The University of Naples “L’Orientale” (Italian: Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”) is a university located in Naples, Campania, Italy. Founded in 1732 by Matteo Ripa, it is the oldest school of Sinology and Oriental Studies of the European continent. It is organized in three departments, and is the main university in Italy specializing in the study of non-European languages and cultures, with research and studies agreements with universities all over the world. It is one of the top universities in the world regarding Asian cultures and languages. read more…
The Weizmann Institute of Science (Hebrew: Machon Weizmann LeMada) was established in 1934 as a publicresearch university in Rehovot, fourteen years before the State of Israel was founded. The institute is now a multidisciplinary research center, employing around 3,800 scientists, postdoctoral fellows, Ph.D. and M.Sc. students, and scientific, technical, and administrative staff working at the institute. Unlike other Israeli universities, it exclusively offers postgraduate-only degrees in the natural and exact sciences. As of 2019, the Weizmann Institute of Science has been associated with six Nobel laureates and three Turing Award winners. read more…
Tufts University is a privateresearch university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. Tufts also has several Doctor of Physical Therapy programs located in Boston, Phoenix and Seattle. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. Tufts remained a small liberal arts college until the 1970s, when it transformed into a large research university offering doctorates in several disciplines. The corporate name of the university is “Trustees of Tufts College”. read more…
