Feature Episode: Influence of University Rankings on African Research Visibility Mazungumzo - African Scholarly Conversations

One of the impacts of the globalization of higher education is the creation and rise of global rankings and its effect on the competitive nature of universities as we know them. Join Joy Owango, Lisa Bonney- Institutional researcher at the University of Johannesburg, Denyse Webbstock- Senior Director at the University of Johannesburg, and Prof. Ahmed Bawa - CEO, Universities South Africa as they debunk the influence of university rankings on the strategic decisions they make in regards to how they use the results to increase their visibility, attract top talent, funding and collaboration.

Owango, J., Bonney, L., Webbstock, D., & Bawa, A. (2021). Influence of University Rankings on African Research Visibility. AfricArXiv. https://doi.org/10.21428/3b2160cd.7d712cbd