Can a new global tool make university rankings more honest? Tanzanian experts weigh in

Dar es Salaam. For years, global university rankings have sparked debate among academics, with critics warning that such systems often reward quantity over quality, visibility over value.

Now, a new global metric—the Research Integrity Risk Index (RI²)—has been introduced to counteract manipulation in rankings, raising hopes for more credible assessments that could benefit African universities, including those in Tanzania.