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Scotland Has the Highest Density of World's Top-500 Universities in the United Kingdom |
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6 Jan 2009 |
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An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com found that Scotland has the highest density of top universities in the United Kingdom. In addition, the assessment found that Scotland has one of the highest densities of top universities per million inhabitants in the world. Full text... |
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Universities in English-Speaking Countries Dominate the World's Top-100 Universities |
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16 Dec 2008 |
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An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com found that universities in English-speaking countries dominate the ARWU and THES-QS rankings of the World’s Top-100 universities.Roughly 70% of universities in each of the rankings are located in English-speaking countries. Full text... |
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World’s Top-500 Universities: Weak Overall Performance of the Japanese Universities |
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9 Dec 2008 |
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An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com found that despite having two universities in the World’s Top-25 universities (Tokyo University ranked 19th and Kyoto University ranked 23rd), the overall performance of Japanese universities is weak. Full text... |
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World’s Top-25 Universities: Two Major Rankings Give Very Different Results |
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2 Dec 2008 |
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An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com found that the two major rankings of the World’s Top-25 universities give very different results. For example, the THES-QS ranking appears to be biased against public US universities. These findings raise questions about the validity of the ranking methodologies. Full text... |
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Very Good Overall Performance of Dutch Universities in the World’s Top-500 Universities |
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25 Nov 2008 |
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An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com found that Dutch universities do very well in the World's Top-500 universities. There are 12 Dutch universities in the World’s Top-500 universities, of which two are in the Top-100 (the University of Utrecht ranked 47th and the University of Leiden ranked 76th). Full text... |
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World's Top Universities: Six of the Seven Universities in the Middle East Located in Israel |
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19 Nov 2008 |
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An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com found that Israel clearly dominates the top universities in the Middle East. Six of the seven universities in the Middle East that are in the World’s Top-500 universities are located in Israel. Full text... |
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What Makes a Top University? |
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11 Nov 2008 |
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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. Full text... |
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Massive Accumulation of Endowment Wealth by the World’s Top-25 Universities |
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4 Nov 2008 |
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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. Full text... |
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Young and Old Universities Equally Represented in the World’s Top-25 Universities |
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28 Oct 2008 |
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An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com reveals that young universities are very well represented in the World’s Top-25 universities. Although the median age of the World’s Top-25 universities is roughly 150 years, the University of California - San Diego is ranked 14th in the world and this was achieved in only 48 years! Full text... |
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World’s Top-500 Universities: One in Three American Universities located in Just Five States |
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20 Oct 2008 |
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An assessment of the World's Top-500 universities carried out by AllAboutUni.com reveals that one in three American universities are located in just five States: New York, California, Texas, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. There was a total of 159 American universities in the World’s Top-500 universities in 2008, and they were clustered in these five States as follows: New York (15), California (13), Texas (13), Massachusetts (9) and Pennsylvania (7). Full text... |
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Student Reviews Indicate Low Level of Satisfaction with London School of Economics |
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14 Oct 2008 |
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An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com reveals that students or alumni of the London School of Economics (LSE) only give a score of 5.7 (out of 10) for their university education. The student reviews indicated that Teaching at the LSE is considered to be a weakness. However, 5 of the 6 reviews say they would study at the university again. Full text... |
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German Universities of Excellence Well Represented in the World’s Top-500 Universities |
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7 Oct 2008 |
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An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com reveals that 8 of Germany's 9 universities of Excellence are included in the World’s Top-500 universities. The one university that is not in the World’s Top-500 universities is the Free University of Berlin. Six of the 9 universities are based in the southern States (Länder) of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. Full text... |
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Eight EU Countries Not Represented in the World’s Top-500 Universities |
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1 Oct 2008 |
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An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com reveals that 8 of the 27 countries in the European Union (EU) are not listed in the World's Top-500 Universities. Adjusting for population size, one finds that Scandinavian countries, Austria and the Netherlands, are the best represented EU countries in this list. Full text... |
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Asian/Pacific Universities Poorly Represented in the World’s Top-100 Universities |
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22 Sep 2008 |
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An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com reveals that only 8 Asian/Pacific universities are included in the World's Top-100 Universities. In contrast, there were 58 universities based in the Americas (mainly in the United States) and 34 in Europe. |
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Malaise in the Italian Higher Education Sector? Not a Single Italian University in the World’s Top-100 Universities |
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9 Sep 2008 |
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An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com reveals that there is not a single Italian university in the World’s Top-100 Universities. This is a striking finding as Italy is a member of the G8, an international forum of the world’s richest countries. It suggests there may be a malaise in the Italian higher education sector. |
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Europe’s Top Universities: British Universities Dominate the Top-25 Universities |
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2 Sep 2008 |
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An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com reveals that British universities dominate Europe’s Top Universities. The ranking of the World’s Top Universities has been produced by the Institute of Higher Education at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University since 2003 and was used for this assessment. |
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World’s Top Universities: Private Universities in the US Dominate World’s Top-10 Universities |
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26 Aug 2008 |
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An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com reveals that private universities in the US dominate the World’s Top Universities. The ranking of the World’s Top Universities has been produced by the Institute of Higher Education at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University since 2003. An analysis of the rankings reveals that private Universities in the US clearly dominate the top-10 rankings which suggests that these institutions are better equipped to provide a world-class academic environment. |
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View +1800 Campus Pictures of Colleges and Universities from Around the World |
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13 Aug 2008 |
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The AllAboutUni.com website now includes over 1800 campus pictures from around the world. |
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Harvard, the World’s Top University Five Years Running |
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29 Jul 2008 |
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Harvard University maintained its position as the best University in the world for the fifth consecutive year according to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranking of the World’s Top Universities. Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Boston, and is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. |
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