeem4(Living Faith Uni Crew grin)

You people tried. Though you need to work on your Citations.
Great stuff. But the koko right now is for them to make top 1000 universities on Times. The friggin OAU would also be assessed by Times this year. I hope they don't make it o at least not this year grin.

But then if UNN with the highest citations in Nigeria hasn't made top 1000 then I don't think OAU would make it for now-if UNN can shed UG population it would give UI a run for its money.

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by Nobody: 5:45pm On Jan 12, 2018
Statsocial:

Great stuff. But the koko right now is for them to make top 1000 universities on Times. The friggin OAU would also be assessed by Times this year. I hope they don't make it o at least not this year grin.
But then if UNN with the highest citations in Nigeria hasn't made top 1000 then I don't think OAU would make it.
Really OAU would be assessed? How do they do the thing self? How many schools are being considered?
Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by Nobody: 6:02pm On Jan 12, 2018
Mirand606:

Really OAU would be assessed? How do they do the thing self? How many schools are being considered?
Not only OAU, it includes UI(already on the list), UNN, Unilag, OAU and Covenant.

Every year when it's time to collect all the data. Each university from Harvard to Standford, MIT even to University Of Ibadan and every other Uni that are being considered would turn their Financial, Academic and admission record to Times Higher. The record would for example include all the money realised from research, and industry collaboration. Total number of staff and students. Number of international faculty and students, number of academic staff that have PhD and got it from the University.

Then Times would send 18000 surveys to the best Researchers across top notch Institutions Globally - Presumably to US, Europe and some in Asia. The researchers would be asked to pick the current best universities in their field of work e.g Prof. Melissa Franklin of Nuclear Physics, Harvard would have to pick top institutions in Nuclear Physics(Research and Teaching) she may return Harvard, Oxford, MIT and Caltech on the survey. Then it would be tallied(Nigerian Universities rank severely low here barely getting 1% score)

Then they use bibliometric/webometric tools to extract all research work ever produced by universities in consideration between the last five years and obtain Citations, Research Co-Authorship, Research Volume etc

After that, they would now exclude any University in Consideration that does not have at least 1000 research work publication(indexed by SCOPUS) and minimum of 150/year in the past five years.

The Result are then interpreted and audited by Price Water Cooper House(PwC) and released-So you see why it is completely trusted by Governments because it is a very rigorous process.(over 95% of US higher Institutions don't make the top 1000 rank)

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by Nobody: 6:14pm On Jan 12, 2018
Statsocial:

Not only OAU, it includes UI(already on the list), UNN, Unilag, OAU and Covenant.

Every year when it's time to collect all the data. Each university from Harvard to Standford, MIT even to University Of Ibadan and every other Uni that are being considered would turn their Financial, Academic and admission record to Times Higher. The record would for example include all the money realised from research, and industry collaboration. Total number of staff and students. Number of international faculty and students, number of academic staff that have PhD and got it from the University.

Then they send 18000 surveys to the best Researchers across top notch Institutions Globally - Presumably to US, Europe and some in Asia. The researchers would be asked to pick the current best universities in their field of work e.g Prof. Melissa Franklin of Nuclear Physics, Harvard would have to pick top institutions in Nuclear Physics(Research and Teaching) she may return Harvard, Oxford, MIT and Caltech on the survey. Then it would be tallied.

Then they use bibliometric/webometric tools to extract all research work ever produced by universities in consideration between the last five years and obtain Citations, Research Co-Authorship, Research Volume etc

After that, they would now exclude any University in Consideration that does not have at least 1000 research work publication(indexed by SCOPUS) and minimum of 150/year in the past five years.

The Result are then interpreted and audited by Price Water Cooper House(PwC) and released-So you see why it is completely trusted by Governments because it is a very rigorous process.

You deserve a bottle of stout fa. Do they rate academic stabilitu? Covenant should win hands down there grin

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by Nobody: 6:20pm On Jan 12, 2018
Mirand606:


You deserve a bottle of stout fa. Do they rate academic stabilitu? Covenant should win hands down there grin
Lol well the majority of Universities globally don't go on strike. How do you compare Harvard and Stanford on academic stability-it would be a useless parameter. But there was a meeting in Uni of Johannesburg months ago between Times and selected VCs about a bespoke ranking for African Universities exclusively-it could have been raised.

For now I am also trying to build a local rank for Nigerian universities in collaboration with some Lecturers using much of the template of Times and then adding some things to it like NOTAP records and all. The major problem I'm faced with is this SciVal of a thing. It cost lots of money to have access to data analytics like this. I think only Covenant has access to it in Nigeria-It allows you monitor all research work in every corner of the world just at ur fingertips.

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by niggi4life(m): 7:28pm On Jan 12, 2018
Hmm, All for mere ratings.

In my place of work, i have lots of graduates who majored in computer science and do not even know what a Router or Switch is let alone know how to write a single program or script.
In Nigeria right now, Computer science is still under rated.
I finished from OOU Ago Iwoye and all through my four years in school i never had the opportunity to even see our computer Lab. I groomed myself with personal trainings and research. Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates were both drop outs from Havard Uni, they developed themselves personally, same goes with Seun Osewa of Nairaland.
What am i driving at? It's just that becoming a real computer scientist takes a lot of personal endeavor than going through the four walls of a Uni.

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by sunbbo(m): 7:28pm On Jan 12, 2018
Good for them..

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by Justpassingby2(m): 7:29pm On Jan 12, 2018
Ok
Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by Mememan: 7:30pm On Jan 12, 2018
Tithe money...






Yet, 97% of the tithers can't afford the school fees




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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by BruncleZuma: 7:30pm On Jan 12, 2018
Okay
Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by Chevronstaff: 7:30pm On Jan 12, 2018
In Nigeria ,some schools teach ICT without computer...which makes me wonder whether we are training professionals or magicians ...

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by Nobody: 7:31pm On Jan 12, 2018
I concur ..


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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by Nobody: 7:32pm On Jan 12, 2018
I was too sure it would be CU before opening this thread.

Congrats!

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by ednut1(m): 7:32pm On Jan 12, 2018
Haters wont lik this
Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by DjAndroid: 7:32pm On Jan 12, 2018
THE ONLY ONE GOOD THING OUT OF NIGERIA IN RECENT TIMES, THOUGH IT'S A PRIVATE UNIVERSITY

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by Donald3d(m): 7:33pm On Jan 12, 2018
Kudos
But what is the point of all the ranking and noise if we dont start seeing application of all this stuff learnt
We need people to keep challenging the status quo in all fields in Nigeria , computer science is one of the easiest to achieve such feat .
Nigeria would be great !.
Lets appreciate the little progress and strongly criticize mediocrity
We Nigerians like medicriity too much , we have been deeply soaked in darkness so much that when we see light as tiny as that from the hole of a pinhole camera , we celebrate it so much that we forget that we are still covered in darkness .
Bottom line : celebrate the success and get back to work , enough of the noise , talk less and do more .
God bless Nigeria and bless you too reading kiss

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by GEJisBOKO: 7:33pm On Jan 12, 2018
it could only be a university in yorubaland
Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by millionboi2: 7:33pm On Jan 12, 2018
Rubish
Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by TreasuredGlory: 7:34pm On Jan 12, 2018
Thank you Lord Jesus for this honour. All the glory belongs to you Lord. Lord Jesus, continue to use all your Ministers for greater glory in Jesus mighty name. The glory of this latter house shall Be greater than the former according to your Word in Haggai 2:9.

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by solpat(m): 7:34pm On Jan 12, 2018
It's our New Dawn Era kiss

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by DONADAMS(m): 7:34pm On Jan 12, 2018
hmmm..sheybi I saw a jamboree list consisting of FUTA,FUTMinna,LASU,LAUtech e.t.c as the best skuul for computer science in Nigeria excluding covenant.. na wa oh
Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by Alejoa(f): 7:34pm On Jan 12, 2018
cool

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by Nobody: 7:35pm On Jan 12, 2018
Great news
Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by ajbabs(m): 7:36pm On Jan 12, 2018
I don't believe this rating
Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by Albion05: 7:36pm On Jan 12, 2018
Laugh wan kill me.oooooo!..
Indeed magicians!..
Chevronstaff:
In Nigeria ,some schools teach ICT without computer...which makes me wonder whether we are training professionals or magicians ...

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by ottohan: 7:36pm On Jan 12, 2018
Chevronstaff:
In Nigeria ,some schools teach ICT without computer...which makes me wonder whether we are training professionals or magicians ...
loool
Not only in ICT..
Even in other courses..instead dey teach alternative to practical

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by jericco1(m): 7:37pm On Jan 12, 2018
hmm and no public uni. where is the Harvard of Nigeria?

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by mpowa(m): 7:37pm On Jan 12, 2018
Mememan:
Tithe money...






Yet, 97% of the tithers can't afford the school fees




Lol
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How some peeps find a way to fabricate negatives even in very positive discussions must be Genius.

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Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by orikzz(m): 7:38pm On Jan 12, 2018
Mememan:
Tithe money...






Yet, 97% of the tithers can't afford the school fees




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must u just tell us u are a bastard... cnt u just comment according to the thread and stop typing off point??

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