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> Yet the European systems of higher education are generally worse than those in America Wait, what? Can I get a source on that, bub?

• peteretep 12y ago
  http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2013 http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-uni... If you discount England's outsize performance, you go a long way before you leave American dominance.
  • xmodem 12y ago
    Have you considered that correlation may not equal causation? Specifically, that funding model and performance may not necessarily be causally linked?
  • pgeorgi 12y ago
    Three of six factors in their ranking (International Faculty, International Students, Citations per Faculty - to some degree) are heavily influenced by language. Given English's dominance in academia and business it's no wonder that english-speaking universities take the first 11 places. It's also not that important to prospective students outside English speaking countries - of course they'll need the skills eventually, but there's really no need to hold intro courses in English elsewhere.