Imperial College

Established in the year 1907 which is also known as the ‘Age of Science and Reasoning’ in the history of Europe, the Imperial College London, offers majors in everything from language, literature, history to cellular and molecular engineering and Neuroscience. The Imperial College has something for almost everyone. The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, is an independent constituent part of the University of London. The institute has a mission to deliver world class scholarship, education and research in science, engineering and medicine, with particular regard to their application in industry, commerce and healthcare.

The Imperial College has the unique Freedom of Information act enacted by the university for students who want to avail any kind of information. This is apart from the cutting edge technology that the College provides in terms of research facilities, libraries, tie-ups with major firms and organizations and with three top universities of Europe for fulfilling the goal of academic and research excellence. The excellent, world class and highly decorated faculty only add to the magic and aura of studying at the College.

Ranked 17th among all the universities in the world and 3rd in Europe by researchers from China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Imperial has a highly competitive school in the classroom and on the courts, the Imperial College is a wonderful school for learning and being situated in the city of London, it is also a wonderful place for recreation

For more information log on to http://www.ic.ac.uk/






London Business School

London Business School provides its students and executive program participants with the global business capabilities required for success. LBS is consistently ranked as one of the top business schools in the world, and is committed to becoming the pre-eminent global business school.

London Business School's 1,000 students and 6,000 executive education participants per year, come from 109 countries. Its 100-plus world-renowned faculty come from over 30 countries and produce world-impacting research including the annual Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and Global Investment Returns Yearbook.

LBS has over 40 Corporate Partners and its students are employed by over 200 different companies each year. Its 24,000 international alumni lead big businesses, run governments, transform communities and start new businesses in over 100 countries around the world.

The London Business School range of programs can transform your future. A dedicated and professional Career Services team assists each student to find new career opportunities to positively impact their career. Both the School's full-time and Executive MBA programs are counted among the world's best according to the Financial Times and Business Week Business Education surveys. See the Financial Times news story about business school rankings.

The School is one of only two UK business schools to have twice been awarded the highest research rating of five-star (5*), by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). London Business School has strong partnerships with Columbia Business School, the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad and the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS

For further information, log on to http://www.london.edu/






London School of Economics

The Department of Economics at the London School of Economics is one of the largest economics departments in the world, with over 50 faculty and 1000 students. The size of the Department ensures that all mainstream areas of economics are strongly represented in research and teaching.

LSE is a leading research department, consistently being ranked in the top 20 economics departments worldwide. In the 2001 UK Research Assessment Exercise, the Department was one of only four economics departments awarded the highest possible grading. Faculties are also active as policy advisors to governmental bodies and as editors for leading economics journals.

Nine former members of staff or students have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics (Sir John Hicks, 1972; Friedrich von Hayek, 1974; James Meade, 1977; Sir Arthur Lewis, 1979; Merton Miller, 1990; Ronald Coase, 1991; Amartya Sen, 1998; Robert Mundell 1999, George Akerlof, 2001). Former students are employed as economists in a wide range of national and international organizations, in government, international institutions, business and finance.

There is a cosmopolitan feel to the Department; well over half the members of staff were born or educated outside the UK, and nearly three-quarters of students come from overseas. The Department offers a range of Bachelors and Masters Degrees, as well as a structured doctoral training in economics. The Department was recently awarded a rating of 23 points out of 24 for the quality of our teaching programs by UK Quality Assurance

For further information, log on to http://econ.lse.ac.uk/






University of Cambridge

In 2009, the University of Cambridge will be celebrating its 800th anniversary. The University is a confederation of 31 colleges, faculties and other institutions, three colleges are for women (New Hall, Newnham and Lucy Cavendish) and two admit only graduates (Clare Hall and Darwin). The remainder house and teach all students enrolled in courses of study or research at the University. Each College is an independent institution with its own property and income. The Colleges appoint their own staff and are responsible for selecting students, in accordance with University regulations. The teaching of students is shared between the Colleges and University departments. Degrees are awarded by the University. The university functions with a relatively small central administration. This is done by central bodies consisting of and elected mainly by, the current academic personnel of the faculties and colleges. As one of the world's leading universities, Cambridge's reputation reflects the intellectual achievement of its students, and the outstanding work of the academic community of the University and the Colleges. The university’s core values include freedom of thought and expression and freedom from discrimination

Throughout the last 800 years, its contribution to the world has ranged from the discovery of the mechanism of blood circulation to the structure of DNA, from the great philosophers of the early 15th Century, to the groundbreaking work of its many Nobel Prize winners. The courses offered include Advanced Chemical Engineering Practice; American Literature; Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic; Applied Criminology and Police Management; Applied Criminology, Penology and Management; Archaeological Research; Archaeological Science; Management; Applied Criminology, Penology and Management; Archaeological Research; Archaeological Science

For further information, log on to http://www.cam.ac.uk/