Why are there no African universities in the top 100?
By Sean Coughlan
League tables have spread across higher education like fast-growing ivy. But there is something missing from these global rankings of institutions. An entire continent. You can look through the lists of the top 100 universities and not find a single African institution. There are US and European universities, plus a growing number from countries such as China and South Korea. But Africa is conspicuous by its absence...[continued]
