Paris has clinched top spot in the global "Best Student Cities" rankings for the third year running, beating off stiff opposition from the likes of Melbourne, London and Boston.
It may not be known as an ideal place for young people on a budget but France’s capital continues to outshine other world cities in many other student-related matters.
A study published on Wednesday by British education company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has given Paris a grand total of 412 points, 15 points more than Melbourne and 20 more than London.
Other cities at the top of the scoreboard are Sydney (388), Hong Kong (386), Boston (386) and Tokyo (386).
QS used five main criteria in its student city point system: university rankings, student diversity, qualify of life, recruiters’ reputation and access to finance.
“These rankings bear witness to the international appeal of Parisian universities for the quality of their teaching and research facilities,” Paris Universities chancellor François Weil told French daily La Depeche.
“It has no less than 17 world-leading universities…comfortably more than any other city on the planet except for London, which has 18,” QS reported in 2013.
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