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Join us for an exciting pre-launch webinar that marks a new chapter in the world of higher education rankings - the inaugural QS World University Rankings: Sub-Saharan Africa 2026! This is more than just a webinar, it's your invitation to be part of a transformative journey in celebrating academic excellence across the continent.
What to expect?
Dive into the QS Mission
- How the QS mission is reflected in the Africa Region Rankings.
- Learn how our core mission is reflected in this ranking for the vibrant and diverse universities across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Introduction to the QS World University Rankings: Sub-Saharan Africa Region framework
- Breakdown of key ranking indicators.
- Rationale behind indicator selection.
- How methodology captures institutional quality and performance
Eligibility and excellence
- Eligibility criteria for inclusion in the rankings.
- Benchmarks used to assess academic and institutional excellence.
- How institutions can demonstrate and showcase excellence.
Our panellists
A rankings specialist with experience running and marketing magazines, guides, and qualitative and quantitative research projects, including rankings and awards, across a variety of sectors. Responsible for the design of the QS Rankings methodologies and frameworks, and building their influence through sector engagement and partnerships.
Wesley is a specialist in strategies and policies for promoting countries as study destinations, especially across the EHEA. He has extensive experience with international student recruitment activities and events, both online and offline. At QS, his main scope is revealing the impact of the latest global higher education trends on our World University Rankings. Wesley holds a BA in International Relations from the Damas Faculty of Christian Instruction, Brazil and an MA in International Public Affairs from the University of Bucharest, Romania.
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During his professional engagement, Dr Fernandes has met with senior leaders from the region and is often invited to speak at several conferences and events on university rankings, ratings, education, higher education etc. He has been a panellist on various discussion forums and presented his recommendations on thought provoking topics related to higher education. Dr Fernandes championed the need for an independent rankings framework for the Arab Region and hence was instrumental in developing the QS Arab Region University Rankings in 2014/15. He also founded India’s first nationwide private sector evaluation framework called QS I-GAUGE.
