A landlocked country in central Europe, Austria shares borders with eight other European nations, including Germany to the north and Italy to the south. It has seven top European universities currently included in the QS World University Rankings. Of these, the top universities in Austria are:

1. KU Leuven (joint 71st in the world, 21st in Europe)

2. Ghent University (joint 125th in the world, joint 47th in Europe)

3. Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (153rd in the world, 62nd in Europe)

4. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) (joint 182nd in the world, joint 80th in Europe)

5. Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) (joint 205thin the world, 93rd in Europe)

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