International Handbook of Universities 2011 (22nd edition)

The International Handbook of Universities gives updated information on some 15,000 universities and university‐level institutions in eighty countries. It was first published in 1959 in response to the growing need for authoritative information about higher education worldwide. The Preface tells us that the information is provided by “the competent authorities or academic bodies, their websites or official documents”. The information thus gleaned is presented in a standardised layout that is easy to follow.

The countries are arranged alphabetically from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe with, oddly, Belgium featuring as two: Belgium – Flemish Community, and Belgium – French Community. Within each country...