''It is the only global university performance table to judge world class universities across all of their core missions - teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook,'' a statement on THE website read.
Speaking on the new development, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abel Idowu Olayinka, said the school managed to achieve this feat, despite poor funding from the Federal Government.
''The truth of the matter is that the Times Higher Education is one of the elite global ranking bodies. It is a thing of joy that we have a respectable position in comparison to peer universities in Africa. This is a message to the Federal Government of Nigeria that we need funding to improve our research and infrastructure to enhance productivity. We congratulate all faculties, staff and students who have made this feat possible. The Federal Government should learn to use research output from the University of Ibadan to solve problems facing the country. We cannot have world class scholars in Nigeria and rely on those who have never conducted researches on our problems to come and solve our problems," Olayinka said.
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