AKIPRESS.COM - The US and Britain have dominated the annual QS TopUniversities guide for having the best institutions in the world.

In accordance to one of the most authoritative university rankings lists, this year’s QS World University Rankings has seen Switzerland and Singapore pave the way for having the best higher education institutions outside America and the UK, knocking Canada out of the top five on last year.

Storming to the top of the list for a second year running is Switzerland’s ETH Zürich, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

A leading player in research and education in the country and worldwide, ETH is consistently ranked the top university in continental Europe.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is the one which has taken the top spot again for the fourth year running, with Harvard climbing two places on 2014/15 to second place.

The UK’s University of Cambridge has taken the crown for the country’s top institution, being placed joint third with Stanford.

Despite dropping down slightly on last year, the UK has remained a strong presence in the top ten with Oxford, UCL, and Imperial College London all paving the way for the country’s best higher education institutions.