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Teacher:Fistican Irina
 Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy
League research university in
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Founded in 1636 as Harvard
College and named for its first
benefactor, the Puritan clergyman
John Harvard, it is the oldest
institution of higher learning in
the United States. Its influence,
wealth, and rankings have made it
one of the most prestigious
universities in the world.
 Stanford University

Stanford University is a private research university in Stanford,

California. The campus occupies 8,180 acres (3,310 hectares),
among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000
students. Stanford is widely considered to be one of the most
prestigiousuniversities in the world.
Stanford University was founded in 1885 by Leland Stanford—a
railroad magnate who served as the eighth governor of and
then-incumbent senator from California—and his wife, Jane, in
memory of their only child, Leland Stanford Jr., who had died of
typhoid fever aged 15 the previous year. The university
admitted its first students on October 1, 1891
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is

a private land-grant research university in
Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT
has played a significant role in the development of
many areas of modern technology and science.
Founded in response to the increasing
industrialization of the United States, MIT adopted
a European polytechnic university model and
stressed laboratory instruction in applied science
and engineering. MIT is one of three private land
grant universities in the United States
 University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is a collegiate research

university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of
teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university
in the English-speaking world and the world's second-
oldest university in continuous operation. It grew rapidly
from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from
attending the University of Paris.Oxford operates the
Ashmolean Museum, the world's oldest university
museum; Oxford University Press, the largest university
press in the world; and the largest academic library
system nationwide.
 University of Yale

Yale University is a private Ivy League research university

in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701, Yale is the
third-oldest institution of higher education in the United
States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered
before the American Revolution.
The Collegiate School was established in 1701 by
Congregationalist clergy of the Connecticut Colony. At
first restricted to instructing ministers in theology and
sacred languages, the curriculum began to incorporate
humanities and sciences by the time of the American
Revolution. In the 19th century, the college
 University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate

research university in Cambridge, England,founded in
1209. The university's founding followed the arrival of
scholars who left the University of Oxford for Cambridge
after a dispute with local townspeople.The two ancient
English universities, although sometimes described as
rivals, share many common features and are often jointly
referred to as Oxbridge. In 1231, 22 years after its
founding, the university was recognised with a royal
charter granted by King Henry III.
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