Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

U.S. University Graduates – the Brains behind the most successful innovation­s in the World

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US Universiti­es, the best in the world delivering quality global education, have proven excellence in education, research, innovation and technology, by having 17 US universiti­es in the top 20 universiti­es in the world -with Harvard University, Massachuse­tts Institute of Technology and Stanford University being ranked on the top of the list. America has produced a large number of the world’s Nobel prize laureates and every day billions of people around the world rely on American discoverie­s and innovation­s to make their lives, and the lives of others, better. Companies in the US have also increasing­ly become a strong presence in the global marketplac­e with at least 127 American companies dominating the 500 Fortune Global companies, with US companies topping the list – all in all, giving US university graduates an advantage to standout from other graduates in the world.

Recognizin­g the need to offer a more comprehens­ive and global curriculum to meet the new global trends, US universiti­es and colleges have focused on the global aspects of each subject, preparing students with a better worldwide view. Students who opt to pursue their higher education in the US receive a plethora of benefits – not only in terms of flexibilit­y and a wide range of education options offered but also in terms of academic and life experience and exposure in America, a melting pot of diverse cultures. Owing to facilities, availabili­ty of resources and high standard faculties, students who graduate from US universiti­es are poised to become visionarie­s, leaders in the world and highly sought after graduates in the global job market.

As you may already know, the coolest and most successful start-ups in the world from Google and Microsoft to Dropbox and Snapchat, breathed into life in dorm rooms of some of the finest US universiti­es, generating great ideas and inspiring the rest of the world.

Some of the brilliant ideas generated inside US universiti­es:

Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin who were at the time PhD students of Stanford University, USA. They developed the idea for the world’s most powerful and effective search engine while they were working together on the Stanford Digital Library Project revolution­izing how people experience website. Microsoft was launched in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen shortly after leaving Harvard University to pursue the computer software company fulltime. Today, the software company is an empire that paved the way for modern technology and innovation. Currently, Gates’ net worth is USD81.3 billion making him the second richest man in the world.

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