The world of higher education at your fingertips
Welcome to World Higher Education Database (WHED) Online the most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of information on higher education systems and institutions worldwide.
WHED Online is published by the International Association of Universities (IAU) in partnership with Palgrave Macmillan. This partnership of high quality publishing standards of Palgrave Macmillan and the global perspective of higher education of the UNESCO-based IAU provides institutions and students alike with an invaluable resource on higher education around the world.
Features include:
- Detailed information on over 17,000 higher education institutions offering at least a post-graduate degree or four year professional diploma in more than 180 countries
- Detailed information on the higher education system of each country
- Contact details for national, regional and international bodies and all higher education institutions
- User-friendly interface
- Fully searchable and cross-referenced data
- Ability to export up to 250 higher education institution addresses, additional exports are available through data licensing
Access is available to print purchasers of the International Handbook of Universities for 12 months from publication.
Sample Country: take a look at what The International Handbook of Universities and the World Higher Education Database have to offer.
Data: © International Association of Universities (IAU), 2012
Application: © Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2012