Oxford: Town in the University?!

There is a town in the University of Oxford

This post is the report of the University of Oxford which is one of the world's leading universities and one of the world's oldest universities.

A Street of Oxford

[THERE IS A TOWN IN THE UNIVERSITY of OXFORD?]

By the way, the site of the University of Oxford does not mean that there is fixed certain area. If you visit Oxford, you cannot say 'Which is the university of Oxford?.' I think that image is different from universities in Japan. Universities in Japan have campuses in which there are buildings of faculties and libraries and so on. Unlike in the case of universities in Japan, Oxford does not have campuses. But there are a lot of buildings of the university, like colleges, libraries etc. 

For example, if you walk down the street, you can look restaurants and bookstores, next to "~~College", "~~ Church". A building seems to be an apartment, the sign in front of the apartment indicates "Institute of ~, The University of Oxford ".

Such universities as University of Oxford are called "College University College University is called ".This probably distinguishes the universities from universities in Japan. Incidentally, the university, such as universities in Japan, are called "Campus University."  (Of course, there are many campus universities in the UK.)

[TOWN AND GOWN]

"there is a town in the university"

Both University of Oxford and the city have been developed. It is said that the beginning of University of Oxford dates back to the 13th century. Speaking in Japan, the age was the Kamakura period. Roughly, at that time, Daibutsu (a statue of Buddha) was built in Kamakura. Since the teachers and students moved to this land from Paris in France, and the city and the university have developed together. 

It is said that the beginning of European universities is traced back the voluntary activities of research and education by teachers and students who love study. However, it may not work with the university and the city, some of the people of the university moved to another place and started a new research and educational activities. In so doing, universities spread throughout various parts of Europe.

From University of Paris, France to Oxford. From the University of Oxford to Cambridge...

And from complex relationship between the city and the university, it has been called "Town and Gown." Gown is clothe such as cloak. Gown is worn  by teachers and students at official events

From the next time, I want to up the posts focus on Oxford.