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An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni. com found that despite having two universities in the World’s Top-25, the overall performance of Japanese universities is weak. AllAboutUni. com is an independent, global and interactive website where visitors can obtain information about universities (global rankings, student reviews, university news and campus pictures).

The analysis is based on a ranking of the World’s Top-500 Universities produced by the Institute of Higher Education at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Several indicators of academic or research performance are used to establish the ranking, these include staff winning Nobel Prizes, highly cited researchers and articles indexed in major citation indices.

The World’s Top-500 universities (2008) are mainly located in Europe (n=210; 40%), the Americas (n=190; 40%) and the Asian/Pacific region (n=100; 20%). There are 31 (6%)  Japanese universities, contributing roughly one in three (31%) of the Asian/Pacific region universities.

There are four Japanese universities in the World’s Top-100 universities and two of these are ranked in the World’s Top-25 universities: Tokyo University (ranked 19th) and Osaka University (ranked 23rd). The distribution of the other Japanese universities is as follows: five ranked 101-200, two ranked 201-302, six ranked 303-401 and 13 ranked 402-503.

In order to make a comparison with other industrialized countries, AllAboutUni calculates the number of universities in the World’s Top-500 per million inhabitants. An earlier assessment found that small countries in Western Europe (Sweden (1. 2), Finland (1. 1) and Switzerland (1. 0)) do very well. Other large industrialized countries have the following number of universities per million inhabitants: Australia (0. 7), United Kingdom (0. 7), Canada (0. 6), Germany (0. 5), United States (0. 5), France (0. 4) and Italy (0. 4). Japan (and Spain) only has 0. 2 universities in the World’s Top-500 universities per million inhabitants.

These findings indicate that Japan has one of the lowest densities of the World’s Top-500 universities amongst industrialized countries. They also indicate that Japan has a density that is six times lower than Sweden and more than three times lower than Australia or the United Kingdom.

In conclusion, despite having two universities in the Word’s Top-25 universities  (Tokyo University and Kyoto University), the overall performance of Japanese universities is poor compared to other industrialized countries around the world.

An assessment of the World’s Top-500 universities [1] carried out by AllAboutUni. com reveals that one in three American universities are located in just five States: New York, California, Texas, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. AllAboutUni. com is an independent, global and inter-active website where visitors can obtain information about universities (global rankings, student reviews, university news and campus pictures).

Looking at the World’s Top-500 universities, roughly 40% are located in Europe (n=210), 40% in the Americas (n=190) and 20% in the Asian/Pacific (n=100) area (click here). In the Americas, the majority of universities are located in the US (159, 75%), with 21 in Canada, 6 in Brazil, 2 in Chile and 1 in Argentina and 1 in Mexico. At the top of the list, the US clearly dominates with 8 of the World’s Top-10 universities located in the US (click here).

An analysis of the States where the US universities are located, indicates that 36% (n=57) – more than one in three – are located in just five States: New York (15), California (13), Texas (13), Massachusetts (9) and Pennsylvania (7). This is not evenly distributed, with California having a higher representation at the top of the list: in the World’s Top-25 universities, the distribution is California (6), New York (2), Massachusetts (2), and Pennsylvania (1) and Texas (0). It is striking to note that 11 (44%) of the World’s Top-25 universities in 2008 are located in these five States, indicating there is also a global clustering of the World’s Top universities.

Looking at the World’s Top-10 universities, three of the States represent 60% of these universities: California (Stanford University (ranked 2nd), University of California – Berkeley (3rd) and the California Institute of Technology (6th), Massachusetts (Harvard University (1st) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (5th)) and New York (Columbia University (7th)). All things equal, it would be expected that the highest number of universities in the US would be located in the most populated States. Indeed, three of the five States are the most populated in the US: California (ranked 1st with 36. 6 million inhabitants), Texas (2nd with 23. 9 million) and NewYork (3rd with 19. 3 million). However, other factors play an important role as smaller States like Pennsylvania (6th with 12. 4 million) and Massachusetts (14th with 6. 4 million inhabitants) also contribute significantly to the list of World’s Top-500 universities.

Finally, it is interesting to note that a US university does not need to be ‘old’ to be ranked highly in the World’s Top-500 rankings. In the US, the oldest university is Harvard University which was established in 1636. However, the performance of universities in California and Texas, which are the home to ‘young’ universities, clearly indicates that a university does not have to be ‘old’ to obtain a high ranking. For example, Stanford University, located in California and ranked second in the world, was established in 1891 and the University of Texas – Austin, located in Texas and ranked 35th in the world, was established in 1883. In conclusion, the analysis indicates that the top universities in the US are not evenly distributed across the country and are clustered in certain States. States with a clear clustering of the World’s Top-500 universities are New York, California, Texas, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

Background note: [1] The analysis is based on a ranking of the World’s Top-500 Universities produced by the Institute of Higher Education at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (click here). Several indicators of academic or research performance are used to establish the ranking, these include staff winning Nobel Prizes, highly cited researchers and articles indexed in major citation indices. The rankings have been published since 2003, with the 2008 ranking published on 15 August 2008.

What are the top ten Australian Universities? There is no official government ranking of universities in Australia. However there is a number of university league tables produced every year by relevant bodies such as the Melbourne Institute, The Australian Newspaper, The Good Universities Guide, THES and Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s academic ranking of world universities.

The Melbourne Institute (operated by the University of Melbourne) has produced its own ranking of the international standing of Australian universities. This ranking is based on a number of performance indicators such as international standing of staff, views of Deans and CEOs, resources, undergraduate programs, undergraduate intake and graduate programs.

According to Melbourne Institute 2007 the top ten Australian Universities (in order of ranking) are: Australian National University (ANU), University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, University of Queensland, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Monash University, University of Western Australia (UWA), University of Adelaide, Macquarie University and Queensland University of Technology. From this ranking ANU was the number one Australian university in terms of international standing and reputation, followed by Melbourne and Sydney. Is this result representative? Here we will analyze and compare it with the other two famous international league tables – THES and Academic ranking of world universities (ARWU).

Ranking Comaprison:

•-         The list of  top four universities produced by the Melbourne Institute are the same in ranking order as THES and ARWU 2007. We are confident to say that they are the Best Four – ANU, Melbourne, Sydney and Queensland.

•-         Group of Eight (Go8) Universities are among the top 8 universities as ranked by the three different league tables. These include the Best Four and the rest of the group – UNSW, Monash, UWA and Adelaide.

•-         Macquarie and QUT are among the top ten list (after Go8) in the Melbourne Institute and THES league tables.

Please visit the relevant guides for more information on the latest Australia university rankings and the world top ranking universities.

An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni. com reveals that 8 of the 27 countries in the European Union (EU) are not represented in the World’s Top-50 universities. AllAboutUni. com is an independent, global and inter-active website where visitors can obtain information about universities (global rankings, student reviews, university news and campus pictures). It publishes regular reports on universities around the world.

The analysis is based on a ranking of the World’s Top-500 Universities produced by the Institute of Higher Education at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Several indicators of academic or research performance are used to establish the ranking, these include staff winning Nobel Prizes, highly cited researchers and articles indexed in major citation indices. The rankings have been published since 2003, with the 2008 rankings published on 15 August 2008.

The eight EU countries that are not represented in the World’s Top-500 universities in 2008 are: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Romania and Slovakia. In other words, small countries in Western Europe (Cyprus, Luxembourg and Malta) and countries in Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Slovakia). All of the other EU countries are represented in the list, with the top five being: Germany (44 universities), United Kingdom (42), France (23), Italy (22) and the Netherlands (12).

Overall, the Europe region is well represented in the World’s Top-500 universities, with roughly 40% (n=210) of universities based in this region compared to 40% (n=190) for the Americas and 20% (n=100) for Asia/Pacific. However, when one looks at the Top-100 Universities, there is a predominance of US universities (58 universities versus 23 for Europe), and the United Kingdom performs better than other European countries. In the Top-10 Universities, US and private universities are dominant .

One hypothesis is that the larger EU countries will dominate the number of universities in the list of the World’s Top-500 Universities. This is clearly the case with Germany, United Kingdom, France and Italy providing the most (62%) of the universities from Europe. However, if one adjusts for  population size (i. e. one calculates the number of universities in the Top-500 per 1 million inhabitants in the country), the following ranking is obtained: Sweden (1. 2 universities in the World’s Top-500 Universities per 1 million inhabitants), Finland (1. 2),  Austria (0. 9), Denmark (0. and the Netherlands (0. 7). This means the EU countries with the most universities per 1 million inhabitants are located in smaller countries in Western Europe, especially countries in Scandinavia.

The AllAboutUni. com website provides a portal where students can find independent information about universities from around the world. ‘The website allows students to compare colleges and universities online based on independent information: the Shanghai rankings, student reviews and campus pictures. Combining this with the information provided by university websites, we hope students will be able to find the college or university of their dreams’, says John Paget, Founder of the AllAboutUni. com website. John studied Economics at the London School of Economics and then completed graduate studies in the United Kingdom and Switzerland. The AllAboutUni. com website was launched in November 2007.

An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni. com reveals that private universities in the US dominate the world’s top universities. AllAboutUni. com is an independent, global and inter-active website where users can obtain information about universities (global rankings, student reviews, university news and campus pictures).

The assessment of the World’s Top Universities has been produced on a yearly basis since 2003 by the Institute of Higher Education at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The Institute ranks the World’s Top 500 Universities based on several indicators of academic or research performance, these include staff winning Nobel Prizes, highly cited researchers and articles indexed in major citation indices.

The top 10 Universities in 2008 were (listed in descending order): Harvard University, Stanford University, University of California at Berkeley, University of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Columbia University, Princeton University, University of Chicago and University of Oxford. With the exception of 2003, when the University of Yale was ranked 8th, the rankings have remained relatively stable over the past six years.

A closer look at the rankings reveals that in each year since 2003, 8 out of the top-10 universities were located in the United States and 7 were private institutions. The exceptions were the University of California at Berkeley, which is a public institution in the United States, and the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, which are public institutions in the United Kingdom.

The dominant position of private universities is striking and would suggest that these institutions, some of which were established relatively recently (e. g. Stanford University which was established in 1891), are better equipped to provide a world-class academic environment. This may be related to better management practices, a more global outlook (compared to public universities which often operate on a regional basis), access to greater resources (e. g. the endowment of Harvard University is currently 34. 9 billion US dollars) and possibly also greater academic freedom (e. g. freedom to concentrate solely on academic research).

The AllAboutUni. com website provides a portal where students can find independent information about universities from around the world. ‘The website allows students to compare colleges and universities online based on independent information: the Shanghai rankings, student reviews and campus pictures. Combining this with the information provided by university websites, we hope students will be able to find the college or university of their dreams’, says John Paget, Founder of the AllAboutUni. com website. John studied Economics at the London School of Economic and then completed graduate studies in the United Kingdom and Switzerland. The AllAboutUni. com website was launched in November 2007.

Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City
By Alejandro Guevara Onofre

Miss Universe is my favorite television show. It is really exciting. I want to win always my favorite, “Miss”. If they win, I’m really happy. But if losing my favorite … Each year, I have to delegate a favorite. Last year, Miss Japan, Kurara Chibana. From my point of view, I think Miss Japan 2006 is a perfect beauty … In 1978, my compatriot in my opinion, I think Miss Peru, Olga Roxana Zumaran Burga, has one of the best facilities in the history of Miss Universe. . . It was a big favorite in Acapulco, Mexico. . . Olga I think this competition was eliminated because they do not speak English. . . This year, I was a children’s pool. . . I was a fan of Miss Peru …

In 1985 was my favorite Miss Zaire, now Democratic Republic of Congo. . . . Miss Zaire, Kayonga “Benita Mureka Tete. . . Miss Africa and a favorite of Miss World 1985th. . . . . their exotic beauty has been something very special. Some people think I’m a fan of Miss Universe … It is true. . . My mother is guilty, you know that a great admiration for Gladys Zender, Miss Universe 1957.

I remember that my country has been chosen to host the Miss Universe contest in January 1982. For me, was surprised to read in the newspapers that Lima, Peru’s capital has hosted the Miss Universe contest. I felt very happy. . . My country has a great contest. . . have been taken against the terrorism of the Shining Path … One of my favorites was Miss Brazil. . spectacular Cecyle Pinto Marques da Silva (1.80 m-18 and brown eyes) was born in Belem do Para, Amazonas (Amazon jungle. She studied medicine. Glamorous Miss Amazonas said that their idol of the Supreme Court John Pontieff Paul II.

The Miss Universe in 1950 from Long Beach, California. Certainly, Miss Universe has been likened to the Olympics. I think that Miss Universe began in ancient Greece … More than 1,000 years … I remember that sport and beauty were important to ancient Greeks. Certainly, Iceland Cyprus has been the sanctuary of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and love

For the fourth time Mexico will host the 56th Miss Universe pageant. The final takes place in the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico are Mexico on May 28 is one of the most beautiful places on earth … There are beautiful beaches: Cancun, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, La Paz, Puerto Escondido and Acapulco. For example, the island of Cozumel, a tropical paradise … The Mexican jungle is the real fascination … paradisiacal landscapes. In addition, Mexico has one of the oldest stories of the world. Like Peru, France and Thailand, Mexico, home of the international gastronomy … Mexico is famous for its cuisine … Tacos, empanadas, mole and enchiladas … Finally, people are very warm and friendly. From my point of view, I think that Mexico is the ideal place for Miss Universe … Welcome to Mexico!

From 1952 to 2007:
1952: Long Beach, California. Miss Finland was the first Miss Universe …

1955: Long Beach, California. Miss Sweden was crowned Miss Universe. Miss El Salvador, Maribel Arrietta was the favorite. Miss El Salvador was compared to Marilyn Monroe by American journalists.

1957: Long Beach (California). Miss Peru, Gladys Zender Urbina was elected Miss Universe. It is the first woman to win the Miss Universe Latin.

1959: Long Beach, California. Miss Italy, Maria Grazia Buccella, was the favorite, but they do not make the semifinals. The next day, Italian newspapers criticized Akiko Kojima. . . New Miss Universe from Japan. . . .

1961: Long Beach, California. Marlene Schmidt was the first German woman to win the title of Miss Universe.

1962: Haiti Miss, Evelyn Miot, was the first black woman, a semifinalist in Miss Universe …
Being /> 1964: Long Beach, California. Corina TSOP victory was the first person from Greece, the historical reconstruction.

1968: Miami Beach, Florida. Martha Vasconcelos became the second Brazilian to win the title of Miss Universe.

1969: Miami Beach, Florida. Miss Philippines, Gloria Diaz became the third Miss Universe from Asia.

1975: San Salvador (El Salvador). The winner was Anne Pohtamo, Miss Finland. She looks like Grace Kelly, who was an American actress and Princess of Monaco (a small country in Europe). During her reign, she went to the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, the Dominican Republic and other countries in the Third World. . . She was crowned in El Salvador, the birthplace of Maribel Arrieta, one of the most beautiful delegates in the chronology of MU. . . . Jackeline Gammarra, Miss Bolivia, was the favorite in San Salvador. Ironically, they had semi-finals of the Miss Universe were eliminated. It is one of the best South American delegates in the history of Miss Universe. . .

1978: Acapulco, Mexico. Miss South Africa won the title. The favorites were: 1-El Salvador, Peru 2-3-US, 4-SAfrica, 5-Israel, 6-Sweden, Wales 7, 8-Costa Rica. Miss Costa Rica, Maribel Fernandez (actor in the 1980s and 1990s), has been eliminated. The big surprise was Miss Chile … very intelligent (she speaks English, French and German) … Miss Peru, Olga Roxana Zumaran Burga, was the only favorite of Peru in the history of Miss Universe. . . But she did not speak English as Miss Colombia and Miss Spain. Another was eliminated Miss El Salvador, Iris Yvette Mazorra, one of the best Latin American delegates in MU.

1979: Perth (Australia). Miss Brazil is a big favorite until last minute, but she had a bad speech, in the final round. Miss Venezuela won the title Sayalero Maritza.

1981: New York City. Editor Osmel Sousa, president of the organization Miss Venezuela, Venezuela Irene Saez was crowned Miss Universe. The final order :1-Venezuela, Canada 2 Sweden 3, 4 Brazil, 5-Belgium. After Miss Universe, Miss Brazil, Adriana Alves de Oliveira had worked as a professional model in Paris. . . In 1984, she was in London, United Kingdom, where she was the first favorite international journalism and the best houses. With 1 81m, she had a perfect body and European profile. . . But this is only 7 in the semifinals. He is the best delegate from Brazil since Magdalena Sbairini, other big favorite in the Miss World 1977th. .

1982: Lima, Peru. The favorites were: 1-Miss Chile, 2-Miss South Africa, 3-Miss Brazil, 4 to 5-Miss Finland Miss Canada 6-7-Miss Austria Greece 8-9-Miss Wales, Miss Italy 10 Miss Australia. . . Not favorites: Guam, USA, Uruguay, Germany, Peru, Venezuela, Miss England and Sweden. Miss South Africa, Odette Octavia Scrooby (18, 173m, blue eyes and 54 k) was born in Skeerpoort. She had been a model professional in Johannesburg, a city in South Africa. His hobbies are drawing and painting. His dream was to become an international supermodel. She did not win, because their country was the cradle of apartheid … Miss Canada won the title. Karen Baldwin was a student at university in Canada. His dream had become a businesswoman. Her hobbies include water sports, tennis, squash and racquetball courts. Like Gladys Zender, one of the judges, Karen was a sportswoman. “My idol, the Mother Teresa of Calcutta, said in an interview with Mario Vargas Llosa (judge). In the international judges, Karen had the support of Rod Duguay, their compatriots and a famous hockey player… < br />
1984: Miami, Florida. Miss South Africa, Leticia Snyman, was a favorite, but she did not win Miss Universe. After 1984, Miss Universe does not society, South Africa, the participants until 1995, when Namibia hosted the Miss Universe contest.

1985: Miami, Florida. Final standings: 1 ,2-PR-Spain ,3-Zaire ,4-Venezuela ,5-Uruguay. Miss Zaire, Benita Mureka, was the first black African finalist in Miss Universe. Miss Zaire has its own style, very beautiful. Miss Puerto Rico, a young girl was in the morning, Miss Universe … very strange result.

1986: Panama City. Miss Venezuela, Barbara Palacios Teneriffe. Venezuela has certainly many judges of the Miss Universe since 1984, Carolina Herrera (1984 and 1997), Irene Saez (1983 and 1995), Maria Consuelo Alonso (1993 and 1998), Lupita Ferrer (1986), Barbara Palacios Teyde (1988 ) and José Luis Rodríguez (1991. Different from Venezuela, Jamaica has not been a judge in the history of MU … as Bolivia, Paraguay, Portugal, Austria, Guatemala, Costa Rica , Namibia, Curacao, Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Iceland …

1987: City of Paris. Miss Chile, Cecilia Bolocco crowned Miss Universe. She had a sensational interview with judges. Miss Colombia, Patricia Lopez, did not qualify for the semi-finals. After winning the Miss Universe and Miss Photogenic South America, Patricia Lopez was the favorite to win the Miss Universe contest but she did not speak English very well. Good bye Colombia …

1989: Cancun, Mexico. Andrea Stelzer was Miss South Africa 1985, but if they do not at the airport in Miami Immigration, his entry arrived in Miami. Reason: Radical protests by anti-American apartheid. After. . . How many South Africans, they were German citizens. In 1989, she won the title of Miss Germany. She went to Cancun and was semifinalist at the Miss Universe. . .

1990: Venezuela was the dominant force in Miss Universe in the 1990s.

1993: Mexico. Maria Consuelo Alonso, international judges are not supported, Miss Venezuela, Milka Chulin, at the Miss Universe. In Caracas, there was much criticism of Maria Consuelo … She was born in Cuba.

1994: Manila, Philippines. Final standings: 1-Miss India, Miss Colombia 2, Miss Venezuela 3. Many people think that the British never winning the Miss Universe … because the drug trade. Colombia have had spectacular girls like Aura Maria Mojica and Paloma Turbay Ayala. . .

1996: Las Vegas, Nevada. Miss Venezuela, Alicia Machado won the Miss Universe contest. It is always controversial and charismatic …

1999: Trinidad Tobago. Miss Botswana, Miss Universe has been Mpule Kwelagobe. Since 1999, she was an activist anti-AIDS in the Third World.

2000: Nicosia, Cyprus, the birthplace of Aphrodite … Miss India, Lara Dutta was crowned Miss Universe. Miss France, Sonia Rolland, who speaks French, English and Spanish, other beauty biracial. She has a Rwandan mother and a French father. Sonia was a child who lived at the time of the war in Rwanda.

2006: Los Angeles, California. Miss Puerto Rico, Zuleyka Rivera, was crowned Miss Universe … Did you know that. . . Puerto Rico has several judges in the history of Miss Universe: mapy Cortes (actress/1972), Marisol Malaret (former MU was: 1977 and 2002), Deborah Carthy Deu-(ex-MU: 1987 and 2003), Dayanara Torres (2001) Marc Anthony (2001) and Maria Celeste Arraras (journalist/2003 and 2006). . . Chile, but only two judges: Cecilia Bolocco (1996) and Christian de la Fuente (20001) … was.

2007: Welcome to Mexico … Miss Universe 2007