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University rankings: the battle for the best and brightest

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In this show we're looking at how countries and universities compete in higher education, and what this means for a country's competitiveness. Judging by global university rankings, the United States and Britain remain at the top, and France and Germany are falling behind. France 24 decided to find out why.

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