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If only these were done on publications, it would be a lot more accurate.

English is the lingua franca of science, like it used to be german, because ideas build on each other so you need to be able to communicate your ideas to others.

Having your native language be the lingua franca is helpful, but many of these universities are filled with foreigners who have learnt English. They could have stayed in their native countries, but they chose not to.



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