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This thread is to offer general introduction of several worldwide renowned and noteworthy unis that were probably sbubbed by us in former times. It would be updated on a regular basis.

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (USA)
http://www.vanderbilt.edu

Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt had a vision of a place that would “contribute to strengthening the ties that should exist between all sections of our common country” when he gave a million dollars to create a university in 1873. Today, that vision has been realized in Vanderbilt, an internationally recognized research university in Nashville, Tennessee, with strong partnerships among its 10 schools, neighboring institutions and the community.

Vanderbilt offers undergraduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences, engineering, music, education and human development, as well as a full range of graduate and professional degrees. The combination of cutting edge research, liberal arts and a distinguished medical center creates an invigorating atmosphere where students tailor their education to meet their goals and researchers collaborate to solve complex problems affecting our health, culture and society.

Vanderbilt provides a gateway to greatness, drawing the best and brightest students from across the nation and around the world. Vanderbilt alumni can be found in Congress, on the judicial bench, heading corporations, conducting innovative medical research, writing for and appearing on the stage and screen, and playing in the NFL.

An independent, privately supported university, Vanderbilt is the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee and the second largest private employer based in the state.

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KING'S COLLEGE LONDON (UK)
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/

King's is one of the oldest and largest colleges of the University of London with 13,800 undergraduate students and some 5,300 postgraduates in nine schools of study.

Twenty-four of the College’s subject-areas were awarded the highest rating of 5* and 5 for research quality in the last research assessment exercise, demonstrating excellence at an international level.

King’s is in the top group of universities for research earnings with income from grants and contracts of more than £101 million (2004-05) and has an annual turnover of £364 million.

King’s is a member of the Russell Group, a coalition of the UK's major research-based universities.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA (Italy)
www.unibo.it

The University of Bologna is recognised as the oldest university in the western world and offers a multi-campus structure which is divided into 23 faculties, 68 departments and 5 university campus branches within the cities of Bologna, Cesena, Forlì, Ravenna and Rimini.

The University of Bologna was probably the first University in the western world. Its history is one of great thinkers in science and the humanities, making it an indispensable point of reference in the panorama of European culture.

The University's fame had spread throughout Europe and it was a destination for many illustrious guests. Famous scholars and students included Pico della Mirandola and Leon Battista Alberti, who devoted themselves to canonical law. Nicolò Copernico began his astronomical observations while studying pontifical law. Paracelso, Raimundo de Pegñafort, Albrecht Dürer, St. Carlo Borromeo, Torquato Tasso and Carlo Goldoni all spent time at the University.

The Bologna Process is an important process of harmonizing various systems of European higher education that has the objective to create a European Area of Higher Education and to promote the European system of higher education on a worldwide scale in order to increase its international competitiveness.


The University maintained its central position on the scene of global culture until the period between the two wars, when other countries came to the forefront in teaching and research. Bologna has thus been called upon to forge relationships with institutions in the most advanced countries to modernise and expand its activity. Among the many challenges which it has met with success, Bologna committed itself to the European dimension which has now led to adoption of the new university system.

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HEC School of Management (France)
http://www.hec.fr

Throughout its 125 years of history, HEC School of Management has continually attracted a special kind of individual highly capable and talented, innovative, entrepreneurial, ambitious and open minded. HEC ‘s aim is to train the world leaders of tomorrow.

Located in the heart of the thriving, diverse Paris business community, the school has earned international acclaim for its superior programs, groundbreaking research, and outstanding student body.

Academic contribution, teaching high quality business education and serving the economy and the business community by providing them with the talents they need are HEC ‘s major responsibilities.

World-class research - conducted by our faculty of over 100 full-time professors - has not only cemented our strong reputation, but will continue to serve as the driving force of our development. Through their expertise and consulting activities, our faculty members are sure to further augment the international standing of HEC.

What HEC can offer is an outstanding academic and practical education, the opportunity for personal growth, state-of-the-art facilities for working with others in groups, the environment in which to learn, and the confidence to lead and make critical business decisions.

Our task is to ensure that HEC offers innovative academic approaches to complement natural talent and ambition from the 20 year old student to the international senior executive.

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KOREA UNIVERSITY(S.Korea)
(www.korea.ac.kr)

Educational boundaries between disciplines and traditional major areas of study are merging to meet the multidisciplinary and multicultural needs of life in a global society. And global information networks are gradually tearing down technological boundaries that once separated the rich nations from the poor.

Dramatic changes in the educational landscape are spurring greater cooperation and competition among universities than ever before, to the ultimate benefit of students and scholars everywhere.

Korea University embraces the challenges of the 21st Century by building new bridges across old boundaries. These bridges include new educational programs that stress multiple majors and interdisciplinary studies; strategic partnerships with private and public R&D centers that pool resources and promote innovative research; and new international relationships that bring Korea University students together with students, faculty and programs of other leading universities around the world. Aggressive investments in new research facilities, information systems and infrastructure give these bridges the strength and flexibility to extend far into the next century.

All of these bridges point to a single destination -achieving the University mission of educating "intellectuals in action." By "intellectuals in action" I mean men and women imbued with superior knowledge and the moral courage to put their intellectual skills to work in the search for lasting solutions to real problems. In a world of constant change, no institution can thrive by simply maintaining the status quo. Our efforts to move beyond the already strong reputation of our University reflects a 95-year tradition of ceaseless endeavor and reinvention.

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KYUSHU UNIVERSITY (Japan)
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/
Kyushu University has a long and distinguished history. Its origins can be traced back to 1903 when the Fukuoka Medical College - the direct predecessor of the present Faculty of Medical Sciences - was established and attached to Kyoto Imperial University. In 1911, the College was merged with the College of Engineering and officially opened as Kyushu Imperial University. Over the course of its history, Kyushu University has continued to expand. At present, there are eleven Undergraduate Schools, seventeen Graduate Schools, sixteen Faculties, three Research Institutes and one Hospital.
In April 2000, Kyushu University introduced a new system of Graduate Schools - the first attempt of this kind at a Japanese university - as part of the overall reorganization of the university. The educational bodies (Undergraduate Schools and Graduate Schools) and research bodies (Faculties) became independent with all faculty members belonging to the Faculty. In this way, we are able to promote a more dynamic relationship between education and research.

In October 2003, Kyushu University integrated with the Kyushu Institute of Design. We have established a new KANSEI Design School that will take advantage of the new art and design resources that are available.

Moreover, in April 2004, as part of a government reform program, National Universities were organized as University Corporations. Kyushu University thus became a university managed by the National University Corporation, Kyushu University. Under Presidental leadership, the University is working hard to ensure success in the increasingly competitive environment created as a result of this reform.

In response to changes in the global community, Kyushu University opened the new Ito Campus in the western part of Fukuoka City on October 1, 2005. This multi-year relocation plan was initiated with the partial transfer of the School of Engineering. The new campus, which is open to the community, is a place for students to enjoy both studying and daily life.

Considering the changing situation around the world and the trend towards globalization, we are now focusing our activities on developing stronger ties with other Asian universities. In 2000 we inaugurated and hosted the Conference of Asian University Presidents with the express intent of formalizing dialogue among Asian universities on the significance of Asia, of establishing a cooperative network of universities that can contribute to the development of the Asian region in the 21st Century, and of affirming the importance of Asia to Kyushu University. We have been continuing this Conference, which has resulted in extended projects among each faculty member, students and administrative staff.

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York University (Canada)
http://www.yorku.ca/web/

Founded in 1959, York University is now Canada's third largest university, and world-renowned for attracting students who forge their own unique paths. That’s because York offers an unparalleled academic experience. Our top-ranked programs set international standards. Our unique, interdisciplinary approach to learning allows students to combine majors in completely different fields. York’s faculty expands the horizons of our students, providing them with a broad perspective of the world that opens up new ways of thinking. And our research tackles challenges by taking a uniquely interdisciplinary approach that results in real-world solutions.

York offers full and part-time graduate and undergraduate degree programs to almost 50,000 students in 10 faculties.Our Faculty of Art is the largest in Canada. At the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, liberal arts students can complement their degree with professional studies courses and certificates. Glendon College offers bilingual education. York’s Faculty of Education offers students more teaching experience than any other education program in Ontario. The Faculty of Environmental Studies is celebrated for the best individualized, interdisciplinary masters program in the world. The Faculty of Fine Arts is the only one of its kind in Ontario and one of the most renowned in North America. York’s Faculty Science and Engineering is one of Canada's leading teaching and research institutions. Osgoode Hall Law School,  Canada's largest law school, is also among the most respected. The Schulich School of Business is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world. The Faculty of Graduate Studies is Ontario's second largest graduate school, offering both traditional and non-traditional interdisciplinary areas of study. York University Libraries are active participants in pilot projects, consortia initiatives and collaborative endeavors to place York University Libraries on the leading edge in supporting our researchers and students.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (USA)
http://www.unc.edu/

The University of North Carolina was anticipated by a section of the first state constitution drawn up in 1776 directing the establishing of "one or more universities" in which "all useful learning shall be duly encouraged and promoted." State support, it directed, should be provided so that instruction might be available "at low prices." The American Revolution intervened and it was not until 1789, the year that George Washington became president of the new nation, that the University was chartered by the General Assembly.

Despite constitutional instructions to the contrary, no state appropriations were made, and the trustees were left to secure land and money themselves. On October 12, 1793, the cornerstone was laid for a brick building on a hilltop near the center of the state amidst the colorful fall foliage of dogwood, oak, and tulip trees.

The site, lying at the crossing of north-south and east-west roads, was marked only by a small Anglican chapel that soon shared part of its name -- New Hope Chapel Hill -- with the community that developed there. Legislator and trustee William R. Davie, who had been instrumental in securing passage of the charter, took the lead in organizing the University. Davie presided over the Masonic ritual of the laying of the cornerstone. In time he came to be called "the Father of the University." Many years later a large poplar or tulip tree, first mentioned in 1818 and still standing near the center of the old campus, was called Davie Poplar in his honor.

The first building and, indeed, the only building for two years, was a two-story brick structure that came to be called Old East. It is now a National Historic Landmark, the oldest state university building in America. Opened to students on January 15, 1795, The University of North Carolina received its first student, Hinton James of New Hanover County, on February 12. By March there were two professors and forty-one students present.

The second state university did not begin classes until 1801 when a few students from nearby academies assembled under a large tree at Athens, Georgia, for instruction. By then four classes had already been graduated at Chapel Hill and there were to be three more before the first diplomas were issued in Georgia. The next building on the Carolina campus was Person Hall, begun in 1796 and long used as the chapel. The cornerstone of Main or South Building was laid in 1798. All three are older than any other American state university building.

During the early nineteenth century the trustees began a period of strong support in the development of the young University. Even though their proclaimed initial goal for the University had been to provide trained leadership for the state, the curriculum followed the customary classical trend. In 1815, however, the natural sciences were given equal place, and in the 1820s Professors Denison Olmstead and Elisha Mitchell prepared the nation's first geological survey. In 1831 the first astronomical observatory at a state university was built under the direction of President Joseph Caldwell. Student enrollment increased steadily, and by 1860 only Yale College had more students.

Young men from many states came to Chapel Hill for their education, particularly those from families who had recently left North Carolina to settle elsewhere in the South. The University of North Carolina provided governors not only for North Carolina but also for many other states; countless professions and occupations were represented, including cabinet members, clergymen, diplomats, engineers, geologists, judges, legislators, surveyors, teachers, and a president and a vice president of the United States among others.

The Civil War was responsible for the closing of many colleges and universities, but the University was one of the few Southern institutions to remain open throughout the war. During Reconstruction, however, it was closed from 1870 until 1875; buildings had deteriorated, equipment had disappeared during the federal occupation of the campus, and politicians attempted to direct the course of the University by naming professors, trustees, and other officers.

With a change in the political leadership of the state, however, the University reopened under new trustees who soon began to inaugurate programs that once again marked it as a leading university. A program of graduate study for advanced degrees was announced in 1876. The first university Summer School for teachers anywhere in America opened in Chapel Hill in 1877, and two years later medical and pharmaceutical courses were established as regular offerings.

Heretofore the University had survived on student fees, gifts, escheats, and other minor sources of income. All of the buildings on the campus had been erected through the generosity of alumni and other benefactors. In 1881, however, after nearly a century of precarious existence, the University received the first legislative appropriation for its support.

Although many teachers in the academies and common schools of the state were trained at the University, it was not until 1885 that a teacher training program became an established part of the curriculum. In 1894 the law school was incorporated into the course of study offered by the University, and in 1897 the first woman student was admitted. By the end of the century there were 512 students enrolled with a faculty of thirty-five. By the Commencement of 1900 thirty-one master's degrees and seven doctoral degrees had been awarded the first of each in 1883.

An outstanding example of the new research role of the University occurred in 1892. William Rand Kenan Jr., working in the University laboratory of Professor Francis P. Venable, participated in experiments that resulted in the identification of calcium carbide and the development of a formula for making acetylene gas. With the beginning of the twentieth century the University entered a period of renewed growth and service. In 1904 the first chapter of

Phi Beta Kappa in North Carolina was established at the University. In 1913 the offerings in the field of education were reorganized as the School of Education, while the Bureau of Extension was created to make the University's resources more widely available to people across the state. Special notice was taken in 1915 when student enrollment for the first time reached one thousand. It was in 1915 that alumnus Isaac E. Emerson gave the University a stadium for the athletic field. In 1927 William Rand Kenan Jr. donated the football stadium.

The endowed Kenan professorships fund, established in 1917, provided further incentive for excellence in teaching and research. In 1919 the School of Commerce, now the Kenan-Flagler Business School, was established. The School of Public Welfare began in 1920 as an outgrowth of the Department of Sociology. Thirty years later its name was changed to School of Social Work. In 1922 the University was elected to membership in the Association of American Universities. The UNC Press also was incorporated that year, while two years later the Institute for Research in Social Science was organized. By 1930 there were 2,600 students at the University and a faculty of 222 full- and 85 part-time members. Teaching, study, and research took place at undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels in twelve colleges and schools and in twenty-one departments.

The General Assembly in 1931 consolidated the University with the Woman's College at Greensboro and North Carolina State College at Raleigh under a single Board of Trustees. As an economy measure during the Depression and as a means of eliminating duplication, the trustees allocated each unit specific roles in higher education for the state. The offices of the Consolidated University were established on the Chapel Hill campus and University President Frank Porter Graham became the Consolidated University's first president.

The period of the Depression in the 1930s saw a great deal of new construction on the campus as federal funds became available to create jobs for the unemployed. New dormitories, classroom buildings, a gymnasium, and other buildings and improvements were built in part from this source. World War II also resulted in some new construction and alterations on campus as the University's facilities were used to train military personnel.

In 1931 the School of Library Science was established and the Institute of Government founded. The latter, first of its kind in the nation, became an official part of the University in 1942. In 1936 the School of Public Health was formed. A Naval ROTC unit was created in 1940 and joined by the Air Force ROTC unit in 1947.

The Division of Health Affairs was formally organized in 1949, with schools of Dentistry and Nursing added to the schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Public Health. The University thereby became one of the few in the nation with schools in the five health professions. The opening of North Carolina Memorial Hospital in 1952 provided clinical facilities for the schools.

The Morehead Building and Planetarium were completed in 1949, and in the next year the School of Journalism was organized, although courses in journalism had been offered for many years. In 1990 the School became the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The William Hayes Ackland Art Museum was completed in 1958 and in the following year the University became one of the first to install a large computer system.

As the twentieth century neared its end, the campus became the scene of further changes. The Walter Royal Davis Library was dedicated in 1985 and soon afterwards the renovated L. R. Wilson Library was opened to house the Special Collections. Other new building projects include the Smith Center for athletic and cultural events, the Kenan Center, Fetzer Gymnasium, Carmichael Residence Hall, and new facilities for the departments of Art, Chemistry, and Computer Science. In the medical complex, Memorial Hospital's Critical Care Center, the Lineberger Cancer Research Building, the Public Health and Environmental Sciences Building, and a new building for the Department of Family Medicine were completed.

The period between 1990 and 1995 included the completion of structures such as the Ambulatory Care Facility, Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center, Craige Parking Deck, Fordham Hall (Biology/Biotechnology), George Watts Hill Alumni Center, McGavran-Greenberg (Public Health and Environmental Sciences Center), Student Recreation Center, Thurston-Bowles Building, and William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center.

By 1995 the campus was the site of nearly 250 permanent buildings in addition to temporary structures, trailers, and leased property. There were 23,108 students enrolled in spring semester 1995 and 2,200 full-time faculty members. The Alumni Association counted more than 202,598 living alumni. Since it opened in 1795, the University has trained more than 780,000 men and women exclusive of those who attended Summer School or special courses.

The University has been recognized for the quality of its graduate programs in every national survey conducted in the past third of this century. U.S. News and World Report's survey of American colleges and universities consistently ranks the University among the best colleges in the nation and among the top research universities.

These accolades reflect the quality of the curriculum and of the faculty, whose research orientation allows them to share with their students not only the thrill of discovery, but also the latest advancements and new knowledge. Another asset that contributes to this reputation is UNC-Chapel Hill's superb library system containing more than four million volumes. It is ranked among the top research libraries in the United States and Canada by the Association of Research Libraries.

Now in its third century, UNC belongs to the select group of American and Canadian campuses forming the Association of American Universities. UNC's academic offerings span more than 100 fields, including bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees as well as professional degrees in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy and law. Five health schools — which, with UNC Hospitals, comprise one of the nation's most complete academic medical centers — are integrated with liberal arts, basic sciences and high-tech academic programs.

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UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE (AUS)
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/

Since its establishment in 1874 the University of Adelaide has been amongst Australia's leading universities. Its contribution to the wealth and wellbeing of South Australia and Australia as a whole — across all fields of endeavour — has been enormous.

Studying at the University of Adelaide means being part of a rich tradition of excellence in education and research, with world-class academic staff and a vibrant student life.

Adelaide has a fine tradition of exemplary scholarship and ground-breaking research, and its unique relationship with industry and other organisations ensures that our research expertise is translated into tangible benefits for the global community.

Adelaide's research is at the leading edge of knowledge, with research earnings consistently the highest per capita of any university in Australia. Analysis of the impact of publications and citations shows that the University of Adelaide is ranked in the top 1% in the world in 11 research fields.

An innovative and forward-looking University, Adelaide has major strengths in wine and food, health sciences, biological sciences, physical sciences, information technology and telecommunications, environmental sciences and social sciences.

At the heart of the University's vision, achievement and impact is our commitment to excellence, our sense that a focus on the experience of the student is fundamental, and our belief that research intensity and innovative, high quality teaching have a symbiotic relationship that underpins and characterises the finest universities in the world.

We are committed to producing graduates recognised worldwide for their creativity, knowledge and skills, as well as their culture and tolerance. Our graduates make an impact on the world.

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CAIRO UNIVERSITY (Egypt)   
http://www.cu.edu.eg/
   
    As a major offshoot of the national Egyptian movement that goes back to the beginning of the century, a number of national leaders, enlightenment pioneers and social thinkers called for the establishment of an Egyptian university. In the beginning of this century, social thinkers like Mohammes abdoh, Mostafa Kamel, Mohammed Farid, Kazem Amin and Saad Zaghloul called for the establishment of an Egyptian University to act as a lighthouse of liberal thought and to be the basis of a comprehensive academic revival in all the fields of knowledge in order to be able to cope with the international scientific and academic advancement.

    This national project however, was severely opposed by the British occupation authorities led by Lord Cromer, who knew that the establishment of the university in Cairo meant the creation of a class of enlightened. well educated citizens who realized that independance was not only physical land liberation but also the emancipation of the Egyptian character and mind. This opposition did not, however, dicourage the advocates of the idea who formed the committee of fervent supporters.

    The university finally came into being and it was officially inaugurated on December 21, 1908. A great ceremony was held at the Legislative Council Hall, attended by Khedive Abbas II and forien heads of state. Study began at the university in the evening of the inauguration day in the form of general lectures to be given in diverse places such as the Legislative Council Hall, High Schools Club and Dar AL-Garida.

    Eventually, the official teaching sessions were held at Nestor Janaklis Palace where the American University in Cairo today stands. Due to the financial difficulties the University faced during World War I, the premises was moved to Mohammed Sedky Palace in Al-Falaky Street. The first concern of the University was to send some of their distinguished students to Europe to obtain their Ph.D. and then come back to teach at the university. Among those were Taha Hussein, Mansour Fahmy and Ahmad Deif.

    The University also established a library that contained invaluable books and treatises that were denoted by Egyptians and non-Egyptians alike. As a result of the University's accomplishments, the government decided to establish a State University in 1917 and set up committee to study the project. The committee suggested that the Higher Schools be upgraded to the university level and annexed to the existing colleges. School of Law and School of Medicine were thus annexed to the State University in February 12, 1923. It was agreed that the old University would merge into new one, with the Faculty of Arts as the core.

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BATH UNIVERSITY (UK)
http://www.bath.ac.uk/
The University of Bath is one of the UK’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research and teaching at the highest academic standards, and two small, friendly campuses.

It has a distinctive approach that emphasises the education of professional practitioners and the promotion of original inquiry and innovation in partnership with business, the professions, public services and the voluntary sector.

The University was ranked tenth out of 120 universities by the Sunday Times in 2005, which also shortlisted Bath for its University of the Year award. It was ranked 9th by The Guardian.

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UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE (Germany)
http://www.uni-koeln.de/uni/about_intro.html
The University of Cologne is one of the most famous and - with about 45.000 students - also one of the most popular German universities in the very heart of Europe. The University of Cologne with its seven faculties offers students an enormous variety in choice and combination of courses and subjects. Students who expect and fulfill high standards at the university, will find best studying conditions here.

The University of Cologne occupies a leading position in many areas of research. Thus, for example, the Genetic Institute is part of the Cologne Centre of Genetic Research - one of four in the Federal Republic. The Genetic Institute alone houses two specialist research sectors ("molecular analysis of the development of cellular systems" and "the modular structure of genetic material"). There are two further specialist fields of research ("the physics and chemistry of interstellar molecular clouds" and the "physics of mesoscopic and low-dimensional metallic systems") in physics.
However, Cologne also remains a centre of multi-faceted "classical" philosophical and historical research. The Institute of Archaeology, to cite just one example, is one of the most important research centres for interpreting unpublished papyri from Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquity. In 1995 the specialist research sector "cultural and scenic change in arid Africa" was established in which the disciplines of Egyptology, African Studies, Botany, Geography, Prehistory and Early History, and Ethnology participate. In addition, the university is involved in the specialist research into "theory of the lexicon".

For a number of years now, the university has been endeavouring to take into account the radical political and technological changes which are occurring by means of expanding and developing new main inter-faculty research sectors. In addition to the biological sciences, these primarily include environmental and space research, African research, informatics, modern Sinology, the regional sciences of Latin America and European research. In 1995, in conjunction with the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, the Faculty of Medicine founded the "Cologne University Centre of Molecular-Biological Medicine". Together with the Faculty of Economics and Social Science, the Faculty of Medicine is currently establishing the "Cologne University Institute of Health Economics, Medicine and Society".
Taking its lead from Cologne's role as a media centre, the university is currently in the process of expanding the media sciences sector, one of the university's main focuses of interest. The Institute of Theatre, Film and Television Sciences and the Institute of Broadcasting Legislation can look back upon a long tradition in this field. A few years ago the Institute of Broadcasting Economics was founded.

The University of Cologne attaches particular importance to the existence of close links between the fields of research and pedagogics. Thus, for example, in 1985, in conjunction with the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, the Federal Republic's first post-graduate college (Graduiertenkolleg) was established with the intention of sponsoring particularly gifted young academics. With the financial assistance of the German Research Council more than 200 graduate colleges have since been established at virtually all German universities, five of which are at the University of Cologne.

The success of an academic institution is also contingent upon its environment. Three major research institutes (the Atomic Research Centre in Jülich, the German Research Institute of Air and Space Travel in Porz, the Society of Mathematics and Data Processing in St. Augustin) and three Max Planck Institutes (of cultivation research, neurological research and social research) are located in the vicinity and participate in fruitful exchanges with university academics. In addition, Cologne is home to eight other colleges and universities including the German College of Physical Education, the State College of Music and the Media Art School, founded in 1989. All in all, the number of students in Cologne totals approximately 85,000. The work and study opportunities which this research and further education capacity offers to both academics and students is available in only a few locations in Europe.

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SAINT-PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (Russia)
http://www.spbu.ru/
St.Petersburg State University is the oldest university in Russia, founded as it was by Emperor Peter the Great in 1724.

In the course of almost three centuries of its existence the University has acquired a wealth of experience in international co-operation in the spheres of science, education and culture. It now has about 100 direct agreements of co-operation with universities in 50 countries of the world.

St.Petersburg State University can justly be regarded as an international seat of learning, with as many as 1500 undergraduate and postgraduate students from Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia taking a course of study here every year.

One of the University`s important characteristics is the functioning of 11 research institutes as its structural units alongside the 19 faculties, which enables the staff and students to combine the teaching-learning process with fundamental research both in the sciences and humanities. University students, Russian and foreign, are free to choose of study as well as take additional courses if they so wish.

The university curricula take into account the latest scientific developments and are based on the profound knowledge and teaching experience of generations of academics and educationists.

The University is a living, developing organism. It has much to be proud of both in its past and present, yet we look with even greater hopes into the future, where international co-operation will play an essential role in determining the quality of education of would-be specialists. It is for this reason that St.Petersburg University is interested in preserving its present friendships and partnerships and in acquiring new friends and partners in all countries of the world.

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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (India)
http://www.iitd.ac.in/index.html
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is one of the seven Institutes of Technology created as centres of excellence for higher training, research and development in science, engineering and technology in India, the others being at Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Bombay, Guwahati and Roorkee. Established as College of Engineering in 1961, the Institute was later declared an Institution of National Importance under the "Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963" and was renamed "Indian Institute of Technology Delhi". It was then accorded the status of a deemed university with powers to decide its own academic policy, to conduct its own examinations, and to award its own degrees.

HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, laid the foundation stone of the Institute on January 27, 1959. The Institute was inaugurated by Prof.Humayun Kabir, the then Union Minister for Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs on August 21, 1961. The Institute buildings were formally opened by Dr.Zakir Hussain, the then President of India, on March 2, 1968.