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UCT RANKS AMONG
WORLD’S BEST UNIVERSITIES
The Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings placed UCT
in the top 100 for its impact on three of the United Nations’
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
the Centre for World University Rankings
(CWUR), ShanghaiRanking’s Academic
Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) and
in the recent US News & World Report Best
Global Universities Rankings.
The successes of UCT graduates
were also acknowledged in international
rankings. According to the QS Graduate
Employability Rankings, UCT ranks among
the top 100 universities in the world for
having the most employable graduates.
“UCT shines as a place of excellence
among the world’s universities,” said UCT
Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi
Phakeng. “We are grateful and proud to
be in such a strong position; one we are
working to harness for potential impact on
the continent and beyond.”
This was the first year that UCT
participated in the THE Impact Rankings,
which assess the impact of higher
education institutions against SDGs. In
addition to these top 100 rankings, the
university was also placed in the top 101200 band for three other SDG areas.
The Impact Rankings for SDGs that UCT
submitted:
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SDG 1 – no poverty: 40th (tied)
SDG 5 – gender equality: 58th (tied)
SDG 10 – reduced inequalities: 94th
SDG 3 – good health and well-being:
101–200 band
SDG 16 – peace, justice and strong
institutions: 101–200 band
SDG 17 – partnerships for the goals:
101–200 band
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Additionally, this year UCT has taken
the continent’s top place in the THE World
University Rankings, the Quacquarelli
Symonds (QS) World University Rankings,
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