Redirection en HTML Harvard University (Harvard University), or simply Harvard , is an American private university located in Cambridge Massachusetts . Founded October 28 , 1636 , it is the oldest higher education of the United States It is part of the Ivy League , non - official association of eight universities among the oldest and the most famous in the United States . Forty-five Nobel Prize came out of its ranks (2010). Harvard is also the richest University in the world . The Faculty ...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology , or MIT , in french Institute of technology of Massachusetts , is a Research Institute and a University , specialized in the fields of science and technology . Located in Cambridge , Massachusetts , in the immediate vicinity of Boston , to the northeast of the United States , it is often seen in the 21st century as one of the best world universities in science and technology. He is the editor of Technology Review , a journal devoted to the engineering ...
Cambridge was founded in 1209 by scholars fleeing from Oxford after a dispute with local leaders . However , the oldest college still existing in Cambridge is Peterhouse , founded in 1284 . It was in 1318 that the University obtained from Pope Jean XXII the right to issue diplomas. Cambridge means 'Bridge on the Cam' , which is the river that flows through the town . Unlike Oxford, where the city preceded the University, the city of Cambridge did not exist at the time of the creation...