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As the third Egyptian University, Ain Shams University was founded in July 1950 under the name of "Ibrahim Pasha University." It participated with the two earlier universities, "Cairo University" (Fua'd the 1st ) and "Alexandria University" (Farouk the 1st), in fulfilling the message of universities and meeting the increasing demand of youth for higher education. When it was first established, Ain Shams University comprised several distinguished faculties and academic institutes, which were later developed into University. After the revolution of the 23 rd of July 1952, it was suggested that Egyptian universities be given names that were strongly linked with the roots and historical landmarks of the country. Thus on 21 st of February 1954, the name of the University was changed to "Heliopolis," and then changed in the same year to its present name "Ain Shams," the Arabic for "Heliopolis," or "On," which was the oldest University in history. "On" University was established about 5000 years ago, and it had a wide fame as a center of knowledge and learning, especially in astronomy, engineering, and medicine. Perhaps a perfect example of "On" teachers' knowledge and skill is Imhotep, the chief priest, minister, and architect. They, in 2700 B.C., designed the first large structure of stone known in history, Zoser's Step Pyramid in Sakkara. Westcar Papyrus also states that the founder of the Fifth Dynasty was the Rector of "On" University before ascending the throne. However, the most important achievement of "On" University was the call for worshipping a single deity, the solar disk of Aton, at the hands of Akhenaton, who was influenced by the ideas of "On" priests. The University is now located in the Zaafaran Palace area, built during the regime of Khedive Ismail. The Palace was so named because the area surrounding it was famous for saffron (in Arabic Zaafaran) plantations. The Palace was used to host the Egyptian University administration offices when it was established in 1925. It was used by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (as a guest house) for accommodating important visitors. The Palace also witnessed the signing of the 1936 Treaty between Egypt and Great Britain. Finally, in 1952, it came to be used as the administrative headquarters of Ain Shams University. Being a major scientific and cultural institution, Ain Shams University is fully aware of these challenges. It is confident that it has - with other Egyptian Universities - a problematic challenging responsibility for creating the generation. In 1973 the faculty of Al-Alsun was made the tenth member in the University. However, the history of this faculty dates back to 1835. In 1994, a decree was issued to establish two more faculties, the faculty of Pharmacy and the faculty of Dentistry; the actual study was started the following year in both faculties. In the same year, it was decided to establish the faculty of Computers and Information Sciences, and the study started the following year. The last faculty to join the University is the faculty of Specific Education, in 1998. Faculty of Nursing was established in 1980, and the Institute of Childhood Postgraduates Studies was established in 1981. The establishment of the Institute of Environmental Research and Studies was in 1982. Ain Shams University comprises seven campuses, all of which are situated in Great Cairo. The university administration, faculties of Arts, Law, and Science are all located on the main campus, El-khalifa El Mamoon Street, Abbasi. The faculties of Commerce, Al-Alsun (languages), Pharmacy, Dentistry, Computer and Information Sciences, Institute of Postgraduate Childhood and Institute of Environmental Studies and Research, and the specialized Hospital are located on the second campus on the other side of the street above. Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Nursing and the university hospitals are located on another campus at Abassia. Faculties of Engineering, Specific Education, Education, Women, and Agriculture are located on a separate campus in Abbasi, Heliopolis, and Shoubra El-Kheema. Our mission is to Integrate a culture of total quality and continuous improvement in the educational process and research. Enrich the theoretical knowledge and applied the following ethical standards, social and cultural life of society. Spreading the culture and ethics of scientific research. Strengthen cooperation between the University and other universities, scientific research centers locally, regionally, and globally. Development of educational programs in light of the standards of local, regional, and global levels. Strengthening continuing education and distance education. Activating the centers and units of an unusual nature to provide research and advisory services to the community. View full university

A leading global university centered in Asia, influencing the future, Transforms the way people think and do things through education, research, and service. Founded in 1905 as a modest medical school with 23 students, NUS is today widely known for our pioneering education and innovative research, which have impacted the community in Singapore and beyond. We offer a global and Asian approach to education, research, and entrepreneurship. The University is especially renowned for our research in engineering, science and technology, biomedical sciences, and the humanities and social sciences. NUS' main campus since 1980, the sprawling 150-hectare Kent Ridge Campus, hosts most of the University's academic, research, and administrative facilities. It is also a bustling hub of student life, with student residences, sports facilities, and venues for arts and cultural activities. University Town (UTown) – an extension of the Kent Ridge Campus — offers a unique residential college concept and a host of educational and recreational spaces for interaction, peer learning, and personal development. UTown is also home to Yale-NUS College, Singapore's first liberal arts college with a fully residential program. At NUS, we provide a holistic education. You can hone your entrepreneurial skills and make an impact on the community while having some fun. We started as a modest medical school with 23 students in 1905, founded by a determined group of businessmen led by Tan Jiak Kim, to serve the local community's needs. Today, more than 100 years on, as Singapore's flagship university, we continue to serve the country and society. Learn more about our rich heritage and the leaders of this institution. NUS offers a global and Asian experience that is broad, deep, and rigorous. An NUS education is recognized as among the best in Asia and the world. Whichever undergraduate or graduate program students choose, their experience will be intellectually fulfilling within and outside the classroom. Our undergraduates can go on study-abroad programs at over 300 top universities across 50 countries. Aspiring entrepreneurs can take the first step towards their dreams with various opportunities, including our nine NUS Overseas Colleges offering internships in high-tech start-ups and classes at prestigious partner universities in some of the most enterprising hubs in the world. Through collaborations with renowned partner universities to set up schools & programs here, NUS students are provided with opportunities for a global experience and exposure right here "at home." Duke-NUS was established in 2005 as a strategic collaboration between Duke University and NUS to complement NUS' existing undergraduate medical school. The school's curriculum is patterned after that of the Duke University School of Medicine. The Yale-NUS College, established in 2011 in collaboration with Yale University, offers a unique, leading-edge, and paradigm-changing model in liberal arts education for the 21st century contextualized to Asia. NUS University Town (UTown) welcomed its first batch of students in 2011. First of its kind in Singapore and the region, UTown is adapted from leading residential colleges globally and combines the vibrancy of campus living with an exciting learning experience in a global setting – one that fosters a spirit of adventure, inquiry, and enterprise. View full university

Prince Sultan University aspires to become the leading non-profit, private University in the Middle East, providing a quality education equal to other reputable universities globally. Prince Sultan University aims to provide the Middle East with a quality education to the highest international standards. In its efforts towards successful and responsible life-long learning, PSU integrates modern technology, pedagogy, and human values to advance scientific research, productivity, and leadership towards a more meaningful social life. PSU is committed to the effective management of institutional resources to optimize its multiple roles as catalysts for new learning opportunities, national and international partnerships, ongoing studies, professional growth, community service, and diversity in educational horizons for humanity's good. Prince Sultan University was inaugurated in 1999 by the late Crown Prince HRH Sultan bin Abdulaziz, who was then Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Aviation, and Inspector General. It was established earlier by the Al-Riyadh Philanthropic Society for Science (RPSS) under the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, when he was the Governor of Riyadh Region and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the RPSS. Thus, King Salman was instrumental in establishing PSU and has remained its enthusiastic patron ever since. The idea behind PSU's establishment originated with the Riyadh business community. It was dedicated to HRH Sultan bin Abdulaziz to celebrate his homecoming after successful medical treatment abroad. HRH congratulated the community on its initiative and pledged his continuous support to the institution. This support was exemplified by a generous donation and HRH's inclusion of PSU in his subsequent agreement with the University of Oxford. PSU was initially founded as a private college (1999) but was raised to University status by the Ministry of Higher Education (2003). As a non-profit-making institution, it was the first private University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As such, it introduced private higher education in the Kingdom when it was most needed. It received its first enrollment at the start of 1999/2000 (1420/1421 AH). This consisted of 152 students, taught by 16 faculty members. Now the University has over 4000 students and over 400 diversified faculty members (2015/2016). It consists of 5 colleges: Business, Computer and Information Science, Engineering, Law, and Humanities. PSU is the first private University to have been granted institutional accreditation. Prince Sultan University aims to provide the Middle East with a quality education to the highest international standards. In its efforts towards successful and responsible life-long learning, PSU integrates modern technology, pedagogy, and human values to advance scientific research, productivity, and leadership towards a more meaningful social life. PSU is committed to proper management of institutional resources to optimize its multiple roles as a catalyst for new learning opportunities, national and international partnerships, ongoing studies, professional growth, community service, and diversity in educational horizons for the good of humanity. View full university

Achieving and sustaining world-class excellence in every area of our teaching and research is at the heart of the University of Oxford's mission. The following pages provide an insight – from the perspective of students and graduates – into the experience of applying to the University of Oxford, studying at the University, and the opportunities available after graduating. Our students receive intensive education, including our distinctive tutorials, and are taught by academic leaders in their field. Colleges provide multidisciplinary communities within which students are supported and intellectually challenged and can meet people from all walks of life and many different countries. The University of Oxford aims to lead the world in research and education. We seek to do this in ways that benefit society on a national and a global scale. Throughout this Plan, we will build on the University's long traditions of independent scholarship and academic freedom while fostering a culture in which innovation plays an important role. The University of Oxford's distinctive structure, born of its history, is a source of strength. Its colleges offer supportive environments that are supportive of individual scholars and characterized by a defining and enduring sense of community. The personal sense of academic identity that they provide is life-long. To develop our capacity to generate and share knowledge in the UK, Europe, and globally, ensuring significant contributions to public policy-making and economic growth. To work effectively with other institutions and organizations, such partnerships can lead to outstanding research and teaching. To fulfill the aims, no potential student should be deterred from applying to Oxford by financial or other barriers, and that financial difficulties should hamper no student's success. To recruit and retain the best academic staff and ensure that under-represented groups have equality of opportunity in recruitment, personal development, and career progression in all employment areas in the University. We will monitor progress against our priorities, commitments, and aims using relevant performance indicators, benchmarks, and targets. Through this, we will maintain focus on the Strategic Plan, ensuring that it continues to meet academic needs, enables us to respond to the external environment, and is updated as appropriate. The University of Oxford is active worldwide across the broadest range of disciplines. With Oxford University Press, our global involvement in education from the pre-school level onwards puts us in a unique position to influence and engage with the world. This global reach in itself draws students and staff of the highest international caliber to the University, taking Oxford's way of engaging with the world with them when they depart. We will seek opportunities to coordinate the University's activities more effectively, and we will build upon Oxford's excellence in, and commitment to, the delivery of education for all. A marvelous university conveys the knowledge created by its community and is open to new ideas generated elsewhere. We will maintain the freedom for individuals and research groups to decide what to research while clarifying where and how to access Oxford expertise. We will seek to develop external collaborations, noting that these may be most effective in those areas where research and teaching strengths are complimentary while supporting connections between research groups at the level of individual projects. The University's extensive network of libraries and museums offers unique opportunities to learn and engage with resources. We will continue to enhance our collections to the benefit of future generations. Access to the University's collections will be improved through programmatic digitization, extending the appreciation of Oxford's role in preserving and sharing the record of human existence and cultural achievement. Access to our museums, galleries, and scientific collections contributes significantly to our public engagement on regional, national and global scales, and we will continue to promote this through programs of events and exhibitions and by fully exploiting the opportunities offered by the web, social media, and other innovative modes of transmission. We will keep under review our undergraduate and graduate admissions processes to ensure equal treatment for all applicants and the effectiveness and consistency of good practice. These reviews will encompass policy on attracting and identifying the best home and international students and policy on continuing education and part-time students' admission. We will seek to ensure that teaching and assessment at Oxford provide an equal opportunity for all students to achieve and demonstrate their full academic potential. To inform this work, we will monitor the academic progress and outcomes amongst students from different backgrounds. We are committed to providing professional development training of the highest quality through Master's and other programs in identified areas and critical professions. We will also explicitly identify the professional and employability skills inherent in our courses, develop further opportunities for funded internships, and encourage students to engage with wider communities while still at Oxford. Strengthening Oxford's global and digital online presence, as signaled in our new priorities, will ensure students studying at Oxford have improved access to materials. We will develop a digital education strategy that builds on our online learning expertise to communicate knowledge created within the University. This will benefit all students, whether studying full-time, part-time, or through the flexible courses offered by the Department for Continuing Education, as well as staff, alumni, and broader society. View full university

The University of Cambridge is a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, Cambridge is the second-oldest University in the English-speaking world and its fourth-oldest surviving University. The University grew out of an association of scholars who left the University of Oxford after a dispute with the townspeople. The two ancient universities share many standard features and are often referred to jointly as "Oxbridge." With more than 18,000 students from all walks of life and all corners of the world, nearly 9,000 staff, 31 Colleges, 150 Departments, Faculties, Schools, and other institutions, no two days are ever the same at the University of Cambridge. At the heart of this confederation of Departments, Schools, Faculties, and Colleges are a central administration team. It is small because the Colleges are self-governing, and the teaching staff carries out much of Cambridge's daily administration. The University of Cambridge is rich in history - its famous Colleges and University buildings attract visitors from all over the world. The University's museums and collections also hold many treasures, which give an exciting insight into some of the scholarly activities, both past, and present, of the University's academics and students. The University of Cambridge is one of the world's oldest universities and leading academic centers and a self-governed community of scholars. Its reputation for outstanding academic achievement is known worldwide. It reflects the intellectual achievement of its students and the world-class original research carried out by the staff of the University and the Colleges. Many of the University's customs and unusual terminology can be traced to roots in the early years of the University's long history. This booklet looks to the past to find the origins of much distinctive in the University of today. At the heart of this confederation of Departments, Schools, Faculties, and Colleges are a central administration team. It is small because the Colleges are self-governing, and the teaching staff carries out much of Cambridge's daily administration. View full university

ANU is a world-leading university in Australia's capital city, Canberra. Our location points to our unique history, ties to the Australian Government, and exceptional standing as a resource for the Australian people. Our focus on research as an asset, and an approach to education, ensures our graduates are in demanding the world-over for their abilities to understand and apply vision and creativity to addressing complex contemporary challenges. The Australian National University (ANU) is a celebrated place of intensive research, education, and policy engagement. ANU is home to an interconnected community of scholars. The University is located in the heart of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Choose ANU and know that you will be studying at Australia's leading University, in league with the world's best. ANU consistently ranks highest in national and global graduate surveys for overall employability and starting salary. We're ranked first in Australia and 22 in the world for graduate employability. The Australian National University has a rich and diverse history. Across our campuses, ANU manages places with Indigenous, historical, and natural heritage values. These heritage values are embodied in the landscape, the buildings and the complex histories of the sites, the people who lived and worked there, the events that occurred, and the discoveries that were made. The Australian National University is endowed by the nation to bring credit to Australia through its research, education, and contribution to societal transformation. Our strategic planning reflects our priorities and responsibilities to the nation, the region, and the world. ANU is committed to equity and diversity and is actively building a more inclusive culture where all staff is supported to reach their full potential in their academic or professional careers. In recognizing the increasing need for an institutional approach to mental health, The Australian National University (ANU) has developed a mental health strategy. The strategy is based on current best practices in post-secondary student mental health. The past two centuries of dispossession and racism have profoundly impacted all aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life, including access to institutions like ANU. This is the legacy that ANU recognizes, acknowledges, and accepts. Current generations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples bear their histories into institutions like ANU, which benefit enormously from the opportunity to learn from them. The University's vision for reconciliation is to be a place that facilitates learning that respects cultures and diversity: a place where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people come together to engage with their chosen discipline, contextualized by an understanding of our shared history. ANU will make an essential contribution to reconciliation by furthering learning, research, services, and public knowledge about Indigenous issues. View full university

We are Australia's leading research university with a 165-year-long tradition of higher education in the arts, sciences, and numerous professional disciplines. At Melbourne, we delight through our on-campus teaching and graduate online programs in helping undergraduate and postgraduate students from Australia and many other countries achieve globally recognized qualifications. The educational experience here prepares well-rounded graduates who are academically outstanding and practically grounded. We also support and encourage internationally connected research collaborations around basic and applied problems in the hope of changing the world for the better. Our research helps solve social, economic, and environmental challenges the world faces today and into the future. We are tightly connected with our communities, at home, and around the globe – a connection that enriches our learning, teaching, and research. As one of the finest universities globally, the University of Melbourne is committed to creating international outcomes and fostering brilliant, innovative, and inspiring research. We prepare graduates to make their impact, offering education that stimulates, challenges, and fulfills our students, leading to meaningful careers and the skills to make profound contributions to society. We strive to be: Known for service to the nation, recognizing the responsibilities inherent in our role as a higher education leader. Consistently ranked among the top 40 universities globally. The Australian University of choice for the most talented students and scholars worldwide. Known for research and impact, underpinned by a comprehensive and world-leading discipline base. Renowned for delivering learning and teaching programs that transform talented students into thoughtful and accomplished graduates. Supportive of and provide opportunities for students from all cultures and backgrounds to successfully participate in the University's educational, cultural, and social life. Renowned for achieving student satisfaction and graduate outcomes comparable to the best universities in the world. Fully engaged in the life, culture, and aspirations of Melbourne and the regions we serve. Recognized as a leader in embedding sustainability in all aspects of the University's operations, teaching, learning, research, and engagement. Deeply connected with the business, government, and community, using our campus precincts to attract partners with whom we can have mutually beneficial research, learning and teaching, and engagement relationships. The University of Melbourne has a rich and fascinating past spanning 160 years. Every building, every department, and every period has its own story. While some of these stories have been recounted repeatedly, a significant number remains to be written. Beginning as a cluster of buildings set in a large park on the fringe of the city, with four professors and 16 students, the University now sits at the heart of a thriving international city. Today over 8000 academic and professional staff support a vibrant student body of more than 48 000, including more than 13 000 international students from over 130 countries worldwide. Streams Courses Online Modeling Discrete Optimization Basic Modeling for Discrete Optimization Advanced Modeling for Discrete Optimization View full university

Yale University is a large research university with a wide array of programs, departments, schools, centers, museums, and many affiliated organizations. Yale is overseen by President Peter Salovey and the university’s board of trustees, who comprise the governing and policy-making body known formally as the Yale Corporation. The institution is also led and supported by the University Cabinet, an advisory body convened by the president, which consists of the deans, vice presidents, and other senior academic and administrative leaders. Yale has grown and evolved for 300-plus years, passing many milestones and forging traditions along the way. At Yale, we view college as a time for students to explore, exercise curiosity, and discover new interests and abilities. We provide students with an immersive, collaborative, and inspiring environment where they can develop a broadly informed, highly disciplined intellect that will help them be successful in whatever work they finally choose. Our students graduate with the values and knowledge they need to pursue meaningful work, find passion in life-long learning, and lead successful and purposeful lives. All undergraduates attend Yale College, an intimate learning environment offering instruction in the liberal arts and sciences. With access to Yale’s extensive collections and resources, our undergraduates have discovered new species, patented products, and co-authored original research. There are a variety of global learning opportunities available, from studying abroad to international internships to directed research. Writing and science programs, directed studies, seminars, and more students can choose from a number of special academic offerings during their time at Yale. Yale offers advanced degrees through its Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and 12 professional schools. Browse the organizations below for information on programs of study, academic requirements, and faculty research. Yale’s Graduate School of Arts & Sciences offers programs leading to M.A., M.S., M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees in 73 departments and programs. The Yale School of Architecture’s mandate is for each student to understand architecture as a creative, productive, innovative, and responsible practice. The Yale School of Art has a long and distinguished history of training artists of the highest caliber. Yale Divinity School educates the scholars, ministers, and spiritual leaders of the future. Yale School of Drama graduates have raised the standards of professional practice around the world in every theatrical discipline, creating bold art that engages the mind and delights the senses. The Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science is at the cutting edge of research to develop technologies that address global societal problems. The Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies is dedicated to sustaining and restoring the long-term health of the biosphere and the well-being of its people. Yale Law School hones the world’s finest legal minds in an environment that features world-renowned faculty, small classes, and countless opportunities for clinical training and public service. School of Management students, faculty, and alumni are committed to understanding the complex forces transforming global markets and building organizations that contribute lasting value to society. Yale School of Medicine graduates go on to become leaders in academic medicine and health care, and innovators in clinical practice, biotechnology, and public policy. The Yale School of Music is an international leader in educating the creative musicians and cultural leaders of tomorrow. The Yale School of Nursing community is deeply committed to the idea that access to high quality patient‐centered health care is a social right, not a privilege. The School of Public Health supports research and innovative programs that protect and improve the health of people around the globe. The university traces its roots to the 1640s when colonial clergymen led an effort to establish a local college to preserve the tradition of European liberal education in the New World. In 1701 the charter was granted for a school “wherein Youth may be instructed in the Arts and Sciences (and) through the blessing of Almighty God may be fitted for Publick employment both in Church and Civil State.” The school officially became Yale College in 1718, when it was renamed in honor of Welsh merchant Elihu Yale, who had donated the proceeds from the sale of nine bales of goods together with 417 books and a portrait of King George I.Take a stroll through Yale’s three centuries of history, and learn about the traditions that have become part of the fabric of our university.Class Day takes place on Old Campus on the Sunday before Commencement and includes the awarding of academic, artistic, and athletic prizes the celebration of undergraduates and an address by a notable speaker. Also, hats. Yale began a new tradition in 2014 of a “Founders Day” event for students, faculty, and staff, to be held annually on a day close to the anniversary of the 1701 founding. Yale’s residential college system allows students to experience the cohesiveness and intimacy of a small school while still enjoying the cultural and scholarly resources of a large university. Each year, new students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences sign the register to celebrate the start of their graduate studies at Yale. The Yale School of Medicine welcomes first-year students to a life in medicine during the annual White Coat Ceremony. Yale football games have been a tradition for Yalies since the mid-1800s we celebrated 150 years of baseball in 2015 and Yale athletes have excelled around the world in the Olympics and other international competitions. Yale’s connections to the military have been long-standing, beginning in 1779 when past-president Naphtali Daggett led more than half of the student body to take on British troops when they attacked New Haven. View full university

The University of Hong Kong's original mission was to be an English-speaking university for China. As we stride forward into our second century, this mission is still relevant. However, the context has radically changed, is still changing and will remain dynamic and unpredictable for the foreseeable future. We will need to be more global in our outlook in all our activities, more nimble and adaptable than before, more ambitious and "can-do" than risk-averse and conservative, more solution-orientated than problem-orientated, and more proactive in our communications and branding. We will adopt the characteristics of the world's top universities, which include excellence in all aspects of teaching, research, and knowledge exchange a global, not merely local or regional, perspective and meaningful collaborations with premier global universities, and industrial and charitable partners. We will also secure resources with robust risk-management protocols so that risks, perceived or real, do not stifle development, and all will be underpinned by modern, innovative, and flexible enabling platforms to ensure optimal delivery. The University of Hong Kong is great. It has much to be proud of in its history, its strong and supportive alumni base, its current students and staff, and its spectacular facilities, but it can be greater. Greater in terms of international reputation and the quality of its graduates, greater in terms of impact on society, greater in terms of scope of excellence and range of influence. The University of Hong Kong can join the world's greatest universities, and this document sets out a manifesto for taking us there. The University of Hong Kong (or HKU, as it is familiarly known to students, staff, and alumni) is the oldest tertiary education institution in Hong Kong. On March 16, 1910, Sir Frederick Lugard, the then Governor of Hong Kong, laid the foundation for the University. The University was first incorporated in Hong Kong as a self-governing body of scholars by the University Ordinance on March 30, 1911. On March 11, 1912, the University was officially opened, and Arts, Engineering, and Medicine would become its first Faculties. The Faculty of Medicine evolved from the Hong Kong College of Medicine, founded in 1887. Of the College's early alumni, the most renowned was Dr. Sun Yat-sen, often regarded as the founder of modern China. In December 1916, the University held its first congregation, with just 23 graduates. It was ten years after the founding of HKU that women students were admitted for the first time. In 1937, Queen Mary Hospital opened and had served as the University's teaching hospital since then. Before the outbreak of the Second World War, which would bring academic activities to a halt, there were four Faculties - Arts, Engineering, Medicine, and Science. After 1945, the University underwent structural developments as post-war reconstruction efforts began in earnest. The University of Hong Kong, Asia's Global University, delivers impact through internationalization, innovation, and interdisciplinarity. It attracts and nurtures global scholars through excellence in research, teaching and learning, and knowledge exchange. It makes a positive social contribution through global presence, regional significance, and engagement with the rest of China. The University of Hong Kong will endeavour: To advance constantly the bounds of scholarship, building upon its proud traditions and strengths, To provide a comprehensive education, benchmarked against the highest international standards, designed to develop fully the intellectual and personal strengths of its students, while extending lifelong learning opportunities for the community, To produce graduates of distinction committed to academic/professional excellence, critical intellectual inquiry and lifelong learning, who are communicative and innovative, ethically and culturally aware, and capable of tackling the unfamiliar with confidence, To develop a collegial, flexible, pluralistic and supportive intellectual environment that inspires and attracts, retains and nurtures scholars, students and staff of the highest calibre in a culture that fosters creativity, learning and freedom of thought, enquiry and expression, To provide a safe, healthy and sustainable workplace to support and advance teaching, learning and research at the University, To engage in innovative, high-impact and leading-edge research within and across disciplines, To be fully accountable for the effective management of public and private resources bestowed upon the institution and act in partnership with the community over the generation, dissemination and application of knowledge, To serve as a focal point of intellectual and academic endeavour in Hong Kong, China and Asia and act as a gateway and forum for scholarship with the rest of the world. The University of Hong Kong's highest priorities is to create opportunities for the very best academic talents to excel and to advance human knowledge to the benefit of society. To enable these, the University will provide a world-class, intellectual environment in which all its members are recognized and rewarded for what they contribute and achieve. In this way, the University will seek to serve the needs of Hong Kong, the wider region, and the rest of the world. The University will be defined by our commitment to excellence, the high-quality opportunities we create, and our global outlook from our distinctive position in Asia. Through our teaching, research, and service, creating social, cultural, and economic impact will be the goals driving everything we do. Respect for academic success will guide and shape the work of our professional services. Optimism, willingness to try new things, and risk-taking will prevail over-caution, cut-backs, and academic conservatism. We share the characteristics of our international peers in our commitment to the core values of academic freedom and our respect for academic success. As an institution of higher learning and compass for morality and integrity in the community, we will embrace equality, ethics, inclusivity, diversity, and transparency in all that we do. We will aspire to the highest standards of corporate and academic governance. The principles of sustainability will guide our planning and development at every level. We will respond purposefully to the challenges identified by the United Nations through the Sustainable Development Goals and play our part in addressing inequality, health, education, disaster prevention, poverty, environment, and well-being identified therein. We are superbly placed to lead a cross-cultural and civilizational dialogue. View full university

Established in 1827, the University of Toronto has one of the most influential research and teaching faculties in North America. It presents top students at all levels with an intellectual environment unmatched in depth and breadth on any other Canadian campus. With more than 82,000 students across three campuses (St. George, Mississauga, and Scarborough) and over 500,000 alumni active in every region of the world, U of T's influence is felt in every area of human endeavor. The downtown Toronto (St. George) campus blends historical architecture and inviting green spaces as a backdrop to a truly remarkable community. In the center of Toronto, one of the world's most dynamic and diverse cities, it is a place where students, staff, and faculty engage with vibrant academic life and countless co-curricular activities. Just beyond the campus are the many events, neighborhoods, and industries that Toronto has to offer. From Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, an annual art festival that runs from dusk until dawn, to sports games at one of the Varsity Centre's high-performance facilities, this location is intrinsically linked city's renowned cultural offerings to create a vibrant and unique experience for everyone. View full university

The University of British Columbia is a global center for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the 40 best universities in the world. Since 1915, UBC’s West Coast spirit has embraced innovation and challenged the status quo. Its entrepreneurial perspective encourages students, staff, and faculty to challenge conventions, lead discovery, and explore new learning methods. At UBC, bold thinking is given a place to develop into ideas that can change the world. As one of the world’s leading universities, the University of British Columbia creates an exceptional learning environment that fosters global citizenship, advances a civil and sustainable society, and supports outstanding research to serve the people of British Columbia, Canada, and the world. Values are the University is independent and cherishes and defends free inquiry and scholarly responsibility. The University supports scholarly pursuits that contribute to knowledge and understanding within and across disciplines and seeks every opportunity to share them broadly. Through its students, faculty, staff, and alumni, the University strives for excellence and educates students to the highest standards. The University acts with integrity, fulfilling promises and ensuring open, respectful relationships. The University values and respects all members of its communities, each of whom individually and collaboratively contribute to create, strengthen, and enrich our learning environment. The University embodies the highest standards of service and stewardship of resources and works within the wider community to enhance societal good. The University of British Columbia is a global center for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world. Since 1915, UBC’s West Coast spirit has embraced innovation and challenged the status quo. Its entrepreneurial perspective encourages students, staff, and faculty to challenge conventions, lead discovery, and explore new ways of learning. At UBC, bold thinking is given a place to develop into ideas that can change the world. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley. Also in Vancouver, UBC Robson Square is a vibrant learning center in the heart of downtown, the UBC Learning Exchange is a community engagement initiative based in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, and UBC’s Centre for Digital Media at the Great Northern Way Campus is located in Mount Pleasant. UBC also provides clinical education to the Faculty of Medicine students at 75 healthcare facilities across British Columbia. UBC’s Asia Pacific Regional Office in Hong Kong and Liaison Office in New Delhi, India, facilitates teaching and research partnerships and supports alumni engagement. View full university

McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the world's leading universities. With students coming to McGill from some 150 countries, our student body is the most internationally diverse of any research-intensive university in the country. McGill is recognized around the world for the excellence of its teaching and research programs. Ernest Rutherford's Nobel Prize-winning research on the nature of radioactivity was conducted at McGill, part of a long tradition of innovation on our campuses that includes the invention of the artificial blood cell and Plexiglas. Today our professors are building the new field of epigenetics, developing alternative energy sources from crop plants, and driving human achievement in every field imaginable. In addition to a stellar faculty, McGill is known for attracting the brightest students from across Canada, the United States, and around the world. McGill students have the highest average entering grades in Canada. Our commitment to fostering the very best has helped our students win more national and international awards on average than their peers at any other Canadian university. The prestigious Rhodes Scholarship has gone to a nation-leading 144 McGill students. Our university is home to an exceptional collection of students, faculty, and staff, and counts itself among the finest research-intensive universities in the world. McGill's Senior Administration and governing bodies – the Board of Governors and Senate – provide strategic guidance and oversight, ensuring accountability through formal decision-making and reporting. View full university

Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research and developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000-degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world. Harvard faculty are engaged with teaching and research to push the boundaries of human knowledge. For students who are excited to investigate the most significant issues of the 21st century, Harvard offers an unparalleled student experience and a generous financial aid program, with over $160 million awarded to more than 60% of our undergraduate students. The University has twelve degree-granting schools and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a truly global education. With an enduring dedication to the pursuit of excellence, Harvard University offers unparalleled student experiences across a broad spectrum of academic environments. The strength of the MBA Program at Harvard Business School relies upon a diverse student body from all walks of life, all industries and functions, all ways of thinking. Suppose you possess an intense desire to learn, an insatiable curiosity to ask and pursue questions using rigorous research methods, the motivation and drive to work independently as a scholar, a career as a professor in business academia, starting with our doctoral program, maybe for you. Harvard's doctoral programs in business are designed to train you to become the next generation of faculty at the world's leading business schools and higher learning institutions. Providing need-based aid to students from a wide range of cultural, professional, and socioeconomic backgrounds to keep diverse perspectives in our classes and community. HBS offers generous aid throughout your time as a student and beyond – everything from Tuition Assistance, to Summer Fellowships, to Career Support & Exploration. We are helping increase access and opportunity for students as they pursue their passions and become leaders who will make a difference in the world. Business school is an essential investment in who you are and whom you will become. HBS proudly shares in that investment by offering various need-based financial assistance programs throughout your MBA experience. We are here to help you understand your options to cover the fees and cost of attendance and explore different avenues of funding—including HBS Fellowships, external scholarships, and loans—and ensure that everyone admitted to HBS can afford to attend. The Harvard Business School (HBS) Certificate of Management Excellence is designed to help you expand your leadership skills and professional competencies. With its flexible format, this certificate allows you to customize your learning experience by choosing from a carefully curated set of leadership, negotiation and innovation, and strategy programs. By taking part in this certificate program, you'll gain broad exposure to the proven insights, knowledge, and expertise you need to meet your personal and professional goals. With the HBS Certificate of Management Excellence, you tailor your learning experience by choosing the programs that address competencies specific to your development goals. To earn your certificate, you must complete three of the following open enrollment programs—one from each topic area—within 36 months. The 36-month timeline begins with the date of your first qualifying program. Upon successful completion of all three programs, you will be awarded the HBS Certificate of Management Excellence. Harvard University has 12 degree-granting schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The University has grown from nine students with a single master to an enrollment of more than 20,000-degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard's campus creates a stunning backdrop for all that happens within the University. Harvard offers unparalleled resources to the University community, including libraries, laboratories, museums, and research centers, to support scholarly work in nearly any field or discipline. Unlimited possibilities characterize the Harvard student experience. Opportunities abound inside the classroom and out, with over 8,000 courses from over 100 departments and countless research programs. Here, undergraduate students have access to almost every extracurricular program imaginable and the largest Division 1 Athletics Program in the country. And after graduation, students join the Harvard Alumni Association, which includes nearly 360,000 alumni worldwide. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States, established in 1636 by a vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. After the College's first benefactor, the young minister John Harvard of Charlestown, who upon his death in 1638, left his library and half his estate to the institution. A statue of John Harvard stands today in front of University Hall in Harvard Yard and is perhaps the University's best-known landmark. Harvard University has 12 degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The University has grown from nine students with a single master to an enrollment of more than 20,000-degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. There are more than 360,000 living alumni in the U.S. and over 190 other countries. View full university

Columbia University is one of the world's most important research centers and, at the same time, a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to a great metropolis's vast resources. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, support research, teach on global issues and create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the University to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world. For more than 250 years, Columbia has been a leader in higher education globally and around the world. At the core of our wide range of academic inquiry are the commitment to attract and engage the best minds to pursue greater human understanding, pioneering discoveries, and service to society. The University offers an outstanding and comprehensive array of academic programs. These include three undergraduate schools, thirteen graduate and professional schools, a world-renowned medical center, four affiliated colleges and seminaries, twenty-five libraries, and more than one hundred research centers and institutes. Columbia University was founded in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of King George II of England. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in New York and the fifth oldest in the United States. Controversy preceded the founding of the College, with various groups competing to determine its location and religious affiliation. Advocates of New York City met with success on the first point, while the Anglicans prevailed on the latter. However, all constituencies agreed to commit themselves to principles of religious liberty in establishing the policies of the College. In July 1754, Samuel Johnson held the first classes in a new schoolhouse adjoining Trinity Church, located on lower Broadway in Manhattan. There were eight students in the class. At King's College, the future leaders of colonial society could receive an education designed to "enlarge the Mind, improve the Understanding, polish the whole Man, and qualify them to support the brightest Characters in all the elevated stations in life." One early manifestation of the institution's lofty goals was the establishment in 1767 of the first American medical school to grant the M.D. degree. The American Revolution brought the growth of the College to a halt, forcing a suspension of instruction in 1776 that lasted for eight years. However, the institution continued to influence American life through the people associated with it significantly. Among the earliest students and trustees of King's College were John Jay, the first chief justice of the United States, Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of the treasury Gouverneur Morris, the author of the final draft of the U.S. Constitution, and Robert R. Livingston, a member of the five-person committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence. The College reopened in 1784 with a new name—Columbia—that embodied the patriotic fervor that had inspired the nation's quest for independence. The revitalized institution was recognizable as the descendant of its colonial ancestor, thanks to its inclination toward Anglicanism and an urban population's needs. However, there were significant differences: Columbia College reflected the legacy of the Revolution in the greater economic, denominational, and geographic diversity of its new students and leaders. Cloistered campus life gave way to the more common phenomenon of day students who lived at home or lodged in the city. In 1857, the College moved from Park Place, near the present city hall, to Forty-ninth Street and Madison Avenue, where it remained for the next forty years. During the last half of the nineteenth century, Columbia rapidly assumed the shape of a modern university. The Columbia School of Law was founded in 1858. The country's first mining school, a precursor of today's Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, was established in 1864 and awarded the first Columbia Ph.D. in 1875. When Seth Low became Columbia's president in 1890, he vigorously promoted the university ideal for the College, placing the fragmented federation of independent and competing schools under a central administration that stressed cooperation and shared resources. Barnard College for women had become affiliated with Columbia in 1889. The medical school came under the University's aegis in 1891, followed by Teachers College in 1893. The development of graduate faculties in political science, philosophy, and pure science established Columbia as one of the nation's earliest graduate education centers. In 1896, the trustees officially authorized the use of yet another new name, Columbia University, and today the institution is officially known as Columbia University in the City of New York. Low's most significant accomplishment, however, was moving the University from Forty-ninth Street to the more spacious Morningside Heights campus, designed as an urban academic village by McKim, Mead, and White, the renowned turn-of-the-century architectural firm. Architect Charles Follen McKim provided Columbia with stately buildings patterned after those of the Italian Renaissance. The University continued to prosper after its move uptown in 1897. During the presidency of Nicholas Murray Butler (1902–1945), Columbia emerged as a preeminent national center for educational innovation and scholarly achievement. The School of Journalism was established by a bequest of Joseph Pulitzer in 1912. John Erskine taught the first Great Books Honors Seminar at Columbia College in 1919, making the study of original masterworks the foundation of undergraduate education. In the same year, a course on war and peace studies originated the College's influential Core Curriculum. In the words of College alumnus Herman Wouk, Columbia became a place of "doubled magic," where "the best things of the moment were outside the rectangle of Columbia the best things of all human history and thought were inside the rectangle." The study of the sciences flourished along with the liberal arts. Franz Boas founded the modern science of anthropology here in the early decades of the twentieth century, even as Thomas Hunt Morgan set modern genetics. In 1928, Columbia–Presbyterian Medical Center, the first such center to combine teaching, research, and patient care, was officially opened as a joint project between the medical school and The Presbyterian Hospital. By the late 1930s, a Columbia student could study with Jacques Barzun, Paul Lazarsfeld, Mark Van Doren, Lionel Trilling, and I. I. Rabi, to name just a few of the great minds of the Morningside campus. The University's graduates during this time were equally accomplished—for example, two alumni of Columbia's School of Law, Charles Evans Hughes and Harlan Fiske Stone (who was also dean of the School of Law), served successively as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Research into the atom by faculty members I. I. Rabi, Enrico Fermi, and Polykarp Kusch brought Columbia's Department of Physics to international prominence in the 1940s. The founding of the School of International Affairs (now the School of International and Public Affairs) in 1946 marked the beginning of intensive growth in international relations as a primary scholarly focus of the University. The oral-history movement in the United States was launched at Columbia in 1948. Columbia celebrated its bicentennial in 1954 during a period of steady expansion. This growth mandated a major campus building program in the 1960s, and, by the end of the decade, five of the University's schools were housed in new buildings. It was also in the 1960s that Columbia experienced the most significant crisis in its history. Currents of unrest sweeping the country—among them opposition to the Vietnam War, an increasingly militant civil rights movement, and the ongoing decline of America's inner cities—converged with particular force at Columbia, casting the Morningside campus into the national spotlight. More than 1,000 protesting students occupied five buildings in the last week of April 1968, effectively shutting down the University until the New York City police forcibly removed them. Those events led directly to the cancellation of a proposed gym in Morningside Park, the cessation of specific classified research projects on campus, the retirement of President Grayson Kirk, and a downturn in the University's finances and morale. They also led to the creation of the University Senate, in which faculty, students, and alumni acquired a larger voice in University affairs. In recent decades, Columbia's campuses have seen a revival of spirit and energy that has been truly momentous. Under the leadership of President Michael Sovern, the 1980s saw the completion of significant new facilities, and the pace intensified after George Rupp became president in 1993. A 650-million-dollar building program begun in 1994 provided the impetus for a wide range of projects, including the complete renovation of Furnald Hall and athletics facilities on campus and at Baker Field, the wiring of the campus for Internet and wireless access, the rebuilding of Dodge Hall for the School of the Arts, the construction of new facilities for the Schools of Law and Business, the renovation of Butler Library, and the creation of the Philip L. Milstein Family College Library. The University also continued to develop the Audubon Biotechnology and Research Park, securing Columbia's place at the forefront of medical research. As New York City's only university-related research park, it also contributes to economic growth through the creation of private-sector research collaborations and the generation of new biomedically related business. View full university

Stanford University was founded in 1885 by California senator Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane, "to promote the public welfare by exercising an influence on behalf of humanity and civilization." Comprising more than 25 offices and centers, Student Affairs provides a broad range of services and support to Stanford students, including leadership development, residential programs, public service, career exploration, and community engagement. Nearly all undergraduates and more than 60% of graduate students reside in 81 diverse campus housing facilities. Eight dining halls, a teaching kitchen, and organic gardens provide the campus community with healthy, sustainable meals. Stanford Undergrad is your guide to undergraduate academics and opportunities run by the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. Approximately 7,000 undergraduate students attend Stanford. Learn more about the undergraduate program and the student body. When railroad magnate and former California Gov. Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane Lathrop Stanford, lost their only child, Leland, Jr., to typhoid in 1884, they decided to build a university as the most fitting memorial. They deeded a large fortune that included the 8,180-acre Palo Alto stock farm that became the campus. They made their plans just as the modern research university was taking form. Leland Stanford Junior University – still its legal name – opened Oct. 1, 1891. The Stanfords and founding President David Starr Jordan aimed for their new university to be nonsectarian, co-educational, and affordable, produce cultured and useful graduates, and teach both the traditional liberal arts and technology and engineering that were already changing America. Their vision took shape on the San Francisco Peninsula's oak-dotted fields as a matrix of arcades and quadrangles designed for expansion and the dissolving of barriers between people, disciplines, and ideas. In 1985, B. Gerald Cantor Rodin Sculpture Garden opened as the most extensive collection of Rodin bronzes outside Paris. It became the nexus for a world-class collection of 20th- and 21st-century sculpture, nearly all of it freely accessible to the public. Today, the museum and sculpture garden is part of a Stanford arts district that includes the Bing Concert Hall, the McMurtry Building for experiential arts learning, and the acclaimed Anderson Collection of 20th-century American painting. The James H. Clark Center for Biomedical Engineering and Sciences opened in 2003 as the geographic and intellectual nexus between the schools of Engineering and Medicine and the home of Bio-X, a pioneering interdisciplinary biosciences institute led by Professor Carla Shatz. Its collaboration-friendly architecture set the tone for future building, furthering the interdisciplinarity that became a hallmark of university President John Hennessy's tenure. The environmentally sensitive construction seen in the Clark Center, the Science and Engineering Quad, the School of Medicine, and elsewhere fulfills the university's deep commitment to sustainability in research, teaching, and institutional practice. In 2015, Stanford Energy System Innovations' electric heat recovery system joined the university's solar and geothermal power procurement initiatives to reduce campus emissions by roughly 68 percent. The Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford opened in the School of Engineering in 2005, bringing students and faculty from radically different backgrounds to develop innovative, human-centered solutions to real-world challenges. Using techniques from design and engineering, the institute, known on campus as the d.school, instills creative confidence and draws students beyond traditional academic disciplines' boundaries. Development campaigns of unprecedented scope carry forward the Stanford family's vision. The 2000 Campaign for Undergraduate Education raised $1 billion, while the Stanford Challenge concluded in 2012 after raising $6.2 billion, then the most massive fundraising campaign was undertaken by a university to fund bold new initiatives. Meanwhile, the $1 billion Campaign for Stanford Medicine is rebuilding Stanford's two hospitals for adults and children to advance the mission of precision health. In 2016, Stanford celebrated its 125th year of transformational impact. A revamped Roble Gym opened with a dedicated "art gym" to help make art an integral part of the student experience, while "Old Chem," one of Stanford's first buildings, received new life as the Sapp Center for Science Teaching and Learning. Stanford also launched a new Humanities Core, an integrated program of courses and seminars giving undergraduates a structured, guided pathway into human existence's fundamental questions. Stanford has expanded its Bing Overseas Studies Program, enhanced undergraduate research opportunities, and played a pioneering role in exploring how best to use online technologies to expand access to high-quality education. Today, Stanford University comprises seven schools and 18 interdisciplinary institutes with more than 16,000 students, 2,100 faculty, and 1,800 postdoctoral scholars. Stanford is an international institution, enrolling students from all 50 U.S. states and 91 other countries. It is also an athletics powerhouse, with 900 current student-athletes and a history of 128 national titles and 22 consecutive Learfield Sports Directors' Cups, awarded to the top intercollegiate athletics program in the nation. At the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Summit, hosted by Stanford, President Barack Obama praised the university as "a place that celebrates our ability as human beings to discover and learn and to build, to question, to reimagine, to create new ways to connect and work with each other." View full university