In Pictures: The World’s Most Expensive Universities

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This may surprise you: The world’s most expensive universities are not haute institutions in the Swiss Alps or on the balmy shores of the Persian Gulf. Nor are they the Ivy League citadels of America’s elite like Harvard or Princeton, or ancient halls of learning like Cambridge or Oxford in the United Kingdom.

No, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education, the most expensive four-year university in the U.S. (and most likely the world) is Washington, D.C.’s George Washington University, with a price tag of $39,240 in 2007-2008. Rounding out the top five: Ohio’s Kenyon College ($38,140), Bucknell University in Pennsylvania ($38,134) and Vassar College ($38,115) and Sarah Lawrence College ($38,090), both in New York. All private, all selective and all extremely pricey–and that’s before room, board and books are factored in.

Those costs reflect a trend among private American universities–charge a stratospheric tuition fee, then offer a generous financial aid package. A GW official says the university provides the most need-based aid in the country, according to national rankings. For this year’s freshman class, that package was an average of $23,466. Next month, the school’s new president is expected to announce a plan for improving affordability at GW.

In Pictures: The World’s Most Expensive Universities

“The cost of obtaining a U.S. degree is among the highest in the world and rising, which may discourage international students,” says a 2007 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Globally, the average cost of a public education in the U.S. ($4,587) was second only to Australia ($5,289) in 2003-2004, the years surveyed for the study. For private education, the U.S. schools have the highest average price tags.
Of course, the affordability of an education all depends on how much income one brings home. In Western Europe, where most universities are heavily subsidized by national governments, the price can appear astoundingly cheap. Even at Cambridge and Oxford in the United Kingdom, a student’s contribution toward tuition is capped at 3,070 British pounds annually. The average cost of public higher education in Spain was only about $800 just five years ago, according to the GAO. But it’s worth noting that Europeans pay higher income taxes than Americans to pay for these and other social services.

Private universities in Europe can be as pricey as their U.S. counterparts. One example: The American University of Paris, just around the block from the Eiffel Tower, which charges 23,784 euros ($34,725 USD) annually for tuition and fees. Not good news for its U.S. students, which comprise 35% of the student population, as the dollar has fallen sharply against the euro in the past year. To be sure, there are indeed some pricey Swiss schools, like Franklin College near the Italian border, where tuition and fees are $30,860.

In many former communist countries, particularly in Eastern Europe and Africa, governments offer a “dual-track” tuition policy, where tuition is provided free to the nation’s top students but a fee is charged to everyone else. The alliance between student unions and far-left political parties in those countries makes governments terrified of tuition fees.

In general, tuition fees at non-U.S. private universities are below $10,000 per year. Some exceptions:

In Japan, where some of the best undergraduate programs are found at national universities (costing about $7,500 USD per year), top-rated private schools typically base their tuition on one’s major. At Tokyo’s Aoyama Gakuin, an educational institute founded in 1874 by Methodist Episcopal missionaries, tuition ranges from $11,700 to $16,100 annually.

Canada’s Quest University, which opened last September, charges $24,000 Canadian dollars ($23,420 USD) annually for an alternative-style education where students study just one subject at time for 18-day “blocks.”

In the U.K., the University of Buckingham, which claims to be the only university in the country that does not receive government aid, tuition fees are tiered and an undergraduate degree is packed into two years. All told, a Buckingham education costs 15,500 pounds ($30,400 USD) for British students and 27,000 pounds ($52,800) for international students. It’s got prestige, though: former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was a Buckingham chancellor.

Just as private U.S. universities are the world’s most expensive, American-style universities abroad fetch top-dollar tuition fees. One such is the American University of Sharjah, founded in 1997. It’s a sign of globalization in the Persian Gulf region, with a wide range of degrees–from architecture to business–with all courses taught in English.

So what are beleaguered students and their parents to make of such high tuition fees? Take heart: Paying top dollar gets you a good education, but there are always attractive and far cheaper publicly funded alternatives available.

One thing to note: We excluded junior colleges and schools serving a particular need from our list. Had we included them, Vermont’s Landmark College ($41,275 per year), which caters to students with learning disabilities, would have been first. Texas Culinary Academy ($38,850 annually) would have ranked third.

Abbey Library St. Gallen, Switzerland

Real Gabinete Portugues De Leitura, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Trinity College LIbrary, AKA, The Long Room, Dublin, Ireland

Melk Monastery Library, Melk, Austria

Jay Walker’s Private Library

Rijkmuseum Library, Amsterdam

Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada

Strahov Monastery – Theological Library, Prague, Czech Republic

Herzog August Library, Wolfenbüttel, Germany

Biblioteca Geral University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Wiblingen Monastary Library, Ulm, Germany

Stiftsbibliothek Klosterneuburg, Klosterneuburg, Austria

Central Library, Seattle

Library of the Benedictine Monastery of Admont, Austria

George Peabody Library, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

National Library, Belarus

Riksdagen Library, Swedish Parliament Library, Stockholm, Sweden

Sansovino Library, Rome, Italy

Old British Reading Room, British Museum, London, England

Library of Congress, Washington, DC, US

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2. Lamborghini Reventon $1,600,000. The most powerful and the most expensive Lamborghini ever built is the second on the list. It takes 3.3 seconds to reach 60 mph and it has a top speed of 211 mph. Its rarity (limited to 20) and slick design are the reasons why it is so expensive and costly to own.

3. McLaren F1 $970,000. In 1994, the McLaren F1 was the fastest and most expensive car. Even though it was built 15 years ago, it has an unbelievable  top speed of 240 mph and reaching 60 mph in 3.2 seconds. Even as of today, the McLaren F1 is still top on the list and it outperformed many other supercars.

4. Ferrari Enzo $670,000. The most known supercar ever built. The Enzo has a top speed of 217 mph and reaching 60 mph in 3.4 seconds. Only 400 units were produced and it is currently being sold for over $1,000,000 at auctions.

5. Pagani Zonda C12 F $667,321. Produced by a small independent company in Italy, the Pagani Zonda C12 F is the 5th fastest car in the world. It promises to delivery a top speed of 215 mph+ and it can reach 0-60 in 3.5 seconds.

6. SSC Ultimate Aero $654,400. Don’t let the price tag fool you, the 6th most expensive car is actually the fastest street legal car in the world with a top speed of 257 mph+ and reaching 0-60 in 2.7 seconds. This baby cost nearly half as much as the Bugatti Veyron, yet has enough power to top the most expensive car in a speed race. It is estimated that only 25 of this exact model will ever be produced.

7. Saleen S7 Twin Turbo $555,000. The first true American production certified supercar, this cowboy is also rank 3rd for the fastest car in the world. It has a top speed of 248 mph+ and it can reach 0-60 in 3.2 seconds. If you are a true American patriot, you can be proud to show off this car.

8. Koenigsegg CCX $545,568. Swedish made, the Koenigsegg is fighting hard to become the fastest car in the world. Currently, it is the 4th fastest car in the world with a top speed of 245 mph+, the car manufacture Koenigsegg is not giving up and will continue to try and produce the fastest car. Good luck with that!

9. Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren Roadster $495,000. A GT supercar, the SLR McLaren is the fastest automatic transmission car in the world with a top speed of 206 mph+ and reaching 60 mph in 3.8 seconds. It is a luxurious convertible with a really powerful engine, which results in outstanding performances and style.

10. Porsche Carrera GT $440,000. A supercar with dynamic stability control and a top speed of 205 mph+ and it can reach 0-60 in 3.9 seconds. The Porsche Carrera GT applies the absolute calibers of a true racing car to offer an unprecedented driving feeling on the road.

1. SSC Ultimate Aero: 257 mph, 0-60 in 2.7 secs. Twin-Turbo V8 Engine with 1183 hp, base price is $654,400. Tested in March 2007 by Guinness world records, The SSC Ultimate Aero takes the lead as the fastest car in the world beating Bugatti Veyron.

2. Bugatti Veyron: 253 mph, 0-60 in 2.5 secs. Aluminum, Narrow Angle W16 Engine with 1001 hp, base price is $1,700,000. With the highest price tag, no wonder this is rank #2.

3. Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo: 248 mph, 0-60 in 3.2 secs. Twin Turbo All Aluminum V8 Engine with 750 hp, base price is $555,000. Smooth and bad-ass, will make you want to show it off non-stop.

4. Koenigsegg CCX: 245 mph, 0-60 in 3.2 secs. 90 Degree V8 Engine 806 hp, base price is $545,568. Made in Sweden, it is aiming hard to be the fastest car in the world, but it has a long way to go to surpass the Bugatti and the Ultimate Aero.

5. McLaren F1: 240 mph, 0-60 in 3.2 secs. BMW S70/2 60 Degree V12 Engine with 627 hp, base price is $970,000. Check out the doors, they looks like bat wings, maybe Batman need to order one and paints it black

6. Ferrari Enzo: 217 mph, 0-60 in 3.4 secs. F140 Aluminum V12 Engine with 660 hp, base price is $670,000. Only 399 ever produced, the price goes up every time someone crashes.

7. Jaguar XJ220: 217 mph, 0-60 in 3.8 secs. Twin Turbo V6 Engine with 542 hp, base price was $650,000. Made in 1992, this car still got what it takes to make the list.

8. Pagani Zonda F: 215 mph, 0-60 in 3.5 secs. Mercedes Benz M180 V12 Engine with 650 hp, base price is $667,321. With a V12 motor, this baby can do much better.

9. Lamborghini Murcielago LP640: 211 mph, 0-60 in 3.3 secs. V12 Engine with 640 hp, base price is $430,000. Nice piece of art, the design is very round and smooth.

10. Porsche Carrera GT: 205 mph, 0-60 in 3.9 secs. Aluminum, 68 Degree, Water Cooled V10 Engine with 612 hp, base price is $440,000. The most powerful and most expensive Porsche  nearly made the list as #10.

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Percaya ga, mungkin gila tpi ini adalah salah satu kamarnya..

Kekayaan Bill Gates dalam hitungan……

Salah satu sumber dengan teliti mencoba untuk menggambarkan seberapa kaya Bill Gates

- Sejak Microsoft berdiri tahun 1975, dengan asumsi Bill Gates bekerja 14 jam tiap hari kerja maka pendapatannya ialah 300 USD setiap DETIKNYA….. Pendapatannya dalam rupiah ialah : 1 detik = 2,5 juta ; 1 menit = 153 juta ; 1 jam = 9,1 milyar ; 1 hari = 220 milyar ; 1 minggu = 1,54 triliun ; 1 bulan = 6,1 triliun ; 1 tahun = 74 triliun.

- Dengan tingkat suku bunga bank sekitar 5 % / tahun, maka Bill Gates akan mendapat bunga 300 milyar tiap bulannya ( dipotong biaya admin sekitar Rp. 5000 tentunya ^0^ ) ( di buku rekening rasanya harus 2 baris tuh ngeprint saldonya ~_~- )

- Dengan perhitungan diatas, maka Bill Gates hanya butuh waktu kurang dari 1 detik untuk membeli sebuah Xbox atau PS2, atau sekitar 3 detik, maka ia akan mendapat Xbox, PS2, Gamecube lengkap dengan Televisinya… Untuk memboyong sebuah mobil kijang, dia hanya butuh waktu 80 detik. Mungkin dia bisa berbasa-basi ngobrol dengan SPG nya selama 80 detik sambil menunggu penghasilannya mencapai 200 juta rupiah.

- Tiket pesawat Boeing 747-400 sekitar USD 1200 ( sekitar Rp. 10 juta ), Bill Gates mampu membeli 261 PESAWATNYA, bukan TIKETNYA…..

- Jika Bill Gates pergi ke rental multiplayer dengan tarif sektiar 5000 / jam, maka dengan seluruh uangnya dapat bermain selama kurang lebih 77625 abad.

- Jika harga majalah GameStation sekitar Rp. 20.000, maka Bill mampu beli sebanyak 17 milyar examplar. ( kantornya aja kebeli kali… ) Harga ini juga relatif sama dengan harga cd bajakan, jadi Bill bisa membeli 17 milyar keping cd.

- Bill dapat membeli 133 milyar Windows XP Professional yang harganya 300 dollar.

- Pesawat ulang alik NASA kurang lebih seharga 1,7 milyar dolar ( 14,5 triliun rp ). Bill Gates bisa membeli 23 buah dan masih menyisahkan 7,6 triliun rp.

- Film TITANIC menelan biaya 200 juta dolar, Bill Gates mampu membuatnya 200 kali…

- Berinternet dengan Telkomnet Instan, dengan tarif sekitar Rp. 10000 / jam, maka Bill Gates bisa berinternet 38812 abad NON-STOP

- Dengan menggunakan uang pecahan 5 US Dolar, kekayaan Bill Gates bisa menutupi Manhattan, New York.

- Bila menggunakan uang pecahan 1 US dolar, dengan uang sebanyak punya Bill Gates bisa menyambung lembaran uang tersebut sepanjang 8x jarak bumi ke bulan. Kalau dengan uang pecahan 1000 rp, maka bisa sepanjang 68x jarak bumi ke bulan.

- Jumlah penduduk bumi 17 Maret 2003 ialah 6,280,902,951. Bill bisa memberi kurang lebih Rp. 54000 untuk tiap orang dan masih menyisahkan 831 milyar rp untuk dirinya sendiri dan keluarganya.

- Roman Abramovic, raja minyak Rusia yang membeli Chelsea, memiliki kekayaan sekitar 5,7 milyar dolar ( sekitar 48,5 triliun rp ). Kekayaan Bill Gates kurang lebih 7x Roman. Jadi jika Bill membeli sebuah klub bola, dia bisa belanja 7x lebih banyak dari Roman. Analoginya jika Chelsea belanja 100 juta dolar untuk beli pemain, maka klub yang dibeli Bill Gates akan belanja 700 juta dolar, cukup untuk membuat klub yang pemainnya SEMUANYA sekelas Zidane, Figo, Ferdinand, Ronaldo, dsb….

Rumah Bill Gates di Seattle, dibangun diatas tanah 5 hektar dan menelan 53 juta dolar. Dalam rumah tersebut terdapat 7 kamar tidur, 24 kamar mandi dengan 10 diantaranya sangat mewah, 6 dapur, 6 fireplace, bioskop, perpustakaan, ruang bermain keluarga, fasilitas kesehatan yang lebih bagus daripada yang biasa terdapat di club-club. Ruang bioskop sebesar 1500 sq feet dengan 20 tempat duduk dan mesin popcorn. Kolam renang indoor yang dilengkapi dengan underwater music system. Rumah tersebut tentunya dilengkapi dengan komputerisasi yang amat canggih, banyak kabel fiber optik bertebaran.

Bill Gates menjadi orang sekaya itu bukanlah tanpa usaha, mungkin kita bisa berkata,… wah !! dia sungguh beruntung, kebiasaan kita ialah jika melihat orang lain kaya, kita hanya memikirkan kekayaannya saja, tidak pernah memikirkan bagaimana usahanya. Bill Gates hanya tidur 8 jam dalam seminggu saat ia mengembangkan Windows untuk pertama kalinya. Usaha dan kerja kerasnyalah yang menyebabkan dia menjadi sangat berkecukupan, bukanlah keberuntungan semata

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Here is a list of Signature 5 Most Expensive in World

1. Many believe that the signature of William Shakespeare is the signature of the most expensive in the world. There are only six original signature and each estimated at about $ 5 million.

2. The letter, signed U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on January 8, 1863 in which he defended the emancipation proclamation redeemed at the auction market for a signature for $ 748,000 in 1991

3. Double Fantasy was John Lennon’s last album released during his lifetime and is a collaboration with Yoko Ono. In 2003, the last copy autographed by Lennon before he was killed by Mark Chapman was sold for $525,000, becoming the most valuable record ever.

4. Jimmy Page’s signed guitar is one of the most prized signed possessions on sale at £49,000. The Led Zeppelin star began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and has been inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame twice.

5. A piece of paper signed by Jimmy Hendrix has a starting price of £41,000. The rocker, who died aged 27, is widely considered to be the greatest guitarist in the history of rock music.

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