International Handbook of Universities 2016

3-volume International Handbook of Universities

Twenty-seventh 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.

The 27th edition includes single-user access to the IAU's online service The World Higher Education Database, for 12 months from publication date (see front of book for unique access code).

Representative: Over 18,000 institutions in over 180 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

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:
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

THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES (IAU), founded in 1950, is a worldwide organization, with member institutions in some 150 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.