Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Four of world's top five universities are in Britain


London being the only city in the world with five universities in the top 100 , according to the latest global university rankings. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has emerged as the world's top university. Imperial College London has secured second place next to MIT, superseding Cambridge, Harvard, University College London, Oxford.

A total of 31 countries are represented in the top 200 - the US remains the dominant nation  
 with 51 institutions, 11 of which are in the top 20. The global emphasis on high impact scientific and technological research is the key driver of leadership in the QS World University Rankings. (Times Global, Wed, September 17, 2014).

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