Student life

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Clara Carrera, an international student at École Polytechnique in Paris, explains the benefits of a small university for international students

I was not convinced about my choice to attend Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona, and I feared that I would feel as i

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Aude Untersee, a geosciences undergraduate at École Normale Supérieure, explains the benefits of a small university

I grew up in Tokyo, Japan and I am now studying at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) as a fifth-year student. My major interests are obstetrics, gynecology and emergency medicine. I will start working as an intern after I graduate in March 2017.

See the Times Higher Education World’s Best Small Universities 2016 table here.

Kalind Baraya is a senior year undergraduate student in the department of mechanical engineering at IIT Guwahati

If every single student at your university were to go on an international trip together, how many planes would it take to get everyone there?

The average university in Times Higher Education’s could fill just over 55 planes with a student population of about 25,000 people.

But the 20 institutions classed as the world’s best small universities would be a lot more fuel-efficient. Most would need fewer than 10 aircrafts to seat every enrolled student.

I’m Marie Rosszell, a year-4 foreign student in the Faculty of Business Administration (FBA), specialising in brand management. I am half Japanese, half Canadian and I grew up in Tokyo, Japan. I’ll start my full-time job in sales at Google Japan in October 2016 after my graduation in June.

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Stella Sakellaridou shares her story and experience as an international student:

I am from Athens, Greece, and am currently a PhD law candidate at the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. 

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When I started looking for my degree course, I knew that it needed to have a year abroad. I’ve always had a love for French, and I wanted to take advantage of this skill and try something different. I found my perfect degree, physics with European language, at England’s École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).

For students looking for an international experience abroad or at home, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Hong Kong or even Qatar might be the best bet.

Times Higher Education has released its ranking of the world’s most international universities, and these countries are home to the five universities with the highest scores.

University of Geneva, both in the top five.

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Ashley C. Pilipiszyn writes about moving from the US to Geneva to further her career opportunities in international policy:

I am originally from Chicago and was living in Boston prior to moving to Geneva. I currently am completing a master’s degree in international relations and political science with a specific research focus on environmental security, energy diplomacy and policy entrepreneurship within global cities.