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Aalto University, Finland is a new multidisciplinary science and art community in the fields of science, economics, art, and design.

• #7 University in the world among universities under 50 years of age - QS 2018 Top 50 Under 50.

Baden-Württemberg: Connected  (Bwcon) is the leading business initiative for the promotion of high-tech sectors in the Bade-Württemberg region with offices in Stuttgart, Freiburg, Horb, and Villingen-Schwenningen. With its approximately 600 members since 1997, its main goal is to foster key technologies in order to strengthen the region's economic development. The focus is on information and communication technologies (ICT) as drivers of innovation in the fields of mobility, production, health, and energy. Bwcon creates a unique platform for cross-sector collaboration between developers, users, and investors.

Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business is a private, non-profit, independent educational institution in China that offers MBA, Dual EMBA with IMD, Finance MBA, Executive MBA, Doctor of Business Administration, and Executive Education programs to both Chinese and international students.

Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) aims to cultivate business leaders with a global vision, a humanistic spirit, a strong sense of social responsibility, and an innovative mindset.

Established in Beijing in November 2002 with generous support from the Li Ka Shing Foundation, CKGSB is an independent, non-profit business school.

Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) encompasses eight Faculties/Schools offering a range of undergraduate programs, associate degree, and higher diploma programs as well as taught postgraduate programs and research postgraduate programs leading to the award of master and doctoral degrees.

HKBU has five main campuses: Ho Sin Hang Campus (1966), Shaw Campus (1995), Baptist University Road Campus (1998), Kai Tak Campus (2005), and Shek Mun Campus (2006) for the College of International Education and the Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School.

It prides itself on its dual focus on teaching and research and encourages service to society among its staff and students.

KAUST is a private research university located in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 2009, the university provides research and graduate training programs in English as the official language of instruction. KAUST advances science and technology through distinctive and collaborative research integrated with graduate education. They are a catalyst for innovation, economic development, and social prosperity in Saudi Arabia and the world.

In 2019 KAUST was ranked 8th among the fastest-rising young universities (aged 50 and under) for their research output since 2015. "Top 10 fastest-rising universities aged 50 and under". Natureindex.com.

The Polytechnic University of Turin (Italian: Politecnico di Torino) is a partly-public engineering university based in Turin, Italy. Established in 1859, it is Italy’s oldest technical university. The university offers several courses in the fields of Engineering, Architecture and Industrial Design.

Research activities are structured in four macro-areas: Industrial Engineering; Information Technology; Management and Mathematical Engineering; Civil, Environmental, Architecture and Design Engineering.

Plaksha University is India’s largest collective philanthropy effort to build a new model of engineering education and research.

It is backed by 70+ academic and business leaders from 5 countries and envisions to reimagine technology education and research for India and the world.

Plaksha's vision is to create ethical problem solvers and fearless leaders who transform the world through advances in science and technology. By creating an environment where interdisciplinary academic pursuits and cutting-edge research take place within a framework of humanistic values, Plaksha University seeks to emerge in the coming years as an institution of choice for exceptional students and faculty.

The academic vision is reflected across three pillars: reimagining engineering education; enabling a research innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem, and addressing Grand Challenges in India and the world.

What is the meaning of the university name? Plaksha is the name of a ficus tree, which grows in India. Indian scriptures state that the River Saraswati, synonymous with learning, originated from a 'world-tree' called Plaksha, which grew at the foothills of the Sivaliks. The name 'Plaksha' therefore reflects the idea of the university as a tree, from which a river of learning flows endlessly, constantly renewing itself and nurturing everything that it touches.

Silicon Lake Vocational & Technical Institute(SLC) is a private educational institution in China offering degrees in business, creative studies, engineering, and child development to both Chinese and international students.

It is Silicon Lake’s mission to aim to foster entrepreneurship education and post-pandemic cross-border e-learning. The college, along with its global campus, the University of Silicon Alliance, focuses on enabling students across the world to access top tier training programs without leaving their home and crossing the language barriers.

Established in Suzhou in 1998, SLC was established by Dr. Steve Liang and Dr. Bao Shi and became the first institute of higher learning in Kunshan City.

Sunway University is a leading not-for-profit private university committed to the pursuit of education through scholarship, research, and enterprise. It is ranked among the top 2% of universities in Asia and rated as a 5-star institution by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

The University is committed to multi-disciplinary research in sustainable development within an urban environment, and promoting health, well-being, and the development of new technologies in addressing some of the world’s most pressing problems.

The University is committed to investing in the next generation through research-led teaching and to this end, continues to equip our campus with state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities.

For almost two centuries DTU, Technical University of Denmark, has been dedicated to fulfilling the vision of H.C. Ørsted — the father of electromagnetism — who founded the university in 1829 to develop and create value using the natural sciences and the technical sciences to benefit society.

#25 University for Engineering in the World -- U.S. News

#6 University in the World by Industry Collaboration (2015) -- CWTS Leiden

The Polytechnic University of Valencia is a Spanish university located in Valencia, with a focus on science and technology. It was founded in 1968 as the Higher Polytechnic School of Valencia and became a university in 1971, but some of its schools are more than 100 years old.

UNIST is a warm and welcoming post-secondary institution located in the heart of Korea’s largest industrial city, Ulsan, South Korea. Since its opening in 2009, UNIST has truly become one of the world’s leading science and technology universities. UNIST aims to be ranked within the top 10 Science and technology universities by 2030.

#7 University in South Korea -- U.S. News

The University of Economics, Prague (also called Prague School of Economics) is economics and business-oriented public university located in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the largest university in the field of economics, business, and information technology in the Czech Republic, with 15,000 students across its bachelors, masters, doctoral, and MBA programs.

The University of Málaga is a public university ranked 41 among 48 Spanish public universities. It was established in 1972 and has, as of 2016, 30,203 Bachelor students and 2576 on a Master's program, 1255 tenured and 1056 temporary teachers. The UMA offers 65-degree courses and 6 double degrees, over 21 doctoral programs, 64 master's Degrees, and 100 courses throughout the academic year. Education takes place in 18 centers by appointed teachers from 81 departments. The great majority of the teaching is organized within the two campuses, although classes also take place in locations spread around the city center, as well as in Ronda and Antequera.

The University of Seville (Universidad de Sevilla) is a university in Seville, Spain. Founded under the name of Colegio Santa María de Jesús in 1505, it has a present student body of over 65,000 and is one of the top-ranked universities in the country. Seville is the 2000-year-old artistic, cultural, and financial capital of Andalusia in southern Spain.

The University of Valencia (Universitat de València) also known by the acronym UV, is a university located in the Spanish city of Valencia. It is one of the oldest surviving universities in Spain, and the oldest in the Valencian Community, and is regarded as one of Spain's leading academic institutions. The University was founded in 1499 and currently has around 55,000 students.

#5 University in Spain -- U.S. News

WOJ teaching methods are based on the transformative Global Moonshots pedagogy, developed by Esther Wojcicki in 1984, which has benefitted tens of thousands of students in businesses and educational institutions.

With a focus on a learning model called TRICK (trust, respect, independence, collaboration, kindness), WOJ’s project-based methods bring real-world problems and clients into the classroom to better prepare students for the demands of the workplace.

WOJ implements an innovative tech education framework developed by Esther Wojcicki and conscious entrepreneur Amit Hooda.

1 Million For 1 Billion (1M1B), is a social innovation and future skills initiative aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Established in October 2014, 1M1B is a United Nations accredited 501c3 non-profit organization with special consultative status to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and associated with the United Nations Department of Global Communications.

1M1B exists to activate 1 million leaders who will impact 1 billion people to create a world with balanced prosperity.