Some scholars have translated it into "general education", "general education", "general education" and so on. Since/kloc-Professor Packard of Bowdoin College in the United States first connected it with university education in the early 9th century, more and more people are keen on studying and discussing it. Although people have different expressions on the concept of general education, they can reach a consensus on the goal of general education.
History of general education
General education itself originated in19th century. At that time, many European and American scholars felt that the academic disciplines of modern universities were too specialized and their knowledge was seriously divided, so they founded general education, with the aim of cultivating students to think independently and understand different disciplines, so as to integrate different knowledge, with the ultimate goal of cultivating complete people. Since the 20th century, general education has become a compulsory subject in European and American universities.