Imagine studying in ancient buildings, on beautiful green lawns, overlooking mind-boggling coastlines or in the foothills of a mountain range. These universities from around the world are set to impress, even if you’re not planning to go back to school.
This university has been thriving since 1755, and it is huge! The campus is currently home to around 40,000 students and 1,000 buildings, meaning you’ll likely need a map to get around. The Russian cosmonaut, Yuri Ivanovich Onufriyenko, graduated from Moscow State in 1994. Talk about setting the bar high!
If you’ve ever set foot in the University of Sydney (particularly in the famous quadrangle), you’ll probably agree it’s quite something else. Established in 1850, it is Australia’s first and oldest university and it sprawls over an incredible 72 hectares. Did you know that the university also has campuses in the rural area of Camden and the Great Barrier Reef?
Um, are you sure this is a university and not a seaside resort?! That’s probably the question you’ll be asking if you ever end up studying here. This Catholic university sits on the Californian coast and was founded in 1849, offering students exquisite mesa-top views.
Surrounded by the gorgeous mountains that characterise Cape Town, the university here is the oldest in South Africa and the top place to study, all while ogling at Devil’s Peak. When it was opened in 1829, it was originally a school for boys, but it began to admit women as early as 1886. Imagine going for a Table Mountain hike on your study break!
Having only been founded in 1991, the Hong Kong University of Science and Tech is a newbie on the scene – but its semi-circular design and location on the Clear Water Bay Peninsula is contemporarily magnificent. On the inside, you’ll find classrooms and lecture halls as well as a supermarket and a dental clinic.
Yep, studying here is basically like going to school in a real-life castle that was built in 1451. The grounds of this university are breathtaking, with the Main Building and the University Chapel being main features. What’s even more impressive is that in 1933, Albert Einstein gave a lecture on his Theory of Relativity here.
If you think the oldest universities are the most majestic, think again. Berry College, situated in the US state of Georgia and established in 1902, is beauty embodied. Forests, lakes, mountains and manicured greens spread over 27,000 acres to make up this university, and it might be the only campus in the world where you can actually camp out or go mountain biking.