Salaries agency's new public pay structure unfair to some

One of this century’s innovations in global academia can be said to be the introduction of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) in 2003. In recent years, countries as diverse as India, the Russian Federation and the Netherlands have made use of the rankings in their partnership schemes, recognition and immigration policies.

Rankings have also helped institutions looking for international partners and prospective students searching for a place to study. Increasingly, employers use rankings to find universities to source graduates. Kenyan universities have not fared as well as desired in world rankings. I know that many of them are investing in efforts to improve the situation.