'Some of the solutions offered by these top universities...we are doing that, we have found those solutions, maybe it's just time that we’re also given an opportunity to share those solutions with the world,' said UWC's deputy vice-chancellor Professor José Frantz.
NEW YORK - South African universities were well represented at the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit in New York this past week.
She says leaders in higher education should use their positions to provide solutions for the global sector. “I came here and listened to the conversation and some of the solutions offered by these top universities and I sat there and I smiled to myself thinking- we are doing that, we have found those solutions, maybe it's just time that we’re also given an opportunity to share those solutions with the world.”
Oxford University is the top ranked institution, followed by Harvard University. Britain’s Cambridge University shares third place with Stanford University.
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