Michelle Obama

For me, education has never been simply a policy issue - it's personal. Neither of my parents and hardly anyone in the neighborhood where I grew up went to college. But thanks to a lot of hard work and plenty of financial aid, I had the opportunity to attend some of the finest universities in this country.

American First Lady

Barack Obama

Are we a nation that educates the world's best and brightest in our universities, only to send them home to create businesses in countries that compete against us? Or are we a nation that encourages them to stay and create jobs, businesses, and industries right here in America?

American President

Terry Pratchett

I didn't go to university. Didn't even finish A-levels. But I have sympathy for those who did.

English Author

Sara Davies

Crafter's Companion started life as a big dream in my little university bedroom.

British Businesswoman

Stephen Hawking

Cambridge is one of the best universities in the world, especially in my field.

English Physicist

Jay McInerney

I like the fact that I'm living in the world rather than in a university.

American Writer

Ted Wheeler

If you can't create a world-class university, why not invite one in?

American Politician

Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis

I think universities are one of the great civilising forces of life.

British Politician

Jane Byrne

Our universities and museums are respected around the country.

Henrique Capriles Radonski

The best university is the university of life.

Venezuelan Politician

University education has stages; 'undergraduate' for bachelor's degrees and 'graduate' for master's or PhDs.

Study Stages

A university often has a campus with libraries, labs, dorms, and sports facilities.

Campus Life

University degrees are generally highly valued and crucial for many careers.

Degree Value

Some universities are part of a larger system with multiple campuses sharing resources.

System Structure

Universities can share a common administrative body, like a board or president.

Common Governance

A university system offers diverse programs and degrees across its campuses.

Academic Variety

 I think you'd have to conclude, if you look at the output, who really succeeds by this, who does everything they should, who gets all the brownie points, who are the winners -- I think you'd have to conclude the whole purpose of public education throughout the world is to produce university professors. Isn't it? They're the people who come out the top.

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 She said, "On the day before I started university, I was in the hotel room with my mom and dad, and I was so scared and so convinced that I couldn't do this, that I wasn't ready for university, that I just burst into tears. My mom and dad were amazing. They were like, "We know you're scared, but let's just go tomorrow,

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 and that kind of led me on to this degree and career in marine science it was until i went to the university of southampton that i realized that the deep ocean is really important and we know so little about it

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 and you have an entirely different story. I recently spoke at a university where a student told me that it was such a shame that Nigerian men were physical abusers like the father character in my novel.

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 my younger sisters I've managed to help them like to complete with the address like the high school education one two of them they're still in high school and the one is in university she would

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