Molbridge

Molbridge is located in Earth

Morwall

Tolbury

Damesbridge

Locations of Molbridge universities.

Molbridge, also known as the Molbridge triangle, is a semi-official grouping of the University of Damesbridge, the University of Tolbury and the University of Morwall, which are ancient universities, being the oldest, wealthiest, most prestigious and research-intensive universities in Estmere. The name is a portmanteau term, combining the names of the three institutions (Morwall, Tolbury, Damesbridge).

As a term, it often refers to the three universities collectively, to the similarities between the institutions such as their shared use of the collegiate model, and of their heightened status compared to other Estmerish univerisites. The term often carries connotations of elitism.

Origins

The three institutions are ancient universities, all having been founded over seven hundred years ago. In spite of this, the terms Molbridge and Molbridge triangle appear to be a recent invention. Molbridge is a portmanteau. It combines the names of the three instituions in the reverse order of their founding (Morwall, Tolbury, Damesbridge). The first recorded use of the term is in a 1922 political pamphlet by the Estmerish Section of the Workers' International, which called for the "end of the Molbridge elite class privledge". The term was then picked up by the universities themselves, and used to describe the three ancient universities collectively during the 1954 World's Fair. In 1997, the universities held the inaugural Molbridge conference, which made them a semi-official grouping.

Members

Founded	Institution	Location	Undergraduate enrollment (2020/21)	Postgraduate enrollment (2020/21)	Total enrollment (2020/21)	Budget (2020/21)	Academic staff (2020/21)	Motto	Colours
1087	University of Damesbridge	Damesbridge, West Counties	16,938	11,802	28,740	€3.075 billion	7,659	Per dominum scio (By the Lord, I know)
1102	University of Tolbury	Tolbury, Scitterland	13,288	8,762	22,050	€2.794 billion	6,422	Docentia scisco (With teaching, I come to know)
1298	University of Morwall	Morwall, Greater Morwall	42,891	17,526	60,417	€5.207 billion	18,519	In sapiendo vita iucundissima est (Knowledge is bliss)

Rankings

National

The Molbridge universities tend to rank highly on Estmerish university league tables, with the triangle universities regularly topping the tables. It is rare for any of the three universities to be included on a rankings list or league table outside of the top five. Damesbridge and Tolbury usually take the top two spots, while Morwall usually places third or fourth.

University	Standard Higher Education Rankings (2021)	The Chartist University Guide (2021)	Duhamel University League Tables (2021)
University of Damesbridge	1	2	1
University of Morwall	4	3	3
University of Tolbury	2	1	2

Gallery

Molbridge triangle universities

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  University of Damesbridge
  (All Saints College)

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  University of Tolbury
  (Earl's Court)

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  University of Morwall
  (King Edward's College)

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  University of Morwall
  (Döuer Institute)