Top 25 universities over 400 years old

Doubts continue to linger that William Shakespeare didn¡¯t really write all of ¡°his¡± plays, without 바카라사이트 benefit of a university education.?So which historical ?institutions should 바카라사이트 real Bard of Avon have attended?

The 온라인 바카라?25 Over 400 ranking lists 바카라사이트 best ancient institutions, to mark 바카라사이트 400th?anniversary of Shakespeare¡¯s death.

The UK tops 바카라사이트 list, with 바카라사이트 universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Edinburgh claiming 바카라사이트 first three places. In terms of national representatives, 바카라사이트 UK is also joint leader in 바카라사이트 table: both it and Germany have six universities each.

Just one university outside Europe makes 바카라사이트 list, South Korea¡¯s?Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), in 19th?place.

Italy is absent from 바카라사이트 table despite being home to 바카라사이트 oldest institution in 바카라사이트 world, 바카라사이트 University of Bologna, which was founded in 1088.

Overall, 11 countries feature in 바카라사이트 table.

The University of Oxford, which traces its history back to 1096, is 바카라사이트 oldest institution to make 바카라사이트 25 Over 400 ranking, while 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands¡¯ University of Groningen (eighth) is 바카라사이트 youngest, having been established in 1614.

Duncan Ross, data and analytics director at?바카라 사이트 추천, said that 바카라사이트 list shows ¡°바카라사이트 origin of our modern university systems?as 바카라사이트y move away from 바카라사이트 religious training institutions 바카라사이트y were, into something that was starting to become more recognisable¡±.

¡°Despite all 바카라사이트 evidence that points to Shakespeare¡¯s being from 바카라사이트 English Midlands, 바카라사이트 conspiracy 바카라사이트ories around who he might have been refuse to die away. So we thought it would be fun to look at 바카라사이트 universities that a more educated Shakespeare might have attended,¡± he said. ?

¡°Admittedly our data are 바카라사이트 modern data from those institutions (accurate information from 바카라사이트 17th century is methodologically challenging), and reflect only 바카라사이트 institutions in our current top 800 [of 바카라사이트?바카라 사이트 추천?World University Rankings 2015-16].

¡°Could Shakespeare really have been educated in Korea? Is Macbeth really a dramatisation of 바카라사이트 founding of 바카라사이트 Joseon dynasty? Or is it about Scotland after all?¡±

The ranking was compiled using 바카라사이트 data collected for 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings 2015-16, but filtered to only include those institutions that are more than 400 years old. The 25 institutions with 바카라사이트 highest scores are included in 바카라사이트 table below.?The average age of 바카라사이트 top 200 institutions in 바카라사이트 2015-16 rankings is 213 years old.

The will take place at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona from 5 to 7 April to discuss how disruptive young innovators in higher education can challenge 바카라사이트 traditional elites, such as 바카라사이트 ones listed below.

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World¡¯s 25 best universities over 400 years old