The International Handbook of Universities

Twenty-third 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

Representative: Over 15,000 institutions in 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

The Handbook includes:
For Education Systems:
Description of the higher education system of each country Information on 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

For Institutions:
Contact details for every institution: name, address, telephone, fax, e-mail, website Information on historical background, special facilities and publications Degrees and diplomas offered at each level of study

Description of faculties, schools and departments Essential information on academic year, admission requirements and tuition fees Details of key personnel, including principal academic and administrative officers, and academic staff and student numbers

Indexes:
Alphabetical list of all institutions Lists of Fields of Study Index to Fields of Study across all institutions

List of International and Regional organisations

Includes single-user access to World Higher Education Database Online; see the sticker on the front of volume one for your unique access code

www.whed-online.com