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DUT LISTED ON WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS
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Pictured:Times Higher Education World University Rankings logo.
DUT has been ranked in theTop 100 of universities in emerging economies by the Times Higher Education Emerging Economies World University Rankings 2021.
This was the second time that the University had featured on the global rankings. Last September, it was announced that DUT was ranked as one of the top ve universities in South Africa and one of the Top 500 universities globally, by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021. DUT has now ranked 90th in the world in emerging economies, further cementing its position as fth in the country.
The Times Higher Education Emerging Economies World University Rankings 2021 includes only institutions in countries classi ed by the London Stock Exchange (FTSE) Group as ‘advanced emerging’, ‘secondary emerging’ or ‘frontier’. Just as Times Higher Education World University Rankings, these use the same 13 performance indicators to judge institutions on their teaching (the learning environment), research (volume, income and reputation), citations
(research in uence), international outlook (staff, students and research) and industry income (knowledge transfer).
However, the performance indicators have different weightings to re ect the development priorities of universities in emerging economies. They provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons, trusted by students, academics, university leaders, industry and governments. This was a great honour for DUT, since innovative curricula and research is one of the enabling strategic objectives of the University’s ENVISION2030 strategy. DUT wants to see its people being entrepreneurial and innovative and contributing to the local and regional economy.
Professor Sibusiso Moyo, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Engagement, was ecstatic, saying that DUT had come a long way as a University, taking into account the volume of research and innovation that has increased steadily over the last ve years and the enabling environment that allows for both creativity and innovation.
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