A university is an institution of higher education that grants academic degrees in various subjects. Universities are generally organized into campuses with faculties and sometimes student residences. They have a board of directors, president, chancellor or rector. Public universities are funded and regulated by the government, while private universities are privately funded. Some of the top universities in Spain include the University of Barcelona, University of Granada, Autonomous University of Madrid, and Complutense University of Madrid. Two highly regarded universities in Europe are the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge. In the United States, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are considered among the best.

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2. INDEX What is an “university”? Organization Difference between public university and private university Universities in Spain Universities in Europe Universities in United States Conclusion Video Questions

3. What is a `university´? A university is an institution of higher education, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. The word university is derived from the latin `universitasmagistrorum et scholarium´ which means `COMMUNITY OF TEACHERS AND SCHOLARS´.

4. Organization Each institution is organized differently. Universities are generally divided into campus. In Which you find faculties and sometimes the residence. All universities have a board of directors, a president, chancellor or rector.

5. Difference between public university and private university Public university systems are ruled over by government higher education boards. Private universities are privately funded. Public universities are much larger and have more diverse of careers than the private university. Private universities students have more personal relationships with their professors.

6. Spanish universities

7. Autonomous University of Madrid Public university It has two campus: Cantoblanco Campus (located 15 km north of Madrid) La Paz Campus (specialized teaching for hospital) The university has two museums: Popular Arts and Traditions Museum Mineralogy Museum Its Faculty of Law is the most prestigious one in Spain.

8. Complutense University of Madrid Public university It has two campus: Somosaguas Campus University City Campus Here have studied famous politicians, journalists, philosophers, historians as a Adolfo Suárez, Juan Carlos I de España, Antonio Machado, Santiago Segura. It have a connection with Harvard university

9. University of Barcelona Public university They ONLY TEACH IN CATALAN It has eight campus: Plaza Universidad Raval Diagonal Bellvitge (Hospitalet de Llobregat) Torribera Mundet Sants Hospital Clínico de Barcelona

10. University of Granada Public university It has three campus: Granada Campus Ceuta Campus Melilla Campus It the most popular destination by Erasmus It receives over 10.000 international students each year.

11. European Universities

12. University of Cambridge Public university Cambridge has 31 colleges that are completely independent entities in which three of them only admit women. Rowing is a popular sport and there are competitions between colleges and Oxford. Also competitions in other sports

13. University of Oxford Public university Is the oldest in the English-speaking world There are 38 colleges there are completely independent entities. And 6 private Halls Admission to college is highly rigorous and is based on academic merits. Most pupils who are accepted from state schools come from 'elite‘.

15. United States universities

16. Harvard University Private university Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States The University is also famous for the birthplace of the social network Facebook The library of Harvard university is the largest library of the United States The university does not offer a scholarship program.

17. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Private university With a strong emphasis on scientific and technological research. In the film A Beautiful Mind, Russell Crowe, won a scholarship to a laboratory at MIT. In the movie Seven Pounds, Will Smith is a graduate of MIT. In the series Las Vegas Mike Cannon is an engineer at MIT.

19. Conclusion A university is an institution of higher education, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. Each institution is organized differently. Public university systems are ruled over by government higher education boards. Private universities are privately funded. The best universities in Spain are University of Barcelona, Granada, Autonomous University of Madrid and Complutense University of Madrid. The best universities in Europe are Oxford and Cambridge university. The best universities in United States are Harvard and M.I.T.

20. Questions What type of university have more personal relationships with their professors? Private university Public university Both of them None of them

21. Questions In Which Spanish university have studied most famous people? Autonomous University of Madrid Complutense University of Madrid University of Barcelona University of Granada

22. Questions Which university is dedicating to teach and to research in science, engineer and economics? Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard university University of Barcelona University of Granada

23. Questions Which is the oldest university in the English-speaking world? Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Cambridge Harvard university University of Oxford

24. Questions Harvard university is also know.. To have the largest library of the United States To have three college that only admit women As famous for the birthplace of the social network Facebook Both a and c

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