Wageningen University
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Wageningen UR trains specialists (BSc, MSc and PhD) in life sciences and focuses its research on scientific, social and commercial problems in the field of life sciences and natural resources. In the field of agricultural science, the university is considered world-class.
In the 2013 Times Higher Education World University Rankings Wageningen University was ranked 77th overall in the world. In the THE life sciences ranking, Wageningen was ranked 22nd.
In the more specialised Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan, Wageningen University is ranked the best university in the world in the field of agriculture. According to QS World University Rankings by Subject 2013 - Agriculture & Forestry, Wageningen University is ranked 2nd best university in the world.