剑桥大学 英文简介.pptVIP

* University of Cambridge The?University of Cambridge?(informally known as Cambridge University or simply Cambridge; abbreviated as?Cantab?in?post-nominals) is a?collegiate?public?research university?in?Cambridge,England. Originally founded in 1209, it is the second-oldest university in the?English-speaking world, and the worlds?third-oldest surviving university.?Early records suggest that the university grew out of an association formed by scholars leaving the?University of Oxford?after a dispute with townsfolk; the two ancient universities have many common features and are often jointly ref