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第79章 University of Liège: Multicultural, International

列日大学:多元文化,国际视野

英文导读

The University of Liège (ULg), in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, is a major public university in the French Community of Belgium. Its official language is French. The university was founded in 1817 by William I of the Netherlands, then King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, and by his Minister of Education, Anton Reinhard Falck. The foundation of the university was the result of a long intellectual tradition which dates back to the origins of the Bishopric of Liège. Beginning in the eleventh century, the influence of the prince-bishops of Liège attracted students and prominent scientists and philosophers, such as Petrarch, to study in its libraries. The reputation of its medieval schools gave the city the reputation as a new Athens. A 17 March 1808 decree by Napoleon I concerning the organization of an imperial university indicated Liège as the site of a new academy to be composed of a Faculty of Arts and a Faculty of Science—the first university charter for Liège. Ultimately, Liège owes its university to William I of the Netherlands, who remembered the city"s prestigious legacy of teaching and culture when he decided to establish a new university on Walloon soil. Nearly 200 years later, though settled to some extent in the Sart-Tilman district of Liège, the University of Liège depends on the French community of Belgium. The University is located at the edge of the River Meuse, in the center of "the Island", the Latin Quarter of Liège.

System: The ULg comprises 9 Faculties including Faculty of Philosophy and Letters; Faculty of Law and Political Science; Faculty of Science; Faculty of Medicine; Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science (Applied Science); Faculty of Architecture, Building Engineering, Planning and Urbanism; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech; Faculty of Agronomical Science and Biological Engineering (at the Gembloux campus) ; Faculty of Psychology and Education. 2 Schools includes HEC Management School - University of Liege (Economics, Management & Business Engineering) ; The J. Constant Graduate School of Criminology at Liege. one Institute is The ULg Institute for Social Science (Sociology & Human Sciences).

City show: Liège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the economic capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse River, near Belgium"s eastern borders with the Netherlands and Germany, where the Meuse meets the river Ourthe. The city is well known for its very crowded folk festivals. The 15 August festival is maybe the best known. The population gathers in Outre-Meuse with plenty of tiny pedestrian streets and old yards. Many people come to see the procession but also to drink alcohol and beer, eat cabbage, sausages or pancakes or simply enjoy the atmosphere until the early hours. The Saint Nicholas festival around the 6 December is organized by and for the students of the University; for 24 hours, the students (wearing very dirty lab-coats) are allowed to beg for money for drinking. Liège is renowned for its significant nightlife.

生词助读

decree [d..kr.] n. 法令;判决

imperial [.m.p.r..l] a. 帝国的;皇帝的;至高无上的

legacy [.l.ɡ.si] n. 遗赠,遗产

pedestrian street 步行街;行人街道

procession [pr."se.n] n. 队伍,行列;一列

alcohol [..lk.h.l] n. 酒精;乙醇

sausage [.s.s.d.] n. 香肠;腊肠

中文概述

列日大学成立于1817年,位于比利时列日省的列日附近,是比利时法语区唯一一所由社区创办的综合性公立大学,教授大学本科和研究生全部课程。近二百年来,已发展成为一所学科齐全、以严谨的学术教育和一流科研水平而著称的世界一流综合性大学。

列日大学下辖文哲学院、政法学院、理学院、医学院、应用科学学院、兽医学院、心理学与教育学学院、让布鲁克斯农业生物技术学院等九个学院。列日大学开设了丰富多彩的本科与研究生专业,比如现代语言与文学、历史学、哲学、信息与通讯、笔译与口译、艺术与考古史、法学、物理科学、数学、经济与管理科学、生物科学、牙科学、药物学、工程科学、生物工程、景观设计、水产学、兽医学、犯罪学、法学、欧洲研究、法医学、计算机科学、化学、地质科学等等。此外,列日大学还开设了法语、荷兰语、德语、英语等多种语言课程。列日大学是“瓦隆-欧洲大学院”联盟的成员之一。一些享有盛誉的研究项目都与本校的研究历史密切相关。尤其在太空研究和航空学、天文学、神经病学、微生物学和生物技术的各分支领域等方面,其研究工作(纯学术研究和应用研究)的质量和独创性在国际上都得到了认可,研究成果举世公认,于欧美发达国家享有崇高地位。

梦想成功录

Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They some-how already know what you truly want to become.

要有勇气追随心声,听从直觉——它们在某种程度上知道你的真实想法。

Remember that you took a wrong way to a place, and you can have a smooth trip home.

记着去时走错的路,回来时就顺利了。