Harvard University(Harvard University) is the most famous institution of higher education in the world, located in the American city of Cambridge (Massachusetts), which is part of Boston. Harvard is famous for its high level teaching, the presence of a strong material and technical base, an individual approach to each student, assistance in finding a well-paid job. Every year, Harvard University traditionally takes top places in rankings educational institutions USA.

Veritas - "Truth", the motto of Harvard University

The history of Harvard causes some confusion for the average person. The thing is that the university was named after a man like John Harvard, who is mistakenly considered the founder of the school. In fact, Harvard was founded on September 8, 1636 by English colonists, in the town of Newtown, which was later renamed Cambridge, in honor of the city where many Englishmen received their education. The fact is that in England there is also Cambridge, which is famous for its Cambridge University. Initially, Harvard was an ordinary college, which after a couple of years turned into the most elite and aristocratic educational institution. John Harvard was a graduate of England's Cambridge University who, as fate would have it, came to New England to teach Bible principles. But he managed to live on the American continent for only one year, after which he died of tuberculosis at the young age of 31. At the same time, he managed to bequeath about 400 pounds (half of his fortune) and 400 books from his personal library to the college. Harvard College was named after him. By the way, in the central courtyard of the university there is a memorial to John Harvard, with the inscription “John Harvard, founder, 1638”.

Monument to John Harvard

But people often call it “the monument to triple lies.” Because:

1. Harvard didn't found a university
2. The school appeared in 1636, not 1638
3. And the most comical thing is that on the monument it is not D. Harvard, but student Sherman Gore, who was chosen as a model for the sculptor.

Harvard's first graduating class consisted of only 9 students, who were taught by only a single teacher. Initially, only representatives of the clergy were trained at the educational institution. But, starting in 1643, a number of reforms were carried out at the college, which turned it into a more secular and cultural institution. And already in 1780 the college became a university.

Harvard predates America by about 140 years!

Harvard University Location

Harvard in downtown Cambridge

Cambridge is where Harvard University is located today. A renowned college town that is also home to Harvard's popular rival, the University of Massachusetts Institute of Technology(Massachusetts Institute of Technology). There are also other schools and colleges. Therefore, the best conditions for comfortable student life. More than half of Harvard students live in 12 dorms in Harvard Yard. This is almost 85 hectares of land, filled with various administrative buildings, libraries, and even a church. Nine of the houses are located on the south campus, the remaining three are in the residential area where Radcliffe College used to be, named after the English aristocrat Anne Radcliffe (the famous founder of the Harvard Foundation). Another 145 hectares of land are occupied by Harvard Business School. On its territory there are distinctive sports facilities, and the famous Harvard Stadium is also located there. Harvard Medical School is located approximately 5 km from Cambridge; this is almost 9 hectares of land. And that's not it. Harvard's properties also include: a garden in Boston, the Harvard University Research Library (about 16 million books), a museum in Washington, 3,000 acres of forest (Harvard Forest) in Petersham and even research centers in Italy and China.

Harvard Stadium

Harvard University also has a couple of its own museums. One of which has its own forest, which is periodically surveyed by biologists.

Walking around Harvard video

Studying at Harvard

According to Wikipedia, in 2010, Harvard had about 2,100 teachers, about 7,600 undergraduates and 14,500 graduate students. Approximately 360 thousand graduates live in 190 countries. There are about 3000 courses offered. Training takes place in 6 languages. Harvard University's main departments and colleges:

• Faculty of Arts and Sciences (Bachelor's College, School of the Arts)
• Medical College
• School of Dentistry
• Institute of Theology
• Shk. rights
• Business
• Design
• Shk. pedagogical sciences
• Institute of Public Health
• Harvard Institute of Government D.F. Kennedy (John F. Kennedy School of Government).
• Shk. Engineering and Applied Sciences

The most popular specialties are medicine, law, business, political science.

Harvard is also known for its scientific achievements. It’s not surprising, because they study, work, or have already graduated there: 47 laureates Nobel Prize and 48 – Pulitzer. The university is also known for its sad projects. For example, the Harvard Project in 1948, created to study the destruction of the USSR and the entire Soviet community. At that time, these were completely realistic methods of fighting during the Cold War.

A few words about Harvard graduates

Since Harvard University is part of the Ivy League (the union of the most famous American universities), it is not surprising that Harvard graduates are prominent figures, businessmen, politicians, etc. creative personalities. Among them are eight US presidents, including John Kennedy and Barack Obama. Also popular Hollywood stars are Matt Damon and Natalie Portman. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, also studied at Harvard. Bill Gates, who was expelled for poor academic performance, but still received a diploma a few years later. But his companion Steve Ballmer managed to immediately successfully complete his studies at Harvard. Ukrainian figures also studied at the educational institution: Orest Subtelny, Grigory Grabovich, Yuri Shevchuk. It is worth noting that at Harvard there is also a Ukrainian scientific institute(Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute), founded in 1973.

Natalie Portman in early years studying at Harvard

How to get into Harvard University

Both US citizens and foreigners can enroll at Harvard University. The university admissions committee pays special attention to the applicant’s personal qualities (willpower, leadership and other skills), recommendations from teachers, and experience in participating in various events. That is, in essence, social activity is valued most of all. Standard conditions for admission:

• SAT 1 (or ACT) scores, two SAT 2 Subject Tests. Analogue of the Russian Unified State Exam. The total score for each test should be from 650-800.
• Letters of recommendation from school teachers, which describe not only the student’s educational interests, but also his personal qualities. Minimum two letters.
• Various certificates, achievements, awards.
• School certificate

Also, in order to register on the university website in order to apply for admission to Harvard, you need to pay 75 dollars. Thus, despite a large number of of those wishing to enroll in this educational institution, in reality only 6% of the total number get here.

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Harvard University was founded in 1636 and is considered the best in the world for providing international-class academic education. It trained 45 Nobel laureates, many presidents and prominent world political figures. Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Harvard is located, has a large central campus. The university has several schools with study programs: art, science, business, design, theology, education, law, medicine, public health and many others. The admission process is lengthy and involves assessment of academic achievements, personal abilities and other indicators such as leadership, essay, extracurricular activities and recommendations.

Arrival at the university

To get to Harvard from downtown Boston, take the Red Line subway toward Alewife and get off at the Harvard University stop. Two stops away is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). You can find out where Harvard is by getting out of the subway and asking passers-by, they will be happy to tell you. To get to the administrative building, you need to go through the square or Church Street to Harvard Yard, where the main campus is located. Harvard Yard is a garden surrounded by beautiful buildings. It houses the white University Hall and the famous John Harvard monument.

There are two legends about the statue:

1. John Harvard did not pose for the master; he had already died when it was being made. There were no photographs at that time, so the sculptor used the face of university student Sherman Hoar as a basis.
2. Ancient tradition educational institution— touch the John Harvard monument with your left leg. It is believed to bring good luck in studies.

The Old Yard is where Harvard houses its freshman colleges. On the other side of University Hall is an esplanade called the Thirty Years Theatre, where all graduation ceremonies of the institution are held. The garden contains the Weidner Library on one side and the Memorial Church on the other.

The Weidner Library is the main library at the university. It was donated by the Wagner family to honor the memory of their son, Harry Weidner, an avid reader and Harvard graduate who died in the sinking of the Titanic.

The Historic Campus is where Harvard's Memorial Hall is located. The names of graduates who died in the world wars are engraved on its walls. A little further down Oxford Street is the Harvard Museum of Natural Sciences, then at Johnston Gate is one of the most famous technical libraries in the United States of America - The Coop, which houses numerous printed publications. There is also a souvenir shop located right there on the campus of the university, where you can buy something as a souvenir.

The institution offers a wide range of courses and programs in different fields.

1. In the humanities, after the first two years of study, students receive practical training in language teaching.
2. Literature studies criticism, interpretation and comparative philology.
3. Students gain knowledge in various related fields, including architecture and art, cinema and music, history.
4. Social Anthropology is a program that focuses on issues of globalization, ethnic violence, gender studies, transnationalism, and cyberspace issues.
5. In the field of computing and mathematics, Harvard University offers several courses, including statistics, instruments and methods of astronomical measurements, quantitative methods research, thermodynamics, mechanics, computational science, intelligent machines, probabilistic analysis and algorithms.
6. In the field of medicine they study dentistry, pediatrics, and general health care.
7. Engineering and Technology offers courses in electrical engineering, applied physics and computer science.

Harvard University welcomes students from all over the world. The admission criteria used to evaluate foreign applicants are the same as those for US citizens. All application materials, including transcripts and references, must be submitted online in English.

Academic requirements:

1. The international applicant must have higher education, equivalent to a four-year American bachelor's degree. All universities in which the applicant studied and received a degree, including technical and vocational schools, must be indicated on the application form.
2. Full, official names of institutions and any diploma or degree must be translated into English. Unofficial translation is acceptable in the original written application. An applicant will be required to provide an original diploma from each college or university verified by World Education Services (WES) or other third-party verification agency. The administration reserves the right to withdraw any offer of admission if there are discrepancies between the uploaded unofficial translation and the official translation.
3. Pearson's test English language(PTE). The HBS MBA program is built on an immersive learning experience that stimulates public performance, group discussions and Active participation in class. To succeed, students must have a highly developed knowledge of written and spoken English. Therefore, all candidates who have completed their bachelor's degrees and diplomas from institutions where English is not the first language of instruction must take an English examination.

Required passing score

When entering Harvard University in the USA, you need to have the highest score possible. Although admissions officers will not close the door on an applicant with average grades, excellent grades will increase the likelihood of admission. Most Harvard applicants are in the top 3 of their class, so you should aim to be in that range. If the GPA is significantly below this parameter, the other points in the opening statement must be incredibly impressive to fill the gap.

Sometimes, in order to improve their score, an applicant will be asked to take AP courses that must be passed with honors, which will demonstrate that he is ready for the rigors of Harvard.

SAT or ACT and AP test scores will be required for admission. However, just as a perfect high school score will not make an applicant a student, a high SAT score and good AP test scores will not guarantee a spot at Harvard. If your school does not offer AP tests, you can take them online. Before taking the test, check Harvard's requirements regarding the latest possible testing date for the ACT or SAT on the profile website.

If GPA degree is low, must demonstrate excellence through participation in sports or other social or scientific activity. At the same time, quality is important, not quantity. Harvard, Cambridge and other League colleges care about performance in such activities; they want to see excellence and deep commitment in one or two areas. It is good if the applicant took part in competitions, for example, in a science Olympiad, quiz or other events available at school.

You need to try to become a leader, not just join the club, but run for the post of secretary or even president. In most cases you need to go through career ladder to the main position. If you enjoy writing articles or learning new technologies, you should join your school newspaper or yearbook. If you are interested in politics or debate, then the best place for self-realization is a Model UN group or a discussion club. It’s not bad if the applicant participates in the school theater troupe.

He doesn't need to be an Olympic athlete or a world-class musician to get into Harvard, but participating in sports or artistic activities will set him apart. Volunteering in your bio is a great way to show a candidate's humanity. This is also another opportunity to impress admissions committee.

Here are some great destinations:

• Helping children at the local library.
• Volunteering at a nursing home or veterans' home.
• Volunteer at a homeless shelter.
• Volunteer to clean up a local park.

It is also recommended to show occupancy in the summer. To impress Harvard, you can't slack off during the summer, otherwise admissions officers may decide that the applicant is not showing initiative. Here are a few things to do this summer with Harvard in mind:

• Language camp to improve your skills foreign language.
• Summer classes at a local college.
• Training camp for athletes.
• Take an internship in a profession that matches your interests.
• Research in the laboratory.

When entering the commission, applicants who take the initiative to pay for their education themselves, rather than relying on their parents, make a special impression.

Before entering Harvard, they write an essay on a topic that is important to the applicant. It serves two main purposes:

• Shows admissions officers what an original, interesting and purposeful person the applicant is.
• The candidate has first-class writing skills.

You need to find time to write your essay and leave enough time for thorough proofreading.

Here are some tips:

• The text should be 250-500 words.
• Be original, reflect what makes a person special.
• Demonstrate strong character.
• Tell a story that demonstrates the candidate's perseverance, work ethic, creativity, and ability to learn from their mistakes.
• Be concise. Do not exceed the word limit. Admissions officers will read thousands of essays, and they won't grade the essay if the candidate doesn't follow the directions.
• Some popular topics admission essays include a description of achievements in a club or sport, data about family and life experience.
• It's a good idea to get some preliminary feedback from friends or family before you take it. They can help you find grammatical errors, and determine whether the essay achieved the desired effect.
• It should be taken into account that admissions officers are interested not only in the content of the essay, but also in how well it is presented.

Harvard requires applicants to submit two testimonials from faculty members to better evaluate their performance in the classroom. It is recommended to select teachers who know the candidate well and can provide a unique profile of the candidate's strengths.

The teacher can describe his excellence in class as well as his contributions to discussions and extracurricular activities. They choose the one who really has the best academic merits. If the teacher is also a sports coach or club leader, they can add important information to the recommendation. Teachers are selected for two different subjects. You should not ask elementary school teachers to write a testimonial, otherwise it may seem that the applicant only succeeded in elementary school.

Next, we begin to thoughtfully prepare the package of documents. To apply, you will need to fill out a general application. It provides biographical information about the family, extracurricular activities and work experience, as well as honorary awards. Write carefully, fill out all the fields that are indicated, without going beyond the limits.

The application attachment must include:

1. Essay.
2. SAT or ACT report. You need to arrange for the testing company to send the results directly to the Harvard Admissions Office.
3. Two SAT II score reports. They must be sent to the admissions office by the testing company.
4. Two recommendations from teachers.
5. Harvard Application. This is a short description that will provide more information about the candidate's academic and extracurricular interests.
6. Application for financial aid (if applicant is eligible).
7. School certificate and half-year grades. Fill out the information and submit it to the consultant. The school certificate must be passed before submitting the application, and the semi-annual certificate must be passed in early February.
8. Application fee in dollars, equivalent to 5,000 rubles.

Sending documents

Before sending documents by mail, make sure that all application requirements are met, and also specify the address where Harvard University is located, country and city. If even one point is missed, the educational institution will not consider such an applicant as a candidate. Keep a checklist of all documents before submitting your application by mail or online.

They are served on time, better sooner than later. The application process to Harvard University includes several stages that take place over several months. If you are applying for admission early for the fall term or for the regular admission period, you must submit documents on time. The admission application will be available by mid-August and work on it should begin immediately.

Applicant calendar:

1. Candidates for early dates must apply by November 1st and be notified by December 13th. Harvard recommends that they do so by October 15th.
2. Regular deadline applicants must apply by January 1st and be notified by March 28th. The University recommends that these candidates apply by December 15th.
3. You have until May 1 to make a decision and compare financial aid packages from colleges.

After submitting an application to Harvard, an applicant may be asked to meet with a university representative for an interview in his or her area of ​​residence. To do this, you need to prepare, study the history of the university, and at least know how old Harvard is. The candidate should not worry if he is not asked to attend an interview. The reason may be that it was difficult to arrange a meeting in the desired area.

Once the application has been submitted, all that remains is to wait for the decision. When filling out the papers, you can specify where to send the answer: to email or an official letter.

Harvard University students, including international students, can receive scholarships. The list of them is huge and depends on the subject of the course of study and the country of permanent residence.

List of the most available types:

1. The Harvard MBA scholarship offers financial assistance in US dollars equivalent to RUB 5 million.
2. Fellows of the Academy of Doctoral Studies will receive an annual stipend equivalent to 4.4 million rubles. If the candidate is selected to receive the PhD degree, he will receive an annual stipend equivalent to RUB 2 million. before receiving your degree.
3. Michel David-Weil scholarship to study at Sciences-Po. Students will be eligible for U.S. citizenship. The Michel David-Weil scholarship is equivalent to 5.3 million rubles. and covers tuition and living expenses during the two-year master's program at Sciences Po.

For many students, this is the biggest barrier preventing them from pursuing an education abroad. At Harvard, students estimate that the average tuition fee is the equivalent of RUB 3.2 million, but rarely does anyone actually pay the full price.

Private US colleges are trying to make education as accessible as possible to students around the world. At Harvard, up to 70% of students receive financial aid in one form or another.

The university controls the student, and if the latter succeeds in his studies, but his financial condition not sufficient, the administration may offer a scholarship. Harvard has impressive financial resources for this, alumni donate huge amounts of money, which the university uses to remove the financial burden from students.

The cost of living on campus for any ordinary student in 2017 - 2018 was 680,000 rubles, and the average cost of food was 414,000 rubles. For four years of study to obtain a Harvard diploma, the cost of accommodation and food will be about 4 million 376 thousand rubles.

Harvard admissions rate after graduation high school is only 6%. In 2018, out of more than 34,300 applicants, only 2,000 were offered a place, only 11% of whom were international applicants.

After graduating from school, it is better to enroll in Harvard College; after receiving a bachelor's degree, all interested graduates are enrolled in the university.

In the first academic year all students live on one campus, which is called Harvard Yard. It has everything you need: classrooms, housing, libraries and canteens. Each new arrival is guaranteed a place in one of 17 freshman residences. Housing is shared with at least one other person.

At the end of the first year, students choose to live in one of 13 buildings reserved for sophomores, juniors and graduates. Each has from 330 to 500 seats. Second year students may choose to live off campus.

When an applicant enters Harvard after the examination, he agrees to a four-year period after which he receives a bachelor's degree. However, you can choose an accelerated program known as Advanced Standing, which allows you to complete your bachelor's degree in three years. This choice can be made at the end of the second year if you have excellent grades.

To begin with, we should clarify what Harvard is, where this university is located, and why education at this educational institution is so prestigious.

Harvard University is one of the three most famous universities in the world.

It was founded in 1636 in the USA, in the state of Massachusetts, in the city of Cambridge, which is a remote area of ​​Boston.

Within the walls of this university 49 future Nobel laureates and 8 American presidents studied. It is part of the so-called Ivy League, an association of the 8 most famous universities in the United States.

Admission to Harvard

How to enter this popular university? To do this, you need to have either extraordinary abilities or an impressive amount of money, and best of all, both.

– this is an excellent opportunity to gain the necessary knowledge using modern techniques.

Successfully passing the entrance exam in English gives you the opportunity to enroll in many foreign universities on a preferential and even free basis. See all types of international entrance exams.

You should start by submitting an application for study, which you can fill out on the official website of Harvard University by creating your profile.

The application fee is $75, which can be paid online or by bank transfer.

Applications are accepted from October 1 to January 1. Along with the application, the following should be sent to the university:

• school certificate;

• a special application form for applicants from other countries;

• recommendations (at least two) from their teachers, preferably written in English and certified by a notary;

• results standardized tests for admission to US universities;

• It’s good if all the applicant’s certificates and international diplomas are attached to the documents.

After submitting an application, applicants may be invited for an interview, either at the university itself or at its representative offices in other countries, but not everyone gets this opportunity.

However, do not be upset if an interview was not organized for you - the selection committee does not count this as a minus for the candidate.

Also, upon admission to some university faculties, the applicant is asked to write several on topics proposed by the admissions committee.

You can enroll as a Harvard student at age 17.

Harvard Tuition Fees

The average academic year at Harvard costs about 33.5 thousand dollars.

This is if you do not take into account the associated costs.

However, there are different types of students at the university, so the answer to the question - how much does it cost to study at Harvard - is ultimately decided individually.

About 70% of students receive financial support from the university.

Harvard faculties

Harvard University has 12 faculties, which are called institutes within the university itself.

These institutes study:

1. medicine;
2. theology;
3. dentistry;
4. right;
5. business;
6. design;
7. pedagogy;
8. public administration;
9. art;
10. organization of the university.

Harvard has more than 2,000 faculty, more than 6,000 undergraduates, and approximately 12,000 graduate students.

The organization is governed by 2 administrative structures - the university president and fellows, as well as the Harvard Supervisory Board.

Harvard's symbolic color is purple.

This is the color of the uniform of the university sports teams and the newspaper published by the educational institution.

Harvard campuses

Campuses are educational campuses where students live and study. Harvard has three campuses in total..

The main campus covers an area of ​​85 hectares.

On its territory there are museums, libraries, administrative buildings, and gyms.

Student houses have dining rooms, common living rooms and lounges.

Almost all university students live in dormitories or so-called “houses” on campus.

Only those students who have high grades or other achievements valuable to the university are granted the right to live in the “houses”.

The prestige of a Harvard diploma

Studying at Harvard is springboard to scientific or business heights. Any organization or company that raises its prestige in the eyes of competitors.

Harvard University ranks first in the world in terms of graduates who became billionaires.

Future stars, politicians and talented scientists study at Harvard.

Gives graduates a huge life handicap, allowing them to look into the future with confidence.

Harvard's Golden Rules

To study at this university, you don’t have to be a wealthy heir or even a child prodigy with superpowers and an IQ of 200.

All applicants to Harvard have a special character, the hallmark of which is faith in a dream and determination to achieve a goal.

Harvard students say their university acted by those who, from childhood, live in the spirit of special rules.

These rules are simple, but they contain the fundamental truths on which the edifice of human progress is built.

• If you sleep, you may have a dream. If you choose study over sleep, your dream will come true.

• When you think it's too late, it's actually still very early.

• The pain of learning is temporary. The torment of ignorance is eternal.

• Studying is not a pastime. Studying is effort.

• Life is not just studying. But if you cannot successfully complete this part, then what are you even capable of?

• Challenges can become pleasures.

• Only those who make efforts can truly enjoy success.

• Not everyone can be the best at everything. But only self-improvement and courage bring success.

• Time flies.

• Today's drool is tomorrow's tears.

• People who invest in the future live in the present.

• Your salary level is right proportional dependence from your education.

• Today will never happen again.

• Your competitors and enemies are leafing through books even now.

• If you don't work hard, you won't make money.

If all these rules are close to you and resonate in your soul, then welcome to study at Harvard, USA, Massachusetts!

US universities attract a huge number of applicants from different countries peace. This is where the famous Ivy League universities are located, which is traditionally associated with the quality and elitism of education. The Ivy League consists of eight universities: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown University, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Cornell University and Dartmouth College.

A detailed guide for those planning to go to study at one of these universities was prepared by Crimson Education CEO Jamie Beaton.

Harvard

The League's oldest and most famous university was founded in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and remains the epitome of an elite institution. Harvard University students and graduates are among the most sought after by employers not only in America, but throughout the world.

More than 35 areas are available for undergraduate study. Studying takes place according to the Liberal Arts Education system: graduates receive a degree in the field of study, and not a diploma in a highly specialized profession. In this educational model, students choose one of eight subjects in the program, which focuses on the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. This allows you to acquire broad interdisciplinary knowledge, and at the same time, each student receives more in-depth knowledge when independently choosing courses from their area of ​​interest. This model makes the training program as personalized as possible.

Peculiarities:

Harvard's motto is “Veritas” (“Truth”).

The corporate color is crimson. From the name of this color comes the common name for all Harvard sports teams - the Harvard Crimson.

Harvard is hosting a large-scale event - the Ig Nobel Prize - a comic prize that goes to the funniest, most unusual and witty research.

Princeton

Founded in 1746 in the state of New Jersey, it received university status only in 1896. The main campus consists of 180 buildings located on 500 acres.

Peculiarities:

Motto: "Under God's authority he prospers."

Princeton University's campus is open to the public, so you might see tourists walking around here.

In 1867, the Princeton baseball team wore black and orange uniforms. From that moment on, the tiger became the symbol of the university.

Since 1893, Princeton has had an Honor Code, a guarantee of academic honesty and integrity. At each job during exams, students are required to sign an “oath of honor.”

Princeton has the most hidden secret societies. They often serve as a tool for establishing informal connections among the intellectual elite and can help a university graduate build a career, but sometimes their activities have been disruptive. It is believed that, as rector of the university, the 28th US President Woodrow Wilson threatened to expel all students who were members of secret organizations.

Yale university

A prestigious private university that rounds out the “big three” universities in the United States. Yale University's main campus is located in New Haven.

Yale University was founded in 1701 as a "Collegiate School". The main areas of study here are: arts, social and human sciences, medicine, applied sciences and engineering. In total, Yale University offers about two thousand courses for study.

Peculiarities

The motto “Lux et Veritas” is translated from Latin as “Light and Truth”.

For the first 10 years, university teaching was conducted exclusively in Latin. English was prohibited not only in classes, but even during communication between students. Now for those who want to study Latin and Greek, there are corresponding language courses.

There are a large number of secret societies at Yale University. The most famous of them is Skull and Bones. It is generally accepted that members of the club became members of the elite, who subsequently occupied high positions in the public service. For example, George Bush Sr. and George W. Bush, as well as former US Secretary of State John Kerry.

It is believed that it was at Yale University that its own symbol first appeared - a bulldog named Handsome Dan. Now the responsible “post” is occupied by Handsome Dan XVI.

Cornell University

The youngest Ivy League university and one of the leading research centers in the United States. Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York. It was founded in 1865 by businessman Ezra Cornell and politician Andrew White.

It has a very high acceptance rate of 14%, much higher than other universities in the League. Cornell has 14 colleges, schools, and departments. The strongest training programs are in the field of engineering, including engineering physics, biology, and agricultural engineering.

Peculiarities

Motto: “Any person - any study” (“Any person - any training”). Cornell is the only university whose motto is written in English.

Cornell celebrates its own holidays widely. One of the most famous is Slope Day, which marks the end of the spring semester. It includes SlopeFest, a music festival with entertainment. Another highlight at Cornell is Dragon Day. A week before the holiday, architecture students make a symbolic dragon, and on the day of honoring it is carried across the square of the Central Campus, after which it is burned.

The recognizable colors on a can of Campbell's soup were borrowed from the colors of the Cornell football team's uniform.

University of Pennsylvania

Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1740 as the Charity School of Philadelphia. Later the school received the status of a college, and only then - the status of a university. The first president of the University of Pennsylvania was Benjamin Franklin.

The university is known, first of all, for its interdisciplinary approach to science, and therefore is famous for the scientific achievements of students and graduates. Much of the significant research at Penn was done in the fields of medicine and physics. These areas still remain leading at the university.

Peculiarities

Motto: “Laws without morals are useless.”

There is an opinion that the very concept of “Ivy League” originated in University of Pennsylvania. It is believed that the first graduating class planted ivy on campus in 1873, after which the tradition of Ivy Day—a ceremony in which an ivy stone is placed in any university building—began to spread to other colleges.

The University of Pennsylvania is called the “university for billionaires” because among its graduates, for example, the current president and businessman Donald Trump, or Warren Buffett, one of the richest people in the world.

The first digital computer, ENIAC, for a secret US project was developed in 1943 at the University of Pennsylvania.

Columbia University

One of the oldest Ivy League universities with high cultural and educational standards. It was founded in 1754 as King's College after receiving a charter from King George II of England.

The university includes 18 faculties, schools and colleges. Three faculties train undergraduate students, including Columbia College, the Faculty of Humanities, and the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Engineering.

Peculiarities

Motto: “In your light we will see light.”

The Pulitzer Prize, one of journalism's most prestigious awards, is awarded by the Columbia University School of Journalism.

Among the outstanding alumni: three US presidents (Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Barack Obama), more than 100 Pulitzer winners, 94 Nobel Prize winners, 29 Oscar winners.

Brown University

A prestigious private university located in Providence, Rhode Island. The university was founded in 1764 as the College of Rhode Island and later acquired university status. There are a huge number of faculties here - in almost all possible areas. The main areas are social and human sciences.

Since 1969, the New Agenda has been operating at Brown University - it is a liberal training program, allowing you to independently choose courses of interest within any direction.

Peculiarities

The motto of the university is: “In God we trust.”

The first location of the university was the city of Warren, but in 1770 the university moved to the city of Providence.

Brown students have an unusual musical tradition - gathering on Halloween night on one of the campuses to listen to organ music. It is performed on the largest organ in the world.

Dartmouth College

It was founded in Hanover, New Hampshire in 1769. Dartmouth is one of nine colonial colleges founded before the Revolutionary War.

The main emphasis at Dartmouth is on preparing undergraduate students. Humanities and natural sciences are taught in 40 departments. The most popular programs in 2013 were economics, public administration, History, Engineering, Biological Sciences, English and Mathematics.

The Dartmouth Tuck School of Business is one of the leading schools for business education in the United States and offers great career prospects for its graduates.

Peculiarities

Motto: "The voice of one crying in the wilderness."

One of Dartmouth's traditions is the building and lighting of a bonfire, organized by first-year students. In addition, college students organize parties every semester. For example, in winter there is a carnival, and in spring there is a joint “big weekend”.

The BASIC programming language was created in 1963 by Dartmouth College professors Thomas Kurtz and John Kemeny.

The first European university is considered to be the University of Bologna (Università di Bologna, UNIBO), founded in 1088. To be fair, it should be noted that, like many things, “universities” also came to Europe from the east, from the Arab world. In the Arab world, Bologna's rival is Al-Qaraween University, the oldest continuously existing university in the world, but unlike European ones, Arab religious schools did not issue diplomas on behalf of the institution itself.

And the motto of the oldest university in Europe, University of Bologna:
"Alma mater studiorum - Petrus ubique pater legum Bononia mater"
(Alma mater studiorum - Mother-nurse of teaching)

Although... We can say that the first European educational institution, scientific community was the Pythagorean School. And the first university - Plato Academy, and we know its “motto”: “Those who do not know geometry are not allowed to enter” or “Let those who do not know geometry enter” (Μηδείς αγεωμέτρητος εισίτω).

The first domestic university was, of course, Moscow State University. The creation of the university was proposed by I. I. Shuvalov and M. V. Lomonosov. Initially, the opening of the university was planned for 1754, however, due to preparatory work, associated primarily with the renovation of the building, the opening took place only in 1755. The decree on the creation of the university was signed by Empress Elizabeth Petrovna on January 12 (23), 1755. In memory of the day the decree was signed, Tatyana’s Day is celebrated annually at the university (January 12 according to the Julian calendar, according to the Gregorian calendar in the XX-XXI centuries - January 25).

Motto Moscow State University: "Science is a clear knowledge of truth, enlightenment of the mind"

It is believed that Phystech was founded in 1946. The date of birth of Physics and Technology is considered to be November 25, 1946, when the USSR Council of Ministers issued a decree on the creation of the Faculty of Physics and Technology (FTF) of Moscow State University. Five years later, in 1951, the Physics-Technical Faculty of Moscow State University closed - but in the same 1951, the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR adopted a resolution on the organization of a new university on the basis of the Physics-Technical Faculty of Moscow State University - the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, which began its existence in 1952 The first rector of MIPT is Ivan Fedorovich Petrov, a Soviet military and scientific figure, lieutenant general of aviation (!). It was this group of academicians that included P.L. Kapitsa, S.A. Khristianovich, N.N. Semenov, asked for help. It was necessary to save the idea, to save the future of the Land of Soviets. Authoritative Soviet scientists convinced the general of the advantage of a new type of institute, of the correctness of their noble cause. And he convinced the country’s top leadership (he personally went to a reception with the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Comrade Stalin). You can read more about the history of Physics and Technology drakon_moscow , the beginning, as I understand it, .

Motto Moscow Physico-Technical University:
"Sapere aude"
("Dare to Know")

Otherwise - “Dare to be wise!” This call is contained in one of the “Epistle” of the ancient Roman poet Quintus Horace Flaccus. He wrote: “He who started has already accomplished half the work: dare to be wise and begin!”...

Mottos of other domestic universities and institutes:

Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
"The one who walks will master the road"

Moscow State Technical University them. N. E. Bauman
"Courage, will, work and perseverance!"

St. Petersburg State University
"Hic tuta perennat"
("He is safe here")

Ural State Economic University
“The knowledge is the power, the science is the might”
Exists only in the English version, it can be translated into Russian as “Knowledge is power, science is power”

Ural Mining University
“Set your mind on things above” (Apostle Paul, Colossians Col. 3:2)

Ural State University named after A. M. Gorky
“Fear the man of one book!” (Thomas Aquinas)

Moscow State University technology and management
“Faster in thought, brighter in word, stronger in action!”

State University - Graduate School Economics
"Non scholae, sed vitae discimus"
(“We study not for school, but for life”)

European University in St. Petersburg
"Bringing the Best Together"

St. Petersburg National research university information technologies, mechanics and optics (ITMO)
"More than university" ("It"s more than university")

Russian State Humanitarian University (RGGU)
"Century-old traditions - modern technologies"

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN)
"Scientia unescamus"
(“Let us unite through knowledge”)

Novosibirsk State University
"We won't make you smarter, we will teach you to think"

Irkutsk State University
"Intelligence. Humanism. Uniqueness"

Amur State University
"Preserving traditions, looking to the future"

London School of Economics
"Rerum cognoscere causa"
(“To understand the causes of things” - “To understand the causes of things”)

Imperial College London
"Scientia imperii decus et tutamen"
(“Knowledge is the adornment and protection of the State” - “Knowledge is the adornment and protection of the State”)

Cambridge university
"Hinc lucem et pocula sacra"
(“From here, light and sacred drafts” - “Here [we find] light and sacred vessels [knowledge]”)

University of Oxford
"Dominus Illuminatio Mea"
(“The Lord is my enlightenment”)

Harvard University
"Veritas"
("True")

Stanford University
"Die Luft der Freiheit weht" (Stanford's motto, oddly enough, in German, is a quote from the humanist poet Ulrich von Hutten)
(“The wind of freedom is blowing”)

Princeton University
"Dei sub numine viget"
(“Under God's Rule Thrives”)

Yale university
"Lux et Veritas"
("Light and Truth")
The inscription on the book is in Hebrew: URIM AND TUMMIM, which can be translated as “heads or tails”

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mens et Manus
(“Head and hands”)

Caltech
The truth shall make you free
(“The truth gives freedom”)

University of Berkeley, California
"Fiat Lux" (eng. "Let there be light")
("Let there be light")

Heidelberg University
"Semper Apertus" (German: "Immer offen")
(“The Book of Knowledge is always open”)

University of Tübingen
"Attempto!"
(“I dare!” or “I dare!”)

University of Nijmegen (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen)
"In Dei nomine feliciter"
(Fortunately in God's name)

University of the Basque Country (Universidad del Pais Vasco)
“Eman ta zabal zazu” (Phrase taken from the Basque anthem)
(“Give knowledge and expand it”)

University of Madrid Carlos III (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
"Homo homini sacra res"
(“Man must be sacred to man”)

University of Calgary
“Mo Shjile Togam Suas” (and this is in Scots, although the official languages ​​of Canada are English and French)
("I'll lift my eyes")

Technical University Eindhoven
"Mens Agitat Molem"
("Spirit moves matter")

University of Essex
"Thought the harder, heart the keener."
(“The bolder the thought, the more sensitive the heart”)

Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa (Stellenbosch university)
Pectora roborant cultus recti (Latin roughly "A good education strengthens the spirit")

The following message hangs at the entrance to the University of Stellenbosch (South Africa):
"The destruction of any nation does not require atomic bombs or the use of long-range missiles. All that is required is a reduction in the quality of education and allowing students to cheat on exams. Patients die at the hands of such doctors. Buildings are destroyed at the hands of such engineers.
Money is lost at the hands of such economists and accountants. Justice is lost in the hands of such lawyers and judges. The failure of education is the collapse of a nation."

Federal University of Espirito Santo (Holy Spirit), Brazil (Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo)
"Docete Omnes Gentes"
(“Teach all people”)

University of Lisbon
"Ad Lucem"
("The sun rises for everyone") (approx.)

University of Padua, Italy
"Universa Universis Patavina Libertas"
(“Freedom of Padua, universal and for all”)

Kyiv National University named after Taras Shevchenko
"Utilitas, Honor et Gloria"
("Benefit, Honor and Glory")

Belarusian State University
“University is your step into the future!”

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
"Siddhirbhavati Karmaja" "Effort Yields Success"
(“Perfection comes from action”)

Chinese University of Hong Kong
博文約禮 "Through learning and temperance to virtue"
(“Expand your intellectual horizons and keep within the bounds of decency”)

Actually, that's what we've managed to find so far. The post can be updated - suggest, add!