{"id":124091,"date":"2016-05-18T19:20:55","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T17:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=124091"},"modified":"2016-05-18T17:39:21","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T15:39:21","slug":"south-africas-university-system-vs-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/124091\/south-africas-university-system-vs-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa’s university system vs the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest data\u00a0from the\u00a0QS Higher Education Rankings shows how the strength of tertiary education<\/a> in South Africa compares to other countries around the world.<\/p>\n

According to QS,\u00a0the strength score used to determine the placements is based on four factors:\u00a0system strength, access, flagship institution performance, and economic context.<\/p>\n

System strength refers to\u00a0overall national system strength, based on performance in the international rankings. In the 2015 QS university ranking, seven South African universities made the cut, with the highest international ranking position claimed by the\u00a0University of Cape Town, at 141st.<\/p>\n

The University of the Witwatersrand (commonly known as Wits) is ranked 318th in the world, and Stellenbosch University 390th.<\/p>\n

Four more South African universities make it into the world\u2019s top 650: the University of Pretoria, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Rhodes University and the University of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

Access refers to the number of places available at universities ranked within the global top 500, divided by an indicator of population size.<\/p>\n

The \u2018flagship\u2019 category assesses the performance of the country\u2019s leading institution within the global rankings – and the economic context\u00a0assess the impact of national investment in higher education, by comparing each nation\u2019s financial situation to its performance in the international rankings<\/p>\n

Overall, South Africa’s university system strength ranked 30th out of 50 countries listed.<\/p>\n

The group noted that\u00a0those who study in South Africa do not receive an overall grade for their bachelor\u2019s degree with a level of honors.<\/p>\n

“If you study in South Africa at undergraduate level, it will usually take three years of full-time study to complete a bachelor\u2019s degree, and one or two years to complete a master\u2019s degree,” QS\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

The group also highlighted the rich multi-cultural environment for students as well as “good academic facilities, a range of social activities and clubs, and good support systems for international students.”<\/p>\n

This is how South Africa scored in each category:<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category<\/th>\nRank<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
System Strength<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Access<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flagship Institute<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Economic Context<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Overall<\/strong><\/td>\n30<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

With\u00a0over 150 universities in the QS World University Rankings, the United States was ranked as having the strongest university system in the world – ranking top in every category.<\/p>\n

“The sheer volume and variety of universities in the US means that you can be pretty confident of finding a suitable institution in your preferred surroundings. And if you don\u2019t get it right the first time, moving between universities in the US is not uncommon,” QS said.<\/p>\n

These are the countries with the best university systems in the world:<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nScore<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n100.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nUK<\/td>\n98.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\n94.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\n92.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n90.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n89.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\n84.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n83.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nSouth Korea<\/td>\n80.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nJapan<\/td>\n78.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nSpain<\/td>\n75.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nSwitzerland<\/td>\n74.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\n73.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nSweden<\/td>\n73.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nBelgium<\/td>\n71.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n47.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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