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The University of Milan (Italian: Università degli Studi di Milano, Latin: Universitas Studiorum Mediolanensis), known colloquially as UniMi or Statale, is a higher education institution in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe, with about 60,000 students,[5] and a permanent teaching and research staff of about 2,000.[6] The University of Milan has ten schools and offers 140 undergraduate and graduate degree programmes, 32 Doctoral Schools and 65+ Specialization Schools. The University's research and teaching activities have grown over the years and have received important international recognitions. The University is the only Italian member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU), a group of twenty-one research-intensive European Universities. It consistently ranks one of the best universities of Italy, both overall and in specific subject areas. One Nobel laureate in physics, Riccardo Giacconi,[7] as well as one Fields medalist, Enrico Bombieri,[8] studied at the University. History The University of Milan was founded in 1924 from the merger of two institutions that boasted a great tradition of medical, scientific and humanistic studies: the Accademia Scientifico-Letteraria (Scientific-Literary Academy), active since 1861, and the Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento (Clinical Specialisation Institutes), established in 1906. By 1928, the University already had the fourth-highest number of enrolled students in Italy, after the University of Naples, Sapienza University of Rome and the University of Padua. Its premises are located in Città Studi (the City of Studies), the university district built from 1915 onwards (that is also home to the Politecnico di Milano), where scientific schools have its headquarters, and in several buildings in the historic city centre, which house the humanities schools.[22] At the time of its foundation, there were four "traditional" schools – Law, Humanities, Medicine and Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences; then, in the 1930s, the Schools of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture were introduced, after the aggregation of the old schools of Veterinary Medicine (1792) and Agriculture (1871). At the end of the Second World War, the old Ospedale dei Poveri (Hospital for the Poor) building, known as "la Cà Granda" (the Big House), was assigned to the University. The building, one of the first Italian examples of civil architecture – commissioned in the 15th century by the Sforza family, the dukes of Milan – was seriously damaged by the bombings of 1943. In 1958, after a complex series of reconstruction and renovation works, it became home to the University Rector's Office, the administrative offices and the schools of Law and Humanities. Rankings The University of Milan is the only Italian member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU), a group of twenty-one research-intensive European Universities, which it helped found.[15][16] The university consistently ranks as Italy's best university in a number of areas. In the most recent ranking of Italian universities released by ANVUR in February 2017, Statale ranked first among Italian universities in the areas of political science, sociology, law, and philosophy.[17] It also ranked among the top three in economics and statistics, earth science, history, and antiquities.[18] The university is ranked third in Italy by Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)[19] and fourth in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.[20] It is ranked first in Italy (five-way tie) by the Academic Ranking of World Universities while the Times Higher Education World University Rankings[21] ranks it 6th to 9th (tied with four other universities).
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United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
About UNU-WIDER The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research provides economic analysis and policy advice with the aim of promoting sustainable and equitable development for all. The Institute began operations over 30 years ago in Helsinki, Finland, as the first research centre of the United Nations University. Today it is a unique blend of think tank, research institute, and UN agency – providing a range of services from policy advice to governments as well as freely available original research. Over the period 2019–23 UNU-WIDER research will focus on the interlinked development challenges of transforming economies, states, and societies. These transformations are central to the achievement of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Three key concerns will be integrated throughout the research programme — fragility and risk, empowerment, knowledge and capacity. Learn more here Our mission To undertake research and policy analysis on the most pressing concerns affecting the living conditions of the world’s poorest people. To provide a forum for knowledge sharing, discussion and debate between researchers and development professionals on how to achieve equitable, gender-balanced, and environmentally sustainable policies. To offer capacity-building and training for researchers and decision makers in economics and social development The Institute is funded through an endowment fund with additional contributions from the European Union, Finland, Norway, Myanmar, South Africa, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Brochure – English | Finnish
The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA) is a private, international non-profit organization dedicated to independent research in Applied Economics, Theoretical Economics and related fields. It was originally located in Rimini, Italy, where some of the founding trustees and scholars have special ties. In 2016 RCEA headquarters moved to Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, with RCEA-Italy operating in Rimini. In 2017 RCEA-Poland was established. Jerzy (Jurek) Konieczny (Wilfrid Laurier University) is the Director of RCEA. Gianluigi Pelloni (University of Bologna and Wilfrid Laurier University) is the Acting Director, RCEA-Italy. Joanna Siwińska-Gorzelak (University of Warsaw) is the Director of RCEA-Poland. The Scientific Committee is the governing body of the Centre. The fundamental goal of RCEA is to further advanced research in Economics, Econometrics and related fields and to promote contact between economists, econometricians and scientists from other fields all over the world. Through this activity the RCEA can contribute to the progress of highest quality scientific research and draw analyses and policy recommendations on the full range of economic and related issues. Research at RCEA is conducted to enlighten scientific and public debate on economic issues, and not to advance any economic, political or social agenda. RCEA is the outcome of collaboration between economists from around the world and a group of eminent trustees from academia, banking, government and industry. There are now over 200 RCEA Fellows. RCEA fellows have experience in academia and/or government and may hold different points of view on economic, political and social issues. RCEA organizes conferences, workshops as well as a biennial conference which has alternated every two years between Canada and Italy, sponsors a general interest journal Review of Economic Analysis (REA) and publishes working papers. RCEA is generously supported by Wilfrid Laurier University and by the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics.
Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
Initially founded as a Max Planck institute that investigates the provision of collective goods, the ­institute has developed into an international hub that focuses in its research mainly on applied economics and on behavioral law. Moreover, the institute hosts three independent research groups on “moral courage”, “economic cognition”, and “mechanisms of normative change”. The set of researchers from various disciplines, such as economics, law, psychology, and sociology, constitutes a truly interdisciplinary environment that facilitates a cross-fertilization of ideas. The institute’s research expertise covers a wide range of subjects, including the formation of economic preferences, team decision-making, the analysis of credence goods markets, the definition of normative problems that call for legal intervention, the effects of legal interventions, rule generation and rule application, the psychological processes of bystander interventions against norm violations, the cognitive and affective processes leading to choices, and reasoning about social norms.
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KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business
Mission statement The primary missions of the Faculty of Economics and Business are education and research. A FEB education aims to prepare students for successful entrepreneurial endeavours and careers in the corporate world, in national and international public policy-making, or in research. To achieve this the FEB offers high-quality, research-based degree programmes in the fields of both economics and business, and from Bachelor to PhD. Secondly, the FEB wants to foster research with high academic and societal impact, and high visibility in the corporate world. FEB’s ambition is to be a leading learning and research community in Europe and to excel in the different research subfields the School hosts, thereby deserving its high rank among the top of European schools of Economics and Business. To achieve these twin primary objectives, FEB wants to develop a stimulating environment for staff and students, in which they feel free to develop their innovative, ethical and entrepreneurial expertise in education, research and business, whilst emphasising the role of economic policy and business in the greater society and keeping a global focus through international exchanges and cooperation. RANKINGS & ACCREDITATIONS THE and QS World University Rankings KU Leuven is consistently ranked among the top-ten European universities in terms of scholarly output. The University is ranked 45th in the 2021 THE overall ranking, 66th in the THE business and economics ranking, and 84th in the QS World University Rankings 2021. On the latter’s Faculty ranking for Social Sciences and Management it is listed 65th (2020). The Faculty of Economics and Business holds top 51-100 positions in all subject-specific QS rankings (Accounting and Finance, Economics, Business and Management, etc.); in Statistics and operational research it is ranked 30th. EQUIS In 2017 the Faculty of Economics and Business achieved a 5-year renewal of the EQUIS accreditation after an extensive accreditation process. The accreditation places the faculty amongst an elite circle of accredited business schools and faculties. There are only 184 accredited business schools in 44 countries. EQUIS accreditation is awarded by the EFMD, recognized globally as an accreditation body of quality in management education with established accreditation services for business schools programmes, corporate universities and technology-enhanced learning programmes. The Faculty of Economics and Business was able to deliver on the high standards set out by EQUIS. The faculty balances high academic quality with professional relevance provided by close interaction with the corporate world. It creates an effective learning environment which favors the development of students’ analytical, managerial and entrepreneurial skills and fosters their sense of global responsibility, thanks to a high degree of internationalization. Finally the faculty offers innovation in all respects, including research programmes, curriculum and course design and pedagogy. This resulted in the EQUIS stamp of approval. Reuters Reuters ranks KU Leuven as Europe's most innovative university for the 4th year in a row in the ranking of Europe's top 100 innovative universities. KU Leuven earned its first place, in part, by creating a high volume of influential inventions. Its researchers submit more patents than almost any other university in Europe, and outside researchers frequently cite KU Leuven inventions in their own patent applications. Those are key criteria in the Reuters ranking of Europe’s Most Innovative Universities, which was compiled in partnership with the Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters. Furthermore, in the ranking of Reuters Top 100: World's Most Innovative Universities, KU Leuven holds the 7th position NVAO Between 2013 and 2015 the Faculty of Economics and Business achieved the NVAO accreditation (Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organization) for all its bachelor’s and initial master’s degrees. With regard to teaching, the faculty ranked first in NVAO's assessment of the economics and business degrees of Flemish universities. In addition, the BSc and MSc in Environment, Health and Safety Management and the BSc and MSc in Business Engineering (Brussels Campus) have been awarded the Special Quality Characteristic of Sustainability, based on the two-star AISHE certificates these programmes received after an external audit by the Dutch organization Sustainable Higher Education (Duurzaam Hoger Onderwijs – DHO)
Society of Professional Economists (SPE)
The Society of Professional Economists (SPE) is the leading organisation serving professional economists in the UK and Europe. Objectives The Society of Professional Economists is the leading organisation serving professional economists in the UK and Europe. The Society organises a diverse range of activities, providing members with a forum for debating questions of economics, to extend their professional competency as economists and to interact with key economic policymakers. As an association of economists, the Society provides a point of contact for those with similar intellectual and professional interests. Although not a regulating institution, it is concerned with maintaining and improving professional standards among its members. To further these aims the Society maintains links with other bodies with similar interests, both in this country and overseas. Activities Membership of the Society of Professional Economists through its wide range of activities, provides an ideal way of keeping up with economic developments, current issues and advances in economic research. The SPE provides a point of contact for economists in business to air their views and to hear those of others. Activities include: Monthly Meetings The core of the SPE’s activities is a programme of monthly meetings from September to June. Distinguished guest speakers from the UK and abroad address the Society on a wide range of issues. At every meeting there is ample time for questions and discussion. After each meeting there is the opportunity to dine with the speaker together with other Members. Conferences Conferences are periodically arranged for the consideration of the broader domestic and international issues affecting the business environment with the help of expert speakers. Annual Dinner The highlight of the year, the Annual Dinner is an excellent opportunity to meet informally with fellow economists, and to hear leading after-dinner speakers addressing topical issues. A former Director General of GATT, the Director-General of the CBI and the Governor of the Bank of England have been key-note speakers in recent years. Seminars The Society regularly organises seminars on topical issues and new developments and techniques led by recognised experts in their own field. Study Groups The number and nature of these groups alters in line with issues of topical interest to members. Groups may hold meetings or simply maintain contact registers and have recently covered areas such as forecasting, statistics, industrial economics and European economies.
The National Bank of Belgium (NBB; Dutch: Nationale Bank van België, French: Banque nationale de Belgique, German: Belgische Nationalbank) has been the central bank of Belgium since 1850. The National Bank of Belgium was established with 100% private capital by a law of 5 May 1850 as a Société Anonyme (SA). It is a member of the European System of Central Banks. The Governor of the National Bank is a member of the Governing Council, the main decision-making body of the Eurosystem, particularly as regards monetary policy; the National Bank of Belgium participates in the preparation and execution of its decisions. Apart from monetary policy, the National Bank of Belgium takes on other tasks which can be classified as follows: the issuing of euro banknotes the printing of euro banknotes and the placing in circulation of euro coins the management of foreign currency reserves the collection, circulation and analysis of economic and financial information the stability of the Belgian financial sector - see also CBFA the role of financial ambassador to international economic institutions services for the Belgian State services for the Belgian financial sector services for the general public 50% of the NBB stock is freely traded on Euronext Brussels, the other 50% of the shares are owned by the Belgian government. (400.000 shares in total)
The University of Manchester is a public research university in Manchester, England, formed in 2004 by the merger of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology and the Victoria University of Manchester.[6][7] The University of Manchester is a red brick university, a product of the civic university movement of the late 19th century. The main campus is south of Manchester city centre on Oxford Road. The university owns and operates major cultural assets such as the Manchester Museum, Whitworth Art Gallery, John Rylands Library and Jodrell Bank Observatory—a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[8] In 2018/19, the university had 40,250 students and 10,400 staff, making it the second largest university in the UK (out of 169 including the Open University), and the largest single-site university. The university had a consolidated income of £1.1 billion in 2018–19, of which £323.6 million was from research grants and contracts (6th place nationally behind Oxford, UCL, Cambridge, Imperial and Edinburgh).[1] It has the fifth-largest endowment of any university in the UK, after the universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Edinburgh and King's College London. It is a member of the worldwide Universities Research Association, the Russell Group of British research universities and the N8 Group. The University of Manchester has 25 Nobel laureates among its past and present students and staff, the fourth-highest number of any single university in the United Kingdom. Four Nobel laureates are currently among its staff – more than any other British university.[9]
A modern university with 380 year old traditions 2017 Savaria University Center was integrated into ELTE 2016 Member of the Central European Leuven Strategic Alliance (CELSA) 2014 Member of Central European Network for Teaching and Research in Academic Liaison (CENTRAL) 2013 Awarded the University of Excellence / Member of Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) 2012 Quality Award for International Cooperation 2010 ELTE was awarded the title "research university" 2006 Member of the European University Association (EUA) ELTE was awarded the Erasmus E-Quality Label 2003 The Faculty of Informatics, the Faculty of Education and Psychology, and the Faculty of Social Sciences were founded / Member of CEI University Network 2000 The Faculty of Primary and Pre-School Education and the Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education were integrated into the University / Member of Utrecht Network 1994 János Harsányi, ELTE alumnus was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 1991 Member of Coimbra Group 1990 Member of UNICA Network 1983 Member of Danube Rectors' Conference 1961 György Békésy, ELTE alumnus was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine 1957 Eötvös University Orchestra and Folk Dance Group were founded 1951 The Medical Faculty (today: Semmelweis University) became an independent higher education institution 1950 The University adopted the name of the world-renowned physicist Loránd Eötvös The Faculty of Theology became an independent higher education institution 1949 The Faculty of Science became independent of the Faculty of Humanities 1948 ELTE Bartók Béla Choir was founded 1943 György Hevesy, ELTE alumnus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1937 Albert Szent-Györgyi, ELTE alumnus was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine 1905 Fülöp Lénárd, ELTE alumnus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics 1900 The first Special Education Teacher Training Course, (predecessor of the Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education) in the world was founded 1898 The Budapest University Athletics Club (BEAC) was founded 1896 Vilma Glücklich, the first female student was admitted to the University 1872 Europes first Teacher Training School, (predecessor of ELTE Trefort Ágoston Teacher Training School), was founded 1869 The State Teacher Training Institution, (predecessor of the Faculty of Primary and Pre-School Education), was founded 1860 Authorization of Hungarian as a language of education at the University 1784 German becomes the main language of instruction instead of Latin The University moved from Buda to Pest 1777 The University moved to Buda 1769 The Medical Faculty was launched 1667 The Faculty of Law was founded 1635 Cardinal Péter Pázmány signs the founding documents of the University in Nagyszombat (today: Trnava, Slovakia). The first two faculties of the university were the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Theology. The predecessor of Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) was founded in the rural town of Nagyszombat (today: Trnava, Slovakia) in 1635 by Cardinal Péter Pázmány, as a catholic university for teaching Theology and Philosophy. In 1770-1780, the University was transferred to Buda and later to Pest, and with the support of Maria Theresa, the Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, became the Royal Hungarian University. Over the following decades, new faculties were established to meet the expectations of a learned society. In the second half of the 19th century, the University developed into a centre of modern higher education in today's sense, covering nearly every scholarly field. In 1950 the university was reorganized and adopted its present name. It was named after one of its professors, the world-famous physicist, Loránd Eötvös. Recently, a new campus has been built on the scenic banks of the Danube. This campus, Lágymányos Campus is now home to three faculties: Faculty of Informatics, Faculty of Science, and Faculty of Social Sciences. Currently, the university has eight faculties: Education and Psychology , Humanities, Informatics, Law, , Primary and Pre-School Education, Science, Social Sciences, , and the Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education. Eötvös Loránd University is internationally recognized and its programs are accredited by the Hungarian Accreditation Board. The diplomas issued by Eötvös Loránd University are acknowledged worldwide, and its course credits are transferable in all countries in the European Union. Over the last hundred years, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) has had many world famous scientists and four Nobel Prize laureates among its teachers and alumni. The current number of students enrolled yearly has reached 28,000, and there is an academic staff of 1,800 highly-qualified teachers and researchers. Read more about the history of the university Mission Statement of Eötvös Loránd University
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NTNU: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
NTNU has a main profile in science and technology, a variety of programmes of professional study, and great academic breadth that also includes the humanities, social sciences, economics, medicine, health sciences, educational science, architecture, entrepreneurship, art disciplines and artistic activities. The Board is the highest governing body at NTNU and makes decisions on issues of principal importance. The Board is responsible for activities at the university and for ensuring that the university operates within the framework and guidelines stipulated by the Ministry of Education and Research, and the Storting. The Board decides the strategies, objectives and expected results from NTNU. It also presents the accounts, financial statements and budget proposals. The Board appoints the Rector. As the head of academic and administrative activities at NTNU, the Rectorreports to the Board and represents NTNU on a day-to-day basis. The Rector is responsible for communications between the Board and the outside world regarding decisions passed by the Board.
The Autonomous University of Barcelona (Catalan: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; IPA: [uniβəɾsiˈtat əwˈtɔnumə ðə βəɾsəˈlonə], Spanish: Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona; UAB), is a public university mostly located in Cerdanyola del Vallès, near the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. As of 2012, the university consists of 57 departments in the experimental, life, social and human sciences, spread among 13 faculties/schools. All these centers together award a total of 85 qualifications in the form of first degrees, diplomas, and engineering degrees. Moreover, almost 80 doctoral programs, and more than 80 other postgraduate programs are offered. UAB has more than 40,000 students and more than 3,600 academic and research staff. UAB is a pioneering institution in terms of fostering research. There are many research institutes in the campus, as well as other research centers, technical support services, and service-providing laboratories, and the ALBA (synchrotron) located in the Barcelona Synchrotron Park is very close to UAB. UAB is the second best university in Spain, after the University of Barcelona, located in the same city, according to the 2020 QS World University Rankings,[8] which ranked the university 176th overall in the world. Its subject rankings were: 144th in Life Sciences & Biomedicine, 92nd[clarification needed] in Arts & Humanities, 106th in Natural Sciences, 95th in Social Sciences and 203rd in Engineering & IT. The UAB is also a degree-awarding body of the prestigious Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI).
Founded in 1925, DIW Berlin (the German Institute for Economic Research) is one of the leading economic research institutes in Germany. The institute analyzes the economic and social aspects of topical issues, formulating and disseminating policy advice based on its research findings. DIW Berlin is part of both the national and international scientific communities, provides research infrastructure to academics all over the world, and promotes the next generation of scientists. A member of the Leibniz Association, DIW Berlin is independent and primarily publicly funded. DIW Berlin conducts socially relevant research in line with international standards, engages in knowledge transfer, and supports young researchers. The institute also contributes significantly to the expansion of the national and international research data infrastructure in the social and economic sciences. DIW Berlin is a member of the Leibniz Association and operates exclusively for non-profit scientific purposes. History The DIW Berlin has a long history. Founded in 1925 as the “Institut für Konjunkturforschung” (Institute for Business Cycle Research), it published its first Weekly Report two years later. Business research and regular publications have since become an integral part of DIW Berlin's work. A lot has changed in 90 years. National Socialism, war, the division and reunification of Berlin and Germany have not left DIW Berlin unaffected. The institute has witnessed and accompanied all the cornerstones of economic history: from the economic crisis of 1929 to the Wirtschaftswunder years to the oil crisis and global banking and financial crisis at the beginning of the millennium. Mission Statement The Institute DIW Berlin combines excellence in research, research-based policy advice, the provision of research infrastructure, and the promotion of young scientists. The institute conducts research on economic and social issues and delivers policy advice based on its findings. As an independent institution, DIW Berlin thinks and acts in an international context, providing expertise on pressing contemporary economic and social issues. Our Work To address the issues and questions of the future, DIW Berlin applies a multidisciplinary approach— and does so not only from a German, but also from a European and international perspective. As a publicly funded, non-university research institution, DIW Berlin is committed to engaging in dialogue with a wider public. The institute promotes science and research as well as international networking and provides a space for policy debates in the heart of Berlin. With its Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), a longitudinal research infrastructure, DIW Berlin provides excellent research data as well as points of contact for in-depth collaborations. The DIW Graduate Center offers a leading practice-oriented doctoral program in economics. Our Values In its research at the interface of politics, the economy, and science, DIW Berlin is committed to academic freedom as well as scientific discourse and the acquisition of knowledge. The diversity of its employees and its focus on quality, originality, and openness allows the institute to work on a large number of policy-relevant and methodological topics. DIW Berlin is committed to providing working conditions which enable employees to achieve a work-life balance whilst fulfilling the business needs of the institute. DIW Berlin supports the development and growth of its employees and has put a number of work-life balance and flexible working arrangements in place.
The University of Regensburg (German: Universität Regensburg) is a public research university located in the medieval city of Regensburg, Bavaria, a city that is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university was founded on July 18, 1962 by the Landtag of Bavaria as the fourth full-fledged university in Bavaria. Following groundbreaking in 1965, the university officially opened to students during the 1967–1968 winter semester, initially housing faculties in Law and Business Sciences and Philosophy. During the summer semester of 1968 the faculty of Theology was created. Currently, the University of Regensburg houses eleven faculties. The university actively participates in the European Union's SOCRATES programme as well as several TEMPUS programmes. Its most famous academic, the previous Pope Benedict XVI, served as a professor there until 1977 and formally retains his chair in theology. Research Key fields of activity include the Natural Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Bio-Sciences, Chemistry and Pharmacy), the Humanities (History, Philologies) and Medicine. The German Research Association (DFG) currently sponsors two collaborative research centres (the SFB 1085 "Higher Invariants -interactions between Arithmetic Geometry and Global Analysis" of the Faculty of Mathematics and the CRC/Transregio 55 "Hadron Physics from Lattice QCD" of the Faculty of Physics), four research units and five interdisciplinary graduate colleges. The university participates in well over 30 EU projects. In detail: according to a recent documentation of the DFG, the physics faculty of the university in 2009 held the first place in Bavaria, and the third one in Germany, concerning the financial support. Moreover, the high-energy physicists of the faculty form the center of a large international cooperation on a basic theory in the field, the Quantum Chromodynamics, with a large special computer, called QPACE.[7] Due to its geographical location near the former Iron Curtain border of the Czech Republic, the university considers itself a bridge.[8] between East and West. Working with partners in Europaeum, the University of Regensburg has set up an interdisciplinary centre for research and teaching on all aspects pertaining to Central, Eastern and Southeastern European countries. As part of the focus on Eastern Europe the University of Regensburg offers degrees like Suutheastern-European Studies and Eastern European studies. The university is also home for the Bavarian University Centre for Central, East and Southeastern Europe (BAYHOST) which works on deepening cooperation between universities of the region and the state of Bavaria. The university closely cooperates with other institutions focusing on Eastern Europe in the city like the Institute for Eastern and Southeastern European studies, the Ostrecht institute (institute for Easteuropean legal studies) and the Hungarian institute among others. These institutions are all part of the centre for competence on Eastern Europe Regensburg. Rankings The University of Regensburg is ranked among the best 400 universities worldwide: QS World University Ranking 2014: 395th[9] Academic Ranking of World Universities 2013: 301-400th[10] Center for World University Rankings 2014: 338th[11] The Handelsblatt Ranking 2014, one of the most relevant rankings for business administration in Germany, ranked the university's Department of Business Administration among the best 25 in German-speaking Europe.[12]
Ca' Foscari University of Venice - Department of Economics
The degree programmes of the Department of Economics of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice - founded as a Business school in 1868, the second ever established in Europe after Antwerp - are conceived and updated on a yearly basis to prepare its 3,000 students to evolve in a changing economic scenario around the world in the private and public sector as well as in institutions, international organizations and NGOs. The Department offers, among others, Bachelor, Master and PhD courses taught entirely in english. Internships abroad, more than 40 Erasmus+ destinations, partnerships, double and joint degrees with some of the most important international universities in and outside Europe contribute to the international dimension that has always characterized Ca' Foscari. The Department of Economics covers the whole spectrum of economic and financial, statistic and mathematic fields, and many aspects of legal, international, social, touristic, environmental and climatic fields.
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South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences – Xamk
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences – Xamk – started on 1 January 2017 when Kymenlaakso and Mikkeli Universities of Applied Sciences merged. At Xamk, learning is unlimited. Our campus is the world – the bases are located in Kotka, Kouvola, Mikkeli and Savonlinna.