日内瓦大学：为你而存在
英文导读
The University of Geneva (French： Université de Genève) is a public research university located in Geneva， Switzerland.It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin， as a theological seminary and law school. It remained focused on theology until the 17th century， when it became a center for Enlightenment scholarship. The Academy was originally conceived as a theological and humanist seminary， the guardian of Reform doctrine. During the Enlightenment distinguished scholars found inspiration here and new disciplines were introduced such as physical and natural sciences， law and philosophy. The Academy shed its ecclesiastical vocation during the political and social upheavals of the 19th century. In 1873， it dropped its religious affiliations and became officially secular. Today， the university is the second-largest university in Switzerland. It has programs in various fields but is particularly acknowledged for its academic and research programs in international relations (with Geneva being hostess to a dense agglomeration of international organizations)， law， astrophysics， astronomy and genetics (with a record of prominent contributions to the fields of planetary science， genetics， developmental psychology， neuroscience， and theology ). The university holds and actively pursues teaching， research， and community service as its primary objectives. The university offers more than 280 types of degrees and more than 250 Continuing Education programmes covering an extremely wide variety of fields： exact sciences， medicine and humanities. Its domains of excellence in research include life sciences (molecular biology and bio-informatics)， physics of elementary particles， and astrophysics.
System： The university is composed of eight faculties： Faculty of Sciences， Faculty of Medicine； Faculty of Arts； Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences， including Business (HEC Geneva)； Faculty of Law (Geneva Law School)； Faculty of Protestant Theology； Faculty of Psychology and Education； School of Translation and Interpretation.
City show： Geneva is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy， the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The city has been referred to as the world"s most compact metropolis and the “Peace Capital”. Geneva has historically been considered a Protestant city， and was known as the “Protestant Rome” due to it being the base of John Calvin， William Farel and other Reformers.
生词助读
affordable [..f.：d.b.l] .adj.. 负担得起的
doctrine [.d.ktr.n] n. 主义；信条
upheaval [.p.h.v.l] n. 剧变；突变；隆起
secular [.sekj.l.(r)] a. 世俗的；长期的
acknowledge [.k"n.l.d.] vt. 承认
astronomy [..str.n.mi] n. 天文学
genetics [d...net.ks] n. 遗传学
planetary science 行星科学
elementary particle 基本粒子
astrophysics [..str...f.z.ks] n. 天体物理学
populous [.p.pj.l.s] a. 人口多的；人口稠密的
compact [k.m.p.kt] a. 紧凑的；紧密的
metropolis [m."tr.p.l.s] n. 大都市
中文概述
日内瓦大学是瑞士日内瓦州的一所公立大学。前身是1559年约翰·加尔文建立的日内瓦学院。于1873年建立医学系后，正式更名为大学。
日内瓦大学是一所提供多种课程的综合性大学。该校下设7个学院：科学院，医学院， 文学院，经济与社会科学院，法学院， 神学院， 心理学和教育学院， 翻译学院。该校出色的研究领域包括生命科学（分子生物学、生物信息学）、基本粒子物理学和天体物理学。此外日内瓦大学还设有全球历史最为悠久和教学水平最高的翻译学院之一——日内瓦高级翻译学院。
跨学院研究所和中心有：古代中东历史研究中心，改革历史研究所，大学计算机中心，大学人文生态与环境科学中心，大学能源问题研究中心，大学劳动生态问题研究中心等。日内瓦大学同时以“研究学院”而著称，并为此施以相应的教学措施。
日内瓦也是世界钟表之都，钟表业与银行业成为日内瓦的两大经济支柱。日内瓦是瑞士有名的游览胜地，有许多名胜古迹。有著名的宗教改革国际纪念碑、圣－皮埃尔大教堂、大剧院、艺术与历史博物馆、日内瓦大学等。日内瓦的著名风景包括花钟、艺术与历史博物馆、国际红十字和红新月博物馆和万国宫。该城最醒目的标志是日内瓦湖中的喷泉。日内瓦最著名的建筑是万国宫，是联合国日内瓦总部所在地。
梦想成功录
It is better for the doer to undo what he has done.
解铃还需系铃人。
It is easy to be wise after the event.
事后诸葛亮容易当。