Tuesday, September 16, 2008
World academic leader in its time, Nalanda offers model for new global university
Which university was mankind's earliest? Two universities vie for that distinction. No, not Oxford or Cambridge.
Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
The university of Bologna in Italy is regarded as the first university in the West.
The earliest date for the beginning of teaching at Oxford is 30 years after the Norman Conquest - 1096.
Cambridge started much later, and between the two universities a strong rivalry has existed for centuries. Cambridge will observe its 800th anniversary in 2009.
But it is the Takshasila and Nalanda universities of Vedic and Classical India that tie for the honor of being humanity's first university.
In an article entitled, ‘Really Old School,‘ Jeffrey E. Garten, Op-Ed contributor, wrote in The New York Times of December 9, 2006: "Founded in 427 in northeastern India, not far from what is today the southern border of Nepal, and surviving until 1197, Nalanda was one of the first great universities in recorded history.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
The university of Bologna in Italy is regarded as the first university in the West.
The earliest date for the beginning of teaching at Oxford is 30 years after the Norman Conquest - 1096.
Cambridge started much later, and between the two universities a strong rivalry has existed for centuries. Cambridge will observe its 800th anniversary in 2009.
But it is the Takshasila and Nalanda universities of Vedic and Classical India that tie for the honor of being humanity's first university.
In an article entitled, ‘Really Old School,‘ Jeffrey E. Garten, Op-Ed contributor, wrote in The New York Times of December 9, 2006: "Founded in 427 in northeastern India, not far from what is today the southern border of Nepal, and surviving until 1197, Nalanda was one of the first great universities in recorded history.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: Italy, Nalanda, Nalanda universities of Vedic and Classical India, Nepal, Oxford University, survivial, university of Bologna
Subscribe to Posts [Atom]
