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第14章 University of Exeter: We follow the light

埃克塞特大学:我们追随光明

英文导读

The University of Exeter (informally Exeter University or Exeter) is a public research university located in South West England, United Kingdom. To celebrate the educational and scientific work of Prince Albert, inspired by the Great Exhibition of 1851, its predecessor institutions Exeter School of Art in 1855 and the Exeter School of Science in 1863 were founded. Later on the Royal Albert Memorial College and the University College of the South West of England were established in 1900 and 1922 respectively. The University College of the South West of England became the University of Exeter and received its Royal Charter in 1955. The university has three campuses: Streatham; St. Luke"s (both of which are in Exeter); and Tremough in Cornwall. The university is centred in the city of Exeter, Devon, where it is the principal higher education institution. Streatham is the largest campus containing many of the university"s administrative buildings, and is regarded as one of the most beautiful in the country.

System: The university organises its academic and administrative departments into six Academic Colleges. Each College contains a number of subject disciplines, institutes and research centres. These colleges are: College of Humanities, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, the Business School, College of Social Sciences and International Studies, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Medical School. Sixteen subjects were ranked in the top ten for Overall Satisfaction in the National Student Survey: Business Studies, General Engineering, Materials and Minerals Engineering, Geology, Classics, Italian, Film Studies, German, Theology, Drama, English, French, Spanish, Biosciences, Arab and Islamic Studies, and Sport Science.

Campuses: Streatham campus is the University of Exeter"s main campus. Sitting on a hillside one side of which looks down across Exeter city centre, the campus is renowned for its beautiful landscaping and excellent views. The campus has a student medical centre, supermarket, a counselling service, a children’s day-care centre, a careers service and numerous catering outlets. St. Luke’s campus is home to the largest academic school of the university, the Graduate School of Education. University of Exeter departments on the Cornwall campus include the internationally renowned Camborne School of Mines, whose graduates are highly sought after by mining and civil engineering industries as well as the renewable energy sector.

生词助读

respectively [r..spekt.vl.] ad. 分别地;各自地

principal [.pr.ns.p(.)l] a. 主要的;资本的

renowned [r..na.nd] a. 著名的;有声望的

landscaping [.l.ndske.p..] n. 景观美化

counselling [.ka.ns.l..] n. 辅导

catering outlets 餐饮网点

renewable [r..nu:.b.l] a. 可再生的;可更新的

中文概述

埃克塞特大学位于英国德文郡首府埃克塞特城,是一所研究型综合大学,创立于十九世纪中叶,是英国著名的传统大学。其前身是1855年创立的埃克塞特艺术学校与1863年的科学院。到1922年它成为了英国西南地区的一所大学学院,这就是今天埃克塞特大学的斯特里汉姆校区,1955年经过皇家的特许,它演变成今天的埃克塞特大学。埃克塞特大学是英国最受欢迎、最成功的大学之一。

埃克塞特大学在社会科学、医疗研究、工程学、人类学和运动科学等众多学科领域有着世界顶尖的研究水平,是英国大学名校联盟罗素大学集团的成员之一。

埃克塞特大学设有院系:伊斯兰教研究学院,生物学研究学院,商学院,矿冶研究院,化学学院,古代历史和技术学院,戏剧和音乐学院,教育学院,工程与计算机科学学院,英语研究学院 ,地质与考古学学院,历史,政治与社会学研究学院,法学院,数学科学学院,现代语言学院,物理学院 ,医药与健康科学学院,心理研究学院等。

作为英国顶尖的国际化大学,埃克塞特大学毕业生遍布全球以及社会各界,包括阿联酋沙迦酋长苏尔坦·本·穆罕默德·卡西米,土耳其现任总统阿卜杜拉·居尔,西班牙长公主卢戈女公爵埃琳娜,加拿大文学巨擘卡罗尔·希尔兹,美国著名心理学家斯蒂芬·塞西等。英国本土的知名“埃克塞特人”当属“哈利波特之母”J.K.罗琳和推理文学宗师阿加莎·克里斯蒂,以及奥斯卡编剧罗伯特·鲍特,牛津大学现任校长化学家安德鲁·汉密尔顿,英国化学工程师协会会长化学工程学家威廉·维克汉姆和摇滚巨星汤姆·约克(电台司令乐队主唱)。

英格兰西南部德文郡和康沃尔郡美丽的城市和海滨风光一同构成了埃克塞特大学无与伦比的校园环境,被《泰晤士报》评为“英国最美的花园式校园”。埃克塞特的历史悠久可追述到罗马时代,这里既有中世纪的建筑、现代的高楼大厦、又有迷人的海滩和险峻的峭壁,再加上温和的气候使得埃克塞特成为最受欢迎的城市。

梦想成功录

Men may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.

别人可能怀疑你说的话,但他们会相信你的行动。

A man of word and not of deeds, is like a garden full of weeds.

一个只会说不会做的人,就好像一个充满杂草的花园。