NEW International Handbook of Universities is now 2-volumes and includes single-user access to World Higher Education Database Online
Twentieth Edition
The most comprehensive guide to 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.
NEW: includes single-user access to World Higher Education Database Online; see front of book for unique access code
Representative: Over 12,000 institutions in 183 countries listed alphabetically, including a 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
NEW for this edition, information on Educational Systems for each country
Includes:
For institutions:
Contact details for every institution: name, address, telephone, fax, e-mail, website
Historical background, special facilities and publications
Degrees and diplomas offered at each level of study Key personnel, including principal academic and administrative officers Description of faculties, schools and departments
Valuable information on academic year, admission requirements and tuition fees
Academic staff and student numbers
For education systems:
Quick description of the higher education system of each country
Stages of studies as well as information on distance education
Admission criteria, including information for foreign students
Quality assurance and recognition systems
Contact details for national bodies
Indexes:
All institutions in alphabetical order
Fields of studies
Regional/international higher education organisations
Preface
Guide to the Entries
The International Association of Universities
Offices of the International Association of Universities
List of Publications
Universities Listed Alphabetically by Country
Index of Institutions
Index of Fields of Study
Index of Regional/International Higher Education Organisations
NEW: includes single-user access to World Higher Education Database Online
The INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES (IAU), founded in 1950, is a worldwide organization, with member institutions in some 130 countries, which co-operates with a vast network of international, regional and national bodies. Its permanent Secretariat, The International Universities Bureau, is located at UNESCO, Paris, France, and provides a wide variety of services to Member Institutions and to the international higher education community at large.
Description
NEW International Handbook of Universities is now 2-volumes and includes single-user access to World Higher Education Database Online
Twentieth Edition
The most comprehensive guide to 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.
NEW: includes single-user access to World Higher Education Database Online; see front of book for unique access code
Representative: Over 12,000 institutions in 183 countries listed alphabetically, including a 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
NEW for this edition, information on Educational Systems for each country
Includes:
For institutions:
Contact details for every institution: name, address, telephone, fax, e-mail, website
Historical background, special facilities and publications
Degrees and diplomas offered at each level of study Key personnel, including principal academic and administrative officers Description of faculties, schools and departments
Valuable information on academic year, admission requirements and tuition fees
Academic staff and student numbers
For education systems:
Quick description of the higher education system of each country
Stages of studies as well as information on distance education
Admission criteria, including information for foreign students
Quality assurance and recognition systems
Contact details for national bodies
Indexes:
All institutions in alphabetical order
Fields of studies
Regional/international higher education organisations
Contents
Preface
Guide to the Entries
The International Association of Universities
Offices of the International Association of Universities
List of Publications
Universities Listed Alphabetically by Country
Index of Institutions
Index of Fields of Study
Index of Regional/International Higher Education Organisations
NEW: includes single-user access to World Higher Education Database Online
Authors
The INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES (IAU), founded in 1950, is a worldwide organization, with member institutions in some 130 countries, which co-operates with a vast network of international, regional and national bodies. Its permanent Secretariat, The International Universities Bureau, is located at UNESCO, Paris, France, and provides a wide variety of services to Member Institutions and to the international higher education community at large.
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