The only Polytechnic in Edo state,Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, has been ranked as the 'best polytechnic in Nigeria' by Webometrics, the body that does web ranking of world universities.
The polytechnic placed 11th with ten universities ahead of it, mainly of the first generation while leading nine other universities in the country.
Webometrics is an initiative on the ranking of 20,000 higher institutions worldwide based on web content to improve the presence of academic and research institutions on the web and to promote open access publication of research results.
The web ranking began in 2004 as a study of the qualitative aspects of construction and use of information resources, structures and technologies on the web.
Auchi Polytechnic is one of the 19 Nigerian higher institutions that qualified to be ranked in the latest ranking and the polytechnic is the only polytechnic that came in the top best institutions in Nigeria.
Yayyy!!! Big ups to them!!
