Within Rotterdam is a well regarded business school, the Rotterdam Business School, which is a part of the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (RUAS). The business school offers bachelor's and master's degree programs as well as summer schools for training specific skills.

This public university specialises in undergraduate programs, though it does also offer some graduate studies, and its business school has a practical approach with concepts such as its own nano-incubator to encourage students to dip their toes into the pool of entrepreneurship as early on as possible.

It is now home to 18,000 students and 141 degrees (offered in 11 faculties and five departments). The main departments include Business and Finance, Computing and Technology, Health Services, Justice, and Tourism and Hospitality Management. They also offer an English preparatory program for people who are not confident in their English but desire to attend a university instructed in this language.

Many undergraduate students praise the fact that their professors are approachable and the classes project-oriented. UTA also encourage students to branch out into other classes in order to experience a more balanced education. Through this practical learning environment, the university bolsters students for life after graduation, giving them the necessary experience and flexibility to hold down a job.

This public research university was only recently founded, but came from the merging of two famous institutions, the former University of Lisbon and the Technical University of Lisbon, each with its own storied history. There has been some kind of university existing in Lisbon since the 13th century, so it is a city with a long academic pedigree.

With just under 60,000 students at the university and a population of around 200,000, the city is very much a student town with approximately a quarter of the population currently studying. If you're considering the University of Groningen for your studies, here are some of the key facts to know about the university and the city.

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Famous alumni include a former Republican U.S. Senator, Peter Fitzgerald, who attended the university in the 1980s and was succeeded by none other than Barack Obama. It is also home to 65,000 undergrads and 8,000 postgrads, over half of which are in a doctoral program. Not to mention, there are over 2,000 faculty members.

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With over 30,000 students there's a sizeable student population, and the university is highly regarded for its academics as well as the culture which surrounds it.

USC is placed twenty-second in the nation for all universities, and less than a fifth of applicants are accepted each year, which accounts for classrooms often holding no more than eight students.

One such place is the HAN University of Applied Sciences, spread between two cities, Arnhem and Nijmegen, which offers bachelor's and master's degrees in areas of business and engineering.

Today, Humboldt University offers teaching and research opportunities for a broad range of subjects including economics.

The University of Warwick has a strong showing in the UK rankings, coming it at seventh in the country for research.

The university welcomes students in a range of fields and courses including a strong set of programs in economics.

Part of the explanation probably lies with the university’s unique background. Although it obtained its independent status in 1994, it was established back in 1874 as a school of engineering and technical drawing. Once Berlin was reunited in 1991, five Berlin universities located in different parts of the city merged making the HTW university (Fachhochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft) as we know it today.

With more than 18,000 students and various fields of study, this university offers modern-built facilities, as well as an extensive activities calendar for each semester. Universities in the area also like to work with each other, offering collaborative courses, and the Mozarteum University of Performance Arts often has students on stage.

While the Balkan countries have a complicated history, the students at AUBG manage to live happily door to door in the AUBG campus.