Royal Holloway College was founded by the Victorian entrepreneur and philanthropist Thomas Holloway in 1886. Founder’s Building is one of the world’s most majestic university buildings, and home to famous Picture Gallery containing Thomas Holloway’s fine collection of Victorian paintings, and beautiful chapel. Campus is one of the most beautiful in the world with numerous teaching and study spaces, bars and cafés, high-quality accommodation, and sports facilities. All this is set in 135 acres of stunning parkland.

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Nalanda is the name of an ancient university located at 55 miles from Patna in Bihar. This university was the largest residential Buddhist centre of learning in the world with a 9 storied library. 2,000 Teachers and 10,000 Students from all over the Buddhist world lived and studied at Nalanda. Founded in the 5th Century BC, and reported to have been visited by the Buddha during his lifetime.

Nalanda

Nalanda

Nalanda Campus

Nalanda Campus

Library Corridor

Campus Garden

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Montpellier is one of the most beautiful cities in the south of France, famous for being a large educational center and important site for the light economy. It is located near the Mediterranean Sea. The city lies 100 miles northwest of Marseilles, 471 miles southwest of Paris and 31 miles southwest of Nimes. Broad boulevards lined with shady plane trees, a huge car-free central square laid out in the 1700s surrounded by elegant balustraded buildings, even a vast triumphal arch – you name it, Montpellier’s got it.

Montpellier

Juvénal res de Antigone

Architecture

l’Hôtel de Région

ensemble port mariane

a dominante à montpellier !! c’est la rose

mélange ancien et nouveau

c’est mieux avec la rampe

nouveau pont à Montpellier traversant le lez

le haut de l’Opéra de Montpellier

l’envol vers le ciel

sur la place Antigone

les déchets du lez

tour de verre

expo à Montpellier

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Oxford University is a unique and historic institution and the oldest university in the England. The legend of Oxford’s founding says that Oxford University was founded in 872 by Alfred the Great, but Oxford has no clear date of foundation. The teaching existed here in some form in 1096 and developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. Nowadays, university cosits of 38 colleges and six permanent private halls. There are more than 21,000 students, including 11,723 undergraduates and 9,327 postgraduates. The University employs over 10,000 people.

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