1. UNIVERSITY IN MIDDLE AGES 1.1 Origin of the University The main reason for the establishment of the universities in Europe was a spontaneous and enthusiastic desire for knowledge. Centres of learning had grown up from the monastic and cathedral schools - formed what might be called the secondary school system of the early Middle Ages - and were mostly concerned with the study of the liturgy and prayer. Towards the end of the twelfth century a few of the greatest old cathedral‚ monastic or
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Recommendation Letter I am serving as Associate Professor in Department of Computer Science at Manipal University‚ Jaipur and before that I served for 9 years as a Professor in Department of Information Technology at Poornima College of Engineering. I am glad to hear of his decision to invest in a global academic tenure and am pleased to write this recommendation in support of Nitin’s application for admission to the Graduate Program at your institute. I am well aware of the responsibilities of
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Past‚ Present‚ and Future of State University The article Past‚ Present and Future of State University by Paulo Freire‚ Paulo Freire was born in 1921 in Recife‚ Brazil. He studied philosophy‚ more specifically phenomenology‚ and the psychology of language. In 1961‚ he was appointed director of the Department of Cultural Extension of Recife University and in 1962 he had the first opportunity for significant application of his theories. Paulo Freire suggests that our current system is not effective
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institution Spain Higher Education institutions have been around for centuries. Spain ’s universities are some of the oldest institutions in the world. One of Spain ’s institutions was founded in the earlier years of the thirteenth century. Higher education in Spain is mainly comprised of universities. There are currently around 75 universities where there are approximately 56 state owned and 19 private universities that are ran by private enterprises or by the Catholic Church. (Hampshire‚ 2003 p.1)
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three types of institutions offering tertiary education. There are public universities‚ private universities and also university colleges granting bachelor or advanced degree. Among these three types of institutions‚ public universities were the most popular in nowadays. Certainly‚ there must be some benefits from the public universities only will cause it become popular day by day. The low cost of fees for public university was the first advantages. Money becomes a burden for every family in the
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Yang(Alex) Date: July 1st‚ 2013 The Summary of “University wars: The corporate administration vs. The vocation of learning” In this article “University wars: The corporate administration vs. The vocation of learning”‚ John McMurtry argues that to provide these of us who reads the CCPA magazine‚ and the author raised a problem university‚ which is “internal assault on academic freedom”(2009‚ p.191) He means there are not some universities to promote learning or spread knowledges‚ they just
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Fisher v. University of Texas This case was granted writ of certiorari by the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday‚ February 21‚ 2012 and argued on Wednesday‚ October 10‚ 2012. The petitioner in this case is Abigail N. Fisher and the respondent is the University of Texas at Austin. Fisher filed suit with the district court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the court decided in favor of the University of Texas. The state of Texas has legislature that was enacted
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paper I will discuss the SWOT analysis of McKendree University. It has been said that the time given to achieve a class while at this university is not lengthy and is a disadvantage. However‚ the university offers different professional programs to develop students within the allotted time and still create a culture of experiences and campus life beyond the classroom. This would also create an environment supportive of attending McKendree University after military obligations and raising a family
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Purposes and functions of university education: My own reflection With the six year hard works in my secondary studies‚ finally I get into university. I am relieved that there is no more past paper and public examination on one hand but I find that I am lost on the other hand. As a freshman‚ the experience in first month of university life is out of my expectation: I am totally free! There are so many spare times and so few coursework to do. No more control from the class teachers. No more annoying
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first day at University is an important event of my life. To me it is an unforgettable day. During my school or college days. I had a glimpse of university life from my elder brothers and sisters. I was most curiously awaiting the day when I would start my college life. I thought that the university life would offer me a free life; here restrictions would be few and threat of teachers would be little. At last the longed for day came in. I was admitted to North South University. I entered
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