43. Covenant University – Nigeria
Covenant
University is a Private Christian University and a member of the
Association of Commonwealth Universities. In January 2015, it was ranked
as the best university in Nigeria according to Webometrics.
42. Universit̩ Mentouri de Constantine РAlgeria
The Université Constantine 1, formerly the University of Mentouri, is a university located in Constantine, Algeria.
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41. University of Ilorin – Nigeria
The
University of Ilorin, also known as Unilorin was established by a
decree of the Federal Military Government in 1975 and is a federal
government-owned tertiary institution of education. In August 2014, the
school was ranked as the best university in Nigeria by 4icu.
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40. Sudan University of Science and Technology – Sudan
Sudan
University of Science and Technology, or SUSTech, is one of the main
public universities in Khartoum, Sudan with five campuses located in the
state of Khartoum. SUSTech is a member of the Federation of the
Universities of the Islamic World.
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39. Helwan University – Egypt
Helwan
University is a public university based in Helwan, Egypt, which is part
of Greater Cairo. It comprises 21 faculties as well as 50 research
centers. It is generally known for its engineering and business study
courses.
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38. University of Ibadan – Nigeria
The
University of Ibadan(UI) is the oldest and one of the most prestigious
Nigerian universities, and is located five miles (8 kilometers) from the
center of the major city of Ibadan in Western Nigeria.
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37. University of Khartoum – Sudan
University
of Khartoum is a multi-campus, co-educational, public university
located in Khartoum. It is the largest and oldest university in Sudan.
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36. Universit̩ Cheikh Anta Diop РSenegal
Cheikh
Anta Diop University, also known as the University of Dakar, is a
university in Dakar, Senegal. It is named after the Senegalese,
Physicist, historian and anthropologist Cheikh Anta Diop
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35. Universit̩ Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen РAlgeria
The University of Abou Bakr Belkaïd is a university located in Tlemcen, Algeria.
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34. University of Namibia – Namibia
The
University of Namibia (UNAM) is the national university of Namibia,
located in the Pioneers Park residential area of Windhoek. It was
established by an act of National Assembly on 31 August 1992. It is the
only University in Namibia that offers a doctorate in the study of the
Khoekhoe language.
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33. Al Akhawayn University – Morocco
Al
Akhawayn University was founded by a Royal Decree in 1993 and
officially inaugurated by the former King Hassan II of Morocco, on
January 16, 1995. The university is an independent, public,
not-for-profit, coeducational university for the education of students
through an English language, liberal-arts curriculum based on the
American system.
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32. University of Botswana – Bostwana
The
University of Botswana, or UB was established in 1982 as the first
institution of higher education in Botswana. The university has four
campuses: two in the capital city Gaborone, one in Francistown, and
another in Maun.
31. Universit̩ de la Reunion РReunion
The
University of La Réunion is a French university in the Academy of
Réunion. It is the first European university in the Indian Ocean
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30. Zagazig University – Egypt
Zagazig University is an Egyptian university in the city of Zagazig, the capital of Ash Sharqiyah governorate.
29. Benha University – Egypt
Banha University is an Egyptian university in the Egyptian city of Banha, the capital of Al Qalyubiyah governorate.
It
was established according to a decree in 25 November 1976 as a branch
from Zagazig University in Banha, with the faculties of Commerce,
Education, Agriculture of Moshtohor, Engineering of Shobra and Medicine.
28. North-West University – South Africa
The
North-West University is a merged institution with three campuses at
Potchefstroom, Mahikeng and Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. The
Potchefstroom Campus (founded in 1869) is the largest, and the head
office of the University is situated at this location. With its merged
status, the North-West University became one of the largest universities
in South Africa and has 64 081 students (full-time and distance
education).
27. The German University in Cairo – Egypt
The
German University in Cairo is a university in New Cairo City, Cairo,
Egypt. The language of instruction is English. Presidential decree
27/2002 established the university.
26. Misurata University – Libya
Misrata
University is a university based in the city of Misrata, Libya. It was
formed in 2010 by the merger of Seventh of October University and
Almergab University. The university’s main campus is located in downtown
Misrata.
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25. Universidade Eduardo Mondlane – Mozambique
The
Eduardo Mondlane University is the oldest and largest university in
Mozambique. The institution was set up as a center for higher education
in 1962 in what was then Lourenço Marques, the capital of Portugal’s
overseas province of Mozambique. Founded by the time of Overseas
Minister Adriano Moreira, it was called Estudos Gerais Universitários de
Moçambique (Mozambique General University Studies). After Mozambique
became independent in 1975, the city was renamed “Maputo” and the
university was renamed in honor of Frelimo leader Eduardo Mondlane in
1976
24. University of Ghana – Ghana
The
University of Ghana is the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian
universities and tertiary institutions. It was founded in 1948 as the
University College of the Gold Coast, and was originally an affiliate
college of the University of London, which supervised its academic
programmes and awarded degrees. It gained full university status in
1961, and now has nearly 40,000 students.
23. Obafemi Awolowo University – Nigeria
Obafemi
Awolowo University (OAU) is a federal government-owned and operated
Nigerian university. The school offers undergraduate and post-graduate
programmes in fields of specialization spanning the humanities, the
arts, the natural sciences, the social sciences, the medical sciences,
engineering and technology.
22. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University – South Africa
Nelson
Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) is a South African tertiary
education institution with its main administration in the coastal city
of Port Elizabeth. NMMU was founded through a merger of three
institutions in January 2005, but its history dates back to 1882, with
the foundation of the Port Elizabeth Art School. The University draws
international students from all over the world.
21. Makerere University Kampala – Uganda
Makerere
University Kampala is Uganda’s largest and third-oldest institution of
higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922, and is
now part of Uganda Christian University. In 1963, it became the
University of East Africa, offering courses leading to general degrees
from the University of London.
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20. University of Lagos – Nigeria
The
University of Lagos – popularly known as Unilag – is a federal
government university in Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria. The
University has remained one of the most competitive in the country in
terms of admissions. Notwithstanding, with approximately 45,000 students
as of 2010, the University of Lagos has one of the largest student
populations of any University in the country.
19. University of Nairobi – Kenya
The
inception of the University of Nairobi is traced back to 1956, with the
establishment of the Royal Technical College which admitted its first
group of A-level graduates for technical courses in April the same year.
It
is the largest university in Kenya. Although its history as an
educational institution goes back to 1956, it did not become an
independent university until 1970 when the University of East Africa was
split into three independent universities: Makerere University in
Uganda, the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, and the University
of Nairobi.
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18. Universit̩ de Ouagadougou РBurkina Faso
Founded
in 1974, the University of Ouagadougou is located in the area of Dawn
Van Noord in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. In 1995 a second campus for
professional education known as University Polytechnique of Bobo (UPB)
was opened in the city of Bobo Dioulassoand a third campus for teacher
training in Koudougou in 1996 and in 2005 it became the University of
Koudougou. The UO consist of seven Training and Research Units (UFR) and
one institute.
17. University of Johannesburg – South Africa
The
University of Johannesburg came into existence on 1 January 2005 as the
result of a merger between the Rand Afrikaans University, the Technikon
Witwatersrand and the Soweto and East Rand campuses of Vista
University.
16. University Mohammed V – Agdal – Morocco
Mohammed
V University (Agdal, Rabat, Morocco) is a Moroccan university which was
founded in 1957. It was split in 1993 to become two independent
universities, Mohammed V University at Agdal and Mohammed V University
at Souissi.Mohammed V University at Agdal offers a wide-set of degrees
both in the undergraduate and graduate levels
15. UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE
The
University of the Western Cape is a national university and has a
history of creative struggle against oppression, discrimination and
disadvantage. The institution was established in 1960 by the South
African government as a university for Colored people only.
14. Assiut University – Egypt
Assiut
University is a university located in Assiut, Egypt. Assiut University
was established in October 1957 as the first university in Upper Egypt
13. Ain Shams University – Egypt
Ain
Shams University is an institute of higher education located in Cairo,
Egypt. Founded in 1950, the university provides education at the
undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.
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12. RHODES UNIVERSITY – South Africa
Established
May 31, 1904, Rhodes University is located in Grahamstown in the
Eastern Cape province of South Africa, Rhodes is a small university when
compared to some other African Universities but the institution enjoys
the distinction of having among the best undergraduate pass and
graduation rates in South Africa, outstanding postgraduate success
rates, and the best research output per academic staff member.
11. UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL – South Africa
The
two KwaZulu-Natal universities were among the first batch of South
African institutions to merge in 2004 in accordance with the
government’s higher educational restructuring plans that will eventually
see the number of higher educational institutions in South Africa
reduced from 36 to 21. The University was established in 2004 through
the merger of the University of Durban-Westville and the University of
Natal bringing together the rich histories of both the former
Universities. The South Africa government rates KwaZulu-Natal as one of
five research-intensive universities in South Africa. Nearly 75 per cent
of its academics are research-active.
10. University of Dar es Salaam – Tanzania
The
University of Dar es Salaam is a public university in Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania. It was established in 1961 as an affiliate college of the
University of London. The university became an affiliate of the
University of East Africa (UEA) in 1963, shortly after Tanzania gained
its independence from the United Kingdom.
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9. Alexandria University – Egypt
Alexandria
University is a public research university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was
established in 1938 as a satellite of Fuad University (the name of
which was later changed to Cairo University), becoming an independent
entity in 1942. It was known as Farouk University until the Egyptian
Revolution of 1952 when its name was changed to the University of
Alexandria. Taha Hussein was the founding rector of Alexandria
University. It is now the second largest university in Egypt and has
many affiliations to various universities for ongoing research.
8. Mansoura University – Egypt
Mansoura
University was founded in 1972 in Mansoura city, Egypt. Mansoura
University is located at the middle of the Nile Delta in Egypt. It is
one of the biggest Egyptian universities and has contributed much to the
cultural and scientific life in Mansoura and Egypt
7. CAIRO UNIVERSITY
The
Cairo University was founded on the 21st of December, 1908 as a
European-inspired civil university, in contrast to the religious
university of al-Azhar, and became the prime indigenous model for other
state universities. The idea came in an effort to establish a national
center for educational thought. The standards maintained by this
university put it among the top 50 most respected universities in
Africa.
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6. THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO – Egypt
The
American University in Cairo was established by Americans who were
devoted to education and service in the Middle East in 1919 with a
motive to create an English-language based university that will uphold
very high standards of learning, conduct and scholarship and to
ultimately contribute to the intellectual growth, discipline, and
character of the future leaders of Egypt and the region. The founding
president, Dr. Charles A. Watson helped shape the institution for the
first 27 years.
Initially The American University in Cairo (AUC)
was intended to be both a preparatory school and a university. With a
population of 142 students in two classes that were equivalent to the
last two years of an American high school, the preparatory school was
opened in 1920 and awarded Junior college-level certificates to 20
students in 1923 as her first diploma certificate.
5. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
University
of South Africa was established in 1918. Before this time, the
University of the Cape of Good Hope was established in Cape Town in 1873
and received a royal charter in 1877 and in 1918, was incorporated into
University of South Africa (UNISA). in 2004, Unisa merged with South
Africa’s two other major distance education service providers, Technikon
Southern Africa and Vista University. Following the merger, Unisa
becomes the sole provider of distance education in the country. It is
the largest distance institution in Africa and among the largest in the
world.
4. UNIVERSITY OF WITWATERSRAND
The
University of Witwatersrand is one of the top ranking universities in
Africa. The institution has a reputation built on research and academic
excellence. It is one of only two universities in Africa rated by two
separate international rankings as a leading world institution. It has
grown from around 1,000 students to more than 28,000 by 2010. It boasts
five faculties, comprising 34 schools. Witwatersrand is the recipient of
the highest levels of external financial support of all South African
universities. It is not only famous for its academic excellence but its
National Heritage sites, rock arts museums, among others
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3. STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY
Stellenbosch
University is one of the oldest universities in South Africa.
Stellenbosch University (or Universiteit Stellenbosch) is one of South
Africa’s foremost research universities. Established in 1866,
Stellenbosch boasts the privilege of designing and manufacturing
Africa’s first micro-satellite, SUNSAT, launched in 1999. A century-long
tradition of quality teaching and research has ensured the University a
place among the finest academic institutions in Africa.
2. UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
The
University of Pretoria commenced its activities in 1908 with a staff of
four professors and three lecturers. Thirty-two students enrolled for
courses at the first campus, Kya Rosa, a house in the centre of the
Pretoria. The University of Pretoria became a fully fledged university
in 1930. The name Tuks, for the University of Pretoria, derives from the
acronym for the College, namely TUC. The institution has proven its
worth over the years by maintaining a high standard and world-class
talents.
1. UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
Established
1st October 1829, optimism is the official creed of this university,
which has the motto “Spes Bona” (“Good Hope”). The University of Cape
Town has consistently ranked at the top of best universities in Africa.
The University of Cape Town started off as a College with a small
tertiary-education facility that grew substantially after 1880, when the
discovery of gold and diamonds in the north – and the resulting demand
for skills in mining – gave it the financial boost it needed to grow.
The College developed into a fully fledged university during the period
1880 to 1900
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