The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has been ranked as the best polytechnic in Nigeria for the second time in the Webometrics ranking released in July.
Mr Felix Alade, Media Relations Officer
of the institution, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos.
The statement said the ranking was based
on web contents impact, top-cited researchers and papers published on research
and publication platforms online.
It added that the primary objective of
the ranking web was to promote open access to the knowledge generated by
institutions.
“YABATECH has been able to implement
strategies to improve her ranking through the increase in the quantity and
quality of the web content,” it said.
The statement said the ranking web which
started in 2004 was currently in its 18th year of publication.
It added that the ranking was aimed at
offering full coverage of higher institutions in whatever country or discipline
involved.
The statement noted that 31 institutions
from over 200 countries in the world were ranked in the Webometrics ranking
released in July.
It said that editors of the ranking web
were scientists working at one world-class public research institution, with
long experience in metrics-guided evaluation.
Commenting on the ranking, the Deputy
Registrar of the institution, Mr Joe Ejiofor, in an interview with the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN), described the development as a wonderful achievement.
“The news came to us as a surprise and
at the same time a welcome development, the Rector and management are very
happy with this latest web ranking.
“It is a pointer to the growth and
development recorded since the current management led by the visionary Rector,
Mr Femi Omokungbe, came into office in 2018,” Ejiofor said.
Ejiofor said YABATECH, known for its
pace setting role, would remain dedicated to its vision as a leading
institution of higher learning in and outside Nigeria.
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