The University of Zurich is a public university in Zurich, Switzerland, founded in 1833. Its profile page states it has more than 28,000 students, making it Switzerland's largest university, and that it is made up of seven faculties covering some 100 subject areas. Bachelor's teaching is mainly in German while master's programmes are offered in German or English.

Africa's top-ranked university, situated on the slopes of Devil's Peak in Cape Town. UCT is renowned globally for medicine, law, engineering and the social sciences. The Department of Political Studies offers a Bachelor of Social Science with a specialisation in International Relations and Diplomacy, covering global governance, African foreign policy, conflict resolution and international law. UCT consistently ranks among the top 300 universities worldwide (QS #226) and attracts students from over 100 countries. The Centre for African Studies and the Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa make it a hub for international relations scholarship.

The University of Hertfordshire is a public university based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, about 20 miles north of London. It states that it has nearly 34,000 students from over 110 countries and offers more than 700 career-focused degrees, and describes itself as an educational force for more than 70 years. Undergraduate provision is grouped into 18 subject areas including computer science, engineering and robotics, health and nursing, business, law, psychology and a new MBBS medicine programme starting 2026.