Although faculties insist on governing themselves, they grant little prestige to a member who actively participates in college or university government.

Apart from being a member of the prestigious LERU and Universitas 21 networks, the university participates in the European Erasmus and Nordplus programmes.

It participates in the NCAA's Division II, and is the only NCAA conference in any division with a Canadian university as a member.

There are many university research institutes and Leiden participates in over forty nation-wide research schools, twelve of which being located in the heart of Leiden.

The library participates in an inter-campus loan program where students can order books from other university libraries in within the University System of Maryland for temporary use.

UConn participates in the New England Board of Higher Education's Regional Student Program ( NERSP ), which allows students from the five other New England states to enroll at the university at a reduced out-of-state tuition rate if their intended major is not provided by one of their in-state universities.

The university participates in a special guaranteed admissions program with the Connecticut Community Colleges ( CCC ) that is designed for academically qualified students who are attending a Connecticut community college and who are planning to transfer to the University of Connecticut in Liberal Arts & Sciences, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Business, or Engineering.

The university participates in the Big Ten Conference in all varsity sports except ice hockey, which competes in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.

The university participates in NCAA Division I ( Division I-A for football ) as a member of the Mid-American Conference and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association for ice hockey.

It is involved in a number of business, management and research projects, particularly in supercomputing, where the university participates in a tri-continental array with nodes in Perth, Beijing and Edinburgh.

In this way, the university ensures that everyone has a voice in its decision-making processes and participates in its management.

Running Start provides up to two years of paid tuition at any state-run community college or four-year university that participates in the Running Start program.

However, the university participates in a student housing foundation, offering mediation services to students.

One of two campus buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Herring-Cole is the site of seminars, archival exhibitions about university history, guest lectures and receptions in which the entire campus community participates.

The university is also a member of Mortar Board national honors society for college seniors, and participates with the National Society of Collegiate Scholars in recognizing the academic achievements of first-and second-year students.

The university participates in a number of intercollegiate athletics as part of the NAIA in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.

RMU participates in inter-library lending consortia PALINET and PALCI that allow RMU students to borrow books on site from most of the college and university libraries in the Pittsburgh area.

Fielding athletic teams known as the SIU Edwardsville Cougars, the university participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) at the Division I level as a member of Ohio Valley Conference ( OVC ).

As a Texas public university and a member of the Texas A & M University System, Texas A & M University – Kingsville participates in the Texas " top-10 law ".

The University of Wisconsin Green Bay student body participates actively in issues regarding university governance through the Student Government Association.

The university participates in the ERASMUS programme, a partnership for student exchanges in Europe.

UNK participates in intercollegiate athletics at the NCAA at the Division II level and is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( MIAA ) for most of its sports ; women's swimming and diving competes in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference ( NSIC ), The university joined the MIAA in 2012 ; prior to joining the conference, UNK was a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference ( RMAC ).

The university actively participates in the European Union's SOCRATES programme as well as several TEMPUS programmes.

The university participates in well over 30 EU projects.

Peirce has gained a significant international following, marked by university research centers devoted to Peirce studies and pragmatism in Brazil ( CeneP / CIEP ), Finland (

The university has a large network of more than 1, 600 corporate, governmental, and non-profit partners in 28 states and 25 international locations.

The university operates several international cooperations with other universities all over the world ; the Brain Bridge with Zhejiang University, People's Republic of China, is an example of such a cooperation.

This vision includes establishing a University College to foster both in-depth and wide-interest, society-interest driven education for upcoming engineers ; establishing a combined Graduate School to manage the graduate programs ; an increase of the student body by 50 percent ; a 50 percent increase in the number of annual Ph. D graduations ; an increase of knowledge valorisation to a campus-wide score of 4. 2 ; increasing the international position of the university to within the top-100 universities ; and increasing the embedding of the university within the city and the Brainport region by transforming the campus into a high-grade science park with laboratories, housing facilities for 700 students and researchers and supporting facilities.

The university has national and international awards for its innovative work in the area of technology in higher education.

Following Meighen into civilian life were: Robert Borden, who served as Chancellor of Queen's and McGill Universities, as well as working in the financial sector ; Lester B. Pearson, who acted as Chancellor of Carleton University ; Joe Clark and Kim Campbell, who became university professors, Clark also consultant and Campbell working in international diplomacy and as the director of private companies and chairperson of interest groups ; while Pierre Trudeau and Jean Chrétien returned to legal practice.

These include 12 heads of state ( including one U. S. President ), 3 United States Supreme Court justices, and supreme court justices of other states, founders of technology companies, international law firms, and global financial institutions, university presidents and 18 living billionaires.

Reflecting the status of Los Angeles as a global city, USC has the largest number of international students of any university in the United States.

In 2007, the university welcomed 1900 international students from 125 different countries ( 6. 5 % of the total student population ).

The university gained international attention in 1969, when a group of students occupied the Hall Building's 9th floor computer lab ( see Sir George Williams Computer Riot ).

It proposed an international " spontaneous university " as a cultural force and marked the beginning of his movement towards his sigma project, which played a formative part in the UK Underground.

The reorganization included the formation of a designated career path for diplomats that included completion of a university entrance examination and professional experience from international trade.

In 2008, a U. S. university study of international promiscuity found that Finns have had the largest number of sex partners in the industrialized world, British people having the largest number among big western industrial nations.

Tsinghua is often ranked as the first or second best university in mainland China in many national and international rankings.

Most national and international university rankings place Tsinghua amongst the best universities in mainland China.

Tsinghua has a reputation for hosting some of the most distinguished guest speakers of any university in the world, with international leaders such as Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Henry Kissinger, Carlos Ghosn, and Henry Paulson, all recently giving lectures to the university community.

The university is a member of LAOTSE, an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia.

The university has also established a Bachelor of Arts program called the " Chinese language for international students " and there have been seven groups of graduates.

Besides all levels of Chinese language teaching, the university has opened courses such as Chinese literature, Chinese history, Chinese economy, Chinese philosophy and Chinese law for interested international students.

The university has three Australian campuses, located in Townsville, Brisbane and Cairns respectively, and an international campus in Singapore.

Approximately 1500 international students attend the university, which has a wide curriculum including exchange programs with world renowned universities.

Most diplomats have university degrees in international relations, political science, economics, or law.

The university came into particular prominence during the Dutch Golden Age, when scholars from around Europe were attracted to the Dutch Republic due to its climate of intellectual tolerance and Leiden's international reputation.