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2、iversity league tables can be_4_as they do not accurately represent the diversity of an institutions offering. There are also factors _5_a universitys academic performance that are worth_6_.“We do not_7_the ranking of higher education institutions,” said Uwe Brandenburg, project manager at Germany-b
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