University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is one of the UK`s leading research institutions with an annual turnover of 400 million, including 78 million for research. Liverpool is ranked in the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide and is a member of the prestigious Russell Group, comprising the leading research universities in the UK. Associated with nine Nobel Laureates, the institution is renowned for the quality of its research and teaching, with 36,000 students and 177,000 alumni in 192 countries. Its global focus has led the institution to establish a university in the World Heritage city of Suzhou near Shanghai, in partnership with Xian Jiaotong University a top 10 university in China. Representing a new model for a British operation in Higher Education in China, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) is based in Suzhou Industrial Park one of Asia`s most successful business parks and a hub for foreign investors, attracting 3,300 international organisations, including 84 Fortune 500 companies. The University is also Europe`s leading provider of online degrees.
As a distinguished 21st century university, Liverpool has global research and influence that reflects its academic heritage as a civic institution. A strong infrastructure supports academic endeavour and teaching, prowess, while research excellence, focused on the advancement of human knowledge, underpins all of its activities. The University`s culture of support and collaboration benefits the communities in which it operates, both at home and overseas. Liverpool staff and students are given the best intellectual, social and physical environment to research, to teach and learn in, at the cutting edge of their disciplines and with world-class facilities, The Liverpool graduate is global citizen, benefiting from an international curriculum and experience, and empowered to address global challenges. The University strives to ensure its students form a relationship with the institution that they will want to continue throughout their lives.
Foundation year: 1903
Short name: UOLe
Type: Public
Students: 20560
Faculty: 1550
Faculty/Students Ratio: 13:1
Region: Europe
Location: Liverpool, England
