An invaluable directory and reference resource covering over 30,000 academic institutions and 200,000 staff and officials. This highly esteemed work includes universities and colleges as well as details on international cultural, scientific and educational organizations.
· Extensive coverage of over 3,000 universities and colleges
· Completely revised and updated every year
Covers universities, colleges, schools of art and music, libraries, learned societies, research institutes, museums and art galleries world-wide arranged alphabetically by country.
· Every important library is included giving details of the number of volumes held and outstanding features of the collection as well as contact details
· Professors at major universities are listed by name together with the subjects they teach
· Details more than 400 international organizations concerned with education throughout the world
· All entries include, where available: names, principal personnel, postal and e-mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers, aims and publications
· Includes a 100-page index of institutions

This invaluable directory and source of background information of the world of further and higher education covers universities, colleges, schools of art and music, libraries, learned societies, research institutes, museums and art galleries world-wide arranged alphabetically by country.
Listing well over 30,000 academic institutions, it also details more than 200,000 staff and officials with extensive coverage of over 3,000 universities and colleges. This edition also includes over 1,500 new website addresses.
Every important library is included, giving details of the number of volumes held and outstanding features of the collection as well as contact details.
Professors at major universities are listed by name together with the subjects they teach.
More than 400 international organizations concerned with education throughout the world are also listed with full contact details.
All entries include, where available, names, principal personnel, postal and e-mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and aims and publications. The volume includes a 100-page index of institutions.
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