Readers are presented the best universities in the world 2019 according to the British edition of Times Higher Education, which conducted a global study among higher education institutions.
10. University of Chicago
University of Chicago (University of Chicago, USA) opens the top ten best higher education institutions in the world in 2019. Today, there are 12 research institutes and 113 research centers at the University of Chicago. It was here that a lot of important discoveries were made: the world's first nuclear chain reaction was made; proven hereditary predisposition of people to cancer; substantiated the statement about the positive impact of reading classical literature on the human brain. Also, graduates of the Chicago University have developed a modern doctrine of the US military-political course. 89 Nobel laureates studied or worked here.
9. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zürich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland) ranks ninth in the ranking of the best universities in the world in 2019. It is famous for its curricula and scientific developments in the field of engineering, technology, mathematics and natural sciences. In the piggy bank ETZ Zürich 21 Nobel Prize received by his graduates and professors, including the Physics Prize of 1921, which was awarded to Albert Einstein.
8. Imperial College London
Imperial College London (Imperial College London, United Kingdom) in 2019 took the eighth place in the list of the best educational institutions in the world. It is famous for its engineering and medical specialties. Among the well-known graduates of Imperial College are 15 Nobel laureates, including the inventor of penicillin, Sir Alexander Fleming, the inventor of holography, Dennis Gabor, and Sir Norman Howorth for his research on carbohydrates and vitamin C.
7. Princeton University
Princeton University (Princeton University, USA) is located on the seventh line in the top ten universities in the world in 2019. The laboratory at Princeton University surprises with the breadth of developments in various types of scientific activities. The discovery of the fractional quantum Hall effect belongs to Princeton graduate Daniel Tsui, who received the Nobel Prize for him. Research in mathematics by John Nash revolutionized game theory, which became the basis of a separate industry in experimental economics.
Princeton scientists were able to cross the barrier of the speed of light, refuting the theory of Einstein. They were also able to increase the productivity of solar panels by 175%, which will allow in the future to resolve issues with the energy crisis. Over the years, this university has raised 35 Nobel Prize winners, including John Nash (mathematics) and Richard Feynman (physics).
6. Harvard University
Harvard University (Harvard University, USA) ranks sixth in the ranking of the best universities in 2019. Graduates of the legendary Harvard are prominent figures, businessmen, politicians, and other creative personalities. Among them are eight US presidents, including John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama. Also popular Hollywood stars are Matt Damon, Natalie Portman. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, also studied at Harvard. Bill Gates, who was expelled for poor performance, but still after a few years received a diploma. But his companion Steve Ballmer was able to immediately successfully complete his studies at Harvard. Also, Ukrainian leaders studied at the institution: Orest Subtelny, Grigory Grabovich, Yuri Shevchuk.
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) is located in the middle of the ranking of the best universities in the world in 2019. It is here that pioneering research is being conducted in the areas of robotics, information technology, artificial intelligence, economics and mathematics. The institute operates world-famous research centers - the Lincoln laboratory, engaged in technological developments in the field of national security, the laboratory of artificial intelligence and computer science, the laboratory of the Cambridge electronic accelerator. About 11,000 students study at the institute at the same time, of which 10-15% are foreigners. Training is conducted by about 1,500 teachers.
4. Cambridge University
Cambridge university (University of Cambridge, UK) is on the fourth line in the list of the best higher education institutions in 2019. It is especially famous for its successes in the bosom of exact sciences and medicine. No other university in the world has given the planet as many Nobel Prize winners as Cambridge. 88 university graduates and teachers received this prestigious academic award. 29 of them received prizes in physics, 25 in medicine, 21 in chemistry, 9 in economics, 2 in literature and one in a peace prize.
Famous medieval scholars such as Isaac Newton and Francis Bacon studied here. It was in Cambridge that the creators of modern nuclear physics — Lord E. Rutherford, N. Bohr, and J. R. Oppenheimer — worked, taught, and did research.
3. Stanford University
Stanford University (Stanford University, USA) opens the top three best universities in the world in 2019. He is known for his innovations in the field of high technology industry. It is considered a global research center and a giant in the field of network technologies. The place is famous for the birth of such branded companies as Facebook, Apple, Xerox, Hewlett-Packard. Many startups are created here and the future of the IT industry is determined.
2. Oxford University
Oxford University (University of Oxford, UK) ranks second in the ranking of the best higher education institutions in 2019. The main areas of educational activity of the university are considered humanitarian, mathematical, physical and social sciences, as well as medicine. A huge number of discoveries in the field of cosmology are being made at Oxford University - the study of Mars, the trajectory of the movement of galaxies (for example, it was found that our galaxy will collide with the Andromeda galaxy in about 5 billion years), the development of theories for the appearance of the Universe.
In particular, in 2013, scientists at Oxford University discovered the “glass planet” whose surface is strewn with an analog of our earthly glass.
1. California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology (California Institute of Technology, USA) tops the ranking of the best universities in the world in 2019. Acronym sounds like Caltech. He owns the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which launches most of NASA's automatic spacecraft. Caltech remains a relatively small university with about 1,000 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students.
One way or another, 31 Nobel laureates are associated with Caltech. Of these, 17 graduates and 18 professors. 65 people from graduates and teachers received the US National Science Medal or the National Technology and Innovation Medal, 112 people were elected members of the National Academies of Sciences.