The world’s best small universities 2016
Browse the full list of the world's best small universities in 2016-2017 and read student accounts of what it's like studying at each institution
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Personal development at IIT Guwahati, India
An undergraduate student at IIT Guwahati, one of the world’s best small universities 2016-17, explains how the university furthers personal development in all areas of students’ lives
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Tokyo’s tiny medical school defied my expectations
A fifth-year medical student says the reality at Tokyo Medical and Dental University, one of the world's best small universities 2018, is very different from what she expected.
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The positives and negatives of studying at a small university in Paris, France
Two students at École Normale Supérieure, ranked number two in the world’s Best Small Universities 2016, reflect on their experience studying in the centre of Paris
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The appeal of a ‘village atmosphere’ on campus
International students at the third best small university in the world, École Polytechnique in Paris, explain how the community environment benefits them
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The adequately sized university?
A student at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences explains on why his campus is the perfect size, as the world's best small universities 2016 are announced.
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World's best small universities: How small are they?
How many planes would be needed to take every single student at a university on holiday together? This infographic shows that for the Times Higher Education World's Best Small Universities, the...
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Choosing a small university
An Italian-Swiss student at the University of Neuchâtel describes his experience a university in the 2016 world's best small university ranking
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Opportunity and adventure at the Florida Institute of Technology
Students at the Florida Institute of Technology, ranked at number 17 in the world’s best small universities, explain how the university provides unique opportunities for them.
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Finding my family at a small medical school
A nursing student originally from Hawaii says that Oregon Health & Science University, one of the world's best small universities, has given her a new family.
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Studying at POSTECH, South Korea
Students at POSTECH, South Korea's very own version of CalTech, explain why a small university was the best choice for their big ambitions.
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World's best small universities blog: does size matter?
The Times Higher Education has announced the world's best small universities, and the student content editor Carly Minsky asks whether size really does matter to students.
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Scientists’ response to Ebola was ‘too slow’
Committee of MPs hears that effort to conduct vaccine and treatment trials during outbreak in West Africa was ‘uncoordinated’
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University of Oregon scales back rebrand to academics’ delight
‘Bold move’ wins praise from one expert who says there is ‘excessive inefficiencies and waste’ in US higher education marketing
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UK universities ‘should provide targeted support for refugee students’
Researcher argues that a sector-wide approach to supporting refugees would be more effective than individual schemes