http://www.allaboutuni.com/ Updates and news of universities around the world Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:00:01 GMT en-us http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=40 http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=40 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:39:22 GMT An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com found that the two major rankings of the World's Top-25 universities give very different results. The THE-QS ranking appears to be biased against public US universities and tends to rank British universities much more highly compared to the ARWU. http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=39 http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=39 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:25:54 GMT Six universities are ranked the best in China according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities. There is no Chinese university in the World's top-100 universities, with all six universities ranked 201-302 in the world. http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=38 http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=38 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:13:55 GMT The Indian Institute of Science and the Indian Institute of Technology - Kharagpur are the best universities in India according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities. Both universities are ranked 303-401 in the world. http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=37 http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=37 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:39:02 GMT The University of Paris 6 is the best university in France according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities. The top universities in France are: 1. University of Paris 6 (ranked 42nd in the world), 2. University of Paris 11 (49th), 3. Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris (73rd). http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=36 http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=36 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:15:28 GMT The University of Munich is the best university in Germany according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities. The top universities in Germany are: 1) University of Munich (ranked 55th in the world); 2) Technology University of Munich (ranked 57th in the world); and 3) University of Heidelberg (ranked 67th in the world). http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=35 http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=35 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:12:49 GMT Moscow State University is the best university in Russia according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities. The top universities in Russia are: 1) Moscow State University (ranked 70th in the world) and 2) Saint Petersburg State University (ranked 303-401 in the world). http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=33 http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=33 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:15:56 GMT An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com reveals that students or alumni of the University of Nottingham give a score of 8.5 out of 10 for their university education. The student reviews indicated that the University facilities, the Library and Student experience were particular strengths of the University of Nottingham. http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=32 http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=32 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:25:00 GMT The University of Toronto is the best university in Canada according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities. The top universities in Canada are: 1) University of Toronto (ranked 24th in the world); 2) University of British Columbia (ranked 35th in the world); and 3) McGill University (ranked 60th in the world). http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=31 http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=31 Mon, 18 May 2009 12:28:18 GMT The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Zurich is the best university in Switzerland according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities. The top universities in Switzerland are: 1) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Zurich (ranked 24st in the world); 2) University of Zurich (ranked 53rd in the world); and 3) University of Basel (ranked 87th in the world). http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=30 http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=30 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:10:50 GMT Harvard University is the best university in North America according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities. It is followed by the Stanford University (2nd) and University of California - Berkeley (3rd). http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=29 http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=29 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:09:16 GMT The Australian National University is the best university in Oceania according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities. It is followed by the University of Melbourne (2nd) and University of Sydney (3rd). Australia dominates the Top-5 universities in Oceania, with all five universities located in Australia. http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=28 http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=28 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:03:08 GMT The University of Tokyo is the best university in Asia according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities. It is followed by the Kyoto University (2nd) and the Hebrew University Jerusalem (3rd). Japan dominates the Top-5 universities in Asia, with four out of five universities located in Japan. Full text… http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=27 http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=27 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:01:31 GMT The University of Sao Paulo is the best university in South America according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities. It is followed by the University of Beunos Aires in Argentina (2nd in South America) and the University Estadual Campinas (3rd). Four of the Top-5 universities in South America are located in Brazil. http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=26 http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=26 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:36:55 GMT The University of Cape Town is the best university in Africa according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities. It is followed by the University of Witwatersrand (2nd in Africa) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal (3rd in Africa). All three universities are located in South Africa. http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=25 http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=25 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:45:00 GMT The University of Cambridge is the best university in Europe according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities. It is followed by the University of Oxford (2nd in Europe), University College London (3rd), Swiss Federal Office of Technology - Zurich (4th) and Imperial College London (5th). http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=13 http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=13 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:36:23 GMT A number of assessments carried out by AllAboutUni.com indicates that the general characteristics of the world's top universities are: being based in the North America or Europe, being in an area where other top universities are clustered, having a large endowment and being a private institution. http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=12 http://www.allaboutuni.com/site/serv_publications.php?type=P&pub=12 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:00:04 GMT An assessment of the endowments of the World's Top-25 universities reveals that these universities have accumulated a massive amount of endowment wealth ($170.2 billion). There are positive and negative sides associated with this wealth. On the positive side endowment incomes can contribute significantly to university operating budgets. On the negative side the universities can be seen to be accumulating too much wealth