25. Kyoto University , Japan
Kyoto University rated as
25th best university in World University Rankings 2009. Founded
in 1897, Kyoto University has deeply considered its traditions of
liberal and academic freedom, educating many. We continue to actively
maintain these principles, which are the foundation of academic freedom.
Kyoto University places top priority on basic research, develops
advanced technology leading to the acquisition of intellectual property,
and then
returns this knowledge to society through education, social
cooperation, and the opportunity for lifelong education. Kyoto
University has 3 campuses nestled in a basin, which forms the main part
of Kyoto , a city which in tradition and culture of which Kyoto
University is a part.
Lets take a look that which university has which position according
to world university rankings2009.
24. University of Hong Kong
University of Hong Kong rated
as 24th best university in World University Rankings 2009. The
University of Hong Kong is the territorys oldest university, and with a
history that stretches back more than 90 years, it has grown with and
helped shape the city from which it takes its name. The University of
Hong Kong , as a pre-eminent international university in Asia , seeks to
sustain and enhance its excellence as an institution of higher
learning through outstanding teaching and world-class research
so as to produce well-rounded graduates with lifelong abilities to
provide leadership within the societies they serve. HKU has won a proud
reputation as a world-class comprehensive research university. It offers
internationally recognized qualifications and it is renowned for its
academic and research excellence worldwide. As an English-medium
university in China , HKU also offers researchers unique opportunities
to bridge cultures and continents, and to explore more on China-related
studies.
23. Kings
College London
Kings College London rated as
23rd best university in World University Rankings 2009. Kings College
London is a constituent college of the University of London in the
United Kingdom . The college was founded by King George IV and the Duke
of Wellington in 1829, and its royal charter is predated in England only
by those of Oxford University and Cambridge University .. There are
currently more than 19,000 students in nine Schools of study based at
our five London campuses. We offer a vast range of undergraduate
programmes, and whichever programme you choose to pursue, you will work
with academics who are often national or international leaders in their
field. As an undergraduate at Kings, you will become part of a vibrant
and intellectually stimulating community. You will be inspired by
researchers, discoverers and inventors who are pushing the boundaries of
knowledge and will mix with students from
across the UK , Europe and almost every country in the world. Kings has
played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern
life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA. It is the largest
centre for the education of healthcare professionals in Europe and is
home to five Medical ResearchCouncil Centres
â‚€œ more than any other university.
22.
University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo rated as
22th best university in World University Rankings 2009. The University
of Tokyo abbreviated as Todai, is a major research university located in
Tokyo , Japan . The University has 10 faculties with a total of around
30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in
HongÅ , Komaba, Kashiwa , Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be
one of the most prestigious universities in Japan.
21.
University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh rated
as 21st best university in World University Rankings 2009. The
University of Edinburgh was founded in 1583, making it one of Scotland s
ancient universities. The University offers over 600 first degree
programmes, which includes over 300 joint degree combinations, spread
across some 100 academic disciplines. More than 22,000 students study
here, from all over the world and from a variety of backgrounds. The
University has 22 Schools in three Colleges: Humanities & Social
Science, Medicine & Veterinary Medicine, and Science &
Engineering. World renowned and well respected, a degree from the
University of Edinburgh will be recognised wherever you go. The
University of Edinburgh s success is not limited to Scotland , or even
the UK . We have a well-deserved international reputation for
excellence, as demonstrated in our partnerships with other key
institutions
worldwide, such as our work with Stanford University on Informatics.
Many of our degree programmes offer the opportunity to spend some time studying abroad. Perhaps this
international dimension helps explain why we have the largest proportion
of international students of any Scottish university.
20. ETH
Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)
ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology) rated as 20th best university in
WorldUniversity Rankings 2009. ETH Zurich s 16 departments offer
Bachelor, Master and Doctoral programmes in engineering and natural
sciences. The language of instruction in the Bachelor programmes is
German, whereas English is the prime language on the graduate level. All
degree programmes provide a solid scientific foundation combined with
outstanding all-round skills, equipping ETH graduates with the abilities
and flexibility needed for a career in industry, business or the public
sector, as entrepreneur or scientist.
19.
University of Michigan , United States
University of Michigan rated
as 18th best university in World University Rankings 2009. The
University of Michigan, one of the worlds leading public universities,
has 26,000 undergraduate and 15,000 graduate/professional students from
all 50 states and 117 countries.
Students may choose from over 200 undergraduate majors, over 90 masters
programs, and over 100 doctoral programs. Numerous
research and study abroad opportunities are
offered at both
the undergraduate and graduate levels. A wide variety of social,
cultural, and athletic activities are available. There is something for
everyone here. The University is located in the culturally rich and
exciting community of Ann Arbor . Distinct yet closely
integrated with the University, Ann Arboroffers its own array of social
and cultural offerings, to which University students are
enthusiastically welcomed. The city is home to numerous parks and
athletic facilities, and
boasts an excellent public transportation system.
18. Mcgill
University , Canada
Mcgill University rated as
18th best university in World University Rankings 2009. Innovative
research programs and cutting-edge facilities including our brand new
Life Sciences Complex attract internationally respected faculty. Our
faculty excel at research; in 2008, McGill professors Nahum Sonenberg
and Charles Taylor took home, respectively, the Gairdner International
Award and the Kyoto Prize, two of the worlds top research prizes.
McGills faculty are committed to excellence in teaching, too, bringing
their cutting-edge breakthroughs into the classroom. McGills 21
faculties and professional schools offer degrees in more than 300 fields
of study. McGill offers a full range of bachelors, masters,
and doctoral programs as well as professional degrees in law, dentistry, business and medicine.
The world-renowned Faculty of Medicine has four affiliated teaching
hospitals and graduates more than 1,000 health care
professionals each year.
17.
Australian National University
Australian National
University rated as 17th best university in World University
Rankings 2009. The Australian National University is one of the worlds
foremost research universities. Distinguished by its relentless pursuit
of excellence, ANU attracts leading academics and outstanding students
from Australia and around the world. The primary educational objective
of ANU is to become the university of choice for talented students
locally, nationally and internationally by offering a unique range of
research-led degree programs. Graduate education continues as one of the
major focuses of the University and about one quarter of the total
enrolment is undertaking post-graduate study. Regardless of whether
those students are enrolled in the Institute of Advanced Studies or the
Faculties, the full resources of both and of University Centres are
available to them through the Graduate School.
16.
Stanford University , United States
Stanford University rated as
16th best university in World University Rankings 2009. Stanford
University , founded in 1885, is recognized as one of the worlds leading
research and teaching institutions, with one of the most renowned
faculties in the nation. Stanford students men and women of all races,
ethnicities and ages are distinguished by their love of learning and
desire to contribute to the greater community. Stanford University
offers its students a remarkable range of academic and extracurricular
activities. We are committed to offering an education that is unrivaled
among research universities.
15. Cornell
University , United States
Cornell University rated as
15th best university in World University Rankings 2009. Once called
€œthe first American university€ by educational historian Frederick
Rudolph, Cornell University represents a distinctive mix of eminent
scholarship and democratic ideals. Adding practical subjects to the
classics and admitting qualified students regardless of nationality,
race, social circumstance, gender, or religion was quite a departure
when Cornell was founded in 1865. Todays Cornell reflects this heritage
of egalitarian excellence. It is home to the nations first colleges
devoted to hotel administration, industrial and labor relations, and
veterinary medicine. Both a private university and the land-grant
institution of New York State , Cornell University is the most
educationally diverse member of the Ivy League.
14. Duke
University , United States
Duke University rated as 14th
best university in World University Rankings 2009. Duke University was
created in 1924 by James Buchanan Duke as a memorial to his father,
Washington Duke. The Dukes, a Durham family that built a worldwide
financial empire in the manufacture of tobacco and developed electricity
production in the Carolinas, long had been interested in Trinity
College . Trinity traced its roots to 1838 in nearby Randolph County
when local Methodist and Quaker communities opened Union Institute. The
school, then-named Trinity College , moved to Durham in 1892. In
December 1924, the provisions of James B. Dukes indenture created the
family philanthropic foundation, The Duke Endowment, which provided for
the expansion of Trinity College into Duke University.
13. Johns
Hopkins University , United States
Johns Hopkins University
rated as 13th best university in World University Rankings 2009. The
Johns Hopkins University , founded in Baltimore in 1876, was the first
university in the Western Hemisphere founded on the model of the
European research institution, where research and the advancement of
knowledge were integrally linked to teaching. Its establishment began a
revolution in U.S. higher education. The Johns Hopkins University ,
commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a
private research university located in Baltimore , Maryland , United
States . Johns Hopkins also maintains full-time campuses elsewhere in
Maryland , Washington , D.C. , Italy , China , and Singapore . Johns
Hopkins University has an affiliated hospital and medical school. It is
one of fourteen founding members of the Association of American
Universities..
12.
University of Pennsylvania , United States
University of Pennsylvania
rated as 12th best university in World University Rankings 2009. The
University of Pennsylvania (commonly referred to as Penn or UPenn) is a
private research university located in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA
. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the
United States , and is one of several institutions that claims to have
been the first university in America . Penn is a member of the Ivy
League and is one of the Colonial Colleges. University of Pennsylvania
has been committed to excellence in scholarship, research and service.
From its highly regarded undergraduate, graduate and professional
schools to its wide-ranging program of interdisciplinary research and
scholarship, Penn takes pride in being a place where students and
faculty can pursue knowledge without boundaries, a place where theory
and practice combine to produce a better understanding of our
world and ourselves.
11.
Columbia University , United States
Columbia University rated as
11th best university in World University Rankings 2009. Columbia
University is one of the worlds most important centers of research and
at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment
for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and
professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its
location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to
the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse
and international faculty and student body, to support research and
teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with
many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to
advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the
products of its efforts to the world.
10.
California Institute of Technology (caltech)
California Institute of
Technology (caltech) rated as 10th best university in World University
Rankings 2009. The mission of the California Institute of Technology is
to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research
integrated with education. We investigate the most challenging,
fundamental problems in science and technology in a singularly
collegial, interdisciplinary atmosphere, while educating outstanding
students to become creative members of society.
9.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (mit), United States
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (mit) rated as 9th best university in World University
Rankings 2009. The Institute is committed to generating, disseminating,
and preserving knowledge, and to working with others to bring this
knowledge to bear on the worlds great challenges. MIT is dedicated to
providing its students with an education that combines rigorous academic
study and the excitement of discovery with the support and intellectual
stimulation of a diverse campus community. We seek to develop in each
member of the MIT community the ability and passion to work wisely,
creatively, and effectively for the betterment of humankind.The mission
of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science,
technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the
nation and the world in the 21st century.
8.
PRINCETON University , United States
PRINCETON University rated as
8th best university in World University Rankings 2009. Princeton is the
fourth-oldest college in the United States . As a research university,
it seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery
and transmission of knowledge and understanding, and in the education of
graduate students. At the same time, Princeton is distinctive among
research universities in its commitment to undergraduate teaching. The
University provides its students with academic, extracurricular and
other resources €" in a residential community committed to diversity in
its student body, faculty and staff €" that help them achieve at the
highest scholarly levels and prepare them for positions of leadership
and lives of service in many fields of human endeavor.
7.
University of CHICAGO , United States
University of CHICAGO rated
as the 7th best university in World University Rankings 2009. The
University of Chicago was founded in 1890 by the American Baptist
Education Society and oil magnate John D.. Rockefeller. The University
of Chicago has had a profound impact on American higher education;
curricula across the country have been influenced by the emphasis on
broad humanistic and scientific undergraduate education. The University
also has a well-deserved reputation as the teacher of teachers.
6.
University of OXFORD , United Kingdom
University of OXFORD rated
the sixth best university in World University Rankings 2009. Oxford is
the oldest university in the English-speaking world and lays claim to
nine centuries of continuous existence. As an internationally renowned
centre for teaching and research, Oxford attracts students and scholars
from across the globe, with almost a quarter of our students from
overseas.. More than 130 nationalities are represented among a student
population of over 18,000. Oxford is a collegiate university, with 39
self-governing colleges related to the University in a type of federal
system. There are also seven Permanent Private Halls, founded by
different Christian denominations.. Thirty colleges and all halls admit
students for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Seven other
colleges are for graduates only; one has Fellows only, and one
specializes in part-time and continuing education.
5. IMPERIAL
College London
Imperial College London ,
rated the fifth best university in the world for 2009. Imperial College
London is a university of world class scholarship, education and
research in science, engineering and medicine, with particular regard to
their application in industry, commerce and healthcare. The College has
over 3,000 academic and research staff and almost 14,000 students from
over 120 different countries. Our reputation for excellence in teaching
and research in science, engineering, medicine and business attracts
students and staff of the highest international calibre. Imperial
College staff are frequently consulted by governments, and also act as
members of professional bodies, advise industry, and offer informed
comment to the media.
4. UCL (
University College London )
UCL (University College
London) rated the fourth best university in World University Rankings
2009. UCL is a multidisciplinary university with an international
reputation for the quality of its research and teaching across the
academic spectrum, with subjects spanning the sciences, arts, social
sciences and biomedicine. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE)
UCL was rated the best research university in London , and third in the
UK overall, for the number of its submissions which were considered of
world-leading quality. The university is located on a compact site in
the very heart of London and is surrounded by the greatest concentration
of libraries, museums, archives, cultural institutions and professional
bodies in Europe.
3. Yale
University , United States
Yale University rated as
third best university in the World University Rankings 2009. Yale
University is one of the most famous schools in the United States , with
a long history of service and an alumni list that reads like a €œWhos
Who€ of successful people. Yale University is the fulfillment of a
European vision of intellectual freedom that is aimed at the service of
the community and country.. It has championed over history and survived
the most destructive calamities such as the American Revolution. Since
then, the university has continually grown and progressed to a center
for high quality education that is recognized by the global community.
The university is considered one of the oldest institution of higher
education in the US . It was founded in 1701 and is a proud member of
the prestigious Ivy League.
2.
University of Cambridge , United Kingdom
University of Cambridge rated
the second best in World University Rankings 2009. The University of
Cambridge is one of the oldest universities in the world and one of the
largest in the United Kingdom . Its reputation for outstanding academic
achievement is known world-wide and reflects the intellectual
achievement of its students, as well as the world-class original
research carried out by the staff of the University and the Colleges.
Its reputation is endorsed by the Quality Assurance Agency and by other
external reviewers of learning and teaching, such as External Examiners.
These high standards are the result of both the learning opportunities
offered at Cambridge and by its extensive resources, including
libraries, museums and other collections. Teaching consists not only of
lectures, seminars and practical classes led by people who are world
experts in their field, but also more personalised teaching
arranged through the Colleges. Many opportunities exist for students to
interact with scholars of all levels, both formally and informally.
1. Harvard
University , United States
Harvard University rated as
the number one university in World University Rankings 2009. Harvard is
America s oldest institution of higher learning, founded 140 years
before the Declaration of Independence was signed. The University has
grown from nine students with a single master to an enrollment of more
than 18,000 degree candidates, including undergraduates and students in
10 principal academic units. An additional 13,000 students are enrolled
in one or more courses in the Harvard Extension School . Over 14,000
people work at Harvard, including more than 2,000 faculty. There are
also 7,000 faculty appointments in affiliated teaching hospitals.
