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Anglo-European College of Chiropractic

The AECC University College is a chiropractic college and clinic based in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. Opened in 1965, the AECC is the oldest and largest chiropractic college in Europe, home to 500-plus undergraduate students. The degree programme available at the AECC is a Master of Chiropractic (MChiro). The MChiro is known as an ‘integrated masters’ qualification, as AECC students join the college at an undergraduate level but graduate with a masters qualification. Degrees at the AECC are validated by Bournemouth University. The AECC also houses the biggest chiropractic clinic in Europe with around over 50,000 out-patient treatments given at the AECC every year. A new £3.8m chiropractic clinic was built on the AECC campus during 2008, which opened on 12 January 2009. The AECC is an associate college of Bournemouth University.

Website: http://www.aecc.ac.uk/

Australian National University

The Australian National University was established to be of enduring significance in the post-war life of the nation – to support the development of national unity and identity, to improve Australia’s understanding of itself and its neighbours, and to contribute to economic development and social cohesion. Its mandate was to undertake “postgraduate research and study both generally and in relation to subjects of national importance”. This national mission gives ANU a distinctive relationship with the Australian Federal Government.

Website: http://www.anu.edu.au/

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine ( 北京中医药大学 )

Founded in 1956, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM) is one of the earliest established universities of Chinese Medicine since the foundation of Peoples Republic of China. It has become a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education and the only TCM university to be preferentially invested and supported by the state.

The University publishes state-level, first-class academic journals such as Journal of the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Journal of the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (Clinical Edition) and Traditional Chinese Medicine Education. They are important platforms for TCM academic exchanges. The University now has six state-level research projects, ten ministerial/provincial research projects, and three Beijing municipality-level projects.

Website: http://www.bucm.edu.cn

Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University, one of Canada’s leading universities, is widely recognised for outstanding academic quality and teaching, and a broad range of educational and research opportunities.

Located in vibrant Halifax, Nova Scotia since 1818, Dalhousie attracts high achieving students from around the world. We inspire students, faculty, staff, and graduates to make significant contributions to our region, Canada, and the world.

Website: http://www.dal.ca/

Deakin University

Deakin University offers a personalised experience, enhanced by innovative digital engagement. Deakin leads by creating opportunities to live and work in a connected, evolving world. With over 40 years of experience as one of Australia’s leading tertiary education providers, Deakin has won numerous awards and teaches over 60,000 students each year. They offer their students world-class programmes and endless opportunities.

Website: https://www.deakin.edu.au

Guangzhou University of TCM

Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (GZHUTCM), now Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (GZHUCM), established in 1956, is one of the four oldest TCM institutes of higher education in China. It was originally administered by the Ministry of Health and the State Administration of TCM, and is one of the first educational institutes approved to award master’s and doctor’s degree in China. In October 1998, the university was listed as a key university by central and provincial government for developing its key disciplines within national “211 Program” (a programme launched by Chinese Ministry of Education and aiming to establish about 100 internationally well-known Chinese universities in the 21st century) during the period of China national “ninth five-year plan”. In the same year, the university became one of the first national postgraduate clinical medicine degree tentative universities. In 2000, the university became an institute governed jointly by State Administration of TCM of People’s Republic of China and Guangdong Provincial government, mainly by Guangdong provincial government.

Website: http://www.gzhtcm.edu.cn/en/about/introduce.html

National University of Ireland, Galway

The National University of Ireland was founded in 1845 as Queen’s College Galway. By the Irish Universities Act (1908), Queen’s College Galway became a Constituent College of the new National University of Ireland, and under a new Charter the name of the College was changed to University College, Galway. Since the 1960’s the University has experienced significant and continuous growth, both in its stock of buildings, facilities and physical resources and also in the numbers of its students and staff.

The Medical School was one of the original Faculties in Queen’s College, Galway, and for the past one hundred and fifty years, Galway-trained doctors have provided expert medical care to patients in Ireland the United Kingdom, the United States, and in many other countries.

Clinical Skill and concern for the patient have always been characteristic of Galway medical graduates. The application of modern technology and research are essential elements in modern medical education and form an important component of the course.

Website: http://www.nuigalway.ie/

Queen Mary, University of London

Queen Mary University of London is a world-leading research-intensive university with over 25,000 students representing more than 160 nationalities. Our partnerships around the world are essential in helping us deliver teaching and research with an international dimension and impact.

A member of the prestigious Russell Group, we work across the humanities and social sciences, medicine and dentistry, and science and engineering, with inspirational teaching directly informed by our research.

In the most recent exercise that rated research in the UK, we were ranked 5th in the country for the proportion of research outputs that were world-leading or internationally excellent. We offer more than 240 degree programmes and our reputation for excellent teaching was rewarded with a silver in the 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) awards.

Queen Mary’s history dates back to 1785, with the foundation of the London Hospital Medical College. Our history also encompasses the establishment of the People’s Palace in 1887, which brought accessible education, culture and recreation to the East End of London. We also have roots in Westfield College, one of the first colleges to provide higher education to women.

Website: www.qmul.ac.uk

Queen’s University of Belfast

For more than 150 years, Queens has combined innovation and excellence in teaching and research with its role of serving the local community. Today, Queens is a top 20 United Kingdom University for teaching quality and research power and the premier research university in Ireland. It is also first for teaching quality and third for research among the 15 most popular universities for students from Northern Ireland.

Student numbers have multiplied more than 100 times since Queens first opened its doors in 1849 with just 195 students. It is now one of the larger universities in the United Kingdom or Ireland, with a full-time and part-time undergraduate and postgraduate population of over 22,000. More than ninety-nine per cent of its students come from state schools, compared with a national average of 86 per cent, making it one of the most socially inclusive research-led universities in the United Kingdom.

Website: http://www.qub.ac.uk/

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

The RMIT University is a global university of technology and design and Australia’s largest tertiary institution. The University enjoys an international reputation for excellence in practical education and outcome-oriented research.

RMIT is a leader in technology, design, global business, communication, global communities, health solutions and urban sustainable futures.

Website: http://www.rmit.edu.au/

Shandong University of TCM

Shandong University of TCM founded in 1958, formerly Shandong College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is one of the provincial key universities and one of the seven TCM universities among the nearly 30 TCM higher-learning institutions in China.

With TCM disciplines as the maim body in tune with the development of the other disciplines, the university has formed a scientific academic structure. At present, the university has 13 schools and 2 departments; 2 state key specialties, 2 post-doctoral mobile stations, 15 doctoral specialties, 26 master’s specialties and 20 undergraduate specialties oriented at 36 disciplines.

The university has formulated a scientific teaching system in clinical practicing. It has 2 affiliated hospitals, 7 unaffiliated hospitals and 97 teaching and practicing bases. Established in July,1955, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is recognized as a state’s exemplary TCM hospital. Through 50-year development, it has become a modern comprehensive hospital, the top TCM hospital in Shandong Province, with emphasis on medical care, teaching, scientific research, prevention, health care and rehabilitation.

Website: http://www.sdutcm.edu.cn/

Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine ( 上海中医药大学 )

Shanghai University of TCM, founded in 1956, is one of the firstly established four Colleges and Universities of TCM after the People’s Republic of China has founded. The University is located in Scientific Research and Education Zone, ZhangJiang High-tech Park, Pudong New Area. The campus which occupies 500 units of area has beautiful environment and complete instructional facilities such as teaching buildings, experiment buildings, library building, administration building, external affairs building, gymnasium and museum.

Shanghai University of TCM and Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine which is one of the seven academies of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China share the same ground and stuff. The university now has 3 key academic disciplines of Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, i.e. Surgery of TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicinal Materials and Internal Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1 key laboratory of Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, 4 key academic disciplines construction units of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People’s Republic of China, 7 Shanghai key academic disciplines, 2 Shanghai E- Academies of universities, 3 key academic disciplines of Shanghai Education Committee 4th phase key academic disciplines, 1 Shanghai key laboratory and 14 third-class laboratories.

Website: http://www.shutcm.com/

University of Aberdeen

The University of Aberdeen, founded in 1495, is Scotland’s third oldest and the fifth oldest in the UK. Aberdeen is an international university built on serving one of the most dynamic regions of Europe. With over 13,000 students, and over 3000 staff, Aberdeen is at the forefront of teaching and research in medicine, the humanities and sciences. Aberdeen has invested heavily in medical research, where time and again University staff have demonstrated their skills as world leaders in their field. The custom-built Institute of Medical Sciences, completed in 2002, was designed to provide state-of-the-art facilities for medical researchers and their students.

Website: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/

University of Adelaide

Since its establishment in 1874 the University of Adelaide has been amongst Australia’s leading universities. Its contribution to the wealth and well-being of South Australia and Australia as a whole – across all fields of endeavour – has been enormous. Adelaide has a fine tradition of exemplary scholarship and ground-breaking research, and its unique relationship with industry and other organisations ensures that research expertise is translated into tangible benefits for the global community.

Adelaide’s research is at the leading edge of knowledge, with research earnings consistently the highest per capita of any university in Australia. Analysis of the impact of publications and citations shows that the University of Adelaide is ranked in the top 1% in the world in 11 research fields.

Website: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/

University of Dundee

The University of Dundee became an independent university in 1967 after a 70 years relationship with the University of St Andrews – now a key partner. The Sunday Times University Guide named the University of Dundee Scottish University of the Year 2004.

Dundee is growing fast in both size and reputation. Broadly-based, it has performed extremely well in both teaching and research assessment exercises, has spawned a range of spin-out companies to exploit its research and has a model wider-access programme. Distance learning – especially in medical related areas – is burgeoning right across the world and now accounts for one in six students. An ambitious project to explore the creation of an international virtual medical school involving all five Scottish medical schools is led by Dundee.

Dundee received the prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for higher education institutions in 1998, has three of the 20 most cited scientists in the UK – the only Scottish university included – and three “biomedical” knights.

Website: http://www.dundee.ac.uk/

University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1583, making it one of Scotland’s ancient universities. The Faculty of Medicine was established in 1726. As a result of a period of active curriculum development in medicine, beginning in 1996, Edinburgh can truly claim to provide a modern, high quality medical educational experience. Clinical education is delivered in partnership with the National Health Service; the University and the NHS work together to maintain the strong tradition of excellent clinical teaching in Edinburgh and to provide quality patient care to the population of Scotland.

In addition, the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine hosts teams who carry out world-class research. The teams working in hospital-based clinical subjects and veterinary science received the very highest ratings in the national research assessment exercise in 2001. Students have the opportunity to work with these teams on project work and to make links and develop interests which are often pursued after graduation.

Website: http://www.ed.ac.uk

University of Exeter

The University of Exeter is a public research university located in South West England, United Kingdom. The university was founded and received its Royal Charter in 1955, although its predecessor institutions, the Royal Albert Memorial College and the University College of the South West of England, were established in 1900 and 1922 respectively.

The university has three campuses: Streatham; St Luke’s (both of which are in Exeter); and Tremough in Cornwall. The university is centred in the city of Exeter, Devon, where it is the principal higher education institution. Streatham is the largest campus containing many of the university’s administrative buildings, and is regarded as one of the most beautiful in the country.The Tremough campus is maintained in conjunction with Falmouth University under the Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) initiative.

Exeter University is a member of the Russell Group of leading research-intensive UK universities.The university is also a member of Universities UK, the European University Association, and the Association of Commonwealth Universities and is an accredited institution of the Association of MBAs (AMBA).

Website: http://www.exeter.ac.uk

University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451. Today, Glasgow is a member of the Russell Group of major research-led universities and a founder member of Universitas 21, an international grouping of universities dedicated to setting world-wide standards for higher education.

Website: http://www.gla.ac.uk/

University of Leeds

Founded in 1904, the University of Leeds has played a leading part in the development of modern higher education in UK. As well as continually strengthening core academic disciplines, Leeds has also developed distinctive areas of specialist expertise in rarer subjects such as Colour Chemistry and Fire Science.

Leeds is now among the top ten universities for research in the UK and is internationally acknowledged as a centre of excellence in a wide range of academic and professional disciplines. Its broad research and skills base and superb facilities attract interest from major multinationals and small local businesses alike. Many of its research initiatives cross traditional subject boundaries and Leeds currently promotes projects through 58 inter-disciplinary centres and seven research schools.

Website: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/

University of Liverpool

The University of Liverpool was one of the first civic universities, founded in 1881 with the establishment of University College Liverpool. Liverpool is renowned for the high proportion of its teaching and research that relates to the professions, including Accountancy, Architecture, Dentistry, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Planning and Veterinary Science. This distinctiveness is combined with considerable strengths in every principal area of study in the humanities, sciences and social sciences.

Research is vital to the university, keeping staff at the cutting edge of knowledge and students are constantly informed of new developments. Liverpool is associated with no less than 8 Nobel Prize winners, including Sir Ronald Ross (1902), who discovered that mosquitoes spread malaria, and Professor R R Porter (1972), for his work on the structure of antibodies.

Website: http://www.liv.ac.uk/

University of Manchester

The University of Manchester has its origins in Owens College, which was established in 1851. The College was granted a Royal Charter in April 1880 as the Victoria University, a federal institution which established colleges in Leeds and Liverpool. These colleges were granted their independence in 1903 becoming the Universities of Leeds and Liverpool respectively, and creating the Victoria University of Manchester.

The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy is one of the largest in Europe, set in the heart of the thriving city of Manchester and known for over 200 years for its innovative teaching and extensive research. Although centred around the University, teaching and research is spread over a wide area of Manchester with links to Manchester Royal Infirmary, St Marys, Hope, Wythenshawe, Christie, North Manchester General, Stepping Hill and Tameside General Hospitals, Preston Royal Hospital, Chorley Hospital, North Staffordshire, Booth Hall and Royal Manchester Childrens Hospitals and local community NHS.

Website: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/

University of New South Wales

The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is one of Australia’s leading international research universities. UNSW provide a unique mix of disciplines, innovative multidisciplinary research programmes, and an outstanding learning experience to their students. UNSW commitment to continual quality improvement is expressed clearly in the UNSW Strategic Plan. UNSW demonstrate this commitment through a range of initiatives in their Faculties and Divisions, and through the strategic support and projects of the Division of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education and Quality Improvement) and the Quality System Development Group.

Website: http://www.unsw.edu.au/

University of Newcastle

The University of Newcastle, established in 1965, is an exceptional achiever in research with an international reputation for expertise in innovative approaches to teaching and learning. With campuses in both the Central Coast and Hunter regions of NSW, the University serve a community of around a million people.

Website: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/

University of Nottingham

The University of Nottingham is a research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Nottingham University is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the country over the past 15 years in national and international league tables, and is a member of the Sutton Trust 13 list of ‘elite’ Universities. With more than 49,000 applications for 5,500 places in 2011, Nottingham is the third most popular university in the UK, and has been described by The Times as “the nearest Britain has to a truly global university” and “a prime alternative to Oxbridge”.

Website: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/

University of Otago

The University of Otago, founded in 1869, is New Zealand’s first and finest university. It enjoys a world-wide reputation for excellence, successfully balancing the tradition of its history with modern scholarship and research. It offers a unique campus lifestyle, creating a culture of learning that reflects the special characteristics of New Zealand together with international academic values. The University of Otago is recognised as a world-class research institution with particular strengths in the health related and biological sciences. The University has been recognised as New Zealand’s most research-intensive university and was ranked top university in New Zealand for research quality in the Tertiary Education Commission’s latest PBRF Quality Evaluation.

It houses New Zealand’s first medical school and only dental school, along with New Zealand’s National School of Pharmacy. The quality of degrees in health professional courses such as medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy, medical laboratory science, and dietetics is internationally respected.

The Schools of Medicine and Health Sciences based at the University of Otago’s northern campuses are key elements of some of the University’s Health Sciences activities. They provide clinical teaching programmes for undergraduate medical students as well as conducting thriving research and postgraduate teaching programmes.

These campuses along with the home campus in Dunedin make this university a truly national university.

Website: http://www.otago.ac.nz/pharmacy

University of South Wales

One of the top ten campus universities in the UK by student number, the University attracts a cosmopolitan mix of students from 122 countries and all backgrounds.

The University of South Wales is one of Britain’s most exciting new universities and a major player in higher education.

Website: www.southwales.ac.uk

University of Southampton

The University of Southampton is one of the top 10 research-led universities in the UK and has achieved consistently high scores for its teaching and learning activities. Southampton offers first-rate opportunities and facilities for study and research, and a stimulating working environment. Southampton works closely with business and industry and has a strong enterprise agenda.

The University of Southampton currently has nearly 20,000 students and 5,000 staff based across several campuses in Southampton and Winchester.

Website: http://www.soton.ac.uk/

University of Strathclyde

There are programmes available with the University of Strathclyde in Pharmacy, Psychology, Biomedical Science and Forensic Biology.

More detail about these programmes with IMU is available here:
http://www.strath.ac.uk/imu/

The University of Strathclyde was founded in 1796 as ‘the place of useful learning’ and is committed to the advancement of society through the pursuit of excellence in research, education and knowledge exchange. Strathclyde is Scotland’s third largest University with over 15,000 students from more than 100 countries who are attracted by our excellent academic reputation and stimulating study environment. The University is recognized as a centre of teaching excellence and a leading international technological University.

The Pharmacy School enjoys an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research and trains over 100 home and international students each year in the profession of Pharmacy. Pharmacy at the University of Strathclyde is ranked no 3 in the UK in the Guardian University Rankings 2013, with 91% of students satisfied overall with the course. The Pharmacy Department is accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), UK. The new SIPBS building is purpose-built to house modern state-of-the-art facilities for delivering the MPharm. The MPharm is noted for its progressive and innovative curriculum. The overall quality of educational provision in Pharmacy at the University of Strathclyde has been judged excellent by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council. The particular strengths of the School were considered to be the academic environment; the commitment and motivation of teaching staff; the high quality of student-support materials and the commitment to student-centred learning; the clear specification of module aims and objectives; the range of teaching and learning methods employed; and the strong scientific basis of the course.

The Psychology department at Strathclyde is known for outstanding research and teaching with internationally recognised researchers from developmental and educational psychology, brain and cognition, health psychology and behaviour change, traffic and transport psychology, and applied social psychology. The BA (Hons) course is accredited as conferring eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the British Psychological Society.

The courses in Biomedical Sciences at Strathclyde provide an excellent foundation in cell and molecular bioscience with a specific focus on Immunology, Microbiology, Pharmacology and Biochemistry. They provide a high-level, scientifically-based education. Teaching material is kept up-to-date via the strong industrial and research links of our academic staff and this ensures students are provided with useful and relevant experience.

Website: http://www.strath.ac.uk/

University of Sydney

From its beginnings in 1850, the University of Sydney was created as an institution to suit the needs of New South Wales, not simply reflect England’s ancient universities. A founding principle was that academic merit alone regardless of religious beliefs or social upbringing would be the test for admission. We can make a strong claim to being the first university in the world to admit male students purely on the basis of academic merit. In the 1880s we were also among the first to admit women on the same basis as men.

Our founders recognised the power of education to change society. We hold that belief just as strongly today.

Website: http://sydney.edu.au/

University of Tasmania

Founded in 1890, the University of Tasmania is one of the oldest universities in Australia. It is highly regarded internationally as a teaching and research institution and, because it is the only university in the state of Tasmania, it offers a wide range of Bachelor, Masters and PhD programmes as well as English Language and Foundation Studies programmes. The University has a total student population of more than 16,000 students. It has two campuses, in Hobart and Launceston, as well as a study centre situated in Burnie, on the states north-west coast.

The medical program at the University of Tasmania has been consistently rated as the best of the six-year programs in Australia in terms of student satisfaction and teaching quality (The Australian Good Universities Guide). It is a small medical School with a total intake of only 75 students each year, which includes approximately 18 international students. Students are treated as individuals, not as anonymous numbers in a large class, and they have plenty of opportunities to interact with teachers, including senior hospital staff.

Website: http://www.utas.edu.au/

University of Warwick

The University of Warwick was given approval by the government in 1961 and received its Royal Charter of Incorporation in 1965. It is situated on a large 700 acre campus which straddles the boundary between the City of Coventry and the County of Warwickshire. The idea for a university in Coventry was mooted shortly after the conclusion of the Second World War but it was a bold and imaginative partnership of the City and the County which brought the University into being on a 400 acre site jointly granted by the two authorities. Since then, the University has incorporated the former Coventry College of Education in 1978 and has extended its land holdings by the purchase of adjoining farm land.

Website: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/

University of Western Sydney

Western Sydney University, formerly the University of Western Sydney, is an Australian multi-campus university in the Greater Western region of Sydney. It is a provider of undergraduate, postgraduate and higher research degrees with campuses in Bankstown, Blacktown, Campbelltown, Hawkesbury, Parramatta, and Penrith. It is currently ranked in the top 400 in the world in the 2014 QS World University Rankings and 19th in Australia in 2015.

The university in its current form was founded in 1989 under the terms of the University of Western Sydney Act, 1988, which created a federated network university with an amalgamation between two trade schools – Nepean College of Advanced Education and Hawkesbury Agricultural College. The Macarthur Institute of Higher Education was incorporated into the university in 1989, and in 2001 the University of Western Sydney was restructured as a single multi-campus university rather than as a federation. In 2015, the university underwent a rebranding which resulted in a change in name from the University of Western Sydney to Western Sydney University.

Website: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/