The best cities for study in France

Magazine L`Etudiant* has prepared a rating of the French cities, to the greatest degree suitable students for residing. At list drawing up were considered 38 criteria broken on 9 categories: cost lives (expenses), assortment and availability of habitation, work possibility, a cultural life and entertainments, transport, ecology, a wide range of programs of training, a condition for playing sports, the international reputation. In total 34 cities participated in a rating, and there are some separate lists for big (more than 400,000 inhabitants), average (250-400,000) and small cities (less than 250,000). Besides, it is possible to look leaders on each of criteria.

First 10 best for study of cities looks so:

1. Toulouse
2. Grenoble
3. Montpellier
4. Bordeaux
5. Nantes
6. Lyons
7. Paris
8. Strasbourg
9. Marseilles
10. Rennes

*L’Etudiant ("Student") —

Leading French magazine for youth of 15-25 years. Here articles on themes of training, a youth labour market, training, a student's life, ratings, teaching materials, tests are published.

The most favourite airport

According to readers of magazine “Business Traveler” by the best airport in the North America has been recognised Denver International Airport, DIA.

The passenger terminal similar to dwelling from yurtas with snow-covered tops, has opened in 1995. Besides a recognition readers of magazine, the airport became the most favourite building in America (among constructed for last 15 years) as a result of poll under home nursing American Institute of Architects.

The design concept has been thought up for three weeks. The author of the project, Curtis Fentress absolutely radically has changed representation about what should be the airport — and has created the creation.

Besides the remarkable design which is in balance with surrounding nature, the airport develops a "green" theme. The covering of roofs reflects 20% of a sunlight in the summer and keeps heat in the winter. Here processing of resources is used, energy of the sun — in the category is generated, the building heads the list of the steadiest constructions in the world.