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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 rankings 2009.

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 Research Council 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 World University 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 Arbor offers 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.




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