The University of Benin (UniBen), Edo, Nigeria has been ranked 6th by the Times Higher Education (THE) in its latest World Universities rankings for Nigeria.
In the rating made available to Newmen on Monday in Benin by
the university’s Public Relations Unit, the performance indicators were centred
on the four areas of teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international
outlook.
The rankings were also based on the analyses of over 15
million research publications and survey responses from approximately 40,000
scholars worldwide.
Reacting to the ranking, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, the Public
Relations Officer of the institution, said: “This information has been well
received by the University of Benin community as it serves as a confidence
booster.
’The university is at the conclusion stage of securing
international accreditation by the Quality Assurance Agency, United Kingdom.
“It is expected that the University of Benin will be the
first to be so recognised among Nigerian universities.”
Ehanire added that with these developments, the institution
was now positioned to significantly improve in its ranking in the next
exercise.