1、Harvard University is a private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and currently comprises構成 ten separate academic units. It

2、 is also the first and oldest corporation in the United StatesInitially called New College or the college at New Towne, the institution was renamed Harvard College on March 13, 1639. It was named after John Harvard, who bequeathed饋贈 the College his library of four hundred books and 779 (which was ha

3、lf of his estate), assuring its continued operation.During his 40-year tenure as Harvard president (18691909), Charles William Eliot radically transformed Harvard into the pattern of the modern research university. Eliots reforms included elective courses, small classes, and entrance examinations. T

4、he Harvard model influenced American education nationally, at both college and secondary levels.哈佛大學是位于馬薩諸塞州劍橋的私立大學，為常春藤盟校成員之一。成立于1636的殖民地馬薩諸塞州的立法機關的哈佛大學是美國最古老的高等教育機構在美國，目前由十個獨立的學術單位構成。也正是在美國的第一個和最古老的公司最初稱為“大學”或“新城鎮”的大學，學校更名為哈佛學院在1639年3月13日。它被命名后，約翰哈佛，他把饋贈他的大學圖書館的四百本書和779（這是他一半的房地產），保證其持續經營。在他40歲擔任哈

5、佛大學校長（18691909），查爾斯威廉愛略特從根本上改變哈佛大學的現代辦學模式研究。愛略特的改革包括選修課，小班授課，和入學考試。哈佛大學的教育模式影響了美國全國范圍內，在大學和中等水平。Cambridge one of the worlds oldest universities and leading academic centres, and a self-governed community of scholars. Cambridge comprises 31 Colleges and over 150 departments, faculties, schools and ot

6、her institutions.The University of Cambridge is rich in history - its famous Colleges and University buildings attract visitors from all over the world. But the Universitys museums and collections also hold many treasures which give exciting some of the scholarly activities, both past and present.Th

7、e University of Cambridge is one of the worlds oldest universities and leading academic centres, and a self-governed community of scholars. Its reputation for outstanding academic achievement is known world-wide and reflects the intellectual achievement of its students, as well as the world-class or

8、iginal research carried out by the staff of the University and the Colleges.Many of the Universitys customs and unusual terminology can be traced to roots in the early years of the Universitys long history, and this booklet looks to the past to find the origins of much that is distinctive in the Uni

9、versity of today.劍橋是世界上最古老的大學和領先的學術中心，和一個獨立的學者團體。劍橋由31個學院和150多個部門，院系，學校及其他教育機構。劍橋大學是歷史悠久的著名的學院和大學的建筑吸引了來自世界各地的游客。但大學的博物館和收藏的大量寶物也給予令人興奮的一些學術活動，無論是過去還是現在.劍橋大學是世界上最古老的大學和領先的學術中心，和一個獨立的學者團體。其卓越的學術成就而聞名世界，反映了其學生的智力成果，以及世界級的原始研究的大學和學院工作人員進行。許多大學的風俗和不尋常的術語可以追溯到在大學的悠久歷史早期的根，這本小冊子看過去的今天找到多起源，大學是獨特的The Unive

10、rsity of Oxford is a university located in Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is the oldest university of all those in countries where English is the peoples first language.The university consists of 38 colleges and another 6 private halls. All of these colleges have their own buildings and their own

11、staff, making Oxford quite different from most modern universities where all the students live on a campus. Oxford does not have a campus, although it does have some central places where students from different colleges can come together either to study (for example, libraries) or to enjoy themselve

12、s (for example, the Oxford Union).Many people who study history think that there was a university in Oxford in the 11th century, and the University of Oxford grew bigger in 1167, after English students studying in Paris, France were not allowed to continue studying after the murder of Thomas Becket

13、by King Henry II of England. There were fights between the students in Oxford and the people who lived there in the early 13th century. Some students and teachers left the university in 1209, and made a new university in Cambridge. These two universities are now great rivals, and together are sometimes known as Oxbridge.Until 1920, women were not allowed