Kyoto Imperial University was founded by imperial ordinance on 18 June 1897, the second university to be established in Japan.

Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, UCL is London's leading multidisciplinary university, with more than 13,000 staff and 42,000 students from 150 different countries.

Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. It was created in 1924 by James Buchanan Duke as a memorial to his father, Washington Duke.

The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College.