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PartⅠ:UniversityofCambridge•PartⅡ：UniversityofOxford•PartⅢ：CambridgeVSOxfordCambridgeUniversity•Cambridgeuniversitywasfoundedin1209.CambridgeuniversityislocatedinthenorthofLondon,thisworld-famousuniversityhasnowalls,noschoolbrand.Cambridgecollegesscatteredeverywhereinthecityandthereisnoclearseparationbetweentheuniversitybuildingsandtherestofthecity.Theuniversityisnotjustonepartofthetown,itsalloverthetown.•TheUniversityofCambridgeisoneoftheoldestuniversitiesintheworld,andoneofthelargestintheUK.Ithasaworld-widereputationforoutstandingacademicachievement.•Now,Cambridgehas31institutes.Eachinstitutehasdifferenthistoricalbackground.Eachcollegeislikeaminiatureuniversity,hasitsownrulesandprinciple.Theuniversityhas62departments.CambridgeUniversityPress(剑桥大学图书馆）hasmorethan600millioncopiesofbooks.Cambridgeuniversitydegreeisdividedinto3parts:bachelordegree(毕业文凭),masterordoctordegree.•剑桥大学露西·卡文迪什学院LucyCavendishCollege•剑桥大学麦格达伦学院MagdaleneCollege•剑桥大学新大厅学堂NewHall•剑桥大学纽纳姆学院NewnhamCollege•剑桥大学彭布罗克学院PembrokeCollege•网站剑桥大学彼得学院Peterhouse•剑桥大学王后学院Queens‘College•剑桥大学罗宾森学院RobinsonCollege•剑桥大学圣凯瑟琳学院StCatharine‘sCollege•剑桥大学圣埃德蒙学院StEdmund'sCollege•剑桥大学圣约翰学院StJohn‘sCollege•剑桥大学塞尔文学院SelwynCollege•剑桥大学西德尼·苏塞克斯学院SidneySussexCollege,•剑桥大学三一学院TrinityCollege,•剑桥大学三一大厅学堂TrinityHall•剑桥大学沃尔森学院WolfsonCollege•剑桥大学基督学院Christ‘sCollege•剑桥大学丘吉尔学院ChurchillCollege•剑桥大学卡莱尔大厅学堂ClareHall•大学圣体学院CorpusChristiCollege•剑桥大学唐宁学院DowningCollege,•剑桥大学达尔文学院DarwinCollege,剑桥大学伊曼纽尔学院EmmanuelCollege•剑桥大学格顿学院GirtonCollege•剑桥大学冈维尔与凯斯学院GonvilleandCaiusCollege•剑桥大学哈默顿学院（HomertonCollege•剑桥大学休斯大厅学堂HughesHall•剑桥大学耶稣学院JesusCollege,•剑桥大学国王学院King‘sCollege,•剑桥大学菲茨威尔学院FitzwilliamCollege,,），，）(）King’sCollege（国王学院）---《再别康桥》剑桥新近树立的徐志摩诗碑，周围有野鸭嬉戏Ittrainsdoctors,vets,architects,engineersandteachers.AtalllevelsabouthalfofthestudentsatCambridgestudyartsandhumanitiessubjects,manyofwhomhavegoneontobecomeprominentfiguresinthearts,printandbroadcastmedia.TheUniversity’sachievementsinthesciencescanbemeasuredbythesixtyormoreNobelPrizesawardedtoitsmembersovertheyears.•FamouspeoplegraduatedfromCambridge•Byron拜伦•Litterateur•It’ssaidthatheonceraisedabearintheCambridgetower•Newton牛顿•1642-1727•Britishphsicist•HuaLuogeng•Chinesemathematician•BACKGeneralintroductionThefirstuniversityofBritain——UniversityofOxfordislocatedinOxford,England,about80kilometersnorthwestofLondon,whichistheoldestuniversityinBritainandoneoftheworld'smostfamousinstitutionsofhigherlearning.Thereisnocleardateoffundation,butteachingexistedatOxfordinsomeformin1096anddeveloprapidlyfrom1167,whenHenryIIbannedEnglishstudentsfromattendingtheUniversityofParis.•However,in1209，becauseoftheactsofviolenceofsomestudents,theuniversitywasdisbanded(thiseventledtotheleavingofsomestudentsandteachersofOxfordandthefoundationofCambridge).OnJune,20th,1214，afterapapalenvoysofconsultation,OxfordbecameUniversityagain,andgotthecharter.TheidentityofOxfordUniversitywasformallydeterminedwithapassingofabilluntil1571.•Theschoolmotto(校训)isDominusilluminatiomea（拉丁文）,itsmeaningisTheLordismylight(耶和华是我的亮光)，whichoriginatedfromtheBible.SchoolmottoandschoolbadgeSchoolbadge•Theuniversityhasover16,300students(1999-2000),almostaquarterofthesestudentsarefromoverseasandmorethan130nationalitiesarerepresented.Itconsistsof39colleges,plussixPermanentPrivateHalls(永久性私人学堂)establishedbyvariousreligiousgroups.Threeofthefiveprivatehallsareformenonly.Ofthecolleges,St.Hilda'sandSomervilleareforwomen,andtherestareformenandwomen.Library•Oxfordhas104libraries,amongthem,BodleianLibraryisthesecondlargelibrary(secondonlytotheBritishlibrary),having6millionbooks.•Theworld-famousOxfordPress,isoneoftheworld'slargestuniversitypress.Especiallyits20volumesoftheOxfordEnglishdictionary,isfamousintheworld.Admissionrequirements申请材料：1.毕业生:成绩单+毕业证;在读生：成绩单+在读证明2.两位推荐人+两封推荐信(其中一位推荐人必须为老师)3.个人陈述(包括想读专业，个人能力，申请原因及兴趣爱好)4.英语能力证明(如果不在英国大学毕业的学生需提供雅思成绩单，在英国大学毕业的学生则无需提供这一证明)5.个人简历(包括全名，性别，出生日期，家庭住址，教育背景，工作经历，兴趣爱好，专业证书)•However,before1871,thestudentswhowanttobeamemberofOxfordmustbelievedinstatereligionofBritain.Andbefore1920,knowledgeinancientGreeceisessential.Latinwasneededtobeunderstoodbefore1960.WhilefemalecannotobtainOxforddegreeuntil1920.Famousfigures•Oxfordhasproducedatleast11kingsfromsevencountries(sixEnglishking),47NobelPrizewinners,53presidentsandprimeministersfrom19countries,including25Britishprimeminister(13fromChristchurchcollege),12saints(圣人),86archbishops(大主教)and18cardinals(红衣主教).MargaretHildaThatcher(撒切尔夫人)•PresidentClinton(克林顿总统)•PhilosopherFrancisBacon(哲学家培根)•PercyByssheShelley(诗人雪莱)•Thediscovereroftheantibiotics(抗生素)•EdwardabramovichAbraham(爱德华·阿布拉罕)BACKThetwomostfamousandoldestuniversitiesinEngland.TheUniversityofOxfordandtheUniversityofCambridgearetogetherknownasOxbridge.Theirfoundationhistorydatesbacktomorethan750yearsago.Inthistimemanypoliticiansandscientistshavebeenproducedfromthem.Therehasbeenacompetitionbetweenthetwofromthestart.Theyaredifferentinmanyways.Someoftheirdifferencesare:一、TheareaaroundCambridgeiscalledSiliconFen硅沼泽anditaccommodatesmanyhightechmanufacturers.Oxfordisconnectedtot