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RR 2005/135 World List of Universities and Other Institutions of Higher Education (24th edition) Compiled by the International Association of Universities/UNESCO Information Centre on Higher Education Palgrave Basingstoke 2004 xv+ 1983 pp. ISBN 1 4039 0687 4 (Palgrave) ISBN 92 9002 173 X (International Association of Universities) £130 $200 Keywords Universities, Higher education. Directories Review DOI 10.1108/09504120510587571
This biennial World List is a companion work to the International Handbook of Universities (RR 2004/77) and the World Higher Education Database CD-ROM, all publications compiled by the International Association of Universities (IAU) and the Unesco Information Centre on Higher Education. Whereas the Handbook contains pretty full information on some 8,000 universities, the World List has a wider coverage, listing, in addition to universities, other institutions offering degrees. (The information, though, which is offered on the universities covered, is much briefer than that offered by the Handbook.) The World Higher Education Database combines both these compilations with further information on the higher education systems, and degrees offered, in each country.
This, the 24th edition of the World List, covers some 17,000 institutions in 183 countries. The aim...