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The World’s Top Prestigious Universities

The World’s Top Prestigious Universities

By: Eric Giguere | Jan 22, 2010 | 497 words | 835 views
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Times Higher Education (THE) and QS World University Rankings have just announced the list of top best universities in the world as follows:


Harvard College


Harvard College, a private university currently located in Cambridge, Massachusetts belongs to PVY League and is also known as the oldest one in America which was founded in 1636. Harvard strives to create knowledge, to open the minds of students to that knowledge, and to enable students to take best advantage of their educational opportunities. Thus, because of its education quality, Harvard is the paradise for students all over the world. Also, this university has witnessed the appearance of seven US presidents, more than 40 Nobel Prizes, and the global billionaires.

 

Annenberg Hall of Harvard College

Annenberg Hall of Harvard College

 

University of Cambridge


The University of Cambridge located in the City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom is the second oldest university in the English-speaking world and the fourth oldest in Europe with 31 Colleges and over 150 departments, faculties, schools and other institutions. Besides that, Cambridge provides the world's highest-quality university education for the brightest and best, regardless of background. One more thing, affiliates of Cambridge University have won a total of 84 Nobel Prizes, and Cambridge University has educated 15 British Prime Ministers, including Robert Walpole as well as at least twenty-three Heads of State or Heads of Government including three Prime Ministers of India, two Prime Ministers of Singapore, two Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka, etc.

 

University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

 

Yale University


Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. Additionally, Yale has had many notable alumni including five U.S. presidents and several foreign heads of state. Moreover, the University's assets consist of a US$16.3 billion endowment, the second largest of any academic institution, and the second largest academic library in the world, with some 12.5 million volumes held in more than two dozen libraries.

 

Library of Yale University

Library of Yale University

 

University College London (UCL)


University College London (UCL) is a constituent college of the University of London and was founded in 1826. On the other hand, UCL was the first university institution to be founded in London, the first university institution in the United Kingdom to be established on a basis and admit students of all races, religions, and equality between men and women. Furthermore, UCL has been ranked among the top five university institutions in the UK, and was ranked 4th in the world in the 2009.

 

The Wilkins Building, UCL, on Gower Street

The Wilkins Building, UCL, on Gower Street

 

Both Imperial College and University of Oxford rank 5th


Imperial College London, officially The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine is as titled in its Royal Charter is a British university in London specializing in science, engineering, medicine and business.

 

Imperial College

Imperial College


The University of Oxford located in the English city of Oxford is the oldest surviving university in the English-speaking world and regarded as one of the world's leading academic institutions.

 

University of Oxford

University of Oxford


 

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