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The Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, founded in 1946 in Quito, is the country's oldest private university, run by the Jesuits with campuses across Ecuador.

German University in Cairo (GUC)

The German University in Cairo is a private university in New Cairo founded in 2002 with support from German universities, teaching engineering, IT, pharmacy and management in English.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, founded in 1861, is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for science, engineering, computing and economics.

ETH Zurich is a public research university in Switzerland, focused on engineering and natural sciences, with low tuition fees.

The University of Chile, founded in 1842, is Chile's oldest and largest public university, with alumni including two Nobel laureates in literature and many Chilean presidents.

University College Dublin, Ireland's largest university, is a public research university on a large campus at Belfield in south Dublin, with origins in the Catholic University of Ireland founded in 1854.

The University of Melbourne, founded in 1853, is a public research university and the oldest in Victoria, with its main campus in the inner suburb of Parkville.

The University of Waterloo, founded in 1957 in Waterloo, Ontario, is a public research university widely known for co-operative education, engineering, mathematics and computer science.

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), founded in 1782, is a technical university with a riverside campus in Buda and many English-taught engineering programmes.

Monash University is a public research university founded in 1958, with its main campus in Clayton, Melbourne, and other campuses in Victoria, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Jordan University of Science and Technology, founded in 1986 near Irbid, is a public university focused on medicine, engineering and applied sciences, popular with international medical students.

Hong Kong's oldest tertiary institution, founded in 1911, with 39,166 students across 10 faculties and teaching in English.

University of Lisbon

The University of Lisbon is Portugal's largest university, formed in 2013 by merging the former Technical University and University of Lisbon, and includes Instituto Superior Técnico and ISEG.

The University of Panama, founded in 1935, is the country's largest public university, with its main campus in Panama City and regional centres across Panama.

IE University is a private, English-taught university with campuses in Madrid and Segovia, known for business, law, international relations, architecture, design and technology programmes and a highly international student body.

The American University of Beirut, founded in 1866, is a private, non-sectarian university on the Mediterranean seafront in Ras Beirut.

The National Technical University of Athens, founded in 1837, is Greece's oldest engineering school, offering five-year integrated engineering and architecture degrees.

American University of Sharjah (AUS)

The American University of Sharjah is a private, not-for-profit university founded in 1997 in University City, Sharjah, offering American-style programmes in engineering, business, architecture, arts and sciences.

A public research university in Beijing, founded in 1911, a member of the C9 League and known for engineering and the sciences.

KFUPM in Dhahran is a public university founded in 1963, specialising in engineering, sciences, computing and business with a strong link to Saudi Arabia's energy industry; instruction is in English.

Thailand's oldest university, founded in 1917, with programmes in medicine, engineering, science and the humanities.

TU Wien is Austria's largest technical university, founded in 1815 as the Imperial-Royal Polytechnic Institute, offering engineering, architecture, informatics and natural sciences in central Vienna.

A public research university with campuses in Depok and Jakarta, whose origins go back to a medical school founded in 1849.

Politecnico di Milano is Italy's largest technical university, founded in 1863, specialising in engineering, architecture and design, with many master's programmes taught in English.