导读:牛津大学日前做出一项意义非凡之举。美国实业家、慈善家布莱维尼克慷慨解囊,前所未有地(unprecedentedly)捐款7500万英镑,以用于2012年该校开设一所崭新的“政府学院”。
Oxford University will establish a new school of government following a £75m donation from Leonard Blavatnik.
Europe’s first major university department established to promote research into government and public policy will open in Oxford under new plans.
牛津大学拟建欧洲首家政府学院,该学院旨在促进政府和公共政策研究。
In a hugely significant move, Oxford University will create a new school of government in 2012 following an unprecedented £75 million donation by Leonard Blavatnik, the American industrialist and philanthropist.
作为一项意义重要的举措,牛津大学政府学院将于2012年落成,其资金来源是美国实业家、慈善家伦纳德•布拉瓦尼克的高达7500万英镑的捐款,这一巨额捐款史无前例。
The school is intended to train outstanding graduates from across the world in the skills and responsibilities of government.
该学院计划招收来自世界各地的优秀毕业生,向他们传授政府职能方面的知识。
The move is being backed by world leaders including Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton, the former US president, and Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary general.
此举获得了包括纳尔逊•曼德拉、美国前总统比尔•克林顿、联合国前秘书长安南等世界级领袖的支持。
Prof Andrew Hamilton, Oxford’s vice-chancellor, said: “The school represents a huge milestone in Oxford’s history. It will give tomorrow’s leaders the best of Oxford’s traditional strengths alongside new and practical ways of understanding and addressing the challenges of good governance. ”
牛津大学副校长安德鲁•汉密尔顿教授说:“政府学院的建立标志着牛津历史上巨大的里程碑。这将使未来的领导人在吸收牛津大学的传统优势的同时,采用新的实用方法理解并应对好的管理的挑战。”