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McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world. With students coming to McGill from some 150 countries, our student body is the most internationally diverse of any research-intensive university in the country. McGill was founded in 1821 thanks to a generous bequest by James McGill, and since then, we've grown from a small college to a bustling university with three campuses, 11 faculties, some 300 programs of study, and more than 37,500 students. The University also partners with four affiliated teaching hospitals to graduate over 1,000 health care professionals each year. The goal of McGill University's social media platforms is to strengthen our community, which includes students, faculty, and alumni. The aim is to provide information on events, campus news and promote networking. McGill University fosters freedom of expression, while valuing respect and collegiality. We encourage respectful dialogue and reserve the right to remove the following: Comments deemed offensive, vulgar or profane; comments off-topic and/or unrelated to posted content; content that infringes on an individual's privacy or copyright.

The University of Barcelona (UB) is Spain’s leading research university, publishing more research than any other Spanish institution with the exception of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). The UB has 106 departments and more than 5,000 full-time researchers, technicians and research assistants, most of whom work in the UB’s 243 research groups as recognized and supported by the Generalitat de Catalunya. In 2010 the UB was awarded 175 national research grants and 17 European grants and participated in over 500 joint research projects with the business sector, generating an overall research income of 70 million euros. The work of these groups is overseen by the UB’s research centres and institutes which collaborate with the leading research institutions and networks in Spain and abroad. The UB is also home to three large research foundations: the Barcelona Science Park Foundation (PCB), which includes the Institute of Biomedical Research (IRBB); the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS); and the Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL). The guidelines for research policy are drawn up by the Office of the Vice-Rector for Research. Research activities are managed by the UB office Research Management (OGR), which is in charge of national research programs, the UB office European Research Projects (OPER), which is responsible for European projects, and the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation (FBG),

La Universidad Complutense de Madrid es una universidad pública de calidad al servicio de la sociedad. Sus estudiantes son el eje principal de su actividad por ello, la UCM apuesta por una formación integral y crítica del más alto nivel. Su oferta para el curso 2016-17 es inigualable: 82 grados y más de 293 posgrados (entre másteres, títulos propios y doctorados). Muchos de ellos se pueden cursar con el 50% de las asignaturas en inglés. La UCM posee un gran potencial investigador ocupando posiciones de liderazgo internacional. Tiene convenios de cooperación con 340 Universidades de todo el mundo y con 934 instituciones en 77 países, que permiten realizar intercambios de estudiantes, personal docente e investigador y personal de administración a todos los continentes. Dispone de la mayor Biblioteca del país, solo superada por la Biblioteca Nacional, con más 3.000.000 de volúmenes y un fondo histórico de más de 232.000 ejemplares. Ofrece cerca de 11.000 puestos de lectura distribuidos en 32 bibliotecas de centro, además de la Biblioteca Histórica. Su hemeroteca recibe más de 40.000 publicaciones y revistas científicas periódicas y es uno de los principales suministradores de publicaciones científicas al conjunto de universidades del país. Cuenta también con una extensa oferta cultural con la que disfrutar del arte, la literatura, la música, el teatro, museos, festivales y con más de 250.000m2 de instalaciones deportivas para practicar el deporte que se quiera. Toda la actividad complutense gira en torno a principios de democracia, transparencia, sostenibilidad del campus, accesibilidad real y virtual, preservación del medio ambiente y compromiso con el entorno social y económico.