There are many rating agencies that determine the best universities in the world, and the results of their assessments sometimes differ significantly.

For the most objective determination of the best universities in the world, we have collected data from three world rankings of universities - QS, Shanghai and U.S. News.

Rankings on the basis of which the best universities in the world are determined

Best Universities in the World 2016-2017

Harvard University

- a university that has established itself as a world leader in the field of exact sciences and technologies. It is here that cutting-edge research in the field of natural sciences and engineering. MIT has donated 80 Nobel laureates to the world, as well as many distinguished scientists, engineers and public figures that changed our lives forever.

- a truly legendary educational institution, one of the oldest in Europe. The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209 and has established itself as a brilliant institution from the very beginning. No other university in the world can boast of so many Nobel laureates who studied within its walls as Cambridge - 88 winners of this prestigious award.

- the first educational institution opened in London. Since its inception, the university has always been at the forefront of research work. UCL alumni include the prime ministers of China and Japan, as well as Alexander Bel (inventor of the telephone), John Fleming (creator of the vacuum tube) and Francis Crick (researcher of the structure of the DNA molecule).

The choice of a university is an extremely responsible task facing the graduates and their parents. There are many factors to consider. What is a person hobbies about, who he would like to become, what life goals. And based on this, choose the location of the university, its teaching staff, the quality of education and much more.

We have prepared for you a list of the best universities in Europe where you can study. We also indicated the cost of training. Choose the best one, submit documents and start gnawing the granite of science.

1. Technical University of Madrid, Spain

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The Technical University of Madrid is an old university. Some faculties are over 100 years old. The School of Architecture and Engineering has great importance because it was here that the history of Spanish technology was made for two centuries. At this university, you can earn bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in business and social sciences, engineering, and technology. The university has 3,000 employees and 35,000 students.

Cost of education: 1,000 euros per year ( approximate price).

2. University of Hamburg, Germany

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The university has six faculties. These faculties offer almost every possible discipline, from economics, law, social sciences to the humanities, natural sciences and computer science, and medicine. More than 5,000 employees and almost 38,000 students. It is one of the largest universities in Germany.

Cost of education: € 300 per semester.

3. Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

This is one of the oldest universities in the world. And, perhaps, the most prestigious educational institution in Spain. There are two campuses. One is located in Moncloa, the other is located in the city center. Here you can get bachelor's degrees in business and social sciences, arts and humanities, medicine and engineering. It is a very large university with over 45,000 students.

Cost of education: 1,000-4,000 euros for the entire period of study.

4. Oxford University, UK

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The history of this educational institution dates back to 1096. It is the oldest English-speaking university in the world. More than 20,000 students study here. Business, social sciences, arts and humanities, language and culture, medicine, engineering and technology are available. More than 5,000 employees. He was awarded the royal award nine times.

Cost of education: from 15,000 pounds.

5. University of Glasgow, UK

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The University of Glasgow is one of the oldest learning locations in the UK. The fourth oldest university in the entire English-speaking world. Ranked among the top 10 employers for research in the UK. There are many programs for studying abroad, helping with employment. The following areas are available: business, social sciences, art, humanities, language and culture, medicine, engineering and technology. You can also get a doctorate.

Cost of education: from 13,750 lbs.

6. Berlin Humboldt University, Germany

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Founded in 1810. Then he was called "the mother of all modern universities." This university has great authority. Here students are offered a comprehensive humanistic education. It was the first university of its kind in the world. As in other educational institutions on this list, you can get a doctorate, as well as bachelor's and master's degrees. At the university 35,000 people gnaw the granite of science. It is unique in that it employs only 200 people.

Cost of education: € 294 per semester.

7. University of Twente, Netherlands

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This Dutch university was founded in 1961. Initially worked as a university of technology with the aim of increasing the number of engineers. It is currently the only university in the Netherlands with its own campus. The number of places is limited - only 7,000 students. But the university employs 3,300 scientists and specialists.

Cost of education: 6,000-25,000 euros per year.

8. University of Bologna, Italy

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One of the oldest universities in the world. Many believe that this particular university serves as a reference point and the basis of European culture. It is here that 198 different directions are offered to applicants annually. More than 5,000 employees and more than 45,000 students.

Cost of education: from 600 euros per semester ( approximate price).

9. London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

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It was founded in 1895 with the aim of helping students specialize in the study of the social sciences. Has its own campus, which is located in the center of London. Here you can study criminology, anthropology, social psychologists, international relations, sociology and many other sciences. About 10,000 students are trained and 1,500 employees work. It was this institute that gave the world 35 leaders and heads of state and 16 Nobel laureates.

Cost of education: £ 16,395 per year.

10. Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

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Founded in 1425. It is currently the largest university in Belgium. It has a very high rating, with campuses all over Brussels and Flanders. More than 70 international training programs. At the same time, 40,000 students study here and 5,000 employees work.

Cost of education: 600 euros per year ( approximate cost).

11. Swiss Higher Technical School of Zurich, Switzerland

It began its work in 1855 and today it is one of the best universities in the world. The main campus is located in Zurich. The educational institution offers one of the best programs in physics, mathematics and chemistry. More than 20,000 students and 5,000 employees. For admission, you need to pass a test.

Cost of education: 650 CHF per semester ( approximate cost).

12. Munich Ludwig University - Maximilian, Germany

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One of the oldest universities in Germany. Based in the capital of Bavaria - Munich. 34 Nobel laureates are graduates of this institution. The second largest university in Germany. 45,000 students and about 4,500 employees.

Cost of education: about 200 euros per semester.

13. Free University of Berlin, Germany

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Founded after World War II, in 1948. One of the best universities in the world in terms of research and development. Has international offices in Moscow, Cairo, Sao Paulo, New York, Brussels, Beijing and New Delhi. This allows us to support scientists and researchers and establish international relations. There are 150 different programs offered. 2,500 employees and 30,000 students.

Cost of education: € 292 per semester.

14. University of Freiburg, Germany

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It was created with the aim of enabling students to study without political influence. The university collaborates with over 600 scientists from all over the world. 20,000 students, 5,000 employees. Knowledge of German is a must.

Cost of education: about 300 euros per semester ( approximate price).

15. University of Edinburgh, UK

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Founded in 1582. Representatives of 2/3 of the world's nationalities study here. However, 42% of the students are from Scotland, 30% from the UK and only 18% from the rest of the world. 25,000 students, 3,000 employees. Notable alumni: Katherine Granger, J.K. Rowling, Charles Darwin, Conan Doyle, Chris Hoy and many more.

Cost of education: from 15,250 pounds per year.

16. Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne, Switzerland

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This university is funded by the government and specializes in science, architecture and engineering. Here you can meet students from over 120 countries. 350 laboratories are based on the territory of this university. In 2012, this particular university filed 75 priority patents with 110 inventions. 8,000 students, 3,000 employees.

Cost of education: CHF 1,266 per year.

17. University College London, UK

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Strategically located in the heart of London. Known for impressive research. This institute was the first to admit students of every class, race and religion. 5,000 employees and 25,000 students study at this university.

Cost of education: £ 16,250 per year.

18. Berlin Technical University, Germany

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This university has played a major role in the transformation of Berlin into one of the leading industrial cities in the world. It teaches students in technology and science. 25,000 students and 5,000 employees.

Cost of education: about 300 euros per year.

19. University of Oslo, Norway

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Founded in 1811, funded by the state and is the oldest institution in Norway. Here you can study business, social and human sciences, arts, language and culture, medicine and technology. 49 Master programs on English language... 40,000 students, over 5,000 employees. Five scientists from this university became Nobel laureates. And one of them received the Nobel Peace Prize.

Cost of education: no information.

20. University of Vienna, Austria

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Founded back in 1365 and is one of the oldest universities in German-speaking countries. One of the largest universities in Central Europe. The largest scientific and pedagogical university in Austria. Its campuses are located in 60 settlements. 45,000 students and over 5,000 employees.

Cost of education: about 350 euros per semester.

21. Imperial College London, UK

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Imperial College London began offering its services in 1907 and celebrated its 100th anniversary by becoming an independent institution. It used to be part of the University of London. It is one of the most prestigious universities in the UK. This college is related to the discovery of penicillin and the fundamentals of fiber optics. There are eight campuses throughout London. 15,000 students, 4,000 employees.

Cost of education: from £ 25,000 per year.

22. University of Barcelona, ​​Spain

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The University of Barcelona was founded in 1450 in the city of Naples. Six campuses in Spain's second largest city, Barcelona. Free courses in Spanish and Catalan. 45,000 students and 5,000 employees.

Cost of education: 19,000 euros per year.

23. Moscow State University, Russia

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The university was founded in 1755 and is considered one of the oldest institutions in Russia. More than 10 research centers that provide practical assistance to students in research work. It is believed that the educational building of Moscow State University is the tallest educational institution in the world. More than 30,000 students and up to 4,500 employees.

Cost of education: 320,000 rubles per year.

24. Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

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Sweden's largest and oldest technical university. Emphasis is placed on applied and practical science. More than 2,000 employees and 15,000 students. Compared to other universities in this part of the world, a large percentage of students are foreigners.

Cost of education: from 10,000 euros per year.

25. University of Cambridge, UK

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Founded back in 1209. Always on the list of the world's leading universities. 3,000 employees and 25,000 students from all over the world. 89 Nobel laureates. Cambridge graduates have the highest employment rates in the UK. A truly world-renowned university.

Cost of education: from 13,500 pounds per year.

Any employer values ​​a good education. Nowadays, it is not very difficult to get into a foreign university, you just need to prepare well for admission. It is in order to choose the most suitable university that ratings are compiled.

How ratings are compiled

Evaluation criteria for universities:

• Feedback from students.
• The quality of scientific research.
• Admission requirements and GPA.
• The number of students per teacher.
• The cost of the material and technical base.
• Students who have completed the course.
• Career prospects.

All data is run through many filters, and you should not refuse a suitable offer just because of a line in the rating.

100 best universities in the world

In the top for 2015, the first 10 places are also occupied by Great Britain. The rating of universities in the world was compiled by an independent commission, the survey was conducted in 9 languages.

So, one hundred of the best universities in the world opens Harvard University. It is a very old educational institution dating back to the 17th century. Many US presidents have emerged from its walls.

The second place is taken by the University of Cambridge. It is the oldest university among the existing ones. It was founded in 1209.

Oxford ranks third. This educational institution, like the two previous ones, is very old and has a worldwide reputation.

All these educational institutions have been known for a very long time, have an impeccable reputation, and after graduating from one of the universities you can count on one hundred percent employment.

The list includes universities from both Europe and Asia. In the last, hundredth place of the list, the University of Massachusetts is listed. Thus, the list closes and opens the US university.

Of course, in order to choose a top university, you need not only large cash infusions, but also initial knowledge and knowledge of the language of the country where the educational institution is located.

Top technical universities

Technical specialties are in demand and are popular along with the humanities. IT specialties are especially appreciated.

The rating of technical universities in the world is topped in the United States. Its peculiarity is that students learn in practice, rather than cramming boring theory. Therefore, the university is a leader in intra-university research. It is worth noting that the competition for this university is unrealistically high, and in order to get there, you need to try very hard.

The Indian Institute of Technology is also in the top five. This is a real forge of personnel for the IT sphere. The institute does not have a clear specialization, and students study about 40 disciplines. International students are awarded a scholarship for the exchange of cultural experiences.

The top ten includes Imperial College London. Education there is relatively inexpensive - 12 thousand pounds a year. But big expenses will be for housing, because the college does not have a hostel. And in London, real estate prices are high.

The top twenty includes the Australian University of South Wales. The teaching principles are very similar to those of the University of Massachusetts.

Russia ranks 66th among the world's technical universities. At this place Moskovsky State University named after Lomonosov.

Top Medical Universities

In the first place in the top medical universities is Oxford. As you can see, he is not only included in the ranking of universities in the world, but also the best among teaching medicine.

In second place is Harvard University.

The third place is taken by Cambridge.

The fourth place is given to the Imperial College London.

Rounding out the top five is Stanford University, which is located in the United States.

But Russian universities were not included in the ranking of medical universities in the world.

Top World Business Schools

Business schools tend to be part of large universities, and very rarely exist separately. After graduation, graduates become managers of different levels.

In the first place among business schools - Harvard.

The second place was given to the University of London and its business school.

The third place is taken by the University of Pennsylvania.

The rating of prestigious universities in the world, according to the U.S. agency News

In the first place, as in almost all ratings, Harvard University.

The second place belongs to the Massachusetts Technical University.

The third place is given to the University of California at Berkeley.

The British university appears only in fifth place - Oxford University.

In general, only US universities are represented in the first twenty positions. Further, you can find universities in Japan, Canada, China, Australia, Singapore and European countries. But most of all there are universities in America. Therefore, there are fears that the agency's experts, out of patriotic feelings, may slightly overestimate the educational institutions of their country.

Ranking of universities in the world by specialty

In addition to the general rating, ratings of specialties are made. This is done so that the applicant can choose the most suitable university. Because not all universities have every department or department that is equally strong. The university may be in the top ten of the overall ranking, but after admission it turns out that in a less well-known institute it is in a particular specialty that knowledge is given deeper, more interesting internships, and so on.

The lists are made up in six directions:

• humanitarian;
• engineering and technical;
• biosciences;
• physics and chemistry;
• the medicine;
• social direction.

Moscow State University took several positions in different directions at once: 35th place in the direction "Linguistics", 36th - "Physics and Astronomy", specialty "Computer Science and Information Technology”Entered the top 100. In addition to Moscow State University, the hundred includes St. Petersburg University.

Russian universities in international rankings

In Soviet times, education in our country was considered the best in the world. During the years of perestroika and during the 90s, the level decreased slightly, but now it has begun to grow up in the world.

According to the QS agency, which analyzes all higher educational institutions in the world and compiles a rating, Russian universities are in the following places:

• On the 114th place of the Moscow State University. Lomonosov.
• On the 233rd - St. Petersburg State University.
• At 322nd - MSTU im. Bauman.
• The Novosibirsk National Research Institute is on the 328th place.
• From 400th to 500th place are the Peoples' Friendship University, NRNU MEPhI, St. Petersburg Technical University, Tomsk State University.
• From 500th to 600th places - Tomsk Polytechnic University, Higher School of Economics, Kazan University, Ural University named after Yeltsin, Saratov State University.
• the 800th place is occupied by the Southern Federal University, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, FEFU and Voronezh State University.

Outcomes

When choosing a suitable educational institution, you need to focus not only on the ranking of the most prestigious universities in the world. This is a very conditional indicator, various ratings are marketing tools, and their compilation may not be known to a common man in the street. Of course, there is no reason not to trust popular agencies, but when choosing a university, it is better to focus on your interests.

The ratings of educational institutions are carried out by special statistical agencies. Moreover, the data can vary greatly, depending on many factors that they took into account. As a result, it turns out that in the statistical top 100 of the best universities in the world, for example, one university is in fifth place, and according to another rating, the same educational institution is ranked 20th.

Therefore, for a more objective picture, we will consider the lists of three world agencies at once: QS, THE (Times Higher Education) and U.S. News. They are distinguished by their impartiality, as well as by their authority. That is, we will look for a kind of arithmetic mean, if such a concept can be applied to the ranking of the best universities in the world.

It is worth clarifying right away that, alas, domestic establishments were not included in this list. All universities, which will be discussed, are located in North America and Great Britain. Yes, we have decent universities, but according to the aforementioned agencies, they are not good enough. One of the most serious Russian educational institutions - Lomonosov Moscow State University - occupies only 95th line in the list of the best universities in the world (2017) (QS statistics). So our universities, not only up to the top ten, but up to the first fifty are still very far and long to grow.

So, let's try to figure out what is the best university in the world, what it is so famous for, what it is studied and where to find it. The data may change from year to year, but the top three and even the top five, as a rule, remain unchanged and hold the bar for a very, very long time. Let's designate the top ten educational institutions.

TOP of the best universities in the world:

1. Harvard University.
2. Cambridge.
3. Oxford.
4. Stanford.
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
6. University College London.
7. California Institute of Technology.
8. Yale university.
9. Imperial College London.

And now let's take a closer look at the most notable educational institutions.

Harvard University

Harvard remains the undisputed leader of the ranking, that is, the best university in the world. It was founded back in 1636 and is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The average number of students, according to the university data, ranges from 21 thousand people.

Among the other top universities in the world, Harvard has the largest endowment fund, as well as provides a significant number of scholarships with far more than small numbers in checks. The library at the university is worth mentioning separately - it is just a treasure for anyone who suffers knowledge and answers to their questions.

Faculties

Today's student to faculty ratio is seven to one. Moreover, a good half of the lectures are read for groups of no more than 20 people, which greatly increases the chances of understanding and consolidation of the material received by applicants.

The best university in the world has the following faculties:

• business school;
• humanitarian sciences;
• design;
• pedagogy;
• management and management;
• right;
• healthcare;
• dentistry;
• religion;
• applied Sciences;
• cutting edge research.

And this is not a complete list. There are also academic specialties and departments for training specialists of different profiles. So at Harvard you can study any science, there would be a desire (and opportunities).

Graduates

Among the famous graduates of the best university in the world, one can single out the presidents of the United States (Roosevelt, Kennedy, Bush, Obama), world leaders of other countries, members of the royal families (Prince of Denmark Frederick, Sheikh of Kuwait Sabah, Princess Owada of Japan, as well as businessmen Zuckerberg and Bill Gates ...

University of Cambridge

Silver is awarded to one of the oldest educational institutions in Europe - the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1209 and is located in East Anglia (approximately 90 km north of London). Nearby (50 km) is the large airport Stansted.

Almost 30 thousand students from all over the world study at the university. The educational institution is distinguished by its conservatism (however, like the entire Foggy Albion), therefore, any applicant who falls into the walls of Cambridge becomes part of the centuries-old English traditions. This includes clothing, matriculation rituals, graduation ceremonies, etc.

University faculties

When entering a university, applicants are always faced with a serious dilemma - which college to choose. The fact is that the existing Cambridge system is strikingly different from the usual American and European counterparts.

That is, here, choosing a college, which is also a faculty, you define your lifestyle and social circle. Whichever direction you take, it has its own buildings, gyms, playgrounds and, in general, separate structures that do not in any way come into contact with other specializations.

Colleges:

• humanitarian sciences;
• biology;
• clinical medicine;
• physics;
• cutting edge research;
• Social sciencies.

All of them are subdivided into 150 faculties and departments. It is worth noting that to study at the university you need to have not only an impeccable portfolio, but a tidy sum in your bank account.

Famous alumni

Cambridge is famous for its graduates, including such prominent figures as Newton, Bacon, Rutherford and Oppenheimer. You can also note the major literary figures: A. A. Milna, J. B. Prisley, Cl. Art. Lewis, L. Stern and our compatriot Vladimir Nabokov.

Cambridge has given the planet the largest number of Nobel laureates in many fields.

University of Oxford

Bronze went to another oldest university Europe - Oxford. The educational institution was founded in 1096 and is located in Central England (100 km north-west of London). Oxford can accept up to 25 thousand students from all over the world.

The university is also notable for the fact that the cult film about Harry Potter was filmed on the territory of Christ Church College, and the no less legendary "Alice in Wonderland" was written within its walls.

List of faculties

The main direction of the university is the humanities. But since the twentieth century, exact sciences, law, music, medicine and art have been taught in Oxford with due success. The academic year here begins in October and consists of three semesters: autumn, winter and spring. Summer, respectively, is a vacation time.

There is an abundance of teachers at Oxford: one lecturer can read audiences of five to six people, which allows full use of the tutoring system. That is, the student receives from his teacher not only basic, but also in an expanded volume of specialized knowledge.

Colleges:

• humanitarian sciences;
• design;
• pedagogy;
• right;
• healthcare;
• applied Sciences;
• cutting edge research.

Faculties, as in the case of Cambridge, are subdivided into colleges and operate in a similar manner to it.

Famous graduates

Among the famous alumni of the university, the following world figures can be distinguished: Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair, Lewis Carroll and John Tolkien. We must not forget our compatriots - Anna Akhmatova, Joseph Brodsky, Ivan Turgenev and Korney Chukovsky.

Stanford University

Stanford is primarily famous for its research activities. From the first years of its existence (1891), the educational institution devoted itself to finding the truth and solving the most difficult problems, in parallel, of course, teaching applicants and attracting the best of them to its ranks. The complex is located in Silicon Valley, California, North America.

In addition, Stanford has repeatedly been at the top of the ratings as the best medical University in the world, thanks to innovative discoveries in this field and a large number exceptionally competent and experienced teachers.

Stanford faculties

Stanford was conceived not only as a purely educational institution, but also as a practical one. That is, when other universities focused specifically on the cultural level, Stanford systematized data from world employment exchanges month by month and provided citizens that were extremely “useful” to society.

University specializations:

• business and management;
• the medicine;
• earth science;
• humanitarian sciences;
• engineering;
• right;
• pedagogy;
• society.

The specific direction of each faculty was necessarily calculated based on the current needs of the labor market, so Stanford graduates were 100% likely to be provided with a job. In fact, they were already employed, only by choosing a specialization and passing the admission exams.

About graduates

We owe Stanford the invention of the modem and the TCP / IP protocols. Co-authored with fellow alumni, Vintov Cerf and Brand Townsend have made our Internet possible today. Presidents and statesmen studied at the university: US President Herbert Hoover, Senators Kent Konrad, Diane Feinstein, and Supreme Court Justice Sandra O'Connor.

Businessmen also distinguished themselves by their high-quality education: the director of Nike, Philip Knight, the developer and father of the Pay Pal payment system, Peter Thiel, the two founders of the venerable Google search engine Lawrence Page and Sergey Brin, and also the founder of Yahoo, David Philo.

Every person who wants to succeed in life strives to get a quality education. However, the universities of our country, unfortunately, do not provide level certificates that allow you to quickly get a job at one of the leading positions in profitable companies. Despite this, more and more of our compatriots receive education in, but some try their hand abroad. Of course, many cannot afford to pay for education, but here many grants come to the rescue, having won which you can study abroad for free. We have collected for you best options higher education institutions in the ranking the best universities in the world 2016 years so that you can choose exactly what you like.

10. University of Chicago (USA)

This educational institution has a rich history: it was here that they managed to get the first nuclear reaction, prove that oncology can be caused by genetic inheritance, and confirm the benefits of reading for brain development. On the basis of the university, there are more than 120 different research centers, whose services are used by large companies, so the prospect of staying here is very attractive, because you can repeat the feat of one of the 89 graduates who became Nobel Prize winners. The modern foreign policy doctrine of the United States of America was also developed here.

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The main marketing trump card possessed by the university, which occupies the ninth line of the ranking of the best universities in the world in 2016, is the presence of Albert Einstein, the 1921 Nobel Prize winner in physics, on the list of alumni. Among the features are also unique developments, including the Large Hadron Collider, which is supervised by STI. This speaks of the extremely high qualifications of specialists, thanks to which they have the opportunity to participate in the cutting-edge research of our time.

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This university gave the world many revolutionaries in science, because it was its graduates who were allocated beneficial features vitamin C. One of the outstanding college students was Alexander Fleming, the inventor of penicillin, which allowed humanity to effectively fight infectious diseases. There are also 15 Nobel laureates in the clip, including the person who presented the hologram to the world. If you have a predisposition to study technical or natural sciences, then Imperial College will be the best option.

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You will be amazed at the sheer number of activities Princeton University is ranked seventh in the top 10 universities in the world for 2016. Regardless of the industry he chooses, he has a lot to be proud of. It was here that the speed of light was exceeded, game theory was developed, which is the basis of a separate discipline within the framework of economic science, and advanced developments in the field of energy conservation were made, allowing humanity to avoid raw materials and energy crises in the future. The most famous alumnus is John Nash, the first person who was able to realize that he had schizophrenia and successfully cope with it. This inspired American filmmakers to create a biopic about an outstanding mathematician.

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Perhaps, in the civilized world there are no people who at least once in their life have not heard of Harvard, which gave the world 8 US presidents, including John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama, many movie stars, the founder of the era of personal computers, Bill Gates, who is also the creator the first in the world social network(Facebook), which has about two billion users today. Among the natives the former USSR there are also several prominent figures who graduated from Harvard: Yuri Shevchuk, Orest Subtelny, Grigory Grabovich. Everyone who wants a bright future for their child strives to provide him with education at this university.

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In the top five of the best institutes in the world in 2016, the second most important technical university of our time is located. It is here that ideas were born and continue to develop that are constantly being introduced into everyday life, such as cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence... There are many laboratories at MIT, including one that is developing the latest military equipment for the United States Army. The total teaching staff numbers about one and a half thousand professors, and of the eleven thousand students, 15% are foreign citizens.

4. University of Cambridge (UK)

The rating, which includes the best universities in the world in 2016, cannot do without Cambridge. This educational institution is the world leader among the owners of graduates with the Nobel Prize, there are 92 of them, most of whom made revolutionary discoveries in the field of exact sciences and natural sciences. Thanks to its long history of existence, Cambridge also boasts outstanding physicists - Newton and Bacon. It is worth noting that leading experts in the field of nuclear physics work here, among the professors were also Ernest Rutherford, who proved the existence of a nucleus in an atom with a positive charge and electrons around it with a negative one and the creator of the world's first atomic bomb - Robert Oppenheimer.

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The university, which opens the top three, is the cradle of the modern computer industry, because on its basis a lot of brands were born, which are now one of the largest companies in the world. It was here that Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, studied, and solely thanks to the ability of teachers to adequately respond to the innovative developments of their own wards, he managed to achieve such success. Stanford has kindly provided science labs for MasterCard, Facebook, Xerox, which has enabled the IT giants to revolutionize everyday life, making it much easier.

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Despite its small size compared to other contenders, it had a defining influence on the space program of the United States, made possible the launch of the Hubble telescope and the Apollo lunar program. Every tenth graduate is awarded a medal for innovation from the government, the majority by the age of thirty secure a place in the federal academy of sciences. 17 students were awarded nobel prize, everything in the field of physics or mathematics. No other educational institution can boast of such an impact on human space exploration as KTI.

1. Oxford University (UK)

Oxford is the gold medalist in the Top 10 ranking and this the best university in the world 2016 of the year. This university serves as an example of a classical university in which humanitarian, technological and medical disciplines develop in equal measure. It was here that the first theories about the origin of the Universe appeared, the trajectories of the galaxies were calculated and research expeditions to Mars were coordinated. An interesting fact also is the presence of its own observatory, whose staff predicted the collision of the Milky Way and Andromeda, and also discovered a planet that is entirely made of glass.