Best Computer Science Universities in Africa

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Best Computer Science Universities in Africa

Since the rise of personal computers in the 1990s, coveted computer science degrees have promised graduates six-figure salaries and exciting careers in high-tech fields.

The history of computer science as a discipline goes back even further. In the 1960s, Purdue University became the first major institution to establish a department dedicated to this practice, complete with history books written by faculty, as it did not exist at the time.

These days, top computer science degrees are most commonly associated with the United States, China, and Singapore, but there are highly reputable universities offering education in this field in almost every corner of the world. As part of a larger global analysis, Revelo gathered rankings from US News and World Report to identify the top 10 universities for computer science in Africa.

In African countries, secondary school curricula are increasingly moving away from teaching basic computer skills to emphasizing computer science skills. Africa is a young continent. According to the 2022 United Nations World Population Projections, the median age is 19 years, and more than a third of the world’s young people between the ages of 15 and 24 will live in Africa by 2050. I will live there. Despite Africa’s low internet access rates, universities are responding to the demands of young people and encouraging post-secondary computer science education.

Web designers, software developers, computer network architects, research scientists, and system administrators all rely on computer science knowledge as a foundation for their work. And it’s a job that analysts predict will be in high demand even as layoffs at big tech companies dominate the headlines.

Today, the typical U.S. worker in a computer science-based career earns $100,530, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bureau also estimates that the industry will need 377,500 new workers each year for the next 10 years, as the industry is set to grow faster than the average growth rate of all other industries. ing.

As the tech industry faces criticism for its lack of diversity and for products like artificial intelligence being built primarily on white male perspectives, employers are looking beyond traditional organizations in their recruiting efforts. There is a possibility of benefiting from directing the From 2010 to 2020, the number of women graduating from U.S. schools with computer science degrees increased by only 3%, and graduates from underrepresented racial groups accounted for just over 20% of all graduates. It remained flat.

US News and World Report ranks 778 universities worldwide with at least 250 scholarly research papers, including the number of papers and citations the institution receives, global and regional research reputation, and other Thematic scores were calculated on a scale of 0 to 100 based on the elements.

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#13. University of KwaZulu-Natal

– Location: Durban, South Africa
– Computer Science Score: 19.9 out of 100 (685th in the world)
– Overall score: 55.3 out of 100 (370th in the world)
– Number of registrations: 33,855

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#12. University Science and Technology Houari Boumediene

– Location: Algiers, Algeria
– Computer Science Score: 21.3 out of 100 (662nd in the world)
– Overall score: 23.2 out of 100 (1,691st in the world)
– Registration: Not available

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#11. Mohammed V University of Rabat

– Location: Rabat, Morocco
– Computer Science Score: 23.0 out of 100 (634th in the world)
– Overall score: 38.7 out of 100 (#1,002 in the world)
– Registration: Not available

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#Ten.Manuva University

– Location: Manouba, Tunisia
– Computer Science Score: 26.3 out of 100 (595th in the world)
– Overall score: 25.7 out of 100 (1,597th in the world)
– Number of registrations: 16,315

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#9. University of Johannesburg

– Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
– Computer Science Score: 27.7 out of 100 (566th in the world)
– Overall score: 53.9 out of 100 (#421 in the world)
– Number of registered users: 29,167

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#8. University of Carthage

– Location: Tunis, Tunisia
– Computer Science Score: 28.4 out of 100 (556th in the world)
– Overall score: 34.1 out of 100 (1,216th in the world)
– Registration: Not available

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#7.University of Pretoria

– Location: Hatfied, South Africa (South Africa)
– Computer Science Score: 30.9 out of 100 (#508 in the world)
– Overall score: 53.1 out of 100 (452nd in the world)
– Number of registered users: 36,493

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#6. Menofia University

– Location: Shebin el-Koum, Egypt
– Computer Science Score: 32.1 out of 100 (479th in the world)
– Overall score: 40.3 out of 100 (#928 in the world)
– Registration: Not available

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#5. University of Tunis El Manar

– Location: Tunis, Tunisia
– Computer Science Score: 32.3 out of 100 (474th in the world)
– Overall score: 40.5 out of 100 (#920 in the world)
– Number of registrants: 26,325

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#4. University of Sfax

– Location: Sfax, Tunisia
– Computer Science Score: 35.1 out of 100 (425th in the world)
– Overall score: 38.4 out of 100 (1,017th in the world)
– Registration: Not available

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#3. Mansoura University

– Location: Mansoura, Egypt
– Computer Science Score: 39.0 out of 100 (369th in the world)
– Overall score: 53.3 out of 100 (447th in the world)
– Registration: Not available

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#2. Zagazig University

– Location: Zagazig, Egypt
– Computer Science Score: 43.1 out of 100 (318th in the world)
– Overall score: 46.7 out of 100 (#661 in the world)
– Registration: Not available

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#1. Cairo University

– Location: Giza, Egypt
– Computer Science Score: 44.3 out of 100 (301st in the world)
– Overall score: 55.6 out of 100 (#363 in the world)
– Number of registrants: 208,524

This story features data reporting by Paxtyn Merten and is written by Dom DiFurio and is part of a series on leveraging data automation across five regions.

This story originally appeared and was produced by Revelo.
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