Laureate International Universities is a network of institutions of higher education in 28 countries.  We are the leader in medical and health sciences education, with 65,000 students enrolled in medical and health sciences programs in 10 countries, 17 institutions, 57 cities, 62 campuses, and online. Laureate International Universities is also the leading hospitality management educator in the world, with more than 34,000 students from more than 107 countries enrolled in programs at institutions ranked among the top three in the world.  We are also international leaders in higher education in art, architecture and design, with 30,000 students at top institutions in the U.S., Italy, Brazil, and Mexico.

Among our institutions ranked as leaders in their field and region are:

Latin America

Universidad del Valle de México, the largest private university in Mexico, has been ranked one of the top 10 universities in Mexico for five consecutive years by Reader’s Digest magazine.

Universidad Andres Bello, the largest university in Chile, is one of the top three private undergraduate and graduate education institutions in Chile according to Qué Pasa magazine, and it has been singled out by the Institute for Scientific Information as the leader in scientific publications by faculty at a private university in Chile.

Universidade Anhembi Morumbi, one of the top three private universities in São Paulo, Brazil, is a pioneer in introducing new technologies (simulators and robots, for example) in medical school training, and the first university in Brazil to offer degrees in Tourism, Culinary Arts, and Civil Aviation.

Business School São Paulo, in Brazil, is ranked as one of the best business schools in Latin America by America Economia magazine. It recently was ranked the No. 2 M.B.A. program in Brazil by two independent publications.

Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, the largest private university in Costa Rica, is a leader in medicine and health sciences education.

Universidad de Las Americas, a leading university in Ecuador, was ranked the No. 1 private education university in the country by Consejo Nacional de Educacion Superior.

Universidad de Las Americas, the second largest university in Chile, is the first school in Chile to receive accreditation by the American Heart Association for CPR training. 

 

Europe

Universidad Europea de Madrid is the largest private university in Spain. UEM recently received a highly prestigious license to open a medical school, and three of its master's programs were ranked No. 1 among 250 programs by El Mundo.

Glion Institute of Higher Education and Les Roches International School of Hotel Management in Switzerland are ranked among the top three hospitality management schools in the world for an international career.

École Supérieure du Commerce Extérieur is one of the top 10 private schools of international business in France, according to Le Point magazine. The school also has been ranked among the top 3 business schools in France by Le Parisien. 

École Centrale d’Electronique is ranked among the top five, 5-year engineering schools in France by Challenges magazine.

University of Liverpool, a member of the Russell Group and one of the leading universities in the United Kingdom, is the first European university to offer 100 percent online degree programs.

Domus Academy, the first post-graduate design school in Italy, is a leading center of design research in industrial creativity, and aesthetic and consumer trends. In 2009, Domus Academy was ranked by Business Week magazine as one of top design schools in the world.

Asia Pacific

Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School is the first private educator in Australia recognized by the World Tourism Organization's international education audit system.

Hunan International Economics University, China , is one of the largest and most reputable private universities in China, serving more than 30,000 students.

INTI Education Group has been recognized by Malaysia’s minister of education for having the highest number of accredited programs and highest international student enrollment of any institution of higher education in Malaysia.

Sichuan Tianyi University was one of the first private diploma-accredited schools in China and is ranked among the country’s top 75 private institutions.

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, affiliated with Laureate through our partnership with Liverpool University, was the first joint-venture university approved by China’s ministry of education.

North America

Kendall College is ranked among the top 10 culinary schools in the United States, according to a survey of 150 of the country’s top food journalists and culinary industry leaders. Kendall was awarded the Academy of the Culinary Arts Cordon d' Or--Gold Ribbon Cooking School of the Year Culinary Academy Award for 2008. Dean Christopher Koetke received the inaugural Award for Excellence in Culinary Education from the Foodservice Educators Network International, and he was named the 2009 Cooking Teacher of the Year by the International Association of Culinary Professionals.

Walden University’s online graduate-level programs are ranked, by enrollment, No. 1 in education and public health, and No. 2 in nursing, according to U.S. News & World Report in April 2009.