NZ needs to 'up its game' in uni rankings

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published September 6, 2017

New Zealand risks having no university in the world's top 200 after the University of Auckland plummeted 27 places in new rankings.

WELLINGTON, Sept 6 - The Times Higher Education annual edition now places the university at 192, its lowest-ever position on the list.

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