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Rankings

According to MyBroadband, Unisa ranked 8th for the best university in South Africa to study Engineering and Computer
science, With Chemical Engibeering ranking in postion 401-500 out of 1000 universities worldwide.

Unisa's engineering disciplines best in SA: Times Higher Education global ranking
The globally respected and widely referenced Times Higher Education World University Rankings, which rates over 1 700
universities across 104 countries and regions, has placed Unisa's engineering disciplines across the board in joint rst place in South
Africa. Unisa joins North-West University and Stellenbosch University in the top spot.
THE World University Ranking is based on 13 rigorously calibrated metrics that measure an institution's performance across four
categories: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.
This year's rankings examined over 121 million citations from over 15.5 million research publications, as well as survey responses
from 40,000 scholars worldwide. The rankings collected over 680,000 data points from over 2,500 institutions that submitted data
in total, which was then compiled to produce these rankings trusted by governments and universities as a vital resource for students
when they are making decisions about where to study.

Overall ranking
Despite a substantial increase in the number of ranked universities, Unisa continued to perform well. In the overall ranking, Unisa
again improved its overall weighted score. In particular, it is noteworthy that Unisa scored in the upper half globally for teaching
(marginally below the top 25%), research (close to the top 25%) and international outlook (just above the median). Although
Unisa dropped a band with the increase in ranked universities, the university's position of 1 002 is only marginally into the lower
band. In Africa, Unisa scored close to the top for teaching and research.

Ranking for Engineering
Unisa's overall score of 37,5 places it the 401-500 band globally out of 1 306 universities ranked for Engineering, which is quite an
achievement. Unisa is jointly eleventh in Africa and jointly rst in South Africa (tied with North-West University and Stellenbosch
University). This ranking highlights the universities that are leading across the following disciplines: general engineering, electrical
and electronic engineering, mechanical and aerospace engineering, civil engineering and chemical engineering.
Prof Thenjiwe Meyiwa, Vice-Principal: Research, Postgraduate Studies, Innovation and Commercialisation, says: "The many years of
investment, the dedication of all our staff and commitment to ensuring excellence has certainly paid off." She adds: "This kind of
performance would not be expected of a university that is largely CODeL in its practice." Meyiwa asserts that Unisa's place on a
similar pedestal with universities with a different categorisation and foci relative to the university is a testimony of the quality of the
institution's education coupled with its passion for excellence.
Unisa Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Puleng LenkaBula, expressed her excitement on social media. "Unisa's strengthened
investments in academic success and global impact are yielding progressive changes," she wrote, also expressing her appreciation to
colleagues who made this ranking possible.

* Compiled by Godfrey Madibane, Acting Journalist, Department of Institutional Advancement, with additional reporting by
Herman Visser, Department of Institutional Intelligence

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