Top Universities

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.

Each year, Oxford welcomes talented students at both undergraduate and graduate level, from all over the globe. Our students are attracted by the chance to study at an internationally-renowned seat of learning, with a centuries-old reputation for outstanding academic achievement and innovation.

    * Over 130 nationalities are represented among our student body.
    * Oxford’s teaching and research is consistently in the top rank nationally and internationally, and is at the forefront of medical, scientific and technological achievement.
    * Oxford has strong links with research institutions and with business and industry, both in the United Kingdom and overseas.
    * The University has excellent facilities and resources for learning in its world-famous libraries, laboratories and museums.
    * Oxford’s collegiate system fosters a sense of community between tutors and students, and among students themselves.
    * Students have the opportunity to learn alongside leading researchers in their field.
    * The Oxford Opportunity Bursaries Scheme, which starts operating from October 2006, will be one of the most generous bursary schemes for UK undergraduates. The scheme ensures that no home student should be deterred from applying to Oxford for financial reasons.

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The University of Otago, founded in 1869 by an ordinance of the Otago Provincial Council, is New Zealand’s oldest university. The new University was given 100,000 acres of pastoral land as an endowment and authorised to grant degrees in Arts, Medicine, Law and Music.

The University opened in July 1871 with a staff of just three Professors, one to teach Classics and English Language and Literature, another having responsibility for Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, and the third to cover Mental and Moral Philosophy. The following year a Professor of Natural Science joined the staff. With a further endowment provided in 1872, the syllabus was widened and new lectureships established: lectures in Law started in 1873, and in 1875 courses began in Medicine. Lectures in Mining were given from 1872, and in 1878 a School of Mines was established; this later became the Department of Mineral Technology and was transferred to the University of Auckland in 1987.

The University was originally housed in a building (later the Stock Exchange) on the site of John Wickliffe House in Princes Street but it moved to its present site with the completion of the northern parts of the Clocktower and Geology buildings in 1878 and 1879. The School of Dentistry was founded in 1907 and the School of Home Science (now Consumer and Applied Sciences) in 1911. Teaching in Accountancy and Commerce subjects began in 1912. Various new chairs and lectureships were established in the years between the two world wars, and in 1946 teaching began in the Faculty of Theology. The School of Physical Education was opened in 1947.

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Murdoch University’s mission is to extend knowledge, stimulate learning, and promote understanding, for the benefit of the wider community. We have an outstanding reputation as an institution that provides students with a quality education and recognised academic standing within an engaging and caring environment. We are committed to excellence in teaching and research and Murdoch provides the ideal place to take the next step on a path of lifelong learning.

Murdoch University is located in Perth, Western Australia and has three campuses at Murdoch, Rockingham and Peel.

With a student population of over 14,000 including 2,000 international students Murdoch is a dynamic, modern university with a national reputation for excellence in teaching, research and student satisfaction. We are committed to excellence in teaching and research and Murdoch provides the ideal place to take the next step on the lifelong path of learning.

Education at Murdoch is about creating opportunities for your future. We have a flexible admissions policy that provides alternative entry paths for students from non-traditional academic backgrounds. We also have an adaptable undergraduate degree structure, so you can broaden your qualifications [and your choice of careers] by taking a double – or even a triple – major.

Importantly we provide an education that encourages you to think independently and critically and that is designed to foster those qualities of imagination and independence of mind on which professional and personal development depend.

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In 1861, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts approved a charter for the incorporation of the "Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Boston Society of Natural History" submitted by William Barton Rogers. Rogers sought to establish a new form of higher education to address the challenges posed by rapid advances in science and technology in the mid-19th century with which classic institutions were ill-prepared to deal. The Rogers Plan, as it came to be known, was rooted in three principles: the educational value of useful knowledge, the necessity of “learning by doing,” and integrating a professional and liberal arts education at the undergraduate level.

Because open conflict in the Civil War broke out only a few months later, MIT’s first classes were held in rented space at the Mercantile Building in downtown Boston in 1865. Construction of the first MIT buildings was completed in Boston’s Back Bay in 1866 and MIT would be known as "Boston Tech." During the next half-century, the focus of the science and engineering curriculum drifted towards vocational concerns instead of theoretical programs. Charles William Eliot, the president of Harvard University, repeatedly attempted to merge MIT with Harvard’s Lawrence Scientific School over his 30-year tenure: overtures were made as early as 1869 with other proposals in 1900 and 1914 ultimately being defeated.

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One of the Australia’s best university is University of Melbourne. Here is some information about this precious university as usual for more information please go to university official website.

Established in 1853, the University of Melbourne is a public-spirited institution that makes distinctive contributions to society in research, teaching and knowledge transfer.

Melbourne’s teaching excellence has been rewarded two years in a row by grants from the Commonwealth Government’s Learning and Teaching Performance Fund for Australian universities that demonstrate excellence in undergraduate teaching and learning.

Melbourne was also one of only three Australian universities to win ten citations — the maximum number of awards possible — under the Carrick Citations for Outstanding
Contributions to Student Learning. The citations recognise commitment by university staff who have shown outstanding leadership and innovation in teaching, and dedication and enthusiasm for student learning.

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