In Namibia, the Webometrics list is frequently used in public interaction, particularly with respect to the country's two main state-funded institutions of tertiary education, the University of Namibia and the Polytechnic of Namibia [REF].
The 2009-2011 rankings have received significant press coverage and individual rankings have been published on the websites of universities in countries in the Middle East,[REF] East Asia,[REF][REF] Canada[REF] and Africa [REF].