16.02.2023
The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the University of Illinois at Chicago (USA). The agreement between the two institutions foresees activities and programs such as:
- Exchange of teachers
- Student exchange
- Joint research activities
- Joint educational programs
- Exchange of study materials
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is the city's largest institution of higher education, with over 34,000 students spread across 16 colleges.
UIC's beginnings can be traced back to the establishment of the Chicago College of Pharmacy in 1859, which was joined by additional medically related schools in the 1800s. It began an undergraduate program toward the end of World War II and developed its western campus in the 1960s. Today, the university has become a world leader in several specialties, such as medicine, pharmacy, communication, education, law, and public administration.
The University of Illinois at Chicago offers 86 bachelor's degrees, 111 master's degrees, and 66 doctoral degrees. UIC offers eleven interuniversity programs, some of which are organized as centers: Cancer Center, Center for Structural Biology, Neuroscience program, Council for Teacher Education, Graduate Education in Medical Sciences, Guaranteed Professional Programs Admissions program, Moving Image Arts program, National Center of Excellence in Women's Health, Office of International Affairs, Study Abroad Office, and the Office of Special Scholarship Programs.
In the U.S. College and University Rankings News & World Report 2022 University of Illinois at Chicago ranked 97th best national university. In 2014–2015, the Academic Ranking of World Universities placed UIC in the 150–200 group in the world and 68–85 in the US. The QS Worldwide University Ranking places UIC in 285th position.
More information about UIC can be found here.