21 September 2018 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , Architecture , Universities, Colleges, Academies
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The University of
Cambridge is a
collegiate public research university in
Cambridge ,
England . Founded in 1209 and granted a
Royal Charter by
King Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the
English-speaking world and the world’s
fourth-oldest surviving university . The university grew out of an association of scholars who left the
University of Oxford after a dispute with the townspeople. The two medieval universities share many common features and are often referred to jointly as “
Oxbridge “. The history and influence of the University of Cambridge has made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
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7 September 2018 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Architecture , Universities, Colleges, Academies
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Harvard University is a private
Ivy League research university in
Cambridge , Massachusetts. Established in 1636 and named for clergyman
John Harvard (its first benefactor), its history, influence, and wealth have made it one of the world’s most prestigious universities. Harvard is the
United States’ oldest institution of higher learning , and the
Harvard Corporation is its first chartered
corporation . Although never formally affiliated with any
denomination , the early College primarily trained
Congregational and
Unitarian clergy. Its curriculum and student body were gradually secularized during the 18th century, and by the 19th century, Harvard had emerged as the central cultural establishment among
Boston elites . Following the
American Civil War , President
Charles W. Eliot ‘s long tenure (1869–1909) transformed the college and affiliated professional schools into a modern
research university ; Harvard was a founding member of the
Association of American Universities in 1900.
A. Lawrence Lowell , who followed Eliot, further reformed the undergraduate curriculum and undertook aggressive expansion of Harvard’s land holdings and physical plant.
James Bryant Conant led the university through the
Great Depression and
World War II and began to reform the curriculum and liberalize admissions after the war. The undergraduate college became coeducational after its 1977 merger with
Radcliffe College .
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5 September 2018 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Architecture , Universities, Colleges, Academies
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a
private research university located in
Cambridge, Massachusetts , United States. Founded in 1861 in response to the increasing
industrialization of the United States , MIT adopted an European
polytechnic university model and stressed laboratory instruction in applied science and
engineering . The Institute is traditionally known for its research and education in the
physical sciences and
engineering , but more recently in
biology ,
economics ,
linguistics and
management as well. MIT is often
ranked among the world’s most prestigious universities.
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21 April 2011 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , Architecture
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The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about 50 miles (80 km) north-by-east of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the city. Cambridge is well known as the home of the University of Cambridge. The university includes the renowned Cavendish Laboratory, King’s College Chapel, and the Cambridge University Library. The Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two buildings, along with the chimney of Addenbrooke’s Hospital in the far south of the city and St John’s College Chapel tower in the north. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, the city’s population was 108,863 (including 22,153 students), and the population of the urban area (which includes parts of the neighbouring South Cambridgeshire district) is estimated to be 130,000.
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