The Most Influential Schools in the World
Find the most influential colleges and universities in the world in nearly 25 academic disciplines
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Ajayi Crowther University also known as ACU is a private university located in Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria. Historical background The Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo was established by the Supra Diocesan Board of the Church of Nigeria , has its origins in the defunct CMS* training institution, Abeokuta and the defunct St. Andrews College, Oyo.CMS The University started as CMS Training Institution in Abeokuta in 1853 from where it was relocated to Lagos . In March 1896, it was transplanted to Oyo retrospectively in 1920. At inception, St. Andrews College, Oyo produced holders of Grade II Teachers ...
The Universidad José Cecilio del Valle is a private higher education institution in Honduras. It was established in 1978 through the Asociación Hondureña para el Fomento de la Educación Superior . UJCV has programs, including associate degrees, as well as 4-to-5-year bachelor's degrees.
World University of Bangladesh often abbreviated as is a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abdul Mannan Chowdhury is the vice-chancellor of the University. History World University of Bangladesh established in 2003 under the private University Act, 1992 and private university Act 2010, approved and recognized by the Ministry of Education, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh is a leading university for quality and utilitarian education. His Excellency the President of People's Republic of Bangladesh is the Chancellor of the university.
São Paulo State University is a public university run by the state government of São Paulo, Brazil. Unesp has a combined student body of over 45,000 spread among its 23 campuses. The first of them is the Araraquara Pharmacy and Odontology Faculty, founded in 1923 and incorporated by the state of São Paulo in 1956. Before the university’s official foundation in 1976, its original 12 campuses were public independent faculties.
The Catholic University of Santiago del Estero is an institution created by a group of lay Catholics in collaboration with the Congregation of the Brothers of Mercy, and was inaugurated on June 21, 1960, as the Instituto Universitario San José de Ciencias Políticas, Sociales y Económicas.
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Mashal University
Mashal University is private university established in 2009, located in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. Notable graduates Mina Mangal External links Mashal University
Stockton University is a public university in Galloway Township, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. It is named for Richard Stockton, one of the New Jersey signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Founded in 1969, Stockton accepted its charter class in 1971. At its opening in 1971, classes were held at the Mayflower Hotel in Atlantic City; the campus in Galloway Township began operating late in 1971. Nearly 10,000 students are enrolled at Stockton and it is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The university has a second...
Future University in Egypt is a private university located in 90 street, New Cairo, Egypt and was founded in 2006 by the Azazy Group. Faculties Faculty of Oral and Dental MedicineFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical IndustriesFaculty of Engineering and TechnologyFaculty of Economics and Political ScienceFaculty of Commerce and Business AdministrationFaculty of Computers and Information TechnologyEach faculty is an independent institution with its own property and equipment. The faculties are responsible for selecting students, in accordance with University regulations. Degree...
Hampshire College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was opened in 1970 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley: Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Together they are known as the Five College Consortium. The campus also houses the National Yiddish Book Center and Eric Carle Museum, and hosts the annual Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics.
Palestine Polytechnic University is a university located in Hebron, West Bank, Palestine. The school was founded in 1978 by the University Graduates Union , a non-profit organization in Hebron. Enrollment in 2007 exceeded 5000 students.
Walsh University is a private Roman Catholic university in North Canton, Ohio. It enrolls approximately 2,700 students and was founded in 1960 by the Brothers of Christian Instruction as a liberal arts college. Walsh College became Walsh University in 1993. The university offers more than 70 undergraduate majors and seven graduate programs, as well as multiple global learning experiences.
Kerman University of Medical Sciences also called KMU , is a university located in Kerman, Iran. KMU is the 8th largest medical university in Iran and the largest university of medical sciences in southeast of the country with about 6000 students and 503 faculties.
The W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research is an archaeological research institution located in East Jerusalem. It is the oldest American research center for ancient Near Eastern studies in the Middle East. Founded in 1900 as the American School of Oriental Research, it was renamed in 1970 after its most distinguished director and the father of biblical archaeology, William F. Albright. Its mission is to develop and disseminate scholarly knowledge of the literature, history, and culture of the Near East, as well as the study of civilization from pre-history to the early Islamic period.
Texila American University is an offshore private medical school, owned by the Texila American University Ltd – Hong Kong . TAU-HK is a project of the ALLTERE Education Management Company. Texila's U.S. offices are in New Jersey. The University is located in Guyana, South America and offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in medicine, nursing, public health and allied sciences.
Al-Jāmiʿah al-Islāmiyyah ʿAzīz al-ʿUlūm Bābūnagar , better known simply as Babunagar Madrasah , is one of the well-known Qawmi madrasahs in Chittagong. Established in 1924, situated at Babunagar, Fatikchhari, there are at present about 3000 students acquiring education.
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Qiqihar University
Qiqihar University is an institution for higher education, founded in 1953 in Qiqihar city of Heilongjiang province in northeast China. Its campus has an area of 1.15 km². It is the only provincial, comprehensive, regular institution of higher learning in the western part of Heilongjiang Province.
The Maharaja's College is a government college of higher education located in Ernakulam, Kerala. Established in 1875, it is one of the oldest colleges in India. Located in the heart of the city, the college is spread over a campus of on the banks of Vembanad Lake. Blanketed by tall and rare species of trees, its campus features is a mix of old and modern architecture and covers a total area of , providing infrastructural facilities for the 22 departments of the college.
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Zabol University
The University of Zabol , also known as Zabol University and UOZ, is a university based in Zabol, Iran, established in 1999. Overview UOZ consists of eight faculties and a research complex including three institutes and one research center.
The State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart is a university in Stuttgart, Germany. It was founded in 1761 and has been located on the Weissenhof since 1946. Its campus consists of three buildings: the Altbau, Neubau 1 or "Architects' Building", and Neubau 2.
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Tadulako University
Tadulako University is a public university in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was established on May 1, 1981 after being an affiliate of Hasanuddin University of Makassar for several years. Prof. Dr. Ir. Mahfudz, MP serves as the Rector.
The University of West London is a public research university in the United Kingdom with campuses in Ealing, Brentford, and Reading, Berkshire. The university has roots in 1860 when the Lady Byron School was founded, later Ealing College of Higher Education. In 1992, the then-named Polytechnic of West London became a university as Thames Valley University . 18 years later, after several mergers, acquisitions and campus moves, it was renamed to its current name.
Defence Services Command and Staff College is a government owned defense college that provides training to Bangladeshi military officers and is located in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Major General Md. Faizur Rahman is the current Commandant of DSCSC.
Shenyang Jianzhu University is a university in Shenyang, Liaoning, China under the provincial government. External links Official English website Campus real three-dimensional map
German Sport University Cologne , is a sport university in Cologne, Germany. History The Sport University Cologne was founded in 1947. After the Sport University had changed its name to "German Sport University" in 1965 it gained the official status as a university in 1970. After German reunification, the East German "Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur" Leipzig was dissolved, leaving the Sport University Cologne as the only one in Germany.
National Institute of Technology Calicut , formerly Regional Engineering College Calicut, is a public technical university and an institute of national importance governed by the NIT Act passed by the Parliament of India. The campus is situated north east of Kozhikode, on the Kozhikode–Mukkam Road. It was established in 1961 and was known as Calicut Regional Engineering College until 2002. It is one of the National Institutes of Technology campuses established by the Government of India for imparting high standard technical education to students from all over the country. NIT Calicut hosts a...
The Higher School of Advertising and Marketing is a private higher education institution in Brazil. Its undergraduate course in Advertising is consistently ranked the best in Brazil. History The school was founded by Rodolfo Lima Martensen, a Brazilian radio host and advertising executive, at the request of media mogul Assis Chateaubriand, owner of Diários Associados, at the time the largest media conglomerate in Brazil, and Pietro Maria Bardi, then director of the São Paulo Museum of Art. A room in the museum served as the school's first location, where it was named "Escola de Propaganda do Museu de Arte de São Paulo" .
Africa Nazarene University is a private Christian-founded university in, Kenya, and an affiliate of The Church of the Nazarene Colleges and Universities around the world. Africa Nazarene University is fully accredited by the Commission for University Education and the International Board of Education.
The Precarpathian National University is a public research university in Ivano-Frankivsk. It is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Western Ukraine. The history of the university dates back to March 15, 1940, when Stanislav Teacher Training Institute was established. Later, in 1950, it was renamed Stanislav Pedagogical Institute. In January 1971, the institution was renamed after a famous Ukrainian writer Vasyl Stefanyk by the decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR.
The Shanghai University of Political Science and Law is a public university in Shanghai, China, Founded in 1984, SHUPL is situated in the Sheshan Mountain scenic area. The university has 12 academic schools and other teaching departments include the Graduate School, Department of Physical Education, Network and Modern Education Technology Center, and Vocational Training Center. SHUPL now offers 3 master's degree programs, 25 undergraduate programs and 7 higher vocational degree programs.
Northumbria University is a public university located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East of England. It has been a university since 1992, but has its origins in the Rutherford College, founded in 1877.
Rivers State University , formerly Rivers State University of Science and Technology , is a government-owned university located in the Diobu area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. As of 2021, the vice chancellor of the university is Professor Nlerum Sunday Okogbule. He was appointed by the Governor Nyesom Wike administration.
The Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, formerly known as the School of Buddhist Philosophy, located in Leh town of Ladakh is a deemed university under Ministry of Culture. It was founded in 1959 and formerly affiliated to the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University in Varanasi.
The Reformed Theological College is the theological college supported by the Christian Reformed Churches of Australia, the Reformed Churches of New Zealand, and the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia. It is located in the Melbourne CBD, Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1954.
Management & Science University is a private university in Malaysia located in Shah Alam, Selangor. The university was founded in 2001 as University College of Technology & Management Malaysia before officially becoming a full fledge university in October 2007 as Management & Science University.
The Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education , formerly Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education, is a higher education institute deemed-to-be-university, located in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. Under the aegis of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and committed for excellence in physical education, coaching and sports in the country. The campus is on the Agra–Mumbai Highway, at a walking distance of around 500m from Gwalior railway station, Shaktinagar, Gwalior.
The University of Medicine, Taunggyi located in Taunggyi, Shan State is one of the five universities of medicine in Myanmar. Founded in 2015, the university offers an M.B.,B.S. degree program. The university started its first enrollment in December 2015 and accepted 200 students from Shan State and Kayah State.
The Royal Northern College of Music is a conservatoire located in Manchester, England. It is one of four conservatoires associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. In addition to being a centre of music education, RNCM is one of the UK's busiest and most diverse public performance venues.
Khatam Al-Nabieen University is a private university established in 1966, located in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. See also List of universities in AfghanistanKhatam Al-Nabieen University is a private university established in 2006 , located in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan
Kaboora Institute of Higher Education is a university in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan. See also List of universities in Afghanistan External links Kaboora Institute of Higher Education website
Gharjistan University is a university located in Pul-e-Sorkh, Kabul, Afghanistan established in 2010. Faculties Economics and managementLaw and political scienceComputer scienceSocial science See also List of universities in Afghanistan
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Maryam University
Maryam University is a private university established in 2007, located in the Kabul city of the Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Programs and Courses Bachelor in Law Bachelor in Political Science Bachelor in Business Administration Bachelor in Information Technology CEL/DEL in English Language
Kazan National Research Technological University, KNRTU is an innovational scientific educational complex. The University comprises 15 academic and research institutes; runs over 100 Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's Degree and Ph.D. programs; enrolls over 27,000 undergraduate and graduate students, 900 Ph.D. and 100 Post-Doc students from Russia and other countries; employs over 300 Full Professors, Doctors of Science and 800 Associate Professors, Ph.D.s; raises the budget of 1.4 billion rubles.
City University College of Ajman is an institution of higher education located in Ajman in the United Arab Emirates. CUCA received its license from the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in August 2011. It provides education for UAE nationals and international students.
Hebei University of Science and Technology is one of the key, multi-disciplinary universities in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. It offers undergraduate degrees in science, engineering, humanities, and social science courses.
The Sverdlov Communist University was a school for Soviet activists in Moscow, founded in 1918 as the Central School for Soviet and Party Work. After the death of the Bolshevik leader Yakov Sverdlov, the institution was named after him. Its founding rector was Vladimir Nevsky.
Universidad Alejandro de Humboldt was named in honor of Alexander von Humboldt German naturalist and explorer. UAH is a Venezuelan private university sponsored by the Civil Association Educational Humboldt, created by the National University Council in Resolution No. 28 of 25 July 1997 and authorized in its operation by Presidential Decree No. 2.225 of December 1, 1997.
Daegu University of Foreign Studies was a university of Foreign Studies in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was founded in 1997. In 2018 Ministry of Education ordered closure of the university due to its significant finance troubles and corruption of the founders and leadership after the special audit conducted following the lowest evaluation the university received in 2015.
The Irish College of St Anthony, in Leuven, Belgium, known in , , and , has been a centre of Irish learning on the European Continent since the early 17th century. The college was dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua.
Qinghai Normal University is a university in Xining, Qinghai, China. Founded in 1956, it lies on the Huangshui River and has 2 colleges, 14 departments, 3 branches and a research institute.
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Uiduk University
Uiduk University is a private university located in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is situated between Pohang and Gyeongju, right outside of the village of Gangdong-myeon and a short distance away from the Yangdong Folk Village, a Korean traditional neighborhood in Gyeongju.
