Top 5 universities in Europe
1. University of Oxford
There is no specific date to mark the beginning of the University of Oxford but it is thought that it was established some time in the 13th century. Since then, it has become one of the most prestigious universities in the world. However, women were not admitted to the university until 1878, and it wasn't until 1920 that women were awarded degrees. The last of the all-male colleges began to accept women in 1974.
The university has the largest library system in the UK with more than 11 million volumes. There are also a number of museums and galleries including the Ashmolean, which is the oldest museum in the UK and the oldest university museum in the world. It holds significant collections and works from artists such as Michelangelo, Turner and Picasso.
欧洲最顶尖的五所大学
第一位、牛津大学
牛津大学没有确切的成立时间，但是一般认为它成立于公元13世纪。自那以后，牛津大学就成了欧洲最著名的学府之一。不过，牛津大学直到1878年才招收女学生，并且直到1920年才为女学生授予学位。牛津各学院中最晚招收女学生是在1974年。
牛津大学有英国最大的图书馆系统，有超过1100万册藏书。此外，还有包括阿什莫尔在内许多博物馆和美术馆。阿什莫尔是英国最古老的博物馆，也是世界最古老的大学博物馆。它收藏有珍贵的藏品和米开朗琪罗、特纳和毕加索等人的作品。
2. University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university in the UK, established in the 13th century.
The university, like many other well-established institutions, has many traditions. Until 1909, a metre-long wooden spoon was presented to the student with the lowest passing honours grade in the final examinations of the mathematical tripos (one of the courses available at the university). The spoon is now on display in St John’s College.
第二位、剑桥大学
剑桥大学创办于13世纪，是英国的一所公立研究型大学。
和其他许多成名已久的大学一样，剑桥大学也有许多传统。在1909年以前，剑桥大学有一个惯例，就是为数学荣誉学位考试成绩最低的学生出示一米长的木钥。(数学荣誉学位课是剑桥的一门必修课。)木钥如今不再出示给学生，它成了圣约翰学院的展览。
3. Imperial College London
Imperial College London is the only university in the UK to focus entirely on science, engineering, medicine and business.
The university has aimed to strengthen its ties with the rest of Europe by investing more than �15 million (?13 million) in new grants for researchers in all four faculties, launching a European Partners Fund to help develop new collaborations with European colleagues and working with the EU Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation to discuss ways of strengthening European research ties.
The university attracts students from more than 125 countries every year and is considered one of the most international universities in the world.
第三位、帝国理工学院
帝国理工学院是英国仅有的完全专注于科学、工程、医学和商学的大学。
其目标是加强与欧洲其他地方的联系。为此，学院新投入了1500万欧元(合1300万英镑)研究资金，用于旗下4个学院的研究。另外，启动了一个欧洲合作伙伴资金，进一步发展与欧洲同行的合作关系，与欧盟研究、科学和创新委员会协商如何加强欧洲研究联系。
帝国理工学院每年吸引了来自125个以上国家的学生，被公认为世界国际化程度最高的大学之一。
4. ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
ETH Zurich is a science, technology, engineering and mathematics university. The institute has produced more than 20 Nobel prizewinners, including Albert Einstein.
About 35 per cent of the institution’s students are from abroad and the university has established an International Knowledge Base to forge research and teaching relationships across the world.
第四位、苏黎世联邦理工学院
苏黎世联邦理工学院是一所专注于科技、工程和数学的大学，已培养出了20名以上诺贝尔奖得主，包括爱因斯坦。
苏黎世联邦理工学院有大约35%的学生来自国外。已成立了一个国际知识基地，以此打造国际教研合作关系。
5. University College London (UCL)
UCL was the first university to be established in London and the first in the UK to be entirely secular and to admit students regardless of their religious beliefs.
It has been a member of the League of European Research Universities since January 2006 and is currently one of five British members (the others are the universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford and Imperial College London).
The university has its main campus in central London, with a number of facilities across the city and a satellite campus in Doha, Qatar.
第五位、伦敦大学学院
伦敦大学学院是伦敦创办最早的大学，也是英国第一所完全世俗化、不基于宗教信仰平等招生的大学。
自2006年1月起，伦敦大学学院成了欧洲研究型大学联盟的一员，目前也是英国五校成员之一。其他四校分别是剑桥大学、爱丁堡大学、牛津大学和帝国理工学院。
伦敦大学学院主校区位于伦敦市区，在伦敦各地都有设施，在卡塔尔多哈有卫星校园。
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