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QS World University Rankings 2021 – Top Universities in Portugal Rank University 1 University of Porto 2 University of Lisbon 3 University of Aveiro 4 University of Coimbra 5 New University of Lisbon 6 University of Minho 7 ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon 8 Catholic University of Portugal 9 University of Algarve 10 University of Beira Interior 1. University of Porto This university is a public research university located in porto established in 1911 and it is the second largest portuguese university. Earlier the university was primarily based on higher education and the name of the institution was Polytechnic Academy. The establishment of the university was after the proclamation of the Portuguese republic and the university has more than 100 years of experience. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Doctoral programmes Integrated masters programmes 2. University of Lisbon This is a public research university located in Lisbon where it was established in 1911 and it is the largest university in portugal. The current university was formed by the merging of two former public universities; the merging process started in 2011 and came officially in 2012. The motto of the university is “To the Light” and the university is divided into 18 schools and six specialized research areas. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Doctoral programmes Integrated masters programmes 3. University of Aveiro This university is a public research university located in Aveiro established in 1973 and the university was founded for providing polytechnic education in Aveiro. It is a public research university mainly focused on robotics, bioinformatics, sea sciences, materials and the main campus is located in the city. The motto of the university is “Thinking, making, doing” and the university was founded by an announcement in a meeting conducted in the Museum of Aveiro. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Doctoral programmes Integrated masters programmes 4. University of Coimbra This university is a public research university located in Coimbra, Portugal, it was first established in Lisbon in 1290 but the university was relocated to Coimbra in 1537. It is one of the oldest universities in the world still in operation and the oldest university in Portugal. Based on the architecture and the historical traditions this university has been declared as a World heritage site by UNESCO in 2013. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Doctoral programmes Non degree courses 5. New University of Lisbon (NOVA) It is also known as NOVA, established in 1973  as a public research university in Lisbon. It is the newest public university in Lisbon and it was established in the demand for higher education in Lisbon and its metropolitan areas. Earlier the institution was only focused on graduate programs but later in 1977 the university expanded the teaching and research courses. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters and integrated masters courses Doctoral programmes Non degree courses and specialization courses 6. University of Minho This university was established in 1973 based in Minho as a public research university in Portugal and the university is divided into 4 campuses. The formation of the university was to provide education in the region of Minho where that place is significant for economic activity and for the youth population. The motto of the university is “Examining things in themselves: this is the true way of knowing”. The university is also famous for the number of the citations of its published papers. Courses offered: Bachelor’s degree Masters degree Integrated masters degree PhD degree 7. ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon It is a public tertiary educational institution located in Lisbon which was founded in 1972, starting with three degree programmes and 296 students in portugal. Formally the university was called Higher Institute of Business and Labour Sciences and became a university status in 2009. In 2019 the university adopted a new visual branding with a new logo and graphic norms and got the name changed to ISCTE. When the university celebrated 50 years , it opened a new branch in Sintra with eight degrees. Courses offered: Bachelor’s degree Masters degree PhD degree Post-grad and executive masters degrees Short term programmes 8. Catholic University of Portugal This university is a concordat university located in Lisbon which was established in 1967 and it is also known as Católica or UCP. It has four campuses in Lisbon, Braga, Porto and Viseu and it also has one branch in Macau, China called University of Saint Joseph. The motto of the university is “The Value of Values” and this university has been ranked as the best Portuguese university. Courses offered: Bachelor’s degree Masters degree PhD degree 9. University of Algarve It is a public higher education institution located in the southern part of Portugal which was established in 1979. The university’s main campus is located in the capital city of Algarve, Faro and the other campus is located in Portimao. This university is the only university created by the law from parliament and the university opened the medical school in 2009 Courses offered: Bachelor’s degree Masters degree PhD degree Higher professional technical courses Open courses 10. University of Beira Interior (UBI) UBI is a public research university located in Covilha, Portugal which was established in 1979. This institution was the first higher education institution which was established by the government as a polytechnical institute in Covilha. The institution was promoted to higher educational institution level by the government in 1979 and in 1986 the university got full university status. UBI is one the youngest public universities in portugal and it has been ranked best universities by the world ranking. Courses offered: Bachelor’s degree Masters degree PhD degree Non degree courses

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Top 10 universities in Austria

QS World University Rankings 2021 – Top Universities in Austria Rank University 1 University of Vienna 2 TU Wien 3 University of Innsbruck 4 Graz University of Technology 5 Johannes Kepler University Linz 6 University of Klagenfurt 7 University of Graz 8 University of Salzburg 9 Medical University of Graz 10 Medical University of Innsbruck 1. University of Vienna This university is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria and was established in 1365 founded by Duke Rudolph IV. It is the oldest university in the German speaking world and the largest higher education institution in Europe. This university is the third oldest in the central Europe and it has more than 60 campuses throughout Vienna. This university has a feature of democratic representation that means the power of the university divided into three groups consists of students, junior faculty and full professors. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses PhD programmes Teacher education programmes Continuing education 2. TU Wien This university is also known as Vienna University of technology and it is a public research university in vienna, Austria established in 1815. The motto of the university is “Technology for people” and the university mainly focuses on the teaching and research in engineering, computer science, and natural sciences courses. This university library has six floors and it has open access areas and reading rooms with more than 700 study desks. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Doctoral programmes 3. University of Innsbruck This university is a public research university in Innsbruck which is the capital city of Austria and was established in 1669. It is the third largest university in Austria and in the Austrian Bundesland of Tirol this university is the largest education institution. In mountain research this university has been ranked third worldwide. This university currently offers studies in entrepreneurship, computer science and scientific computing. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Doctoral programmes Continuing education 4. Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) TU Graz is a public research university located in Styria, Austria founded in 1811 and it is the oldest university in Austria for science and technology research and educational institutes. The motto of the university is “Science – Passion – Technology”. The university has three campuses among which two are located in the centre of Graz and one is in the southeast of the city. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Doctoral programmes Continuing education 5. Johannes Kepler University Linz This university is a public research university located in Linz, Austria and was established in 1966. This university was the first university in Austria to introduce electronic student ID in 1998. It offers degrees mainly in business, engineering, law, science, social sciences and medicine. The university was established as a college of social sciences, economics and business in 1966 and got university status in 1975 Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Doctoral programmes Diploma program 6. University of Klagenfurt This university is a federal austrian research university in the state of carinthia established in 1970. It is the largest research educational institution in Austria and the main campus is in Klagenfurt. The university was established originally in 1933 but relaunched in 1970 with the motto of “Through hardships to the stars”. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Doctoral programmes 7. University of Graz University of Graz is a public research university located in Graz, Austria established in 1585. It is the second largest and oldest university in Austria and largest and oldest university in Styria. The university was founded by Archduke in 1585 and the university was controlled by the Catholic church. The university is divided into six faculties and two among that are largest and which are faculty of arts and humanities and faculty of natural science. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Doctoral programmes 8. University of Salzburg This university is the public research university in Salzburg, Austria which was established in 1622. It was closed in 1810 and re-established in 1962 and this university is also known as Paris Lodron University of Salzburg(PLUS). During the closure the divinity and philosophy department was replaced and it converted again to the university in 1850. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Doctoral programmes Diploma courses 9. Medical University of Graz This university is a public research medical university established in 2004 which was a part of the  Karl-Franzens University of Graz as a medical faculty since 1863. The motto of the university is “Pioneering Minds – Research and Education for Patients’ Health and Well-being”. During 1912 this university hospital was the largest hospital in Europe. The first university in Austria to have a White Coat Ceremony for its third-year students was the Medical University of Graz. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Doctoral programmes Professional development programmes Extension programmes 10. Medical University of Innsbruck This is a public university established in 2004 in Innsbruck, Austria and it was part of the University of Innsbruck which is the one of the four historical universities in Austria and this university became an independent university in 2004. Therefore this university is the youngest university for research with historical tradition. The main objective of the university is to provide high quality education and research in the field of medicine. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Doctoral programmes

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Top 10 universities in Netherlands

QS World University Rankings 2021 – Top Universities in Netherlands Rank University 1 University of Amsterdam 2 Leiden University 3 University of Groningen 4 Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) 5 Erasmus University Rotterdam 6 Tilburg University 7 Wageningen University and Research 8 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 9 Radboud University 10 Maastricht University 1.University of Amsterdam (UvA) This university was established in 1632 by the government authorities and it is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This university is the fourth oldest university still in operation in the Netherlands. UvA is one the two large publicly funded research universities in the Netherlands and it is also one of the largest research universities in Europe. The university logo consists of black square with three white Saint Andrew’s crosses and a white U where the U represents the university. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses PhD programs Professional development courses 2. Leiden University (LEI) LEI is a public research university in Leiden, Netherlands and it was founded as a protestant university founded by William in 1575. This university is the oldest educational institution in the Netherlands. The university came to prominence after the Dutch republic was formed making it attracted by the scholars to come and study in this university. The motto of the university is “Bastion of Freedom” and this university main campus is located in Leiden and the secondary campus is located in The Hague. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses PhD programs 3. University of Groningen (UG) UG is a public research university located in the city of Groningen, Netherlands and was founded in 1614. It is the most prestigious and traditional university in the Netherlands and it is the second largest university in the Netherlands. In the initial days this university offered courses only in Theology, Law, Medicine, and Philosophy and this university offers more than 175 degree programmes. In 2015 the university established a campus in chineses city Yantai and this is the first dutch university to open a campus in china. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses PhD programs 4. Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) TU Delft is a public technical university located in Delft, Netherlands and was established in 1842 by William II with the motto of “Challenge the Future”. This university is the oldest and largest Dutch university in the Netherlands, it has been ranked in the top 10 engineering and technology universities in the world. This university got 2nd in the world for civil engineering and 3rd for mechanical, aerospace, and architecture. The primary purpose for the formation of the institution in 1842 was providing training for civil servants and over time it became a polytechnic school in 1864. In 1986, the university changed the name to Delft University of Technology. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses PhD programs 5. Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) EUR is a public research university located in Rotterdam, Netherlands and was established in 1913. This university is the largest and one of the first academic medical centers and trauma centers in the Netherlands. The formation of the university was to provide support to the business communities in Rotterdam and in 1937 the school was recognized as a higher education institution with university status providing education in commerce and economics as major.  The university got the current name in 1973 after the merging of two institutions, therefore this university is the first university in the Netherlands named after a person. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses PhD programs 6. Tilburg University This university is a public research university located in Tilburg in the southern part of the Netherlands and was established in 1927. The motto of the university is “Understanding Society” and the university specializes in the fields of social and behavioral sciences, economics, law, business sciences, theology and humanities. According to the Elsevier magazine this university was ranked no 1 in the Netherlands. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses PhD programs Life long development programs 7. Wageningen University and Research (WUR) This university is also known as Wageningen UR and it is a public research university located in Wageningen, Netherlands established in 1876 as an agricultural college. This university was converted to a public university in 1918 and the university specialized courses in life sciences and majored in agriculture, technical and engineering subjects. The motto of the university is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”, from the motto itself it’s clear that this university mainly focused on the field of life sciences and natural resources. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses PhD programs Engineering Doctorate Education for professionals 8. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) This university is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands established in 1880 with a motto of “Our help is in the name of the Lord”. This university is one of the largest publicly funded research universities in the Netherlands. The university’s seal entitled “The Virgin in the Garden” refers to the Protestant Reformation that took place in the Netherlands during the 16th and 17th centuries by showing a virgin living in freedom in a garden and pointing to God. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses PhD programs Minor programmes Education for professionals 9. Radboud University This university is a public research university located in Nijmegen, Netherlands established in 1923. The name of the university was from the Dutch bishop, Saint Radboud who lived in the 9th century and  he was known for his intellectual works. From 1923 to 2004 the name of the university was Catholic University of Nijmegen and later in 2004 the university name was changed to the current name. In the University’s coat of Arms, the lower part represents the Catholic Church in the Netherlands and in the upper part, Dove represents holy spirit and the entire shield is surmounted by the Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire. A special version of the coat of arms was designed for its 100th year anniversary. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Research

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Top 10 universities in Norway

QS World University Rankings 2021 – Top Universities in Norway Rank University 1 University of Oslo 2 University of Bergen 3 Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU) 4 University of Tromso 5 Norwegian University of Life Sciences 6 University of Stavanger 7 Western Norway University of Applied Sciences 8 University College of Southeast Norway 9 Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet) 10 University of Agder 1. University of Oslo This university is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway established in 1811 and it is considered as the oldest university in Norway and one of the country’s leading universities. It is one of the highest ranked universities in Nordic countries and the former name of the university was Royal Frederick University as a common university for Denmark Norway and called The Royal Frederick’s. The university got the current name in 1939 and this was the only university until 1946. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses PhD programs 2. University of Bergen It is a public research university located in Bergen, Norway established by the act of parliament in 1946. This university is the second oldest university  and one of the four established universities in norway. This university is ranked in the top 50 among the universities in the world in the fields of earth and marine science. This university is a part of Coimbra group and Norway’s oldest and highest ranked universities Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Research studies 3. Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU) NTNU is the largest university in Norway in terms of enrollment and it is a public research university established in 1996 in Trondheim, Norway. This university has two regional campuses in Gjøvik and Ålesund and the main campus is located in Trondheim. The motto of the university is “Knowledge for a better world” and it mainly offers education in fields of engineering and technology. This university is considered as the youngest university in Norway and it was formed by the merging of six educational institutes in Trondheim. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Exchange studies PhD programs 4.University of Tromso This university is also called The Arctic University of Norway and it is a state university located in Tromso, Norway. Tromso university was established in 1968 by a parliament act and it is the world’s northernmost university opened in 1972. This university is the largest educational research institution in the Northern part of Norway and the sixth largest university in Norway. The motto of the university is “Driving force in the North” and the university mainly focused on auroral light research, space science, fishery science, biotechnology activities. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Short programs PhD programs 5. Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) NMBU was established in 1859 with the motto of “Knowledge for life” and it is a public research university located in Ås, Norway. The institution was established for higher education in agriculture and the institution got university status in 2005. Later in 2014 the college merged with  Norwegian School of Veterinary Science and this university is the only university in Norway providing veterinary education. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses PhD programs 6. University of Stavanger (UiS) UiS is a public research university located in Stavanger, Norway and was established in 2005 with the motto of “Challenge the known, explore the unknown”. The Stavanger University College was founded in 1994 by the merging of two institutes and in 2005 the college got the university status by the government and renamed to University of Stavanger. This university is the first university in Norway formed by the merging of two institutions. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses PhD programs 7. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) This university was formed by the merging of five independent campuses in 2017 and it is a Norwegian public institution of higher education. The main campus of the university is located in Kronstad, Norway and the oldest program for teacher education was delivered in Stord. HVL is one the largest higher education institutions in Norway with more than 16,500 students enrolment . Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses PhD programs Continuing education 8. University College of Southeast Norway (USN) This university is commonly known as USN and it is a state university established in 2018 by the merging of three education institutions in Norway in 2014 – 2016. The institution got the university status in 2018. This university is the fourth largest university in Norway and has eight campuses. USN offers optician study in Kongsberg campus and also this university offers more than 300 bachelor’s and master’s degree courses. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses PhD programs 9. Oslo Metropolitan University (Oslomet) This university was formed by the merging of many vocational colleges in the greater Oslo area and it is a state university established in 2018 in Oslo and Kjeller in Norway. Oslomet is the second youngest university in Norway and merged from the largest university college in Norway called Oslo and Akershus University College in 2018. Pilestredet campus and Kjeller campus are the two campuses of Oslomet , Pilestredet is the largest campus located in the centre of Oslo and Kjeller is the second largest campus located outside of Oslo. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Exchange studies PhD programs 10. University of Agder This university is a public research university located within two campuses in Kristiansand and Grimstad, Norway and was established in 1994. This university was formerly known as Agder College and Agder University College and got university status in 2017. The institution was established as a university college in1994 and merged with Agder university college and five education institution. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses PhD programs

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Top 10 universities in Poland

QS World University Rankings 2021 – Top Universities in Poland Rank University  1 University of Warsaw 2 Jagiellonian University 3 Warsaw University of Technology 4 AGH University of Science & Technology 5 Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan 6 Wroclaw Medical University 7 Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun 8 Gdansk University of Technology 9 University of Wroclaw 10 Medical University of Warsaw 1. University of Warsaw This university is a public research university in Warsaw, Poland established in 1816. This university is the largest institution for higher education in Poland which has 37 fields of study with more than 100 specializations in humanities, technical dn natural science. This university has 126 buildings and the main campus is in the city and the second campus is located near Banacha and Pasteura streets. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses PhD programs 2. Jagiellonian University (UJ) UJ is a public research university and most prestigious university in Poland and was established in 1364 by King Casimir III.  This university is the oldest university in Poland and 13th oldest university in the world still in operation. The motto of the university is “Let reason prevail over force” and this university is considered as the institution with a strong polish culture and contributor to the intellectual heritage of Europe. The main mode of medium of instruction is Polisha but few courses are offered in English and some in German as well. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Graduate programs Doctoral studies Post diploma courses 3. Warsaw University of Technology This university is one of the largest universities in Central Europe and a leading public institution for technology in Poland and was established in 1826. Most of the top 500 executives in corporate level and president level are the graduates from this university. First engineering courses were offered at the Warsaw Institute of Technology in 1826, which is when Warsaw University of Technology was founded. Courses offered: Undergraduate level Graduate level Doctoral Studies 4. AGH University of Science & Technology AGH is a public research university in Krakow, Poland founded in 1913, this university also known as AFH University of Krakow. This university is one of the 10 Polish higher education institutions that have a research university title but this university was inaugurated in 1919. The research center is mainly focused on materials and nanotechnology and it offers three levels of education. The motto of the university is “Born in labour, I serve the labour and science” Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Doctoral studies 5. Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan This university is a public research university in Poznań, Poland established in 1919 but the origins go back to 1611. Former name of the university is Piast University which in 1920 was renamed to University of Poznań and during world war II students and staff opened an underground Polish university.  During the 19th century Polish romantic poet Adam Mickiewicz renamed the university’s name to the current name after the adoption of a new patron. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Joint degree programs Research studies 6. Wroclaw Medical University This is a public institution of higher medical education in Wroclaw, Poland and was established in 1950. The university has five departments which includes medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health and postgraduate education. There is a long history of medical practice in Wroclaw and the first hospital was established in Wroclaw in the 13th century. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Graduate programs Postgraduate programs PhD programs 7. Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun (NCU) NCU is a public institution for higher education based in Torun, Poland and was established in 1945. The university got the name from Nicolaus Copernicus, who was an active mathematician and astronomer born in Royal Prussia, Poland in 1473. This university is one of the largest universities in Poland with more than 100 fields of study. The university got the title of Excellence Initiative – Research University after NCY took part in a competition and one of the 10 polish universities got the research university status. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Doctoral studies 8. Gdansk University of Technology (GUT) GUT is a technical university established in 1904 Gdansk, Poland with the motto of “History is wisdom – future is challenge”. This university is one of the oldest universities in Poland and only first university in Poland holding a membership in CDIO. in 2019 this university became the second place in Poland and was ranked among the top technical universities in world ranking. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Doctoral studies 9. University of Wroclaw University of Wroclaw is a public research university in Wroclaw, Poland and it is the largest institution of higher education which was established in 1702. The university was founded in 1945 replacing the German university University of Breslau. At the beginning the university only had five departments, later it has expanded to numerous departments. University of Wroclaw is the largest university in Wroclaw and more than 9000 students graduate from this university each year. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses PhD programs 10. Medical University of Warsaw This university is the oldest and largest medical school in Warsaw, Poland established in 1809 with the motto of “Public safety”. This university is the first institution in Poland to establish a department of medicine in 1809 and now this university is partially affiliated with a number of large hospitals in Poland. Originally the university was known as Medical Academy of Warsaw and this university offers 16 degree programs in which 3 full time degree programs are taught in english are dentistry, medicine and pharmacy. Courses offered: Bachelors courses Masters courses Doctoral studies

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Top 10 universities in Ireland

QS World University Rankings 2021 – Top Universities in Ireland Rank University 1 Trinity College Dublin 2 University College Dublin 3 Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) 4 University College Cork 5 National University of Ireland, Galway 6 Dublin City University 7 Maynooth University 8 University of Limerick 9 Technological University of Dublin 10 Griffith College 1. Trinity College Dublin This university is also known as Trinity College and University of Dublin and this name has been used for administrative purposes, it is a research university in Dublin, Ireland established in 1592. Queen Elizabeth 1 issued a royal charter for this college in 1952 and the motto of the university is “It will last into endless future times”. This university is Ireland’s oldest university as a research intensive institute and Trinity college is the one of the seven ancient universities of Britain and Ireland. Admission to this university is only based on the merit score and the college is famous for the programs in law, literature and humanities. Courses offered: undergraduate courses Postgraduate courses Microcredentials programs CPD programs 2. University College Dublin It is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland founded in 1854 with the motto of “To the stars, Justice and Equality ”. This university is the largest university in Ireland and also the most prestigious university in Europe. The former name of the university is Catholic University of Ireland and renamed to the current name in 1998. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Graduate programs Accredited Professional Education Continuing Education 3. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) This is a private educational institution established in 1784 in Ireland and the university’s motto is “Scholarship and Dexterity”. This university is also known as RCSI University of Medicine and Health Science and it is a national body for the surgical branch of medicine. The main campus of the university is located in York street in the central part of the Dublin. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Postgraduate programs Research programs CPD programs 4. University College Cork (UCC) It is a public university located in Cork and it was established in 1845 as one of the three Queen’s colleges located in Belfast, Cork and Galway. This university was founded by the Irish universities Act and the university name was renamed as National University of Ireland, cork. In 2001, UCC was the first university to achieve ISO standard in energy management. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Postgraduate programs Microcredentials programs CPD programs 5. National University of Ireland, Galway This university was founded in 1845 and it is a public research university located in Galway, Ireland. This university was known as Queen’s college, Galway in 1845 and University college, Galway in 1908 to 1997. From 1997 to 2022 the university name was National University of Ireland Galway and the name was changed to the current name in 2022. Coimbra Group which is a network of established universities in Europe and this university is a member of that. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Postgraduate programs PhD and research programs Part time evening courses 6. Dublin City University This university is a public university based on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland and was established in 1975. This university was created as a National Institute for higher education in 1975 and 1980 first student enrolled the course in this university and got university status in 1989. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Postgraduate programs Research programs 7. Maynooth University This university is also known as National University of Ireland, Maynooth but commonly called Maynooth University is a public university and it was one of the youngest universities in Ireland. This university is the only university in town and all the other universities are in cities. The motto of the university is “Truth Strength Courage” and this university consists of two campuses, one is an old southern campus and the other one is a modern southern campus. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Postgraduate programs Research programs Certs and short courses 8. University of Limerick This university is a public research university in Limerick, Ireland was established in 1972 as higher education and got university status in 1989. This was the first university established since Irish independence in 1922, this university lies in the middle of Shannon river. The motto of the university is “Wisdom for Action” and this university was the first university to offer a eight month work placement as part of the degree programs. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Postgraduate programs Research programs 9. Technological University of Dublin (TU Dublin) TU Dublin is the first technological university established in Ireland in 2019 and also this university is the second largest third level institution in Ireland. This university was founded as a result of merging three technology institutions and becoming the eighth university in Ireland and fourth in the capital city of Dublin. The motto of the university is “Infinite Possibilities” Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Postgraduate programs Research programs Part time undergraduate programs 10. Griffith College This is one of the longest established private institutions in Dublin, Ireland established in 1974. Griffith college is the largest independent higher education institution in Ireland, it has campuses in Dublin, Cork and Limerick. This university has got many awards for providing students with first class lectures and study materials. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Postgraduate programs Part time programs and short courses

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Top 10 universities in Malaysia

QS World University Rankings 2021 – Top Universities in Malaysia Rank University 1 University of Malaya 2 National University of Malaysia 3 University of Science, Malaysia 4 Putra Malaysia University 5 University of Technology Malaysia 6 MARA University of Technology 7 International Islamic University Malaysia 8 Northern University of Malaysia 9 University of Malaysia Sabah 10 University of Malaysia, Pahang 1. University of Malaya It is the oldest and highest ranking university in Malaysia and also the only university in newly independent Malaya. This university is a public research university in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia established in 1905. The motto of the university is “Knowledge is the Source of Progress”. The University was established by the merging of two universities King Edward VII College of Medicine and Raffles College and later after the independence of Singapore from Malaysia the legislation was passed on and University of Malaya was established in 1962. This university is the 3rd in SOutheast Asia and the highest ranking institution in Malaysia. Courses offered: Foundation programs Undergraduate programs Graduate programs Research programs 2. National University of Malaysia (UKM) This university is a public research university located in Bandar Baru Bangi, Malaysia. Its teaching hospital is Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre located in Cheras. The motto of the university is Knowledge, Quality and Virtue, Malay language is the medium of instruction from the day of establishment. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Postgraduate programs Research programs 3. University of Science, Malaysia This university is a public research university founded in June 1969, it is considered as the oldest university in Northern Malaysia and the university’s motto is “we lead”. The university has three campuses, the main campus is on the Island of Penang, health campus in Kelantan and engineering campus in Nibong. USM is the only government funded autonomous university in Malaysia and this university uses English as the medium of instruction. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Postgraduate programs Research programs 4. Putra Malaysia University (UPM) It is a Malaysian public research university located in Selangor established in 1931 with the motto of “With Knowledge We Serve”. The university was earlier focused on agricultural science and its related fields and the university name was Agricultural University of Malaysia. After the 1990s the university has expanded the fields of study which includes human ecology, languages, medicine and computer science. UPM got the research university status in 2006 and self accreditation status in 2010. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Postgraduate programs Research programs 5. University of Technology Malaysia UTM is a premier Malaysian public research intensive university established in 1904 with the motto of “In the name of God for mankind and the motto is also written in the university logo. This university was ranked 188th in the world university ranking. The university’s medium of instruction is in English. UTM has three campuses and the main campus is in Skudai, it is the first university in the state of Johor and largest public university. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Postgraduate programs Diploma programs Research programs 6. MARA University of Technology This university is a public research university located in Shah Alam, Selangor which was established in 1956 to help the rural Malays. The university’s motto is “Endeavour, Religious, Dignified” and the university has grown into a large institution in Malaysia. The university has only one main campus and 34 satellite campuses, most of the programmes are taught in English. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Postgraduate programs Diploma programs Research programs 7. International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) This is a public university founded in 1983 with the motto of “Garden of knowledge and virtue”. The main campus is located in Selangor and it has other six campuses all over Malaysia. This university was established upon the Islamic principles and islamic values are instructed in the teaching as well. The medium of instruction is not only in Malay, but also in English and Arabic. Courses offered: Bachelors programs Masters programs Doctoral programs 8. Northern University of Malaysia This university is a public management university in Sintok, Malaysia founded in 1984. The university has other branches in Kuala Lumpur and the University has a rural campus which is known as The university in Green Forest. The motto of the university is “Knowledge, Virtue, Service”. Sintok campus is the main campus, this campus is in the valley of tropical forest, two rivers that flow along the middle of the campus. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Postgraduate programs Research programs 9. University of Malaysia Sabah It is a public research university in Malaysia officially established in 1994 with the motto of “Strive to Excel”. This university is the ninth public university in the Malaysia and considered as the most beautiful campus in southeast Asia with Mount Kinabalu and South China Sea as the university’s background. Courses offered: Diploma courses Undergraduate programs Postgraduate programs Masters PhD programs 10. University of Malaysia, Pahang This university is a public technical university founded as university college of engineering and technology Malaysia in 2002 in Pahang, Malaysia and the university got autonomous status in 2015. This university was established by the prime minister Mahathir Mohamad’s cabinet in 2002 which was mainly focused in engineering and technology. The university operates on a temporary campus in Pahang and the campus was owned by an industrial complex and its permanent campus is under construction in Pekan, Malaysia. The motto of the university is “Engineering, Technology, Creativity”. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Postgraduate programs Research programs

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Top 10 universities in Taiwan

QS World University Rankings 2021 – Top Universities in Taiwan Rank University  1 National Taiwan University (NTU) 2 China Medical University, Taiwan 3 Asia University, Taiwan 4 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech) 5 National Tsing Hua University 6 National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University 7 Taipei Medical University 8 National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) 9 National Taiwan Normal University 10 National Yunlin University of Science and Technology 1. National Taiwan University (NTU) NTU is the most prestigious public research university in Taiwan founded in 1928 with the motto of “Integrity, Diligence, Fidelity, Compassion”. This university was founded during the period of colonization after the world war II the ministry of education recognised the university and renamed it to the current name on Nov 15, 1945. The root of the university belongs to the Peking university in Beijing. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Graduate programs Research programs 2. China Medical University, Taiwan CMU is a private university established in 1958 in Taichung, Taiwan as China Medical College and renamed to China Medical university in 2003. This is the first institution in Taiwan offering medicine and pharmacy programs by chineses professors. The university has 2 main campus which is in Taichung and Beigang and motto of the university is “Compassion, Prudence, Diligence, Integrity” Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Graduate programs Master programs Doctoral programs 3. Asia University, Taiwan This university is a private university in Taichung, Taiwan founded in 2001 with the motto of “Health, Care, Innovation, Excellence”. The university was started only with 17 departments and now became a medium size university with 28 departments. Initially the university was named as Taichung Healthcare and Management College and was renamed as Asia university under the Ministry of Education. AU has been ranked as one of the best universities in the world. Courses offered: Bachelors programs Masters programs Doctoral programs 4. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech) Taiwan Tech or NTUST is a public vocational university located in Taipei, Taiwan founded in 1974 as National Taiwan Institute of Technology. This university was the first and leading higher education system in Taiwan’s technical and vocational educational system. The motto of the university is “Precision in work, sincerity in attitude”. Taiwan tech has five campuses and the main campus is located at Daan which is in the south of Taipei. Courses offered: Bachelors programs Masters programs Double degree programs PhD programs 5. National Tsing Hua University This university was founded in 1911 in Beijing and it is a public research university in Hsinchu, Taiwan. This university was first founded in Beijing and during the civil war the university stopped operating and later in 1956 NTHU was reinstalled in Taiwan as an independent university. The motto of the university is “Constantly strengthen and cultivate ourselves” Courses offered: Bachelors programs Masters programs PhD programs 6. National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) This university is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan established in 2021 through the merging of National Chiao Tung University and National Yang-Ming University. This university is one of the six national universities in research by the ministry of education. According to the world university ranking NYCU has been in the top three in the best universities in Taiwan. This university has been ranked in the top 300 universities in the world and the top 50 universities in Asia. the motto of the university is “Learn New Knowledge and Reach Far; Honor the Truth and Work Hard; Benevolent Mind and Art; Putting Knowledge into Practice” Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Graduate programs Research programs 7. Taipei Medical University (TMU) This university was established in 1960 as Taipei Medical college and was renamed in 2000 as Taipei Medical University and it is a private university. TMU was one of the top universities in Taiwan and this university has consistently been ranked in the top ranked university. Dr. Shui-Wang Hu and Dr. Chien-Tien Hsu founded the university and the motto of the university is “Honesty”. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Graduate programs Research programs 8. National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) This university is a public research university located in Tainan, Taiwan founded in 1931. This university is best known for the studies of engineering, computer science, medicine and design programs. The motto of the university is “Pursuit of truth through exhaustive reasoning”. In 2005 this university was chosen as one of the seven universities for the Top University project. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Graduate programs Research programs 9. National Taiwan Normal University This university is a national comprehensive university in Taipei and established in 1922. The university specialized in humanities programs and this university’s motto is “Sincerity, Justice, Diligence, and Simplicity”. This university has been ranked in the top 50 in the world universities based on the education in linguistics, sports, and library and information management systems. Courses offered: Bachelors programs Masters programs Doctoral programs 10. National Yunlin University of Science and Technology This university is also called YunTech or NYUST, it is a university of science and technology in Taiwan founded in 1991. This university was changed to a technological university in 1997 and the motto of the university is “Sincerity, Honor, Perseverance, Originality”. According to the top university ranking Yuntech has been in 3rd place in the field of science and technology. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Graduate programs Research programs

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Top 10 universities in Japan

QS World University Rankings 2021 – Top Universities in Japan Rank  University  1 The University of Tokyo 2 Kyoto University 3 Osaka University 4 Tokyo Institute of Technology 5 Tohoku University 6 Nagoya University 7 Hokkaido University 8 Kyushu University 9 Waseda University 10 Keio University 1. The University of Tokyo This university is a public research university established in 1877 in Tokyo, Japan. This university is the first modern university in Japan with the motto of “Discover Excellence”. The university has three main campuses, Hongo, Komaba, and Kashiwa. This university is the first national university in Japan, at first three departments were located in the Kanda area and medicine was established in the Hongo area.  Courses offered: Undergraduate courses Graduate courses Student exchange program Special and short term courses 2. Kyoto University This is a national research university founded in 1897 in Japan and it is the oldest university in Kyoto, Japan. The university has three campuses in Yoshida, Uji and Katsura. Kyoto is the second largest university in Japan and has a collection of more than 7.49 million books. The motto of the university is “Freedom of academic culture” Courses offered: Undergraduate courses Graduate courses Double degree  Non degree programs 3. Osaka University This university is a public research university in Osaka, Japan founded in 1838 but officially established in 1931. This university is the sixth imperial university in Japan with two faculties such as science and medicine. This university is the largest national university in Japan with undergraduate enrollment. The motto of the university is “Live Locally, Grow Globally”. Osaka is one of the most productive universities in terms of research.  Courses offered: Undergraduate courses Graduate courses Research program 4. Tokyo Institute of Technology This university was founded in 1881 and is a national research university located in the Greater Tokyo area, Japan. This university also known as Tokyo tech, Tokodai, TITech, TIT, Tokyo tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan mainly focused in science and technology. The main campus of the university is located in Ōokayama and other two campuses are in Suzukakedai and Tamachi. The motto of the university is Engineers of the Knowledge, Technology and Passion that Change our World. Courses offered: Undergraduate courses Graduate courses Research program 5. Tohoku University This university is also referred to as Tohokudai or Tonpei and it is a public research university in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan established in 1907. The motto of the university is “research first principle, open-door policy, respect for practical studies”. This university is focused on studies in science, medicine and humanities and it is the third of imperial universities in Japan.  Courses offered: Undergraduate courses Graduate courses Research program 6. Nagoya University This university is a Japanese national research university founded in 1939 based in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. This university is the last of the nine Imperial universities in Japan and it is now considered as the Designated National University. The Hirata School of Chemistry and the Sakata School of Physics both originated at the institution. “courageous intellectual” is the motto of the university. Courses offered: Undergraduate courses Graduate courses Research program 7. Hokkaido University This university is the fifth oldest university in Japan which is authorized by the Japanese government. The university was founded in 1918 and it is a public research university in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The motto of the university is “Boys, Be Ambitious” and this university is considered as one of the former imperial universities. The university has two campuses, one is located in Sapporo and the other campus is located in Hakodate. Courses offered: Undergraduate courses Graduate courses Research program Double degree 8. Kyushu University This university is a public research university located in Fukuoka, Japan, Fukuoka is the island of Kyushu. The motto of the university is “Opening the Door to a New Century of Knowledge ”. This university was established in 1903 and the university became independent as Kyushu Imperial University in 1911. Courses offered: Undergraduate courses Graduate courses Research program 9. Waseda University This university is a private research university founded in 1882 in Shinjuku, Tokyo. This university was founded by Japan’s fifth prime minister as Tokyo’s professional school and renamed Waseda University in 1902. Wesda has 21 research institutes in the main Shinjuku campus. Among all the private universities in the Japan, Wesda has the highest entrance examination difficulty level. The motto of the university is “Independence of Scholarship, Practical Application of Scholarship, Fostering of Good Citizens”. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Graduate programs Special scholarship programs Research programs 10. Keio University This university is a private research university located in Minato, Japan founded in 1858, this university is the highest institution of western higher education in Japan. Keio was established as a school for western studies in 1858 in Edo and got university status in 1920. Keio was one of  the first private universities in Japan, and it was the first japanese university to celebrate the 150th anniversary in 2008. The motto of the university is “The pen is mightier than the sword”. Courses offered: Undergraduate programs Graduate programs Research programs

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Top 10 universities in USA

QS World University Rankings 2021 – Top Universities in USA Rank  University 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 2 Harvard University 3 Stanford University 4 University of California Berkeley (UCB) 5 University of Chicago 6 University of Pennsylvania 7 Cornell University 8 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) 9 Yale University 10 Princeton University 1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) It is a private land grant research university in Cambridge established in 1861 with the motto of “Mind and Hand”. MIT is one of the three universities in the US which are private land grant universities. MIT’s first building was in Boston and moved to Cambridge in 1916. MIT changed its name as Sea Grant college in 1976 to support its programs in oceanography and marine sciences and in 1989 to support its aeronautics and astronautics programs the name of the university changed to space-grant college. MIT has its own police force and a Collier Medal, which is an honour of the police officer shot in the campus in 2013. Courses offered: Postgraduate courses Graduate courses Undergraduate courses Professional and executive programs 2. Harvard University It is the oldest institution in the US which was established in 1636 and it is a private Ivy league research university. The motto of the university is “truth” and it is written on the logo as well. It is the most prestigious university in the world by its ranking and influence. Harvard’s library is the fourth largest library in the US. 188 billionaires, 8 US presidents are harvard’s alumni. First known printing press was acquired by the university in 1638. In the seal in the diploma certificate issued from Harvard mentioned as “for Christ and church”. Courses offered: Undergraduate courses Graduate courses Professional and executive programs 3. Stanford University It is a private research university founded by Leland in 1885 which is officially called as Leland Stanford Junior University. This university campus is the largest in the nation and in the same campus the university has seven schools. The motto of the university is “The wind of freedom blows”. Stanford is one of the most successful universities in the world which is famous for its entrepreneurship and giving funds for start-ups. Students from Stanford have won 296 Olympic medals. The current UK prime minister is a graduate from this university. Courses offered: Undergraduate courses Graduate courses Research programs 4. University of California Berkeley (UCB) This university is one of the top universities in the world, it is a public land grant research university in Berkeley, California founded in 1868. This university got its name after Anglo Irish philosopher Gerorge Berkeley. University of California is the founding campus of the university and it is considered as the state’s first land grant university. The motto of the university is “Let there be light”. Students from the university have won around 223 olympic medals. Courses offered: Undergraduate courses Graduate courses Research programs 5. University of Chicago This university is a private research university in Chicago established in 1890. Main campus of the university is in Cicago’s Hyde park neighborhood. The largest and oldest university press in the US belongs to this university. World’s first human made nuclear reaction was produced from this university’s Metallurgical lab. Recently branches of thi university opened in Delhi and Hong Kong in 2014 and 2018 respectively. Courses offered: Undergraduate courses Graduate courses Research programs Continuing education Summer programs 6. University of Pennsylvania (Penn) This university is a private Ivy league research university  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S established in 1740. This university is the fourth oldest institution in the US and the founder of the university is Benjamin Franklin. This university is considered as the sixth wealthiest private institution in the world. According to the national science foundation this institution is ranked as the fourth among the American universities. The motto of the university is “Laws without morals are useless”. The main campus of Penn is located in West Philadelphia, with notable campus landmarks. Houston hall which is the first modern student union built in American campus and also franklin field is the first dual level football stadium which is the nation’s longest standing stadium still in operation. Courses offered: Undergraduate courses Graduate courses Research programs 7. Cornell University The university is based in Ithaca, New York established in 1865 which is a private Ivy League land-grant research university. The university was established by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White with the motto of “I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study”. This university has three satellite campuses among which two are in New York city and one is in Qatar. The main campus of the university is in Ithaca campus and Cornell is one of the private land grant universities in the US. Courses offered: Undergraduate courses Graduate courses Research programs Continuing education Summer programs 8. California Institute of Technology (Caltech) The truth shall make you free” is the motto of the university and it is a private research university in Pasadena, California. This university is considered as the most prestigious university in the world. This university was founded in 1891 as a preparatory and vocational school by Amos G. Throop. From this university a lot of notable work has been delivered, among which the most demanding ones are protein engineering, and soft robotics. Courses offered: Undergraduate courses Graduate courses 9. Yale University This university is a private Ivy League research university founded in 1701 in New Haven, Connecticut. This is the third oldest institution in the US and one of the nine colonial colleges established before the American revolution. The motto of the university is “Light and truth”. In 1702 the Yale university was established as a Collegiate school. In the 19th century this university was the first to award PhD in the US. Courses offered: Undergraduate courses Graduate courses 10. Princeton University This university is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey founded in 1746. This university is the third oldest institution

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