The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles, and has since grown to an institution of more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff. The school is notable for being the first university in North America to create a Faculty of Mathematics, and for having the largest co-operative education program in the world.[citation needed] Waterloo maintains one of the lowest endowments of all large Canadian universities, something officials have been trying to improve over the last 10 years. The school is also known for having more company spin-offs than any other Canadian university, and as such, the university has been called the “Silicon Valley of the North”. The enrollment for Fall 2009 was 24,891 undergraduate and 3,497 graduate students, with 1,030 full-time faculty members and 2,190 staff. The school has approximately 140,000 alumni in 141 countries. The university press, @UW and The Boar (Arts Faculty) are members of CUP. Other university newspapers include Imprint (The Official Student Newspaper), The Iron Warrior (Engineering), and mathNEWS (Math).

University of Waterloo
Motto Concordia cum veritate
(In harmony with truth)
Established 1957
Type Public
Endowment $214 million
Chancellor V. Prem Watsa
President David Lloyd Johnston
Faculty 1,030 full-time
Staff 2,190
Undergraduates 24,891 full-time, 1,670 part-time
Postgraduates 3,497 full-time, 797 part-time
Location Waterloo, ON, Canada
Campus Urban/Suburban, 4km2 (1000 acres)
Sports teams Waterloo Warriors
Colours Gold, black, and white
Nickname UW
Affiliations AUCC, IAU, COU, ATS, CIS, CUSID, OUA, Fields Institute, Ontario Network of Women in engineering, CBIE, CUP
Website uwaterloo.ca

The university’s main campus is set upon 32 hectares (80 acres) at the foot of Mount Royal in Downtown Montreal. A second campus, the Macdonald Campus, is situated on 6.5 square kilometres (1,600 acres) of fields and forested land in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, 30 kilometres west of the downtown campus. With 21 faculties and professional schools, McGill offers degrees and diplomas in over 300 fields of study, including medicine and law. Although the language of instruction is English, students have the right to submit any graded work in English or in French, except when learning a particular language is an objective of the course. Over 34,000 students attend McGill, with international students comprising one-fifth of the student population.

McGill is recognized for its award-winning research and participates in research organizations both within Canada and in the world, including the G13, the Association of American Universities, and Universitas 21. Its undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools consistently ranks the top university in national rankings such as those published by Maclean’s, and among the top 50 universities in regional and worldwide rankings, including the Times Higher Education (THE) – QS World University Rankings and Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Academic Ranking of World Universities. With around 200,000 living alumni worldwide, students and professors at McGill have been recognized in fields ranging from the arts and sciences, to business, politics, and sports. Notable alumni include six Nobel Laureates(out of eight Nobel Laureates affiliated with the university), three astronauts, two Canadian prime ministers, four justices of the Canadian Supreme Court, three foreign leaders, nine Academy Award winners, three Pulitzer Prize winners, and twenty-five Olympic medalists. A nation-leading 130 students have also won Rhodes Scholarships to pursue graduate studies at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

McGill University
Motto Grandescunt Aucta Labore (Latin)
Motto in English By hard work, all things increase and grow
Established 1821
Type Public university
Endowment C$763 million
Chancellor H. Arnold Steinberg
Principal Heather Munroe-Blum
Faculty 6,061
Staff 9,345
Undergraduates 23,758
Postgraduates 8,756
Location Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Campus Urban
Downtown: 32 ha (80 acres)
Macdonald Campus: 6.5 km² (1,600 acres)
Former names University of McGill College (1821–1885)
Colours Red
White
Mascot Marty the Martlet
Athletics 49 varsity teams
McGill Redmen (men’s)
McGill Martlets (women’s)
Affiliations AAU, G13, Universitas 21, ATS, CUSID, UArctic, AUCC, CIS, QSSF, CBIE.
Website www.mcgill.ca

Academically, the University of Toronto is noted for influential movements and curricula in literary criticism and communication theory, known collectively as the Toronto School. The university was the birthplace of insulin and stem cell research, and was the site of the first practical electron microscope, the development of multi-touch technology, the identification of Cygnus X-1 as a black hole, and the theory of NP completeness. By a significant margin, it receives the most annual research funding of any Canadian university.

The Varsity Blues are the athletic teams that represent the university in intercollegiate league matches, with particularly long and storied ties to gridiron football and ice hockey. The university’s Hart House is an early example of the North American student centre, simultaneously serving cultural, intellectual and recreational interests within its large Gothic-revival complex.

The University of Toronto ranked as the nation’s top medical-doctoral university in Maclean’s magazine for twelve consecutive years between 1994 and 2005, and places 24th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities, 18th in the Newsweek global university ranking, and 29th overall in the Times Higher Education ranking. The university has educated two Governors General and four Prime Ministers of Canada, four foreign leaders, fourteen Justices of the Supreme Court, and has been affiliated with nine Nobel laureates.

University of Toronto
Latin: Universitas Torontonensis
Motto Velut arbor ævo (Latin)
Motto in English As a tree through the ages
Established March 15, 1827
Type Public university
Endowment C$1.286 billion
Chancellor David Peterson
President David Naylor
Faculty 2,551
Staff 4,795
Undergraduates 33,371
Postgraduates 11,638
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
43°39′42″N 79°23′42″W / 43.66167°N 79.395°W / 43.66167; -79.395Coordinates: 43°39′42″N 79°23′42″W / 43.66167°N 79.395°W / 43.66167; -79.395
Campus Urban, 71 hectares (176 acres)
Former names King’s College (1827–1849)
Colours Blue White
Nickname Varsity Blues
Athletics CIS, OUA, CUFLA
44 varsity teams
Affiliations AAU, ACU, AUCC, G13, IAU, URA, WUN
Website utoronto.ca

Overview
The University of Seoul has been providing higher education opportunities since its foundation in 1918. As a public institution, the University of Seoul is committed to addressing the social, regional, technological, and creative issues of the urbanized world. It has thus dedicated itself to cultivating leaders who will shape the urban future of Korea and the world. The University of Seoul insists on quality and breadth, committed to both theory and practice, and endorses an openness towards students, unique among Korea’s elite institutions. With more than 10,000 students enrolled, the University of Seoul consists of seven undergraduate colleges and almost 90 fields of study in the Graduate School. It offers courses of study in eight schools and twenty seven departments.

University of Seoul
서울시립대학교
Motto Truthness, Creativity, Service
진리·창조·봉사
Established May 1, 1918 as Keijo Public Agricultural College
March 1, 1956, Re-established as a university
Type Public
Endowment N/A
President Lee Sang Bum
Faculty 372 (2008)
Staff 229 (2008)
Students 15,058 (2008)
Undergraduates 12,193 (2008)
Postgraduates 2,865 (2008)
Location Dongdaemun, Seoul, South Korea
Campus Urban
270,600 m²/66.87 acre
Colors Blue
Mascot Hawk
Website www.uos.ac.kr

Institutions
KAIST was founded with government funding and was initially staffed with a number of Korean engineering and science talents educated in the United States. From the onset, the emphasis has been in theoretical as well as applied research. KAIST continues to be Korea’s foremost center of strategic R&D projects. The University helped pioneer the establishment of competitive research oriented graduate school programs in Korea.

The University’s some 540 faculty conducts research in cooperation with academics and industries all over the world. KAIST offers grants and fellowships to international students.

The President of KAIST, Nam Pyo Suh, is an authority in axiomatic design technology. Soon-Heung Chang, a nuclear scientist, serves as Provost and Ji-won Yang, a chemical engineer, as Vice President for external affairs.

The University has for many decades, recruited faculty from overseas. The current KAIST President Nam Pyo Suh taught for many years at MIT. His predecessor, Robert Laughlin, a Nobel Prize laureate and a physics professor from Stanford University, was the first foreigner to head a Korean university. Professor Emeritus Cho Jang Hee, was a dual professor at both Columbia, New York, and KAIST, and played major role in the development of the PET scanning technology.

The vast majority of professors come from US higher education institutions. The school engages in many international programs with leading European and Asian universities. The university is a member of LAOTSE, an international network of universities in Europe and Asia. It is also a member of the Association of East Asian Research Universities.

KAIST
Established February 16, 1971
Type Government-run
President Nam-Pyo Suh
Faculty 526 (as of September, 2009)
Staff 322 (as of January, 2008)
Students 8,929 (as of September, 2009)
Undergraduates 3,839 (as of September, 2009)
Postgraduates 2,213 (as of September, 2009)
Doctoral students 2,877 (as of September, 2009)
Location Yuseong, Daejeon, South Korea
Campus Urban
1,432,882m² (Daedeok Campus)
413,346 m² (Seoul Campus)
Affiliations AEARU, LAOTSE, AOTULE
Website http://www.kaist.edu

Throughout its history, Seoul National University has been regarded as the most eminent of all post-secondary educational institutions in South Korea. It is regarded as the most renowned university by the general public and recruits top-notch high school students. To join the international trend of learning, the university’s faculty includes more than 350 foreigners, which is about 10 per cent of the total. Nobel laureate Paul Crutzen and Fields Medal recipient Hironaka Heisuke are on the faculty roster.

Today Seoul National University comprises sixteen colleges and six professional schools, with a student body of about thirty-thousand. It has two campuses in Seoul: the main campus in Gwanak, and the medical campus (named Yeongeon Campus after its neighbourhood) in Jongno. SNU is notable for its “fleet-style”[citation needed] system, offering diplomas for virtually every academic field, from aerospace engineering to Western history.

Seoul National University
서울대학교
Latin: Universitas Nationalis Seulensis
Motto Veritas lux mea
(Latin, literal translation: “The truth is my light”. non-literal: “The truth enlightens me”.)
진리는 나의 빛
Established 1946
Type National
Endowment KRW 134.2 billion
(USD 145.6 million)
President Lee Jang-Moo, Ph.D.
Faculty 2,064[3] (2008)
Staff 991[3] (2008)
Students 26,605 (2008)
Undergraduates 16,006
Postgraduates 10,559
Doctoral students 2,602
Location Gwanak, Seoul, South Korea
Campus Urban, 1.4 km² (350 acres)
16.57 km², including the arboretums and other campuses.
Colors Blue
Mascot Crane
Affiliations AEARU, APRU, BESETOHA
Website www.snu.ac.kr

St Andrews is a member of the 1994 Group, a network of smaller research-intensive British universities.

University of St Andrews
Latin: Universitas Sancti Andreae apud Scotos
(University of St Andrew amongst the Scots)
Motto ΑΙΕΝ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΥΕΙΝ (AIEN ARISTEUEIN) (Greek: Ever To Be The Best)
Established 1410–1413
Type Public university
Endowment £34.8 million
Chancellor Sir Menzies Campbell
Rector Kevin Dunion
Principal Dr Louise Richardson
Staff 1,804 (all)
817 (academic)
Students 8,645
Undergraduates 6,760
Postgraduates 1,885
Location St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK
Colours University of St Andrews
St Mary’s College
Bute Medical School
St Leonard’s College
Affiliations 1994 Group
Website st-andrews.ac.uk

Founded in 1895, the School joined the federal University in 1900 as the Faculty of Economics, beginning to issue its degrees from 1902. Today it remains a specialist single-faculty constituent college of the University, the only such institution in Britain. It describes itself as “the world’s leading social science institution for teaching and research”.

The School is a member of the Russell Group, the European University Association, Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Community of European Management Schools and International Companies, The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs and Universities UK as well as the Golden Triangle of British Universities.

London School of Economics and Political Science
Arms of the London School of Economics and Political Science
Motto Latin: Rerum cognoscere causas
Motto in English “To Understand the Causes of Things”
Established 1895
Endowment £56.9m
Chancellor HRH The Princess Royal (University of London)
Director Sir Howard Davies
Visitor The Lord President of the Council ex officio
Staff 1,303
Students 8,810
Undergraduates 3,860
Postgraduates 4,950
Location London, England, UK
Coordinates: 51°30′50.40″N 0°07′0.12″W / 51.514°N 0.1167°W / 51.514; -0.1167
Campus Urban
Newspaper The Beaver
Clare Market Review
Colours Purple, Black and Gold
Mascot Beaver
Affiliations University of London
Russell Group
EUA
ACU
CEMS
APSIA
RISE[6]
‘Golden Triangle’
Universities UK
Website http://www.lse.ac.uk

Imperial was placed 5th overall in the world in the 2009 THE – QS World University Rankings of universities worldwide, and 27th in the world by the Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities.

Imperial College London is a member of the Russell Group of Universities, a part of the Golden Triangle, the IDEA League, the European University Association, AMBA, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, and the League of European Research Universities.

Imperial’s main campus is located in South Kensington in Central London, on the boundary between the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster (the Knightsbridge part), with its front entrance on Exhibition Road. Including Imperial’s other campuses, there is a total of 525,233 square metres (5,653,560 sq ft) of property which is the largest operational estate of any higher education institution in the UK.

Formerly a constituent college of the University of London, Imperial became independent of the university on 8 July 2007, the 100th anniversary of its founding.

Imperial College London
Motto Scientia imperii decus et tutamen
Knowledge is the adornment and protection of the Empire
Established 8 July 1907
Type Public
Endowment £261.5 million (2007/08)
Rector Sir Roy Anderson
Visitor The Lord President of the Council ex officio
Staff approx. 8,000 (2007/08)
Students 13,410
Undergraduates 8,350
Location London, UK
Campus Urban
Affiliations Russell Group
Association of MBAs
IDEA League
Association of Commonwealth Universities
‘Golden Triangle’
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
European Quality Improvement System
Website http://www.imperial.ac.uk

东京大学排名榜单第22位，在亚洲排名首位，香港大学排名第24位紧随其后，另外香港科技大学(35位)和香港中文大学(46位)也进入了前50名的榜单。

清华大学今年在此榜单中上升明显，排名第49位，跃升7位，去年排名为第56位。

附：世界大学前十名及部分大学排名

1、哈佛大学(美国)

2、剑桥大学(英国)

3、耶鲁大学(美国)

4、伦敦大学学院(英国)

5、伦敦帝国学院(英国)

6、牛津大学(英国)

7、芝加哥大学(美国)

8、普林斯顿大学(美国)

9、麻省理工学院(美国)

10、加州理工学院(美国)

22、东京大学(日本)

24、香港大学

35、香港科技大学

46、香港中文大学

49、清华大学