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Wednesday October 26th, 2016
It’s the busy time of year again. First half term is coming to an end in two weeks. UK senior schools applications are now closing for year 2017 (some schools have now closed their registrations for years 2018 and 2019). Entry tests have been scheduled, tutors are booked all the way till the entry tests, which for some will take as early as November and for some January or February.
University applications are now being submitted for entry in 2017, Oxford and Cambridge registrations are closing in two weeks time, students applying to other universities in the UK have a bit of time to polish their personal statements.
For the first time in 13 years UK university tops the world league table pushing the Ivy league university to second place. Oxford, a university dating back to 1096, took the No. 1 spot in the latest World University Rankings, knocking the California Institute of Technology, an incumbent of five years, to second place. What’s more, this is also the first time a university from outside of the U.S. has taken the top spot in the list’s 13-year history, according to Times Higher Education, a London magazine that released the list on the 21 September.
1. University of Oxford, UK 2. California Institute of Technology, US 3. Stanford University, US 4. University of Cambridge, UK 5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US 6. Harvard University, US 7. Princeton University, US 8. Imperial College London, UK 9. ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of 10. Technology Zurich, Switzerland University of California, Berkeley, US
Oxford’s success can be attributed to its improved performance in teaching, research, citations, and international outlook—the four indicators that underlay the methodology of the rankings, according to the Times Higher Education.
But more specifically, Oxford’s No.1 spot comes from its strong research income, which the university secured at a record £522.9 million, or $679 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. It’s research was also considered more influential, and it has been more successful at “drawing in international talent,” notes the Times Higher Education.
The remaining top contenders stayed the same as last year, with Stanford University coming in third, the University of Cambridge (another centuries-old institution in the U.K.) in fourth, and The Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in fifth. MIT was just ahead of Harvard University located in Cambridge, Mass., which was the top Ivy League school on the list. UCL and London School of Economics taking their positions in the top 25 in the world.
Open days have been taking place in September-October at the UK universities. I had the pleasure of visiting some of the top universities in the country including Oxford, the alma mater of our present prime-minister Teresa May (Geography) and St Andrews in Scotland, the alma mater of the British royals Prince William (Geography) and Kate.
My apologies for this issue coming out a little late – I am finishing it from Frankfurt where I am at an education conference where Senior schools from all over the world are represented – it is very interesting to compare the education traditions and innovations from the countries like USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, Switzerland and others.
Switzerland seems to remain the most expensive for schooling in Europe and popular for those interested in catering and hospitality, US is very strong on sports – on the national level. Canada is still the best budget option (maybe not taking into account the airfare of getting there from Europe!).
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