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Makerere University academic registrar says the rankings are not a true reflection of their performance.

Makerere University has poked holes into the 2025 World University Rankings by the Times Higher Education, protesting the institution’s decline of its global standing.

The university, now considering issuing a letter of discontent about what they say does not reflect the true measure and progress made, slipped to the 1201-1500 cluster from 801-1000 in 2024. The university, which was ranked in the 400-500 cluster in 2021, has shown a significant downgrade over the last five years.

Prof Buyinza Mukadasi, the academic registrar at the Ivory Tower, says the university has significantly improved in all the key areas considered by the Times Higher Education, except the noticeable decline in the number of international students.

The 2025 global rankings, released on October 9, after considering 2,092 institutions, are based on 18 indicators clustered under teaching, research environment, research quality, the link between the university and industry, and international outlook.

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