Oxford or Cambridge – where shall I apply? Oxford and Cambridge University are commonly referred to as Oxbridge. A brief scan of the world rankings tables over the past few decades will show you that these two highly prestigious, ancient and renowned universities tend to swap places, with Oxford being placed one slot above Cambridge…
Where is Durham University located? Durham University is situated in England’s north-east on the River Wear. Bill Bryson described Durham as „the most perfect little city in the world”. Durham is small enough to walk through, and large enough to offer every possible urban amenity, from Marco Pierre White’s popular upmarket restaurant, to dozens of…
Where is Cornell University? Cornell University is located in Ithaca, a rural environment with forests, waterfalls, hiking trails, and exceptionally cold winters, to the south of Cayuka Lake, amidst the hills and gorges of New York State’s Finger Lakes region. Cornell’s Ithaca campus covers 745 acres and has long been acclaimed as one of the…
Studying for an MBA in USA or Europe Choosing where to study for an MBA – Europe or the USA? The MBA, or Master’s in Business Administration, is a highly prestigious, sought after postgraduate qualification, which originated in America in 1908 at Harvard – but is now being taught in Europe’s leading business schools. MBA…
Studying law abroad – an overview Are you thinking of studying law abroad? If so, perhaps the first question you should ask yourself is what type of career you intend to take up once you have got your degree. People seem to assume that studying law is limited to wanting to appear in court, bewigged,…
London School of Economics – An introduction Informally known world-wide as LSE, the London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university, situated in Houghton Street, right in the heart of London, between Holborn and Covent Garden. Founded in 1895 by members of the Fabian Society, it is a specialist university, which…
Are English courses useful? English courses are investments in your future, since English is the most widely-spoken language on the planet, the official language of 53 countries and is increasingly becoming essential as a means of communicating in media, business and scientific forums. Just over 50 per cent of all internet content is in English.…
Princeton University is a private, Ivy League research university, established in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, and renamed in 1896 – which makes it the fourth oldest academic institution in the United States. Princeton has the largest endowment per student in the US and is located in New Jersey. This is why is…
Is Leiden University good? Leiden University is a public research university, and the oldest in the Netherlands. It has always had a reputation for tolerance, welcoming new ideas and debate, and for acting as magnet to thinkers and artists who were looking for refuge and inspiration. Descartes, Rembrandt, Huygens, Grotius and Spinoza all found a…
University of Oxford is a world-renowned institution and ranked in the top five global universities from year to year. It has produced literally hundreds of the most eminent politicians, heads of state, scientists, philosophers and explorers, 72 Nobel Prize winners and 160 Olympic medallists , and is the home of the Rhodes Scholarship. Oxford University…
