University of Nairobi (UoN) has performed very well in the just released July 2014 Webometrics rankings. July 2014 webometrics ranking

University of NairobiUniversity of Nairobi (UoN) is ranked 1st in Kenya, 9th in Africa and 907 in the whole world in the just released July 2014 webometrics rankings.

 In Kenya it emerged as the best university by being ranked the1st, while in Africa it was ranked position 9 and 907 in the world.

It is notable that UoN also managed to secure position 44 in openness in the world, taking 1st position in Africa and indeed beating some of the world giants in this particular criterion.

 The Ranking Web of Webometrics is the largest academic ranking of Higher Education Institutions  and is aimed at promoting:  academic  web presence,  and supporting the Open Access initiatives  for increasing significantly the transfer of scientific and cultural knowledge generated by the university to the whole society.

 Last year, July 2013 UoN position 14 in Africa UoN position 1,624 worldwide  One year later, July 2014 UoN position 9 in Africa UoN position 907 worldwide