Tom Coupé about differencies in education systems and university rankings

1. Comparing Education Internationally Tom Coupé October 22, 2009

8. Educational Characteristics mentioned # % Relevance 75 41 job placement 74 41 part time education 59 32 Quality 46 25 Methods of teaching 40 22 study environment 37 20 full time education 37 20 Professors 22 12 Free education 20 11 international standards 18 10 Cost 11 6 Interesting 9 5 Reputation 8 4 internship opportunit y 8 4

9. Educational Characteristics ranked Overall Quality of professors 6,95 Practical use of knowledge provided 6,71 Internship opportunities while studying 5,76 Job placement after graduation 5,50 International approach to education 5,27 Innovative teaching methodology 4,82 Classes in English 3,90 Foreign professors 3,62 Intelligence of classmates 2,59

10. Institutional Characteristics mentioned # % Professors 78 43 state degree 74 41 Reputation 74 41 Library 27 15 Location 26 14 no corruption 21 12 Campus quality 19 10 Quality 18 10 IT 16 9 cost of education 13 7 Specialization 12 7 international recognition 11 6 educational environment 11 6

11. Institutional Characteristics ranked Overall Quality of education 7,13 Reputation of the university 6,17 State diploma 5,43 Price of education 4,81 Stipend 3,80 Location of the university 3,41 US diploma 2,89 Quality of dormitories 2,55

14. Example - publications U Harvard U Chicago U PA U Stanford MIT U CA Berkeley Northwestern U U Yale U MI Ann Arbor Columbia U Princeton U UCLA NYU Cornell U London school of Econ

15. Example - Citations U Harvard U Chicago U CA Berkeley U Stanford U PA MIT U Yale U MI Ann Arbor Northwestern U Princeton U UCLA Columbia U NYU U WI Madison U Rochester London school of Econ