Top 10 Best European Universities

The Best Places to Study In: Top 10 Best Universities in Europe

If you are thinking about going somewhere for studying abroad, you may be interested in visiting Europe (of course, if you already aren’t there). European Universities took 40% in the list of the best 1 000 Universities in the world. Germany is the most represented country (41 Universities) but there is only one institution in the top 10.  UK represented six.

 Top 10 Best European Universities

Europe is a home for the oldest Universities in the World with their own traditions. Studying in such institutions is not only useful for the future career but also very prestigious. So, what are those 10 best Universities in Europe?

1. University of Oxford (United Kingdom) is also the World’s best University. Located in Oxford. This University is well known around the World due to its long history (first mentioned in 12th century) and high quality of education.
2. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) is 4th University in the World’s ranking. Cambridge is like Oxford, a university city located in England. The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209, a little later than the University of Oxford.
3. Imperial College London (United Kingdom). This is 8th best institution in the World. The College was formed in 1907 by Royal Charter.
4. ETH Zürich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Switzerland) (World’s 9th). By the way, 21 Nobel Prizes went to students or professors of this institute in the previous years.
5. University College London (United Kingdom) is the World’s 15th institution. It was founded in 1826.
6. London School of Economics and Political Science (United Kingdom). One more British University in this ranking established in 1895 and then joined the University of London in 1900. The school is ranked 25 in the World’s ranking.
7. University of Edinburgh        (Scotland, United Kingdom). This Scottish University is 27th in the World’s ranking. This is the sixth oldest University in English-speaking countries (was founded in 1582).
8. Karolinska Institute (Sweden). Sweden is known for it’s high level of education. Karolinska Institute (Kongl. Carolinska Medico Chirurgiska Institutet) is the World’s 28th institution and it was established by king Karl XIII in 1810. It is well known for medical research (40% among other institutions).
9. LMU Munich Germany (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich) is 30th in the World’s ranking.  The University was founded by Duke Ludwig IX of Bavaria-Landshut in 1472.

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland). This is the 30th best institution in the World the same as LMU Munich. The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology was founded as École spéciale de Lausanne in 1853.  

Top 5 Educational Youtube Channels You Need to Check Right Away

Learning with Youtube is a new widespread trend. There many channels with lectures and presentations on different topics and subjects for children and adults. These channels are created by institutions, scientists, organizations or volunteers.

This way of learning is actually effective, and probably even more effective than traditional learning, because traditional lectures can go in tandem with presentations and documentary facts to build more better comprehension of a topic and make learning interactive. The only drawback of this method of learning is that learners can’t ask their teachers to clarify something along the way. That’s why, learning with Google can’t be the only source of knowledge.

 The Best 5 Educational Youtube Channels

1. Fora.tv. This is a channel about everything. There are many questions that are often discussed in the American society, such as gay marriages or tax cuts. All the problems are discussed from the American point of view. Usually, videos on Fora.tv last up to 5 minutes which is a very convenient format for watching the entire video during a short break at job or before going to bed.
2. MIT. This is an amazing engineering channel. Videos are posted by professors. Generally, there are a number of videos from each course. Thanks to such method of teaching, videos work as real lectures and you can start from any lecture you want depending on what level of knowledge you already have in this field.
3. Bad Astronomy. This is a channel about the secrets of the universe for people who are new to this field. Bad Astronomy is a suitable channel for adults and children. The channel explains different ideas or stereotypes about the universe.
4. UCtelevision. This channel was created by the University of California, but it doesn’t focus on traditional lectures being common for in classroom settings. The channel is focus on presentations which are given by professors of the university or guest specialists. The competence of speakers may be different but they usually give interesting and thought-provoking information.
5. Research Channel. This is a channel all about science: hard science, medical science and social science. The channel contain videos of presentations led by researchers in such subjects as Math, Psychology and Medicine. Videos are about different topics in these subjects mixed with interviews of famous figures.  

Watching different educational channels helps not only to know more but to make you more open minded and educated even without attending college or taking a course in certain subject. There much more educational channels which will help you know more about different field in science and about the universe.