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Picture of a college hall at Simpson College, Iowa. Colleges and universities offer a way to further education or update workplace skills.

Oxford University is, with Cambridge, one of the most prestigious Universities in Great Britain. There are approximately 18,000 students in residence. The exact date of its founding is unknown but there was some education taking place there in 1096.

UCL was founded in 1826 as an alternative to universities that were only open to members of the Church of England. The School is famous for many things, among them the living icon of Jeremy Bentham.

The University of Aberdeen in Scotland was founded in 1495. It has over 13,000 students and 590 undergraduate degree programs.

The University of Bath is located in Bath, England. It received a Royal Charter in 1966 but its origins go back to the 16 Century. There are almost 12,000 students and about 1400 academic staff.

Oxford Brookes University traces its beginnings to 1865. The School describes itself as modern and lists its many honors and awards. There are almost 19,000 students at Brookes, 20% of whom are international students.

The University of Cambridge, located in Cambridge, England will be celebrating its 800th birthday in 2009. The school has approximately 18,000 students, both undergraduate and graduate.

Concordia University, located in Montreal, Canada, was founded in 1974. There are almost 31,000 students, 3500 of whom are international students. The school offers an extensive adult education program.

Dublin City University, located in Ireland, was founded in 1989 and was considered an unconventional school in that it aimed to actually place students with jobs after graduation.

The University of Dundee, originally part of the University of St. Andrews, has been an independent school since 1978. It is located in Dundee, Scotland which is Scotland's 4th largest city.

London Business School, which began in 1966, calls itself the most global of schools. It offers an MBA, Executive MBA, EMBA-Global, Dubai-London Executive MBA, PhD, and others.

The University of Toronto was founded as King's College in 1827. The University has 50,871 students on three campuses.

The University was established in 1885 as the first college in the Arizona territories and is a designated Land Grant University. It is one of 62 members of the Association of American Universities.

CSTV, owned by CBS, is the first multimedia network dedicated exclusively to college sports 24 hours a day. CSTV has links to 215 official athletic sites for colleges and universities.

Operated by AAAS, the science society, this website is a place through which universities, medical centers, journals, government agencies and others can bring their news to the media.

FileMaker, founded in 1998 with headquarters in California, is a widely-used database manager. It is a subsidiary of Apple, Inc. It is used by individuals, businesses, education, and government to manage projects, people, and assets.

Intute is a free online service providing access to the best websites for education and research. All material is selected and evaluated by subject specialists. The organization is composed of experts from several universities in the UK.

MathWorks, a Natick, Massachusetts company founded in 1984, is a developer and supplier of software for technical computing and Model-Based design.