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Cardean creates courses working directly with leading
academic institutions around the world.
Columbia University
Founded in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of King
George II of England, Columbia University is the oldest
institution of higher learning in the state of New York and
the fifth oldest in the United States. Overall, the university
has produced 54 Nobel Prize winners and 12 National Medal of
Science winners. Fifteen Columbia scholars have received the
MacArthur Foundation award. For further information regarding
Columbia University, visit their web site at http://www.columbia.edu/
The University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is one of the nation's leading
private universities and is affiliated with 69 Nobel Prize
winners. Founded on October 1, 1892 by John D. Rockefeller,
the university- with support of the University of Chicago
Hospitals- also is a major economic anchor for the City of
Chicago. Moreover, 11 members of the university's faculty have
been named Nobel laureates. For more information, visit the
University of Chicago's web site at http://www.uchicago.edu/
Stanford University
Founded by Leland and Jane Stanford on October 1, 1891, the
university has produced 12 Nobel Prize winners and 20
MacArthur Foundation award recipients. Stanford's School of
Engineering consists of nine departments and offers the
graduate degrees of Master of Science, Engineer, and Ph.D. For
additional information, visit the Stanford University web site
at http://www.stanford.edu/.
The London School of Economics and Political
Science
The London School of Economics and Political Science is one
of the largest colleges within the University of London. Its
studies cover the social, economic, and political problems
concerning countries of every continent. Originally founded in
1895 by Beatrice and Sidney Webb, the school offers a wide
range of master's and Ph.D. programs. For more information,
visit the school's web site at http://www.lse.ac.uk/.
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is an internationally recognized
research university that was founded in 1900 by industrialist
and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Also recognized as a
pioneer in the uses of computing in education, Carnegie has
one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments.
With a distinctive blend of academic programs, the university
currently consists of seven colleges and schools: the Carnegie
Institute of Technology, the College of Fine Arts, the College
of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Mellon College of
Science, the Graduate School of Industrial Administration, the
School of Computer Science, and the H. John Heinz III School
of Public Policy and Management. For more information, visit
the Carnegie Mellon University web site at http://www.cmu.edu/.
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