SOUTH AFRICA - All 26 universities in South Africa listed in new global ranking [BusinessTech, August 2022]

Title:

All 26 universities in South Africa listed in new global ranking

 

Published:

BusinessTech, 11 August 2022

https://businesstech.co.za/news/trending/615901/all-26-universities-in-south-africa-listed-in-new-global-ranking/

 

From the article:

A new global ranking of universities, using open data, has ranked all of South Africa’s universities based on the quality, quantity, and access to their web content.

SOUTH AFRICA - SA universities scored as world’s best computer science and engineering institutions are named [Sowetan Live, October 2021]

Title:

SA universities scored as world’s best computer science and engineering institutions are named

 

Author:

Gill Gifford 

Published:

Sowetan Live, 6 October 2021

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-10-06-sa-universities-scored-as-worlds-best-computer-science-and-engineering-institutions-are-named/

 

From the article:

* Times Higher Education today released the results of its World University Rankings 2022 by subject for computer science and engineering. 

 

* South Africans wanting to study computer science will be relieved to know seven universities in the country made it onto the list. 

 

Top SA universities ranked: Wits is no longer number one! [The South African, August 2021]

Title:

Top SA universities ranked: Wits is no longer number one!

Author:

Tom Head

Published:

The South African, 24 August 2021

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/what-are-top-universities-in-world-south-africa-wits/

From the article:

Ooft, that’s gotta hurt. The University of Witswatersrand (referred to as Wits) has lost its status as Africa’s top university, as chosen by the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). The facility won’t be too pleased to learn who has replaced them at the summit of the log, either.

 

Ranking of South African Universities (first 9 places):

1. University of Cape Town

2. University of the Witwatersrand

3. Stellenbosch University

4. University of Pretoria

5. North-West University

6. University of Johannesburg

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

8. University of South Africa

9. University of The Free State

SOUTH AFRICA - Academics reject claims that 2020 has been a success for universities [Maverick Citizen, 14 December 2020]

Title:

Academics reject claims that 2020 has been a success for universities

Author:

Zukiswa Pikoli

Published:

Maverick Citizen, 14 December 2020

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-12-14-academics-reject-claims-that-2020-has-been-a-success-for-universities/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot

From the article:

More than 300 academics have co-signed a statement challenging the university management narrative that 2020 has been a success. They have accused management of being blind to the damage wrought by the Covid-19 lockdown measures, saying onlining will have terrible consequences for tertiary education.

South Africa - Quo vadis SA universities in a post-Covid-19 future?

Title:
Quo vadis SA universities in a post-Covid-19 future?

Author:
Wim de Villiers

Published:
Daily Maverick, 26 August 2020
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-08-26-quo-vadis-sa-universities-in-a-post-covid-19-future/

From the article:
Lockdown restrictions on physical contact and large gatherings forced universities to suspend face-to-face tuition and switch to emergency remote teaching, learning and assessment. This transition has generally been so successful that it is bound to have a lasting effect on what we offer to whom, and how.

What does the future look like for universities post-Covid-19? This is an all-consuming topic in higher education at present. The pandemic has plunged the sector into turmoil, forcing universities to re-examine their current situation and future plans.

Three South African vice-chancellors paint a post-COVID picture for universities

Title:
Three South African vice-chancellors paint a post-COVID picture for universities

Authors:
Mamokgethi Phakeng, Adam Habib & Tawana Kupe

Published:
The Conversation, 2 August 2020
https://theconversation.com/three-south-african-vice-chancellors-paint-a-post-covid-picture-for-universities-143490

From the article:
Across the world, the higher education sector is changing because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Conversation Africa’s Nontobeko Mtshali asked vice-chancellors from three South African universities to share their insights about what these changes could mean for the country’s higher education landscape.