World University Ranking: UI College of Medicine clinches fourth position in Africa

Prof. Olubunmi Olapade-Olaopa, the Provost of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, has said that the 71-year-old medical college has clinched the fourth position in Africa in the 2019 World University Ranking.

According to the provost, the premier Nigerian college fell behind Stellenbosch University in Cape Town, South Africa as well as Cairo and Mansoura Universities in Egypt.Olapade-Olaopa said that the College of Medicine had inched forward from its previously held eighth position in Africa.

“I promised my constituency that we would no longer be looking at the tail light of Makarere before I left this office and yes Makarere is now looking at our tail lights, as we have overtaken Makarere, ” he said.“Why is it important that this has happened today. I have absolutely no doubt that our research efforts, having been enhanced in the last couple of years, have been responsible for not only maintaining our position in Nigeria, but topping Makarere.

“We shall increase funding to one of our research partners by another N2 million next year,” he said.

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