KUHeS puts Malawi on the global university rankings map
KUHeS puts Malawi on the global university rankings map In its maiden appearance in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) has broken into Africa’s top 40 universities, ranking 39th on the continent and 9th in the Southern African Region.
KUHeS has been placed in the 1201–1400 in the global universities ranking band, an edition that covers 2297 universities across 118 countries.
THE assesses institutions on teaching, research, international outlook and engagement with industry.
“For the first time, Albania and Malawi appeared in the rankings, with the University of Tirana and Kamuzu University of Health Sciences joining the list. In total, 2,297 universities from 118 countries and territories feature in the 2027 rankings,” reads part of the information on THE website.
KUHeS recorded an overall score in the 30.5–33.2 range. Its individual pillar scores were 22.3 for teaching, 24.3 for research environment, 41.8 for research quality, 30.8 for industry and 58.3 for international outlook.
The university’s 58.3 score for international outlook is one of the notable features of its ranking profile which reflects the institution’s ability to connect with the wider global academic community.
For KUHeS, this is particularly significant as it establishes itself as a regional and international centre of excellence for health sciences education, research and innovation.
The university also recorded a 41.8 score for research quality, a performance that reflects the strength, output and impact of its research, demonstrating the growing contribution of KUHeS research to the wider academic and health sciences community.
In its global ranking band KUHeS is ranked alongside a number of established African universities, including Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana, Mekelle University in Ethiopia, Mohammed V University of Rabat in Morocco, Osun State University in Nigeria and Durban University of Technology in South Africa, among others.
KUHeS Vice Chancellor Professor Macpherson Mallewa described the ranking as a significant achievement further saying the ranking should be viewed not simply as an accolade, but as an opportunity for the university to build on its achievements and strengthen its contribution to research, teaching and healthcare in Malawi and beyond.
“The individual scores show that KUHeS has areas of relative strength, particularly in international outlook and research quality, while teaching and the research environment remain important areas for continued institutional development.
“KUHeS, will continue to build on its first appearance in the global rankings and translate the recognition into sustained improvements in research output, teaching quality, international collaboration and engagement with industry and other partners,” he said.
KUHeS’s performance demonstrates that a specialised institution can establish a measurable presence within a continental ranking system that evaluates universities across several institutional functions.
