Universities in the UK were given a record amount in philanthropic donations last year, research suggests.
Its website provides access to undergraduate courses offered at universities in the UK, as well as the entry requirements.
Abertay has 4, 250 students, making it one of the smallest universities in the UK and it is located close to Dundee University, which has more than 17, 000 students.
The decision to strip the university of its permission to recruit foreign students prompted an outcry from the higher education sector and concerns that foreign students would be put off applying for universities in the UK. It was the first time a UK university had lost its licence in this way.
From next year, the universities involved in the UK project will begin to offer courses on the FutureLearn online platform.
The current undergraduate finance model, where students borrow to study for three years in a UK institution, does not provide for a future in which students might want to take course units from a range of universities, both in the UK and abroad.
John O'Leary, of the QS Global Academic Advisory Board, said the number of UK universities in the top 20 for at least one subject was "far in excess of the total achieved by any other country apart from the United States".
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Imperial College London was ranked as the world leader in civil engineering, while 17 other UK universities were in the world top 20 for at least one subject.
According to these tables, the UK is the best country to take a degree in geography, with UK universities dominating the global top 10 for this subject.
Nicola Dandridge, chief executive of Universities UK, says that, in the UK, occupations requiring a degree will continue to grow over the next decade.
Oxford and Cambridge take the top two places, with four other UK universities also in the global top ten: the London School of Economics (LSE), Durham, University College London (UCL) and Manchester.
Jersey's education officials are currently in talks with UK universities over the fees island students will pay when they increase fees in 2012.
Meanwhile Universities UK, the umbrella body for UK universities, said it regretted "the BBC's approach in this matter".
The RAE is an independent assessment of the quality of research in UK universities and is carried out on behalf of the higher education funding bodies.
Of these 65 UK universities are in the global top 200 for at least one subject.
Martin Bean, the Open University's vice-chancellor, said that the arrival of online courses meant that UK universities could either "stick their heads in the sand" or rise to the international challenge.
Her major projects are being carried out in partnership with the UK Universities of Exeter and Cambridge.
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The pursuit of overseas students has become big business - with UK universities competing with higher education institutions in countries such as the United States and Australia.
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Mr Gray claimed that top of the list was one of the smallest UK universities, Abertay in Dundee.
Alex Bols, executive director of the 1994 Group of research intensive universities, said that earlier figures showing a fall in applications from UK students could be because students were applying later in the admissions cycle.
Figures published recently showed a 25% drop in the numbers of Indian students entering UK universities last year.
But Universities UK said that it was too early in the application cycle for an "accurate picture of final demand".
In December all other UK universities agreed to treat students from the Crown Dependencies, Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man, as UK students.
Experts from UK universities and museums are to attend the meeting in York along with the maker of a replica ring.
Universities UK issued guidance to all universities on the subject in 2011.
"I want Britain to be its partner of choice, helping to build those motorways, helping to provide those universities, helping to invest in healthcare and also encouraging Indian investment back into the UK, " he said.
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In some subjects, UK universities are world-beaters, ahead even of the most prestigious US universities.
This comes a day after the UK's universities admissions service reported a 54, 000 drop in students starting courses this autumn, in the first year of higher tuition fees in England.
The MARSballoon project, which was organised by Bristol-based aerospace company Systems Engineering and Assessment (SEA), involved six local schools and two universities, and was aimed at helping the students take an interest in a career in the UK space industry.
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