Sunday 15 June 2008

Knowledge Communities Ace Place to go to Uni

Guess which is the top university city in the world?
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No, really, go on.
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Guess.
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I'm not going to let you look down until you guess.
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It's not that hard. Really.
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Give it a shot.
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And tell me who you guessed. Before you read it, mind.
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[The survey] rates cities based on their scale and "livability", the number of world-class universities with an internationally diverse population and their investment and performance in education and research.
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Of the top 20 cities, 15 are in the developed world and the rest are in the developing economies in East Asia. To be ranked, the cities had to have at least two high-profile universities ranked by the Times Higher Education Supplement, a population of more than two million and be ranked in the top 100 most livable cities as ranked by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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Oh alright...
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A snapshot of the world’s most lively, diverse and intellectually vibrant urban centres (according to an RMIT study);
  1. London
  2. Boston
  3. Tokyo
  4. Melbourne - because we all know Melbourne is better than Sydney
  5. Sydney
  6. Pittsburgh
  7. Paris
  8. Vienna
  9. Chicago
  10. New York
  11. Vancouver
  12. Baltimore
  13. Philadelphia
  14. Atlanta
  15. Los Angeles
  16. San Fransisco
  17. Hong Kong
  18. Berlin
  19. Singapore
  20. Munich

Agree? Disagree? Live in one of these cities and beg to differ? Going to Melbourne Uni I would have to say that university & Melbourne life is pretty fantastic. Campus is so close to the city which oh-so-convenient for shopping, movies, exhibitions and general fun&cultural experiences, there's always something on, the uni hosts boasts religious debates, political discussions and current affairs lectures just about every other week, there are various skiing and hiking trips to be had, it's very diverse/international - MUOSS has a pretty strong presence, there's Spanish plays and Chinese theatre - college sport is pretty big, and if you came for the academics, The Uni is always telling reminding us they used to be ranked 'No 1 in Australia, No 19 in the world;' they've slipped somewhat since, though, and who knows what the Melbourne Model will do for it's reputation.

No. 4 though? Hmm...I guess Melbourne is the world's most livable city (or so they say.) I would totally rate New York (and Paris) above Melbourne, but I suppose there aren't too many universities that are actually in NYC. But I guess I can't really compare, having never lived/studied there (maybe one day!) The cities I'm considering for exchange - Philadelphia and Boston - are up there, so that's encouraging.

First exam tomorrow - espaƱol.

x
Just a girl

10 comments:

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Dancing Feet said...

You are obviously not a Victorian. You don't love Melbourne enough I am afraid. Anyway you should go to Boston, or San Fransisco. Although I probably have a romanticised view of both those cities, as I have never visited either of those cities (unless you count a stop-over).

Just a girl said...

Durai: thanks! my name is Just a girl. I'm anonymous, so let's leave it at that, shall we?

DF: Ha ha, that's true. As someone who lives out of state though, I do think Melbourne is better than Sydney, which surely counts in my favour? ;-) And my one gripe about Melbourne would be the weather. That said though, I do love the city. I love being here, living in it, exploring it, etc. It is obviously above and beyond where I live! =)

Mmm, San Fansisco is a nice city too. Can't comment on Boston either, but I've heard it's pretty cool city.

x
JAG

Anonymous said...

Um...NYU, Columbia?? Only to mention the best two.

Anonymous said...

k fine..

Just a girl said...

Anonymous: oh yeah, I know. Maybe crime rate is dragging down it's "livability"?

x
JAG

Gabriela said...

Hi there!

I'm back at Girls Are Bitchy

LOL

It's good to know you're in one of the best schools, and live in one of the best cities.

Buena suerte en tu examen! =)

Anonymous said...

I guessed Boston as the top haha. CLOSE!

I've been looking into exchanges recently... finding it complicated =/ I want to talk to someone about it but I'm not sure if they're open during exam period... hm. Should probs call up and ask. I'm considering Uni of Penn too though! That and NYU would probs be my top two choices...

How'd Spanish go?

Just a girl said...

Gracias Gaby! Pienso que el examen fue bien.

Sara: you lucky girl! I wanted to go to NYU, but I'm fairly certain the exchange is limited to faculties that aren't mine, eg commerce a la the Stern School of Business. Yay for Uni of Penn! Although my father wants me to go to Berkeley...which is kind of random, considering he went to the East Coast. Guess he figures it's closer to family.

Spanish was fairly straightforward, I think, not too hard, I could answer all of it, just had a few problems in one question with tenses but overall OK. =)

x
JAG

Anonymous said...

Yeah, most (all?) the exchanges to NYU is to the Stern School of Business, which is supposed to be reallyyyyy good, hence the high competition - I think during O week I was told it's the most popular place that Commerce kids apply for?

Uni of Penn looks gorgeous too though. I used to think it was mainly for Arts students but I found out that my Micro tutor is going there next semester on a Commerce/Science course, so I'm assuming it's possible for me to do too :P

And I hear the competition for Berkeley is tough too. Damn these top US unis all being so popular... xD