The second oldest university in England and the fourth oldest in the world, the University of Cambridge boasts a rich history of excellence. It is one of the most prestigious institutions in the world and is often regarded as the best university in Europe. Cambridge consists of 31 colleges and over 150 different departments.
Notable alumni include Sir Francis Bacon, Charles Darwin, Sir Issac Newton, John Harvard and Stephen Hawking.
The oldest university in England, the University of Oxford is a leading academic institution in the world. Oxford consists of over 40 colleges. Amongst the most popular and acclaimed majors are politics, physiological sciences, English and philosophy. The Oxford student body is over 20,000, with over 8,000 postgraduate students.
Notable alumni include Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair, John Locke and Thomas Hobbes.
Located in Zurich, Switzerland, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich or ETH Zurich for short) is one of the top science and technology universities in the world, most notably in the fields of chemistry, mathematics and physics. ETH Zurich educates over 15,000 students from over 80 countries with a faculty of almost 400.
Albert Einstein was both a graduate of ETH Zurich and a professor there.