Publisher's Synopsis
International Handbook of Universities
Twenty-first Edition
The most comprehensive guide to university and university-level education worldwide, providing detailed information on higher education institutions that offer at least a post-graduate degree or a four-year professional diploma
Representative: Over 14,000 institutions in 183 countries listed alphabetically, including division by Private and Public institutions where available
Authoritative: Information selected according to official sources in each country and collated by the International Association of Universities/UNESCO Information Centre on Higher Education
Up to date: Information provided direct from institutions as well as from national higher education authorities to create an unrivalled, annually updated reference source
Includes single-user access to World Higher Education Database Online for one year following publication; see the sticker on the front of volume one for your unique access code
The Handbook includes:
For Education Systems:
- Description of the higher education system of each country
- Information on stages of studies as well as information on distance education
- Admission criteria, including information for foreign students
- Details of quality assurance and recognition systems
- Contact details for national bodies
For Institutions:
- Contact details for every institution: name, address, telephone, fax, e-mail, website
- Information on historical background, special facilities and publications
- Degrees and diplomas offered at each level of study
- Description of faculties, schools and departments
- Valuable information on academic year, admission requirements and tuition fees
- Key personnel, including principal academic and administrative officers, and academic staff and student numbers
Indexes
- Alphabetical list of all institutions
- Index of Fields of Studies
- Index of Fields of Studies across all institutions
- List of International and Regional Organizations
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