The University of Zurich was founded in 1833, located in Zurich, the German-speaking area of Switzerland. It is the largest state-owned comprehensive university in Switzerland, enjoys a world reputation in the fields of molecular biology, neuroscience and anthropology, is famous for its postgraduate courses in business administration, and ranks first in Europe with Vienna University of Economics and Management.

The National University of Singapore (NUS), founded in 1905, is located in Singapore and is a world-class top university in Singapore. Formerly known as the Medical College of the Straits Colony and Malaya Federal Government, it was merged into the National University of Singapore by the University of Singapore and Nanyang University in 1980.