Universities in UK ,English

University of Aberdeen
Abertay University, Dundee
Anglia Polytechnic University, Chelmsford
Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge
Aston University, Birmingham
The University of Bath
Birmingham University
Bournemouth University
Bradford University
University of Brighton
Bristol University
Brunel University, Uxbridge, West London
University of Buckingham
University of Cambridge
University of Central England , Birmingham
University of Central Lancashire , Preston
City University, Central London
Coventry University
Cranfield University
Derby University
University of Dundee
Durham University
University of East Anglia , Norwich
University of East London
Edinburgh University

University of Essex , Colchester
Exeter University
Glasgow Caledonian University
University of Glamoragn , Pontypridd
Glasgow University
University of Greenwich , London
London Guildhall University
Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh
University of Hertfordshire , Hatfield
Huddersfield University
University of Hull
The University of the Highlands and Islands Project, Inverness
Keele University, Staffordshire
University of Kent , Canterbury
Kingston University, South West London
Lancaster University
University of Leeds
Leeds Metropolitan University
University of Leicester
De Montfort University , Leicester
De Montfort University , Bedford
De Montfort University , Lincoln
De Montfort University , Milton-Keynes
University of Lincolnshire and Humberside , Lincoln
University of Lincolnshire and Humberside , Hull
Liverpool University
Liverpool John Moores University
University of London Colleges, Schools, Institutes and Teaching Hospitals University of London
University of London St.Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry
University of London Birkbeck College
University of London Goldsmiths College
University of London Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School
University of London Heythrop College
University of London Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
University of London King's College
Courtauld Institute of Art, London
University of London Queen Mary and Westfield College
University of London Royal Holloway
University of London University College
University of London Imperial College at Wye , [London Link]
University of London Imperial College at Wye , [Kent Link]
University of London Eastman Dental Institute
Institute of Child Health , London
University of London Institute of Cancer Research
Institute of Neurology , London
University of London Institute of Education
University of London Institute of Psychiatry
University of London Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Music , London
University of London School of Advanced Studies
University of London St. George's Hospital Medical School , London SW17
University of London, London Business School
University of London School of Economics and Political Science
School of Pharmacy , London
University of London Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine
University of London Royal Postgraduate Medical School
University of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
University of London School of Oriental and African Studies
University of London School of Slavonic and East European Studies
University of London United Medical and Dental Schools

Loughborough University
University of Luton
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe
University of Manchester University of Manchester
Manchester Business School
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology , (UMIST)

Middlesex University, West London
Napier University, Edinburgh
Newcastle University
University of Northumbria , Newcastle
University of Northumbria , Carlisle
University of North London
Nottingham University
Nottingham Trent University
The Open University , Milton Keynes
Oxford University
Oxford Brookes University
Paisley University
Plymouth University
The University of Portsmouth
Queen's University of Belfast
Queen's University Belfast
St.Mary's University College, Belfast
Stranmillis University College, Belfast

Reading University
Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
St.Andrews University
University of Salford
The University of Sheffield
Sheffield Hallam University
University of Southampton
South Bank University, London
Staffordshire University
Stirling University
The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow
Sunderland University
University of Surrey , Guildford
Sussex University, Brighton
University of Teesside
Thames Valley University, Slough
University of Ulster

University of Wales
Univerity of Wales
University of Wales Aberystwyth
University of Wales Bangor
University of Wales Cardiff
University of Wales College of Medicine Cardiff
University of Wales Lampeter
University of Wales College Newport
University of Wales Swansea
University of Wales Institute , Cardiff

University of Warwick
University of the West of England , Bristol
University of Westminster , London
University of Wolverhampton
University of York

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Universities in France

American University of Paris
College de France
Ecole Centrale Paris
Ecole Centrale de Lyon
École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées
École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de St-Etienne
Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Electronique, d'Electrotechnique, d'Informatique et d'Hydraulique de Toulouse
Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Ingenieurs en Construction Aeronautique (ENSICA)

Ecole Nationale Superieure des telecomunnications de Paris (ENST)
Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile (ENAC)
École Nationale des Telecommunications de Bretagne
École Normale Supérieure
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon
École Polytechnique
École Supérieure D'Électricité
École Supérieure D'Ingénieur en Électronique et Électrotechnique
Ecole Supérieure en Sciences Informatiques
Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris
European Institute of Business Administration
Institut National de Physique Nucleaire et de Physique des Particules
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Toulouse
Institut National des T?l?communications
Institut Supérieure D'Electronique du Nord
Institut d'Informatique d'Entreprise
Institut des Mathematiques Appliquees de Grenoble
Strasbourg University
Université Paris IX Dauphine
Université d'Aix-Marseille III
Université d'Angers
Université de Caen
Université de Franche-Comté
Université de Marne la Vallée
Université de Provence
Université de Savoie
Université de la Méditerranée
Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille
Universite Lumiere Lyon
Universite d'Orleans
Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour
Universite de Technologie Compiegne
University of Picardie
University of Rennes 1
Nantes University
Education
Some peculiarities of the French higher education system may first surprise foreign students :

it does not only take place in but also sometimes in high schools (?lyc?es?) even after having obtained a Baccalaur?at (special courses preparing for specialized colleges, special technical sections - "STS"), and many engineering schools are small compared to their foreign equivalents (from 30 to 500 students per year).
French universities themselves normally don't select among candidates : the Baccalaur?at itself opens the doors to higher education.
Competition among students occurs for the entry into smaller colleges, like IUT (technical institutes), STS (special technical sections), CPGES (preparatory classes for engineering colleges), engineering schools. Competitive examinations are organized at the Baccalaur?at level, or two years thereafter when leaving preparatory classes (bac+2 level).

Types of Curricula/Degree
Short university-level technical curricula :
There are two large categories of short, two-or-three-year, technical programs :

Technical institutes (IUT) are semi-autonomous structures within universities, leading to a University Degree in Technology (DUT) ;
Special technical sections (STS) take place within certain high schools and lead to an equivalent degree, the Higher Technician Certificate (BTS).
These curricula last two years after the Baccalaur?at. As they are short and technology-oriented, they directly lead way to employment. The delivered degrees are valid at the national level. The students may pursue another year of studies in some particular area and get the National Specialized Technology Degree (DNTS).

Students may also pursue longer studies, for instance in Professional University Institutes (IUP) or engineering schools.



Scientific and technical programs within universities
Scientific university curricula are divided into three levels :

First level (two years), leading to the Non-Specialized Studies Degree (DEUG)
Second level (two years), leading to the Licence degree (bac+3level) and to the Ma?trise degree (bac+4 level)
Third level (up to five years), with the Doctoral Qualifying Degree (DEA) at the end of the first year, and the Doctoral Degree after approximately three more years of research activity (bac+8 level).
Universities deliver other more technically-oriented degrees :

at the bac+2 level : Non Specialized Scientific and Technical Studies Degree (DEUST) and University Degree (DU) ;
at the bac+4 level : Bachelor Degree in Science and Technics (MST),
Bachelor Degree in Corporate Computer Applications (MIAGE)
both requiring two years of study after a previous bac + 2 degree;
Professional University Institutes (IUP) which requires three years after a com petitive examination at the bac+level ;
at the bac+5 level :Magister Studies ( Magist?res) requiring three years after a bac+2 level, DESS requiring one year after a bac + 4 level ;
at the bac+6 level : Technical Research Degree (DRT) given to students having conducted tech nological research in close relation with a company.
All these curricula take place within universities and aim at providing specialists to industry.



Long technical studies : the engineering programs
There are a lot of engineering studies in France. They differ from one another on several grounds : program duration, kind of entrance examination, areas covered. Foreign students can't easily grasp a clear picture with such great amount of sometimes small schools. Common characteristic of these engineering schools : the engineering degree is at bac+5 level.

The classical model of the specifically French engineering education system includes two stages :

two years of preparatory classes (Classes Preparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles Scientifiques). Preparatory sections are part of same high schools. In these sections, students are being prepared to competitive examinations for entering Engineering Schools (Grandes Ecoles Scientifiques technically oriented). A few schools of education (Ecoles Normales Superieures, more scientifically oriented) also recruit that way.
three years of higher technical education within schools.
The better known engineering schools, some of which are 200 or more years old, follow this model.

However, in the last forty years, new engineering programs were developed :

some engineering curricula recruit students at the Baccalaur?at level (most of them without a special exam), and give them a 5-year training ;
others still recruit at the bac+2 level, but accept students who have already got a degree (DEUG,DUT or BTS) instead of organizing a competition for students coming from preparatory sections.
Most engineering schools take a few university graduates (bac+4) who then follow the last two years of engineering school with the other students.

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Universities in Austria

Graz University of Technology
Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Karl Franzens University
Montanuniversität Leoben
Technikum Vorarlberg
Universität für Bodenkultur
University of Art and Industrial Design
University of Economics, Vienna
University of Innsbruck
University of Klagenfurt
University of Salzburg
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
University of Vienna
Vienna University of Technology
MCI-Management Center, Innsbruck

University of Vienna
63,000 students from 130 countries are currently enrolled at the University which offers more than 135 Bachelor, Master, Diploma and Doctoral programmes in the fields of study covered by its Faculties.

Austria is a federal state consisting of nine independent federal states: Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Upper Austria, Vienna and Vorarlberg.

According to recent census data for 1998, Austria has 8.1 million inhabitants, of whom approx. 98% speak German. The six ethnic groups officially recognized in Austria are concentrated on the east and south of the country. In 1998, the average life expectancy for a new-born male stood at 74.3 years, for a new-born female at 80.7 years.

In terms of religious allegiances, 78% of Austrians are Roman Catholic, a further 5% Protestant (principally Augsburg Confession). Some 4.5% of the population belong to another faith, 9% belong to no religious group, and 3.5% did not respond.

Austria is a highly developed industrialized nation with an important service sector. The foremost industries are foodstuffs and luxury commodities, mechanical engineering and steel construction, chemicals and vehicle manufacturing. Within the vehicle sector, the production of engines and transmissions is the most important area, accounting for an export quota in excess of 90%. Austria manufactures some 800,000 engines per annum for many major car manufacturers. In the electronic engineering field, Austria has made a name for itself with the production of customized electronics products like microprocessors and integrated circuits for airbags, ABS braking systems and components for Airbus airliners and for high-speed trains etc.

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Universities of Denmark,Study Abroad in Denmark

Aalborg Business College
Aalborg University
Aarhus school of Business
Copenhagen Business School
University of Southern Denmark
Roskilde University
Royal Danish School of Pharmacy
Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
Technical University of Denmark
Aarhus University
University of Copenhagen

Foreign students may be admitted to Danish higher education either as guest students, international students or as regular students along with the Danish applicants.


Higher education comprises the university sector, which offers research based undergraduate and graduate programmes, as well as a parallel sector for professional bachelor and diploma programmes and more business oriented programmes. Most higher education institutions offer courses in English, and at graduate level several English programmes such as MBA and MPA programmes are available.


Furthermore a variety of long and short programmes related to specific subjects (e.g. the police academy) as well as a number of programmes offered by the private sector (like e.g. banking) are available. For these programmes a good knowledge of Danish is required.

As a starting point, you need a residence permit before arriving in Denmark. The Danish Immigration Service recommends that the application be handed in approx. 2-3 months before expected arrival.

The application should be sent to the Danish mission in the country you come from or have lived in for the last 3 months. Application forms can be obtained from the mission or from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs website. If there is no Danish mission in the country in question, you can contact the mission of the Schengen country, which represents Denmark.

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Universities in Belgium

Brussels University
Catholic University of Louvain
Faculté Polytechnique de Mons
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Limburgs Universitair Centrum
Royal Military Academy
Université Libre de Bruxelles
University of Antwerp
University of Ghent
University of Li?ge
University of Namur
Vesalius College (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

Education
Higher education can be followed in economics, art, social-, paramedical-, technical-, agriculture- and pedagogical studies, etc. After two or three years, professional diplomas are awarded to the successful students.


Higher education
comprises university and non-university education (Hogescholen); transfer from one type to another is possible. Entrance examinations exist only for Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering -Architecture, Dental Sciences, Medical Sciences, Nautical Sciences and Fine Arts. Higher non-university education offers both short-term (one cycle), three-year study courses and long-term (two-cycle) four-to five-year study courses of academic level. There are 29 hogescholen and 6 universities. University education takes four, five, six or seven years, depending on the discipline. In addition, hogescholen and universities offer postgraduate (advanced, supplementary or specialized) training programmes.

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Rockefeller Gives $100 Million to Harvard

Recently, Harvard University alumnus David Rockefeller, announced that he will be giving his alma mater the single largest gift from a former student ever, writes Stephanie Strom of The New York Times, (“Rockefeller Gives Harvard $100 Million,” April 25, 2008).

The $100 million gift will be added to the school’s $35 million endowment, the largest among all universities.

Roughly $70 million of the award will help fund the school’s undergraduate international study programs, which have more than doubled in participants over the last four years, and, according to a university survey, have been financially inaccessible for many more Harvard students.

The remainder of the gift will be earmarked for the expansion of the school’s arts education programs.

In a telephone interview with The Times, Rockefeller commented that Harvard played an important role in his life and that the school’s study abroad program helped inspire his passion for studying art. In the summer of 1936, Rockefeller took his first art courses in Germany, where he chose to study to fulfill his foreign language requirement, Strom writes.

Although Harvard will not receive Rockefeller’s $100 million gift until after his death, he has agreed to give the school $2.5 million annually, resulting in the school receiving more than the promised $100 million.

by Student Loan

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