The establishment of Oxford University:

1 167, the then king of England and the king of France had a quarrel. In a rage, the king of England recalled the British scholars who sent them to the University of Paris and prohibited them from going to the University of Paris again. Another way of saying it is that the French king, in a fit of pique, drove British scholars back to England from the University of Paris. Anyway, these scholars came back from Paris and gathered in Oxford. With the assistance of the Catholic Benedictine Church, they engaged in the teaching and research of scholasticism.

So people began to regard Oxford as a "general study", which is actually the predecessor of Oxford University. Scholars gathered in Oxford because Henry II built one of his palaces in Oxford at that time, and scholars came here to protect the king.

The establishment of Cambridge University:

Cambridge University was founded in A.D. 1209 by a group of teachers who escaped from Oxford University to escape the war.

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1209, two scholastic philosophers of Oxford University were accused of murdering a prostitute, and the Oxford County Court sentenced them to hang. In protest, Oxford teachers temporarily stopped teaching and left one after another. Some of them came to Cambridgeshire and established Cambridge University.

2. The majors offered by the two universities are different.

Take natural science courses as an example. In Cambridge, students can choose to major in physical science or biological science, while in Oxford, the distinction is more detailed: students can choose chemical science, physical science or biological science.

In the humanities, Oxford's famous courses are called Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE); The corresponding major in Cambridge is called Humanities, Social and Political Science (HSPs).

3. The reference value of written interview is different.

Niu Jian has an interview for admission, and the time is about 65438+February every year. Before the interview, in addition to the required UCAS application form, Oxford University had entrance examinations for many majors, such as LNAT in Law Department, PAT in Engineering Department, TSA in Economics Department and so on. Students must pass these entrance tests before they can receive an interview invitation email from Oxford and enter the next round of interviews.

Although Cambridge also has additional requirements for COPA and professional writing, Ms Lister pointed out that 80% of Cambridge applicants have the opportunity to enter the interview, and writing is only used as a reference during the interview. This means that universities will be eliminated and screened in a wider range in this round, and the degree of competition is self-evident.

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Advantages of Oxford University:

Oxford University is in a leading position in psychology, biology and law, engineering, social sciences, economy, philosophy, history, music, chemistry, biochemistry, literature, French, German, Danish, mathematics, physics and earth sciences.

The campus environment of Oxford University;

Oxford University is integrated with the city, and the street runs through the campus. Universities not only have no gates and walls, but also have no official signs. Oxford has a central school (including school and department libraries and science laboratories), 38 colleges and 7 permanent private halls (PPH).

These colleges are not only dormitories, but are essentially responsible for undergraduate and graduate teaching. Some colleges only accept graduate students, usually new ones established in the past century, such as wolfson College. Moreover, there is a college that does not enroll students at all, and that is Wanling College.

Campus environment of Cambridge University;

Geographical survey

Cambridge is located in Cambridgeshire, 50 miles north of London. Cambridgeshire itself is a small English town with about 654.38 million residents. There is a river in this town called "Jianhe" (Jianhe is also translated as "He Kang"). Jianhe is a small river winding from north to south. There are many bridges on Jianhe River, the most famous of which are Math Bridge, Gray Bridge and Sigh Bridge, hence the name Cambridge.

Cambridge University itself has no designated campus, no walls and no school card. The vast majority of colleges, research institutes, libraries and laboratories are built on both sides of Jianhe River in Cambridge Town, in different locations in the town. Cambridge has excellent roads and railways, and it is also close to the main airport in London.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Oxford University

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Cambridge University