Published ranking of universities in the world in 2015. It is annually compiled by the English consulting company QS Quacquarelli Symonds, based on a number of factors. Among them: an assessment of the achievements of each in the field of scientific research and training, the academic reputation of the university, the ratio of teachers and students and the number of foreign employees and students.

Not a single Russian university is in the first hundred ranking. But here is the list of the top 10, which included the best universities in the world in 2015, 2016.

10. University of Chicago

The ranking of universities in the world included a higher educational institution from Chicago, alma mater of 89 Nobel laureates (as graduates or employees). In this institution, Barack Obama taught constitutional law and his wife Michelle worked (at the medical center).

9. Eth Zurich

The Swiss Higher Technical School of Zurich is one of the leading in the field of technology and natural sciences. More than 18.500 students from 110 countries study at this institution.

8. Imperial College London

Imperial College London has a reputation for setting the tone for teaching and research in science, technology and medicine. In 2007, he celebrated the centenary of its founding. The College of Medicine is one of the largest honey. faculties in the UK, according to a study by rating agencies.

7. University College London

University College London was the first university in London and the first in the UK began to accept students, regardless of gender and religion. Here they study philosophy, medicine, technical, physical and mathematical, humanitarian and natural sciences, jurisprudence. There is a school of Slavic cultures and Eastern Europe.

6. University of Oxford

The second of the oldest universities in the world in the ranking. The University of Oxford can trace its “roots” up to the 11th century. Many famous writers, thinkers, politicians and scientists, such as Lewis Carroll, Roger Bacon and J. R. Tolkien, were trained in it. One of the most popular courses at Oxford includes studying philosophy, politics and economics. This program is offered at only a few higher education institutions throughout the UK.

5. California Institute of Technology

The California Institute of Technology, whose talisman is a beaver, opens the top 5 of the ranking of the best universities in the world as a tribute to the "engineers of nature." From the walls of this alma mater came the “dad” photocopying Chester Carlson.

4. Stanford University

Located at the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford University is one of the world's leading educational and research institutions. Its graduates were the founders of such giants as Google, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems, Electronic Arts, Yahoo! and Nvidia.

3. University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is one of the oldest universities in the list of the best, it was founded in the 13th century. It consists of 31 self-governing and independent colleges that are located around the historic city of Cambridge. Colleges provide housing and social security, and also perform social functions in training.

2. Harvard University

Founded in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. It is also the university with the largest target capital in the world ranking, in 2014 it amounted to 36.4 billion dollars. Eight American presidents studied at Harvard, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy.

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Leader in the list of the best universities of 2015, was founded in 1861 in response to a growing US rating. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is famous for its achievements in science and education, in the physical sciences and technology, and more recently in biology, economics, linguistics, and management. Scientists from MIT have created the world's first microscope, in which you can see fermions (subatomic particles that make up matter) and have developed a simple test to detect the Ebola virus in humans. 84 Nobel laureates and 34 astronauts are associated with this institute.

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