Carnegie Mellon University United States of America

Carnegie Mellon University United States of America Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private, global research university, and one of just 25 universities to be admitted to the World Economic Forum’s Global University Leaders Forum. Its motto is ‘My heart is in the work’. Established in 1900 by the famous industrialist Andrew Carnegie, initially as the Carnegie Technical Schools, the university became the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1912. In 1967 it merged with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, resulting in its present incarnation. CMU emphasises close collaborations between faculty and students to address scientific, technological and societal challenges, as well as making things ‘from art to robots’. The university lays claim to many examples of ground-breaking inventions and pioneering research into brain science, data, start-ups and driverless cars, among others. It was the first institution (via professor Scott Fahlman in 1982) to create a ‘smile’ in an email. Its cohort numbers well over 13,000 students from 114 countries, and a faculty of more than 1,400. With its strong focus on creating new things, CMS says that many of its students go on to join some of the world’s most successful companies. The Association of University Technology Managers has ranked it first among US institutions for start-up companies created per research dollar spent, between 2008 and 2012. As well as its US locations in Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley, Carnegie Mellon has a campus in Doha, Qatar, and offers degree programmes in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and Latin America. CMU boasts many student traditions with a distinctly Scottish flavour that owe their heritage to its Scottish-American founder, Andrew Carnegie. They include celebratory bagpipe playing on campus and the kilt-wearing student marching band known as the ‘Band Without Pants.’ The university has been home to a total of 19 Nobel Laureates and is the recipient of a vast array of other prestigious awards.

The University of Copenhagen Denmark

The University of Copenhagen Denmark, The University of Copenhagen is the largest institution of research and education in Denmark. The purpose of the university is to conduct research and provide further education to the highest academic level. Approximately 100 different institutes, departments, laboratories, centres and museums form the nucleus of the university, where professors, lecturers and other academic staff, as well as most of the technical and administrative personnel, carry out their daily work, and where teaching takes place. These activities take place in various environments ranging from the plant world of the Botanical Gardens, through high-technology laboratories and auditoriums, to the historic buildings and lecture rooms of Frue Plads and other locations.

The University of Bath United Kingdom

The University of Bath United Kingdom,

The University of Bath received its Royal Charter in 1966. The university’s chancellor is His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex. The university campus is one mile from the centre of the beautiful, and historic, City of Bath, a Unesco World Heritage Site. The campus buildings are set in landscaped grounds, alongside a wide range of convenient on-site leisure, social and commercial facilities – creating a friendly community feel. Most courses are offered with an option of a paid placement year or a period of study abroad. The high teaching standards are evidenced by professional body accreditation, national subject reviews and graduate employment profiles. Our graduate employment prospects are among the best in the country – 86 per cent of employed UK first degree graduates secured work in the top three categories of graduate level jobs compared with 66 per cent nationally (2012/13). Student satisfaction levels are among the very highest in the UK. The University was voted first for student satisfaction two years in a row in the National Student Survey (2013 and 2014) with an overall satisfaction rate of 93 per cent in 2014. We have strong national and international links with industry, government bodies, charities and other universities. Our research ethos has a strong focus upon impact, tackling issues of global significance – from developing new drugs to cure breast cancer to working with Ford to develop fuel-efficient cars. The research excellence framework 2014 graded 87 per cent of university research as world-leading or internationally excellent. The students’ union has a Gold Student Union Evaluation Initiative (SUEI) award for being one of the best developed and well-managed students’ unions in the UK. It is consistently ranked in the top 10 in the National Student Survey. The Sports Training Village has a range of facilities, including a 50m swimming pool (a London 2012 Olympics legacy pool), tennis and squash courts, athletics tracks, astroturf pitches and a judo dojo.

The University of Alberta Canada

The University of Alberta Canada,

Established in 1908 in Edmonton, the capital of Alberta, the University of Alberta is a public research university in Canada, located at the edge of the North Saskatchewan River valley. Its main campus spans about 50 blocks of the city, and the university comprises a total of 150 buildings spread over four campuses. Edmonton is home to the world’s second biggest fringe theatre festival, a folk music festival, and the university’s ‘festival of ideas’. Its South Campus focuses on agricultural research and is also home to a 32,516m2 sports centre, which incorporates various sports clubs, 14 varsity teams and the Canadian women’s national basketball team. An hour’s drive away in rural Camrose is the Augustana Campus, a residential learning environment for liberal arts and sciences. In keeping with Edmonton’s French-speaking community, the university offers French instruction at the Faculté Saint-Jean, which provides courses in arts, science, education, commerce, engineering, nursing, conservation and environmental sciences. There is also Enterprise Square in downtown Edmonton which houses, among other things, the Alberta School of Business. The university is the only one in Canada to offer programs in native studies, through which students can learn about the aboriginal experience, including language, culture, history and more. It is also well known for its palaeontology research and its faculty includes world-famous dinosaur experts. There are over 260,000 alumni of the university, who between them have founded over 70,000 organisations throughout the world, one-third of which have a cultural, environmental or social mission or are non-profit. Alberta has produced one Nobel Laureate, four justices of the supreme court of Canada, including a chief justice, and housed 68 Rhodes Scholars, the highest number in Canada.

The Wageningen University and Research Center Netherlands

The Wageningen University and Research Center Netherlands,

Wageningen University and Research Center is a collaboration between Wageningen University and the DLO foundation. Wageningen UR’s domain is healthy food and living environment. The strength of Wageningen UR lies in its ability to join the forces of specialised research institutes and Wageningen University. It also lies in the combined efforts of the various fields of natural and social sciences. This union of expertise leads to scientific breakthroughs that can quickly be put into practice and incorporated into education. That is the mission of Wageningen UR (University & Research centre). A staff of 6,500 and 10,000 students from over 100 countries work everywhere around the world in the domain of healthy food and living environment for governments and the business community-at-large. The strength of Wageningen UR lies in its ability to join the forces of specialised research institutes and Wageningen University. It also lies in the combined efforts of the various fields of natural and social sciences. This union of expertise leads to scientific breakthroughs that can quickly be put into practice and be incorporated into education. This is the Wageningen Approach. The scientific quality of Wageningen UR is affirmed by the prominent position we occupy in international rankings and citation indexes. The domain of Wageningen UR consists of three related core areas: Food and food production Living environment Health, lifestyle and livelihood Wageningen UR has branches all over The Netherlands and abroad. A large number of lecturers, researchers and other employees are based at Wageningen Campus.

The University of East Anglia United Kingdom

The University of East Anglia United Kingdom,

Home to one of Norman Foster's earliest buildings, the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, in 2009 UEA was caught up in the \"Climategate\" controversy, but is also involved in conservation initiatives, such as its 2 million project to improve the River Wensum's water quality. Its 320-acre campus supports about 19,600 students, more than three-quarters of whom are undergraduates.

The Wageningen University and Research Center Netherlands

The Wageningen University and Research Center Netherlands,

Wageningen University and Research Center is a collaboration between Wageningen University and the DLO foundation. Wageningen UR’s domain is healthy food and living environment. The strength of Wageningen UR lies in its ability to join the forces of specialised research institutes and Wageningen University. It also lies in the combined efforts of the various fields of natural and social sciences. This union of expertise leads to scientific breakthroughs that can quickly be put into practice and incorporated into education.