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For immediate release | 12 March, 2021

Seven (07) RUFORUM Network ranked among top 1000 Universities in QS World Rankings 2021

Kampala 12 March 2021 The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) strives to support its member universities to deliver quality through cutting edge research, innovation and academic mobility to enable them rank higher globally. With the controversies surrounding University rankings, they have remained relevant in demonstrating the value of institutions of Higher Learning

According to the recently released QS Universities Rankings 2021, Seven (07) RUFORUM member Universities were ranked among the top 1000 Universities globally. In , only six countries featured; (9), (9), (1), (1), (1) and Morocco (1)

This year’s QS World University Rankings reveals the top 1,000 universities from around the world, covering 80 different locations. A total of 22 universities in African are featured, with the majority (nine) found in South Africa and same number in Egypt. The existing policies in many Governments in Africa focus on increasing access to University Education, and as such the pressure from university stakeholders and beneficiaries to demonstrate value for money invested in has made universities to consistently strive to do their best and show their relevance. This year like the previous ones, universities in South Africa and Egypt continue to dominate in Africa.

Below is a table highlighting RUFORUM member Universities among the top 1000 in Africa for QS Universities Rankings 2021,.

1 Africa World University Name Country Overall Ranking Ranking score 1 220= 40.4 2 403= University of The Witwatersrand 27.9 3 411= The American University in 27.5 4 439= University of Johannesburg 26 5 456= Stellenbosch University 25.4 =6 561-570 - =6 561-570 University of Pretoria - =8 801-1000 University - =8 801-1000 - =8 801-1000 Rhodes University - =8 801-1000 University of Kwazulu-Natal - - 1001+ Al-Azhar University - - 1001+ - - 1001+ German University in Cairo - - 1001+ - - 1001+ - - 1001+ - - 1001+ North-West University - - 1001+ Université Mohammed V de Rabat - - 1001+ - - 1001+ University of - - 1001+ University of the Western Cape -

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Notes to Editors: The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), is a consortium of 129 African universities operating in 38 countries on the continent with a mission to ‘strengthen the capacities of Universities to foster innovations responsive to demands of smallholder farmers through the training of high quality researchers, the output of impact oriented research and the maintenance of collaborative working relations among researchers, farmers, national agricultural research institutions’. RUFORUM was established by Vice Chancellors in 2004 with a Secretariat hosted at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. In 2014 RUFORUM signed a MoU with the African Union Commission to support implementation of the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA 2024) Priority One on reducing poverty and ensuring food and nutrition security. RUFORUM has supported the training of 1958 MSc and 536 PhD graduates, of whom 98% work in their countries or region, the generation of over 300 agricultural technologies and mobilized over US$214.9 million for strengthening in Africa. Please visit www.ruforum.org for more information.

For additional information, photos and interviews, contact the RUFORUM Corporate Communications & Advocacy Officer below;

Name: Maureen Corporate Email: Agena Communications, & [email protected] Advocacy Officer

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