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第52章 Radboud University Nijmegen: Happily in God’s name

内梅亨大学:享用上帝之名

英文导读

Radboud University Nijmegen (Dutch: Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen) is a public university with a strong focus on research in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The first Nijmegen University was founded in 1655 and terminated around 1680. The university was founded because the Roman Catholic community wanted its own university. At the time, Roman Catholics in the Netherlands were disadvantaged and occupied almost no higher posts in government. After fierce competition, Nijmegen was chosen as the city to house the university. The Radboud University Nijmegen was established in 1923 as the Catholic University of Nijmegen. Until 2004, when it took its current name. Radboud University is noted for its green campus, often listed among the most attractive in the Netherlands. Radboud University’s research contributes explicitly and conscientiously to expanding the limits of knowledge in the interests of society as a whole. In 2010, two professors connected to Radboud University won the Nobel Prize for Physics. The mutual exchange between the city and the university can be heard in the intellectual debates which, in a university city such as Nijmegen, are particularly lively.

System: Education of the university is organised within seven faculties: The Faculty of Philosophy, Theology & Religious Studies; The Faculty of Arts; The Faculty of Law; The Faculty of Social Sciences; The Nijmegen School of Management; The Faculty of Science; The Faculty of Medical Sciences. The University offers 28 international Master’s programs taught in English within five different fields: Man & Society, Man & Health, Man & Culture, Policy & Organization and Nature & Science.

City show: Nijmegen is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, near the German border. Nijmegen and region are known as the ideal area for walkers, cyclists and runners alike, with its annual highlight the Four-Day Marches, the world’s largest walking event, attracting walkers from all over the world. The quintessential Nijmegen streets with their unique and special shops are the most appealing. Walk down the Lange Hezelstraat, the oldest shopping street in the Netherlands. Museum Het Valkhof displays the finest of the Roman Netherlands, a colourful collection of modern art and a magnificent collection of ancient art. The cultural centre LUX—the largest art house cinema in the Netherlands—also offers theatre, music, debate, and multimedia.

生词助读

terminate [.t.:m.ne.t] vt. 使终止;使结束

disadvantage [.d.s.d.v.nt.d.] vt. 使处于不利地位

explicitly [.k.spl.s.tl.] ad. 明确地;明白地

conscientiously [k.n...en..sl.] ad. 良心上

quintessential [.kw.nt..sen.l] a. 精髓的,精萃的

appealing [..pi:l..] a. 吸引人的;动人的

display [d..sple.] vt. 显示;表现

multimedia [.m.lti.mi:di.] a. 多媒体的

中文概述

内梅亨大学创建于1923年,是荷兰有名的学术类大学之一。它坐落在荷兰这座最古老城市——内梅亨市。它以翠绿的校园、现代化的建筑和先进的设备闻名于世。

内梅亨大学设有工程学院、经济学院、教育学院、行为科学学院、信息与交流学院和社会科学及保健科学学院。所涵盖的优势专业有国际法与欧洲法、工商管理、英国语言与文化、语言学、分子生命科学、物理学与天文学、跨文化神学、认知神经系统科学、行为科学、生物信息学、生物伦理学、牙周病学等。其中的工程学院还是荷兰著名的科技创新中心,与许多跨国公司保持着密切联系。该校的计算机中心不仅是欧洲最现代化的计算机中心之一,而且也是世界电脑网中的一个重要环节。

内梅亨市位于荷兰和德国的交界处,该地山清水秀,自然风景优美。内梅亨市有着两千多年的悠久历史。市内名胜古迹众多,如巴巴罗萨废墟、古渡税所、城墙上的望景楼、市政厅、圣尼科拉斯教堂、犹太教堂等。内梅亨也是旅游观光的理想城市。每年七月,内梅亨市都要举行“夏季四日漫游”节,即我们常说的“徒步旅行”。

梦想成功录

The more things a man is ashamed of , the more respectable he is.

一个人感到羞耻的事越多,他就越体面。

It is only when the mind and character slumber that the dress can be seen.

只有一个人的心灵和品格熟睡的时候,人们才会注意到他的服饰。