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According to the Cambridge Dictionary, the word motto means"a short sentence or phrase that expresses a belief or purpose". A universities motto can reveal a lot about the ethos and culture of that institution. It is also a crucial part of how a university appears to outsiders and can influence students decision as to which academic institution they choose. Attached is a carefully curated list, which traverses cities countries and continents to provide you with an in-depth list of university mottos.
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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University of Buenos Aires | Argentum virtus robur et studium | Latin | Argentine virtue is strength and study |
Buenos Aires Institute of Technology | Ad Lucem Serenitate Tendo | Latin | To the light peacefully I go |
National University of Córdoba | Ut portet nomen meum coram gentibus | Latin | Carry my name to the people |
National University of the South | Ardua Veritatem | Latin | Through the difficulties to the truth |
National University of Tucuman | Pedes in Terra ad Sidera Visus | Latin | Feet on the ground and sight to the universe |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Australian Catholic University | Truth in Love | English | |
Australian National University | Naturam Primum Cognoscere Rerum | Latin | First, [let him busy himself] to learn the nature of things. From Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, l. VI. |
Bond University | Bringing Ambition To Life | English | |
Central Queensland University | Doctrina Perpetua | Latin | Forever Learning |
Curtin University of Technology | Look Ever Forward | English | |
Deakin University | Worldly | English | |
Federation University Australia | Learn to Succeed | English | |
Flinders University | Inspiring Achievement | English | |
Griffith University | Know More. Do More. | English | |
James Cook University | Crescente Luce | Italian | Light ever increasing |
La Trobe University | Qui cherche trouve | French | Whoever seeks, finds. (Matthew 7:7) |
Macquarie University | And Gladly Teche | Middle English | And gladly teach — from The Canterbury Tales |
Monash University | Ancora imparo | Italian | I am still learning - Michelangelo. |
Queensland University of Technology | A university for the real world | English | |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology | Perita manus mens exculta | Latin | [a] Skilled hand [and] cultivated mind |
Swinburne University of Technology | Factum per Litteras | Latin | Achievement through learning |
University of Adelaide | Sub Cruce Lumen | Latin | The light [of learning] under the [Southern] Cross |
University of Canberra | New Intelligence | English | |
The University of Melbourne | Postera Crescam Laude | Latin | We grow in the esteem of future generations. ("I will grow in praise afterwards.") - Horace, Odes, l. III. 30. |
University of New England | Ex sapientia modus | Latin | Out Of Wisdom Comes Moderation |
University of New South Wales | Scientia Manu et Mente | Latin | Knowledge by Hand and Mind |
University of Newcastle | I Look Ahead | English | |
The University of Notre Dame Australia | In principio erat Verbum | Latin | In the beginning was the Word. [John 1:1] |
University of Queensland | Scientia ac Labore | Latin | Through knowledge and hard work |
University of Southern Queensland | Per Studia Mens Nova | Latin | Through study the mind is made new |
University of Sydney | Sidere mens eadem mutato | Latin | The constellations change, [but] the mind [remains] the same [1] |
University of Tasmania | Ingeniis Patuit Campus | Latin | The field is open to talent |
University of Technology, Sydney | Think. Change. Do | English | |
Victoria University, Melbourne | |||
University of Western Australia | Seek Wisdom | English | |
Western Sydney University | Unlimited | English | |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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The College of The Bahamas | Knowledge, Truth, Integrity [2] | English | |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | The Ocean of Knowledge | English | |
BRAC University | Inspiring Excellence | English | |
University of Dhaka | সত্যের জয় সুনিশ্চিত | Bangla | Truth Shall Prevail |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Université Libre de Bruxelles | Scientia vincere tenebras | Latin | Conquering darkness by science |
Vrije Universiteit Brussel | Scientia vincere tenebras | Latin | Conquering darkness by science |
Université catholique de Louvain | Sedes sapientiae | Latin | Seat of wisdom |
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | Sedes sapientiae | Latin | Seat of wisdom |
Ghent University | Inter Utrumque | Latin | In Between Both Extremes |
University of Hasselt | Knowledge in Action | English |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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University of Botswana | Thuto Ke Thebe [3] | Setswana | Education is a Shield [3] |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Universidade de São Paulo | Scientia Vinces | Latin | Through knowledge you win |
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | A Universidade do Brasil | Portuguese | The University of Brazil |
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas | Fide Splendet et Scientia | Latin | May it shine with truth and knowledge |
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro | Alis grave nil | Latin | Nothing is too heavy for those who have wings |
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul | Ad verum ducit | Latin | Leading to the truth |
Universidade de Brasília | |||
Universidade Federal Fluminense | Discere, docere, seminare | Latin | Learn, teach, spread |
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais | Incipit Vita Nova | Latin | A new life begins |
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia | Um bem público a serviço do Brasil | Portuguese | A public good in the service of Brazil |
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie | Tradição e Pioneirismo na Educação | Portuguese | Tradition and pioneering in Education |
Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri | Sapientia et Libertas | Latin | Wisdom and Freedom |
Universidade Estadual do Ceará | Lumen Ad Viem | Latin | Enlightening life |
Universidade Federal de Alagoas | Scientia ad Sapientiam | Latin | Knowledge for Wisdom |
Universidade Federal de Viçosa | Ediscere, Scire, Agere, Vincere | Latin | Study, Know, Act, Win |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Acadia University | In pulvere vinces | Latin | In dust, you conquer |
Bishop's University | Recti cultus pectora roborant | Latin | Sound learning strengthens the spirit |
Brandon University | Aletheuontes de en Agape | Greek | Speaking the truth in love |
Brock University | Surgite! | Latin | Push on! |
Cape Breton University | Theid Dìchioll Air Thoiseach | Scottish Gaelic | Perseverance will Triumph |
Carleton University | Ours the Task Eternal | English | |
Concordia University | Small planet, Big thinking | English | |
Crandall University | Christus Praeeminens | Latin | Christ is preeminent |
Dalhousie University | Ora et Labora | Latin | Prayer and work |
École Polytechnique de Montréal | Ut tensio sic vis | Latin | As the extension, the force |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University | Through tireless effort knowledge and understanding | English | Through tireless effort knowledge and understanding |
Lakehead University | Vos persolvo pro angustus obvius | Latin | Achievement through effort |
Laurentian University | Emitte lucem et veritatem | Latin | Send forth thy light and thy truth |
McGill University | Grandescunt aucta labore | Latin | By work, all things increase and grow |
McMaster University | Τα παντα εν Χριστωι συνεστηκεν | Greek | All things cohere in Christ |
Memorial University of Newfoundland | Provehito in Altum | Latin | Launch forth into the deep |
Mount Allison University | Litterae, Religio, Scientia | Latin | Writing, Divinity, Knowledge |
Mount Royal University | Quam Bene Non Quantum | Latin | How well, not how much |
Mount Saint Vincent University | Veritas ad Deum ducit | Latin | Truth leads to God |
Nipissing University | Integritas | Latin | Integrity |
Nova Scotia Agricultural College | Mens agitat molem | Latin | mind over matter |
OCAD University | Imagination is Everything. | English | |
Queen's University | Sapientia et Doctrina Stabilitas | Latin | Wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times |
Royal Military College of Canada | Truth, Duty, Valour | English | French: Vérité, Devoir, Vaillance |
Royal Roads University | Life.Changing | English | |
Ryerson University | Mente et Artificio | Latin | With mind and hand |
Saint Francis Xavier University | Quaecumque Sunt Vera | Latin | Whatsoever things are true (Philippians 4:8) |
Saint Mary's University | Age Quod Agis | Latin | What you do, do well |
St. Mary's University College, Calgary | In Lumine Tuo Videbimus Lumen | Latin | In Thy light shall we see light |
Simon Fraser University | Nous sommes prêts | French | We are ready |
St. Thomas University | Doce Bonitatem Scientiam et Disciplinam | Latin | Teach me Goodness and Knowledge and Discipline |
Thompson Rivers University | Quansem Ilep | Secwepemc | To strive ahead |
Trent University | Nunc cognosco ex parte | Latin | Now I know in part |
Trinity Western University | Turris Fortis Deus Noster | Latin | A Mighty Fortress Is Our God |
Université de Montréal | Fide splendet et scientia | Latin | May it shine with truth and knowledge |
Université Laval | Deo favente haud pluribus impar | Latin | By the grace of God, to no one equal |
University of Alberta | Quaecumque Vera | Latin | Whatsoever things are true |
University of British Columbia | Tuum est | Latin | It's up to you or It is yours |
University of Calgary | Mo Shùile Togam Suas | Scottish Gaelic | I will lift up my eyes |
University of Guelph | Rerum cognoscere causas | Latin | To learn the reasons of realities |
University of King's College | Deo Legi Regi Gregi | Latin | For God, Law, King, People |
University of Lethbridge | Fiat Lux | Latin | Let there be light |
University of Manitoba | Floreat | Latin | "Flourish" or "Prosper" |
University of New Brunswick | Sapere Aude | Latin | Dare to know / Dare to be wise |
University of Northern British Columbia | En Cha Huná | Dakelh language | literally 'He/she too lives", figuratively "Other people have their point of view") |
University of Ontario Institute of Technology | Cogitando et Agendo Ducemus | Latin | By thinking and doing, we shall lead |
University of Ottawa | Deus Scientiarum Dominus Est | Latin | God is the Master of Sciences |
University of Prince Edward Island | Faith, Knowledge, Service | English | |
University of Regina | As One Who Serves | English | |
University of Saskatchewan | Deo et Patriae | Latin | For God and Country |
Université de Sherbrooke | Veritatem in charitate | Latin | Truth in charity |
University of Toronto | Velut arbor ævo | Latin | As a Tree Through the Ages |
University of Victoria | יהי אור y'hi or Multitudo sapientium sanitas orbis | Hebrew Latin | Let there be light A multitude of the wise is the health of the world |
University of Waterloo | Concordia cum veritate | Latin | In harmony with truth |
University of Western Ontario | Veritas et Utilitas | Latin | Truth and usefulness |
University of Windsor | Bonitatem, disciplinam, scientiam | Latin | Goodness, discipline, knowledge |
University of Winnipeg | Lux et Veritas Floreant | Latin | Let Light and Truth Flourish |
Wilfrid Laurier University | Veritas Omnia Vincit | Latin | Truth conquers all |
York University | Tentanda via | Latin | The way must be tried |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | In Christi Lumine pro Mundi Vita | Latin | In Christ's light for the world's life |
Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso | Fides et Labor | Latin | Faith and work |
Federico Santa María Technical University | Ex Umbra in Solem | Latin | From the shadow into the sun |
Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences | Veritas Humanitatis Lux | Latin | Truth is the light of mankind |
University of Santiago, Chile | Labor Lætitia Nostra | Latin | Work is our joy |
Austral University of Chile | Libertas Capitur | Latin | Freedom is conquered |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Beijing Foreign Studies University | 兼容并蓄 博学笃行 [4] | Chinese | |
Beijing Normal University | 学为人师 行为世范 [5] | Chinese | Learn, so as to instruct others; Act, to serve as example to all. [6] |
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications | 厚德 博学 敬业 乐群 [7] | Chinese | Great Virtue, Profound Knowledge, Total Commitment, Harmonious Cooperation [8] |
Beijing University of Technology | 不息为体 日新为道 [9] | Chinese | Taking persistence in pursuit as the substance, taking innovation everyday as the way [10] |
Chang'an University | 弘毅明德 笃学创新 [11] | Chinese | |
China Pharmaceutical University | 精业济群 [12] | Chinese | Be proficient and benefit others [13] |
Chongqing University | 耐劳苦、尚俭朴、勤学业、爱国家 [14] | Chinese | Endure Toil, Cherish Thrift, Work Hard and Love the Country [15] |
Dalian University | 文明 自强 求是 创新 [16] | Chinese | Civilization Self-Improvement Truth-Seeking and Originality [17] |
Fudan University | 博学而笃志,切问而近思 [18] | Chinese | Rich in knowledge and tenacious of purposes, inquiring with earnestness and reflecting with self-practice [19] |
Harbin Institute of Technology | 规格严格 功夫到家 [20] | Chinese | |
Hebei University | 实事求是,笃学诚行 [21] | Chinese | |
Heilongjiang University | 参天尽物 博学慎思 [22] | Chinese | |
Henan University | 明德,新民,至于至善 [23] | Chinese | To illustrate illustrious virtue; to renovate the people; and to rest in the highest excellence [24] |
Hohai University | 艰苦朴素,实事求是,严格要求,勇于探索 [25] | Chinese | |
Huazhong University of Science and Technology | 明德厚学,求是创新 [26] | Chinese | Virtue, Knowledge, Truth, Originality [27] |
Hunan University | 实事求是 敢为人先 [28] | Chinese | Seeking Truth from Facts and Daring to be Pioneers [29] |
Jiangsu University | 博学 求是 明德 [30] | Chinese | Be erudite, practical and virtuous [31] |
Jilin University | 求实创新,励志图强 [32] | Chinese | Objective and innovative, determination and persistence. |
Jinan University | 忠信笃敬 [33] | Chinese | Loyalty, Sincerity, Integrity and Respect [34] |
Lanzhou University | 自强不息 独树一帜 [35] | Chinese | Constantly Improving, Blazing Our Own Path [36] |
Nanjing University | 诚朴雄伟 励学敦行 [37] | Chinese | Sincerity with Aspiration, Perseverance and Integrity [38] |
Nankai University | 允公允能,日新月异 [39] | Chinese | Dedication to Public Interests, Acquisition of All-round Capability, Aspiration for Progress with Each Passing Day [39] |
Ningbo University | 实事求是 经世致用 [40] | Chinese | Truth and pragmatism |
Northeastern University | 自强不息,知行合一 [41] | Chinese | |
Northwest University | 公诚勤朴 [42] | Chinese | justice, honesty, diligence, simple [43] |
Ocean University of China | 海纳百川,取则行远 [44] | Chinese | Ocean Embraces Streams All and Exploring Promises Reaching Far [45] |
Peking University | (No official motto) [46] | ||
Qingdao University | 博学笃志,明德求真,守正出奇 [47] | Chinese | |
Renmin University of China | 实事求是 [48] | Chinese | Seeking truth from facts [49] |
Shandong University | 学无止境 气有浩然 [50] | Chinese | Noble in Spirit; Boundless in Knowledge [51] |
Shanghai International Studies University | 格高志远,学贯中外 [52] | Chinese | Integrity, Vision and Academic Excellence [52] |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 饮水思源 爱国荣校 [53] | Chinese | When you drink water, never shall you forget its source; love your motherland and add credit to your Alma Mater [54] |
Shanghai University | 自强不息;先天下之忧而忧,后天下之乐而乐 [55] | Chinese | The movement of heaven is full of power. Thus the superior man makes himself strong and untiring. Be concerned about the affairs of state before others, and enjoy comfort after others. [56] |
Shanxi University | 尊广道艺、登崇俊良 [57] | Chinese | being industrious, strict, honest and creative [58] |
Sichuan Normal University | 重德,博学,务实,尚美 [59] | Chinese | |
Sichuan University | 海纳百川 有容乃大 [60] | Chinese | Sea encompasses hundreds of rivers, willingness to accept all is virtuous Officially: The ocean is exclusive because it embraces hundreds of rivers [61] |
Soochow University | 养天地正气,法古今完人 [62] | Chinese | Unto a full-grown man [63] |
Southeast University | 止于至善 [64] | Chinese | Strive for Perfection [65] |
Sun Yat-sen University | 博学、审问、慎思、明辨、笃行 [66] | Chinese | Study Extensively, Enquire Accurately, Reflect Carefully, Discriminate Clearly, Practise Earnestly [67] |
Tianjin University | 实事求是 [68] | Chinese | Seeking Truth from Facts [69] |
Tianjin University of Technology | 重德重能、求实求新 [70] | Chinese | Focusing on Morals and Capability, Pursuing Truth and Innovation [71] |
Tongji University | 严谨、求实、团结、创新 [72] | Chinese | Discipline, Practicality, Unity and Creativity [73] |
Tsinghua University | 自强不息、厚德载物 [74] | Chinese | Self-Discipline and Social Commitment [75] |
University of Science and Technology of China | 红专并进,理实交融 [76] | Chinese | Being Both Politically Sound and Professionally Competent, and Integrating Theory with Practice [77] |
Wuhan University | 自强 弘毅 求是 拓新 [78] | Chinese | Improve Oneself, Promote Perseverance, Seek Truth and Make Innovations [79] |
Xiamen University | 自强不息 止于至善 [80] | Chinese | Pursue Excellence, Strive for Perfection [81] |
Xiangtan University | 博学笃行,盛德日新 [82] | Chinese | Knowledge, Action and Virtue [83] |
Yantai University | 守信 求实 好学 力行 [84] | Chinese | Be trustworthy, be down-to-earth, be fond of learning, and practice earnestly [85] |
Yunnan University | 自尊 致知 正义 力行 [86] | Chinese | |
Zhejiang University | 求是创新 [87] | Chinese | Seeking the Truth and Pioneering New Trails [88] |
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University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Autonomous University of Bucaramanga - UNAB | Liderazgo para el futuro | Spanish | Leadership for the future |
National University of Colombia | Inter Aulas Academiæ Quære Verum | Latin | Among the halls of the academy look for the truth |
Pontifical Bolivarian University | Formación integral para la transformación social y humana | Spanish | Integral education for social and human transformation |
Pontifical Bolivarian University, Bucaramanga Campus | Excelencia con sentido humano[ citation needed ] | Spanish | Excellence with human sense |
University of Los Andes (Colombia) | Más Allá del Deber | Spanish | Beyond Duty |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Universidad de Costa Rica | Lucem aspicio | Latin | Towards light |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Aalborg University | Viis Novis | Latin | New ways |
University of Aarhus | Solidum petit in profundis | Latin | Seek a firm footing in the depths |
University of Copenhagen | Coelestem adspicit lucem | Latin | It looks at the celestial light |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo (UEES) | Non progredi regredi est | Latin | Not going forward, is going backwards |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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University of Fiji | Affordability, Quality, Innovation, Creativity [ citation needed ] | English |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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University of Art and Design Helsinki | Pro Arte Utili | Latin | For useful abilities |
Helsinki University of Technology | Labor et scientia | Latin | Work and science |
University of Jyväskylä | Amica veritas | Latin | Truth is a friend |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Ecole Polytechnique | Pour la Patrie, les Sciences et la Gloire | French | For the Homeland, Science and Glory |
Académie de Bordeaux | Crescam et Lucebo | Latin | I shall grow and I shall shine |
Mines Paris | Théorie et pratique | French | Theory and practice |
University of Paris | Hic et ubique terrarum | Latin | Here and anywhere on earth |
Chavagnes Studium | In electis tuis mitte radices | Latin | Put down roots in your elect |
Centrale Paris | Leader, Entrepreneur, Innovateur | French | Leader, Entrepreneur, Innovator |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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RWTH Aachen University | Zukunft denken | German | Thinking the Future |
Free University of Berlin | Veritas - Iustitia - Libertas | Latin | Truth - Justice - Freedom |
University of Freiburg | Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen | German | The truth will make you free (John 8:32) |
Darmstadt University of Technology | Mens agitat molem | Latin | Mind drives matter |
University of Greifswald | Wissen lockt. Seit 1456. | German | Knowledge attracts. Since 1456. |
Hannover Medical School | Unitas Libertas Caritas | Latin | Unity Liberty Charity |
University of Mainz | Ut omnes unum sint Dass alle eins seien | Latin, German | That they all may be one (John 17:21) |
Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg | Semper apertus | Latin | Always open |
University of Hamburg | der Forschung, der Lehre, der Bildung | German | for research, for teaching, for education |
University of Kiel | Pax optima rerum | Latin | Peace is the greatest good |
Technische Universität Dresden | Wissen schafft Brücken. | German | Knowledge builds bridges. |
University of Mannheim | In Omnibus Veritas | Latin | In All the Truth |
Technische Universität München | Zuhause in Bayern, erfolgreich in der Welt. Die unternehmerische Universität. | German | At home in Bavaria, successful in the world. The entrepreneurial University. |
University of Potsdam | Klein aber fein | German | Small but excellent |
University of Rostock | Traditio et Innovatio | Latin | Tradition and innovation |
University of Göttingen | In publica commoda | Latin | For the good of all |
University of Trier | Treveris ex urbe Deus complet dona sophiae | Latin | In the city of Trier, God completes the gifts of wisdom |
University of Tübingen | Attempto! | Latin | I dare! |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Georgian Institute of Public Affairs | In hoc signo vinces | Latin | In this sign you will conquer |
Free University of Tbilisi | Scientia, Labor, Libertas | Latin | Knowledge, Labour, Freedom |
Grigol Robakidze University | Scientia Et Veritas | Latin | Knowledge and Truth |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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University of Ghana | Integri Procedamus [89] | Latin | proceed with integrity |
University of Cape Coast | Veritas Nobis Lumen [90] | Latin | Truth, Our guide. [90] |
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology | Nyansapɔ wɔsane no badwenma [91] | Twi | The knot of Wisdom is untied only by the wise [91] |
University of Education, Winneba | Education for service[ citation needed ] | English | |
Zenith University College | Per Ardua Ad Astra[ citation needed ] | Latin | Through Adversity to the Stars - in effect, Through Hard Work to the Top |
University for Development Studies | Knowledge for Service [92] | English | |
University of Mines and Technology | knowledge, truth and excellence [93] | English |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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The University of Hong Kong | Sapientia et Virtus/明徳格物 [94] | Latin/Classical Chinese | Wisdom and virtue [94] /To disseminate virtue and to investigate the way of things |
The Chinese University of Hong Kong | 博文約禮 [95] | Classical Chinese | Through learning and temperance to virtue [95] |
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | (no official motto) [96] | ||
City University of Hong Kong | 敬業樂群/Officium et Civitas [97] | Chinese/Latin | respect one's professional knowledge, deal with others cheerfully and harmoniously [97] |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University | 開物成務 勵學利民 [98] | Chinese | To learn and to apply, for the benefit of mankind [99] |
Hong Kong Baptist University | 篤信力行 Light and truth [100] | Classical Chinese | to have faith and proceed with perseverance [100] |
Lingnan University | 作育英才,服務社會 [101] | Chinese | Education for Service [102] |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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University of Pécs | Magyarország első egyeteme | Hungarian | The first University of Hungary. |
University of Szeged | Veritas. Virtus. Libertas. | Latin | Truth. Courage. Freedom. |
Eötvös Loránd University | A tudás közössége | Hungarian | The community of knowledge. |
Corvinus University | Scientia mea - adiutor meus | Latin | My knowledge is my helper. |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Ranchi University |
| May our knowledge become brilliant | |
Indian Institute of Technology Madras | सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा siddhirbhavati karmaja | Sanskrit | Effort Yields Success |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् | Sanskrit | Excellence in work is (true) yoga |
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय (tamaso mā jyotirgamaya) | Sanskrit | Lead me from darkness to light |
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | Knowledge Is Power | Sanskrit | Knowledge Is Power |
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | ज्ञानं परमं ध्येयम्(jñānaṁ paramaṁ dhyeyam) | Sanskrit | Knowledge is the Supreme Goal |
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | śramam vinā na kimapi sādhyam / श्रमम् विना न किमपि साध्यम् / shramam vinA na kimapi sAdhyam | Sanskrit | without effort nothing is possible |
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | vidyā viniyogāt vikāsaḥ / विद्या विनियोगात् विकासः / vidyA viniyogAt vikAsaH | Sanskrit | progress comes from proper application of knowledge |
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli | ज्ञानम् अनंतम् | Sanskrit | Knowledge is Endless |
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode | yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam | Sanskrit | excellence in action is yoga |
Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior | viśvajīvanāmṛtam jñānam / विश्वजीवनामृतम् ज्ञानम् / vishvajeevanAmRRitam GYaanam | Sanskrit | Knowledge is the nectar of Life |
Indian Statistical Institute | bhinneṣvaikyasya darśanam / भिन्नेष्वैक्यस्य दर्शनम् / bhinneShvaikyasya darshanam | Sanskrit | even in differences, see the unity |
Acharya Nagarjuna University | satye sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam / सत्ये सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् / satye sarvaM pratiShThitam | Sanskrit | Everything is established in truth |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences | śarīramādyaṃ khalu dharmasādhanam / शरीरमाद्यं खलु धर्मसाधनम् / shareeramAdyaM khalu dharmasAdhanam | Sanskrit | Body alone is the instrument of doing all duties/deeds |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | śraddhāvān labhate jñānam / श्रद्धावान् लभते ज्ञानम् / shraddhAvAn labhate GYaanam | Sanskrit | Reverent attains wisdom, (from Rigveda) |
Andhra University | tejasvi nāvadhītamastu / तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु / tejasvi naavadhiitamastu | Sanskrit | May our knowledge become brilliant |
Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University | tejasvi nāvadhītamastu / तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु / tejasvi naavadhiitamastu | Sanskrit | May our knowledge become brilliant |
Banaras Hindu University | vidyayā amṛtaṃ aśnute / विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते / vidyayA amRRitaM ashnute | Sanskrit | be immortal through knowledge |
Banasthali Vidyapith | sā vidyā yā vimuktaye / सा विद्या या विमुक्तये / sA vidyA yA vimuktaye | Sanskrit | That is knowledge which liberates |
Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur | uttiṣṭha jāgrata prāpya varānnibodhata / उत्तिष्ठ जाग्रत प्राप्य वरान्निबोधत / uttiShTha jAgrata prApya varAnnibodhata | Sanskrit | arise, awake, obtaining worthy (teachers), know (the truth) |
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi | sā vidyā yā vimuktaye / सा विद्या या विमुक्तये / sA vidyA yA vimuktaye | Sanskrit | That is knowledge which liberates |
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani | jñānaṃ paramaṃ balam / ज्ञानं परमं बलम् / GYaanaM paramaM balam | Sanskrit | knowledge is the supreme power |
Central Board of Secondary Education | asato mā sadgamaya / असतो मा सद्गमय / asato mA sadgamaya | Sanskrit | Lead us From Untruth to Truth |
Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology | swayam tejaswin bhava | Sanskrit | Be self-enlightened |
Cochin University of Science and Technology | tejasvi nāvadhītamastu / तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु / tejasvi naavadhiitamastu | Sanskrit | May our knowledge become brilliant |
College of Engineering, Trivandrum | karma jyayoghya karmanah | Sanskrit | |
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya | dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt / धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् / dhiyo yo naH prachodayaat | Sanskrit | may (the divine power) propel our intellect |
University of Mumbai | शीलष्टतफला विद्या | Sanskrit | The Fruit of Learning is Character and Righteous Conduct. |
University of Delhi | निष्ठा धृति: सत्यम | Sanskrit | Dedicated to the Truth |
University of Pune | य: क्रियावान् स पण्डितः | Sanskrit | He who is industrious is learned |
University of Calcutta | Advancement of Learning | English | |
Visva Bharati University | Yatra visvam bhavatyekanidam | Sanskrit | Where the world makes a home in a single nest |
Gujarat National Law University | ā no bhadrāḥ kratavo yantu viśvataḥ / आ नो भद्राः क्रतवो यन्तु विश्वतः / A no bhadraaH kratavo yantu vishvataH {from -(1.89.1 rigveda)} | Sanskrit | Let good (thoughts) come from everywhere, from all the world |
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University | ज्योतिवृ्णीत तमसो विजानऩ /jyotivranit tamso vijajnam | Sanskrit | Cleave the darkness and light through knowledge. |
Kurukshetra University | yogastha kuru karmāṇi / योगस्थ कुरु कर्माणि / yogastha kuru karmANi | Sanskrit | do while steadfast in yoga |
Madan Mohan Malaviya Engineering College, Gorakhpur | yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam | Sanskrit | excellence in action is yoga |
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda | satyaṃ śivaṃ sundaram / सत्यं शिवं सुन्दरम् / satyaM shivaM sundaram | Sanskrit | truth, auspiciousness, beauty |
Manipal University | pragyānam brahm / प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म / pragyānam brahm | Sanskrit | Knowledge is the attainment of God |
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology | siddhirbhavati karmajā / सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा / siddhirbhavati karmajA | Sanskrit | success is born of action |
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur | udyogah purushasya lakshanam / उद्योगः पुरुषस्य लक्षणं / udyogah purushasya lakshanam | Sanskrit | industry is man's objective |
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur | Udyamena hi siddhayānti kāryāṇi na manorathaiḥ / उद्यमेन हि सिद्धयान्ति कार्याणि न मनोरथैः | Sanskrit | A goal is achieved through labor, not by desire only |
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra | śramonavarata ceṣṭā ca / श्रमोनवरत चेष्टा च / shramonavarata cheShTA cha | Sanskrit | (tireless effort and attempt |
National Institute of Technology,Raipur | नित्यं यातो शुभोदयं / Nityam Yato Shubhodayam | Sanskrit | Let the rise of goodness happen everyday |
National Institute of Technology, Agartala | jñānaṃ paramaṃ balam / ज्ञानं परमं बलम् / GYaanaM paramaM balam | Sanskrit | knowledge is the supreme power |
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology | vidha bharen bhooshanam | Sanskrit | |
National Institute of Technology Calicut | तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय (tamaso mā jyotir gamaya) | Sanskrit | From Darkness, Lead us unto Light |
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur | य़ॊगः कऱमसु कौशलम | Sanskrit | Diligence Leads to Excellence |
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology | सरस्वती नमस्तुभ्यम् | Sanskrit | I bow to mother saraswati (goddess saraswati). |
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur | शंन ॠभवः सुकृतः सुहस्ताः | Sanskrit | |
National Institute of Technology, Patna | śramonavarata ceṣṭā ca / श्रमोनवरत चेष्टा च | Sanskrit | tireless effort and attempt |
National Institute of Technology Raipur | नित्यं यातो शुभोदयं | Sanskrit | Let the rise of goodness happen everyday |
National Institute of Technology, Silchar | tejasvi nāvadhītamastu / तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु | Sanskrit | May our knowledge become brilliant |
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar | الظلمات إلى النور /तमसो मा ज्योर्तिगमय | Urdu, Sanskrit | Lead me from Darkness to Light |
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat | विज्ञानम सारथि (Vigyanam Saarthi) | Sanskrit | Charioteer(सारथि) of Science(विज्ञानम) |
National Institute of Technology Karnataka | Kannada: ಕಾಯಕವೇ ಕೈಲಾಸ Sanskrit: तत्पूजा कर्मचाखिलम | kannada, Sanskrit | Work is worship |
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | सत्यमेव जयते | Sanskrit | Truth always wins |
National Institute of Technology, Goa | या विद्या सा विमुक्तये | Sanskrit | True Knowledge Liberates |
VIT University | A place to learn; A chance to grow | English | A place to learn; A chance to grow |
Anna University | Progress through knowledge | English | Progress through knowledge |
Loyola College, Chennai | Luceat Lux Vestra | Latin | Let your Light Shine |
Scottish Church College, Kolkata | Nec Tamen Consumebatur | Latin | Burning, but yet not consumed |
St. Xavier's College, Kolkata | Nihil Ultra | Latin | Nothing Beyond |
St. Stephen's College, Delhi | Ad Dei Gloriam | Latin | To the Glory of God |
Madras Christian College | In Hoc Signo | Latin | With this as your banner, you shall prevail |
Presidency College, Chennai | unde orta recurrent | Latin | whence it arose back |
Fergusson College, Pune | Knowledge is Power DES:Union is strength | English | |
Christ University, Bangalore | Excellence and Service | English | Excellence and Service |
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology | ā no bhadrāḥ kratavo yantu viśvataḥ / आ नो भद्राः क्रतवो यन्तु विश्वतः / A no bhadraaH kratavo yantu vishvataH [from (1.89.1 rigveda)] | Sanskrit | Let good (thoughts) come from everywhere, from all the world |
Osmania University | tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya | Sanskrit | Lead us from Darkness to Light |
National Law School of India University | dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ / धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः / dharmo rakShati rakShitaH | Sanskrit | values protect the protector (of values) |
Sampurnanand Sanskrit University | Sśrutam me gopāya / श्रुतम् मे गोपाय / shrutam me gopaaya | Sanskrit | let my learning be safe, i.e. let it be fruitful, let me not forget my learning |
Samrat Ashok Technological Institute | yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam | Sanskrit | excellence in action is yoga |
Sri Venkateswara University | Jnānam Samyaga Vekshanam | Sanskrit | Wisdom lies in proper perspective |
Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University | tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya | Sanskrit | Lead us from Darkness to Light |
University of Calicut | Nirmaya Karmana Sree | Sanskrit | Prosperity will be produced by pure action |
University of Hyderabad | Sa Vidhya Ya Vimukthaye | Sanskrit | Education results in liberation |
University of Kerala | Karmani Vyajyate Prajna | Sanskrit | One's intellect is revealed through one's actions |
University of Mysore | Nahi Jnanena Sadrusham, Sathyamevoddharamyaham, | Sanskrit | Nothing is Equal to Knowledge, I uphold only the truth |
University of Rajasthan | Dharmo Vishwasya Jagatah Pratishtha | Sanskrit | Dharma is the firm foundation upon which the entire universe stands |
Uttar Pradesh Technical University | yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam | Sanskrit | excellence in action is yoga |
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur, | yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam | Sanskrit | excellence in action is yoga |
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences | Yuktiheena Vicharetu Dharmahnih Prajayate | Sanskrit | Judgement Devoid Of Logic Destroys Dharma |
Visvesvaraya Technological University | Modalu mānavanāgu | Kannada | Above all, be human |
University of Allahabad | Quot Rami Tot Arbores | Latin | as many Branches so many Trees |
|Ma'din Academy Malappuram, Kerala |Ma'din Makes Tomorrow | | |-
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Faculty of Psychology and Socio-Cultural Sciences, Universitas Islam Indonesia | Committed to Knowledge | English | |
Institut Pertanian Bogor | Searching and Serving The Best | English | |
Institut Teknologi Bandung | In Harmonia Progressio | Latin | Progress in Harmony |
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember | Cerdas Ulet Kreatif | Bahasa Indonesia | Intelligent Tough Creative |
Universitas Gadjah Mada | Locally rooted, globally respected | English | |
Universitas Indonesia | Veritas Probitas Iustitia | Latin | Truth, honesty, Justice |
Universitas Islam Indonesia | Values. Innovation. Perfection. | English | |
Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta | Knowledge Piety Integrity | English | |
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | Leading and Understanding | English | |
Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogyarta | Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam | Latin | to the greater glory of God |
Universitas Kristen Indonesia | Melayani, bukan Dilayani | Bahasa Indonesia | To serve, not to be served (Matthew 20:28, Mark 10:45) |
Universitas HKBP Nommensen | Pro Deo et Patria | Latin | For God and Country |
Nommensen HKBP University | Bagi Tuhan dan Ibu Pertiwi | Bahasa Indonesia | |
Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta | Unggul dan Islami | Bahasa Indonesia | Eminent and Islamic |
Universitas Sriwijaya | Ilmu Alat Pengabdian | Bahasa Indonesia | Science as Dedication Services |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Dublin City University | Ireland's University of Enterprise | English | |
Maynooth University | Veritati Fir Fer | Latin | Truth Strength Courage |
NUI Galway | Deo favente | Latin | With the favour of God |
University College Cork | Where Finbarr taught, let Munster learn | English | |
University College Dublin | Ad Astra | Latin | To the stars |
University of Limerick | Wisdom for action | English | |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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University of Tehran | میاسای ز آموختن یک زمان | Persian | Rest not a moment from learning |
Tehran university of medical sciences | English | Caring for a New Generation | |
Iran University of Science and Technology | هیچ چیز غیرممکن نیست | Persian | Nothing is Impossible |
Alzahra University | زنان آگاه جامعه پیشرفته | Persian | Learned Woman, Progressive Society |
Kharazmi University | آموختن برای زندگی بهتر | Persian | Learning for A Better Life |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Pontifical Gregorian University | Religioni et Bonis Artibus | Latin | For Religion and Culture |
Sapienza University of Rome | Il futuro è passato qui | Italian | In here the future is already become past / The future has been here / The future has stopped by here |
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies | Excellentiam ut disciplinam / L'eccellenza come disciplina | Latin/Italian | Committed to excellence |
University of Bologna | Alma mater studiorum | Latin | Nourishing mother of the studies |
University of Padua | Universa Universis Patavina Libertas | Latin | Liberty of Padua, universally and for all |
University of Pisa | In Supremae Dignitatis | Latin | In the highest dignity |
University of Venice (Ca' Foscari) | Venetiarum universitas in domo Foscari | Latin | University of the Venices in Foscari's house |
University of Naples (Federico II) | Ad scientiarum haustum et seminarium doctrinarum | Latin | A seminary for those drawn to fields of knowledge and doctrine. |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Keio University | Calamus gladio fortior [103] | Latin | The pen is mightier than the sword [103] |
Waseda University | 学問の独立 (Gakumon no Dokuritsu) [104] | Japanese | Independence of scholarship [104] |
Kwansei Gakuin University | 奉仕のための練達 (Hōshi no Tame no Rentatsu) [105] | Japanese | Mastery for Service [105] |
Rikkyo University | Pro Deo et Patria [106] | Latin | For God and Country [106] |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Chung-Ang University (CAU) | 의에 죽고 참에 살자 (Euihe jookgo chame salja) | Korean | Live in Truth, Live for Justice |
Ewha Womans University | 진, 선, 미 (Jin, Seon, Mi) | Korean | Truth, Goodness, Beauty |
Gyeongsang National University | 개척 (Gaechok) | Korean | Pioneer. |
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) | 외대로 오면 세계를 만난다 (Wedero omyeon Segyerul man-nanda) | Korean | Come to HUFS, Meet the World |
Hanyang University | 사랑의 실천 (Sarang-eui shilcheon) | Korean | Love in Truth and in Deed. |
Hongik University | Pro Hominum Beneficio | Latin | Act of kindness for the human kind |
Konkuk University | 성, 신, 의 (Seong, Shin, Ui) | Korean | Sincerity, Fidelity, and Righteousness |
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) | Education for the world, research for the future | English | |
Korea National University of Education (KNUE) | 사랑, 신뢰, 인내 (Sarang, Silloe, Innae) | Korean | Love, Confidence, and Patience |
Korea University | 자유, 정의, 진리 (Jayu, Jungeu, Jinli) | Korean | Freedom, Justice, Truth |
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) | 성실, 창의, 진취 (Sungsil, Changeui, Jinchi) | Korean | Integrity, Creativity, and Aspiration |
Seoul National University (SNU) | Veritas lux mea | Latin | Truth is my light. |
Sogang University | Obedire Veritati | Latin | Obey the Truth. |
Sookmyung Women's University | 정숙, 현명, 정대 (Jeongsook, Hyunmyung, Jeongdae) | Korean | Modesty, Wisdom, and Justice |
Soongsil University | 진리와 봉사 (Jinliwa Bongsa) | Korean | Truth and Service. |
Sungkyunkwan University | 수기치인 (Su Gi Chi In) | Korean | Pursue Truth and Embody Social Justice [the Analects of Confucius] |
Yonsei University | 진리가 너희를 자유롭게 하리라. (Jinli-ga neohui-rul jayuropke-harira) | Korean | Truth will set you free. [John 8:32] |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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University of Latvia | Scientiae et patriae | Latin | For science and fatherland |
Daugavpils University | Scientia Vinces | Latin | Through knowledge you win |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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American University of Beirut | That they may have life and have it more abundantly | English | [John 10:10] |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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University of Macau | 仁義禮知信 [107] | Classical Chinese | Humanity, integrity, propriety, wisdom and sincerity [108] |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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University of Antananarivo | Izay adala no toa an-drainy | Malagasy | Foolish is he who seeks only to emulate his father |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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International Islamic University Malaysia | Taman Ilmu dan Budi | Malay | Garden of Knowledge and Virtue |
Multimedia University | Inquire, Inspire and Innovate [109] [110] | English | |
National University of Malaysia | Mengilham harapan, mencipta masa depan [111] | Malay | Inspiring futures, nurturing possibilities [112] |
Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia | Dengan Hikmah Kita Meneroka [113] | Malay | With Wisdom, We Explore [114] |
Sultan Zainal Abidin University | Ilmu Demi Faedah Insan [115] | Malay | Knowledge for the Benefit of Humanity [115] |
Universiti Malaya | Ilmu Punca Kemajuan | Malay | Knowledge is the Key to Success |
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak | Bersifat Sezaman dan Berpandangan Jauh | Malay | Contemporary and Forward Looking |
Universiti Putra Malaysia | Berilmu Berbakti | Malay | With Knowledge We Serve |
Universiti Sains Malaysia | Kami Memimpin | Malay | We Lead |
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | Kerana Tuhan Untuk Manusia [116] | Malay | In the Name of God for Mankind [116] |
Universiti Teknologi Mara | Usaha, Taqwa, Mulia [117] | Malay | Endeavour, Religious, Dignified [118] |
Universiti Utara Malaysia | Ilmu, Budi, Bakti [119] | Malay | Scholarship, Virtue, Service [120] |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Universidad de las Américas Puebla | Sapientia, Pax, Fraternitas | Latin | Wisdom, Peace, Brotherhood |
Universidad Anahuac - UAX | Vince in bono malum | Latin | Conquer evil with good. |
Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México | Nada Humano me es Ajeno | Spanish | Nothing human is alien to me |
Universidad Tecnologica de Mexico - UNITEC | Ciencia y Técnica con Humanismo | Spanish | Science and technics with humanism |
Autonomous University of Campeche | Del Enigma sin Albas a Triángulos de Luz | Spanish | From Mystery Without a Dawn to Triangles of Light |
Universidad de Monterrey | Homo Hominis in Ministerio Perficitur | Latin | Man is perfected through the service of man |
Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon | Alere Flammam Veritatis | Latin | To feed the flame of truth. |
Autonomous University of Baja California | Por la realización plena del hombre | Spanish | For man's fulfillment |
Autonomous University of Chihuahua | Luchar para Lograr, Lograr para Dar | Spanish | Fight to Achieve, Achieve to Give |
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México - ITAM | Los mejores profesores para los mejores estudiantes | Spanish | The best teachers for the best students. |
Instituto Politécnico Nacional - IPN | La técnica al servicio de la patria | Spanish | Technique at the service of the fatherland |
Universidad Iberoamericana | La Verdad Nos Hará Libres | Spanish | The truth will set us free. [John 8:32] |
Universidad Juarez Autonoma de Tabasco | Estudio en la Duda, Acción en la Fe | Spanish | Study in doubtful things, action in the Faith. |
University of Guadalajara | Piensa y Trabaja | Spanish | Think and Work |
Sonora Institute of Technology | Educar para trascender | Spanish | Educate to transcend |
Universidad de Sonora | El saber de mis hijos hará mi grandeza | Spanish | The knowledge of my children will be my greatness |
National Autonomous University of Mexico | Por mi raza hablará el espíritu | Spanish | For my people the Spirit will speak |
National Polytechnic Institute | La técnica al servicio de la patria | Spanish | The technique to the service of the fatherland |
Universidad Veracruzana | Lis de Veracruz, Arte, Ciencia, Luz | Spanish | Lily of Veracruz, Art, Science, Light |
Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán | Luz, Ciencia, y Verdad | Spanish | Light, Science, and Truth |
Universidad Autonoma Agraria Antonio Narro | Alma Terra Mater | Latin | Kindly Mother Earth |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University | Disce ut doceas | Latin | Learn in order to teach |
Moldova State University | Vitae discimus | Latin | For life we learn |
Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy | Lucendo allis ego ipse ardeo! | Latin | While I burn, I give light to others! |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Delft University of Technology | Challenge the Future | English | |
Eindhoven University of Technology | Mens Agitat Molem | Latin | The mind moves matter |
Erasmus University | Main port of knowledge | English | |
Groningen University | Verbum domini lucerna pedibus nostris | Latin | The word of the Lord is a light for our feet |
Kampen Theological University | In lumine tuo videmus lumen | Latin | In Your Light we see the light |
Leiden University | Praesidium Libertatis | Latin | Bastion of Freedom |
Maastricht University | Leading in Learning | English | |
Nyenrode Business University | The Spirit of Enterprise | English | |
Radboud University Nijmegen | In Dei Nomine Feliciter | Latin | May we proceed with happiness in God's name |
Tilburg University | Understanding Society | English | |
University of Twente | High Tech, Human Touch | English | |
University of Amsterdam | (no official motto) | ||
Utrecht University | Sol Iustitiae Illustra Nos | Latin | Sun of Justice, Enlighten Us |
Free University Amsterdam | Auxilium nostrum in nomine Domini | Latin | Our help is in the name of the Lord |
Wageningen University | For quality of life | English |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Lincoln University | Scientia et industria cum probitate | Latin | Science and industry with integrity |
Massey University | Floreat scientia | Latin | Let knowledge flourish |
University of Auckland | Ingenio et Labore | Latin | By natural ability and hard work |
University of Canterbury | Ergo tua rura manebunt | Latin | Therefore, your fields will remain (yours) |
University of Otago | Sapere aude | Latin | Dare to be wise |
University of Waikato | Ko te tangata | Māori | For the people |
Victoria University of Wellington | Sapientia magis auro desideranda | Latin | Wisdom is desired more than gold |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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International Islamic University, Islamabad | وفوق كل ذي علم عليم | Arabic (quote from Quran) | And above every possessor of knowledge is someone more knowledgeable |
Al-Islah Islamic Education System, Sadiqabad, RYK | إن أريد إلا الإصلاح ما استطعت | Arabic (quote from Quran) | I only seek advancement to the best of my abilities |
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad | Et ex omnibus virtutibus Universitatis brings, inter incapability | Latin | The University brings out all abilities, including incapability |
University of Karachi | رَبِّ زدْنيِ علماً | Arabic | O my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge |
Institute of Management Sciences, Lahore | Where Aims Become Achievement | English | |
Institute of Business Administration (Karachi) | Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow | English | |
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology | We Aim to Inspire | English | |
PISTON COLLEGE S.I.T.E. KARACHI | LIFELONG LEARNING | English |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Catholic University of Asunción | In Principio Erat Verbum - Genuit Nos Verbo Veritatis | Latin | In the Beginning was the Word - He Has Begotten Us by the Word of Truth [John 1:1], [James 1:18] |
National University of Asunción | Vitam Impendere Vero | Latin | To stake one's life on what is true. - Juvenal, Satires, IV, 91. |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Pontifical Catholic University of Perú | Et Lux in Tenebris Lucet | Latin | And the Light Shone in the Dark |
Universidad de Lima | Scientia et Praxis | Latin | Science and Practice |
University | Motto | Language | Translation | |
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Adamson University | My Faith in God Almighty | English | ||
Adventist University of the Philippines | On Ever Onward | English | ||
Arellano University | Pro Deo et Patria | Latin | For God and Country | |
Ateneo de Cagayan - Xavier University | Veritas Liberabit Vos | Latin | The Truth Shall Set You Free | |
Ateneo de Davao University | Fortes in Fide | Latin | Strong in Faith | |
Ateneo de Manila University | Lux in Domino | Latin | Light in the Lord | |
Ateneo de Naga University | Primum Regnum Dei | Latin | First, The Kingdom of God | |
Ateneo de Zamboanga University | Pro Deo et Patria | Latin | For God and Country | |
Baliuag University | Patria, Scientia et Virtus | Latin | Country, Science and Virtue | |
Central Philippine University | Scientia et Fides | Latin | Knowledge and Faith | |
Centro Escolar University | Ciencia y Virtud | Spanish | Science and Virtue | |
Colegio de San Juan de Letran | Deus, Patria, Letran | Latin | God, Country, Letran | |
De La Salle University | Religio, Mores, Cultura | Latin | Religion, Morals, Culture | |
Far Eastern University | Fortitude, Excellence, Uprightness | English | ||
Holy Angel University | Laus Deo Semper | Latin | Praise God Always | |
La Fortuna College | Veritas et honor, vis in perita | Latin | Truth and honor, strength in skill | |
Laguna State Polytechnic University | Agriculture, Fisheries, Technology | English | ||
Loyola College of Culion | Fortes in Fide | Latin | Strong in Faith | |
Lyceum of the Philippines University | Veritas et Fortitudo, Pro Deo et Patria | Latin | Truth and Courage, For God and Country | |
Malayan Colleges Laguna | Excellence and Virtue | English | ||
Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation | Pro Deo et Patria | Latin | For God and Country | |
Misamis University | Educating for the Future | English | ||
Mountain View College | Shine On Til Jesus Comes | English | ||
New Era University | Godliness is the Foundation of Knowledge. | English | ||
Our Lady of Fatima University | Veritas et Misericordia | Latin | For Truth and Compassion | |
Pamantasan ng Cabuyao | Kapayapaan, Kaunlaran, Paglilingkod | Filipino | Peace, Prosperity, Service | |
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila | Karunungan, Kaunlaran, Kadakilaan | Filipino | Wisdom, Prosperity, Greatness | |
Philippine Normal University | Truth, Excellence, Service | English | ||
Polytechnic University of the Philippines | Tanglaw ng Bayan | Filipino | Light of the Nation | |
San Beda College | Fides, Scientia, Virtus | Latin | Faith, Knowledge, Virtue | |
Saint Louis University | Sapientia Aedificat | Latin | Wisdom Builds | |
Saint Mary's University | Sapientia A Deo | Latin | Wisdom from God | |
Saint Paul University System | Caritas, Veritas, Scientia | Latin | Love, Truth and Knowledge | |
Silliman University | Via, Veritas, Vita | Latin | The Way, The Truth, The Life | |
Trinity University of Asia | Pro Deo et Patria | Latin | For God and Country | |
University of Asia and the Pacific | Unitas | Latin | Unity | |
University of the Assumption | Scientia, Virtus, et Communitas | Latin | Knowledge, Virtue, Community Service | |
University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center | Pro Deo Et Patria | Latin | For God and Country | |
University of Perpetual Help System | Character Building is Nation Building | English | ||
University of the Philippines (System) | Honor and Excellence | English | ||
University of San Agustin | Virtus et Scientia | Latin | Virtue and Science | |
University of San Carlos | Scientia, Virtus, Devotio | Latin | Knowledge, Virtues and Devotion | |
University of San Jose – Recoletos | Caritas et Scientia | Latin | Love and Knowledge | |
University of Santo Tomas | Veritas in Caritate | Latin | Truth in Charity | |
West Visayas State University | Service, Harmony, Excellence | English | ||
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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University of Łódź | Veritas et Libertas | Latin | Truth and Liberty |
Jagiellonian University | Plus ratio quam vis | Latin | Let reason prevail over force (lit. More reason than for |
AGH University of Science and Technology | Labore creata, labori et scientiae servio | Latin | Created in labour, I serve labour and science |
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin | Deo et Patriae | Latin | To God and the Fatherland |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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University of Lisbon | Ad Lucem | Latin | To the Light |
Portuguese Open University | Ad Astra | Latin | To the Stars |
New University of Lisbon | Omnis Civitas Contra Se Divisa Non Stabit | Latin | All the city divided against itself will not remain |
Lusíada University | Sol Lucet Omnibus | Latin | The sun shines over everyone |
University of Évora | Honesto Estudo com Longa Experiência Misturado | Portuguese | Honest Study mixed with Long Experience |
Catholic University of Portugal | Veritati | Latin | Truth |
University of Aveiro | Theoria, Poiesis, Praxis | Greek | Theory, Reflection, Action |
Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies | Humani nihil alienum | Latin | Nothing human is strange to me |
University of Porto [ permanent dead link ] | Virtus Unita Fortius Agit | Latin | The united virtue is the strongest |
University of Beira Interior | Scientia et Labore Altiora Petimus | Latin | Science and Work aim higher things |
University of Trás-os-Montes and Upper Douro | Scientia et labore omnia adipiscere | Latin | Science and Work to obtain all |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Alexandru Ioan Cuza University | Per libertatem ad veritatem | Latin | Through freedom to truth |
Babeș-Bolyai University | Traditio nostra unacum Europae virtutibus splendet | Latin | Our tradition glows together with the virtues of Europe |
Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași | Ipsa scientia potestas est | Latin | Knowledge itself is power |
Polytechnic University of Timișoara | "Nu zidurile fac o școală, ci spiritul care domnește într’însa" | Romanian | "It's not the walls that make a school, but the spirit living inside" |
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca | Paradoxul ingineriei: pune teoria în practică | Romanian | The paradox of engineering: It puts the theory into practice |
University of Bucharest | Virtute et sapientia | Latin | By virtue and wisdom |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Lomonosov Moscow State University | Наука есть ясное познание истины, просвещение разума | Russian | Science is the clear learning of truth and enlightenment of the mind |
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology | Sapere aude | Latin | Dare to know; Dare to be wise |
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia | Scientia unescamus | Latin | We unite with knowledge |
St. Petersburg State University | Hic tuta perennat | Latin | Here we stay in peace |
State University – Higher School of Economics | Non scolae sed vitae discimus | Latin | We do not learn for the school, but for life |
European University at Saint Petersburg | Addo Optimus Una | Latin | Bringing the best together |
Orenburg State Institute of Management (OSIM) | Latin | Our students do us proud |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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National University of Rwanda | Illuminatio et Salus Populi[ citation needed ] | Latin | Light and Salvation of the People |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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National University of Singapore | Towards a Global Knowledge Enterprise | English | |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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University of Sri Jayewardenepura | Vijja Uppaththang Settah | Sanskrit | Science is the Greatest of that which is born. |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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University of Peradeniya | Sarvasva Locanam Sasthram' | Sanskrit | Supreme. |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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North-West University, Potchefstroom | In U Lig | Afrikaans | In Thy Light |
Rhodes University | Vis, virtus, veritas | Latin | Strength, courage, truth" |
Stellenbosch University | Pectora roborant cultus recti | Latin | Sound learning strengthens the spirit |
University of Cape Town | Spes Bona | Latin | Good Hope |
University of Fort Hare | In lumine tuo videbimus lumen | Latin | In Thy light we see light |
University of the Free State | In Veritate Sapientiae Lux | Latin | In Truth is the Light of Wisdom |
University of Pretoria | Ad Destinatum Persequor | Latin | I pursue destiny (lit. "I pursue toward that which is resolved") |
University of South Africa | Pro Gentibus Sapientia | Latin | Learning in Service to Humanity |
University of the Western Cape | Respice Prospice | Latin | look to the future, learn from the past |
University of the Witwatersrand | Scientia et Labore | Latin | With knowledge and labor |
University of Venda | Knowledge is Precious | English | |
University of Zululand | Diligentia Cresco | Latin | By Diligence we shall lead |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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University of Khartoum | الله، الحقيقة، الوطن، الإنسانية | Arabic | God - Truth - Our Country - Humanity [121] |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | Technica impendi nationi | Latin | Technology impulses nations |
Universidad del País Vasco | Eman ta zabal zazu | Basque | Give and spread it |
Universidade da Coruña | Hac luce | Latin | With (the use of) light |
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | Quid ultra faciam? | Latin | What more should I do? |
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | Homo homini sacra res | Latin | Man must be sacred for man |
Complutense University | Libertas Perfundet Omnia Luce | Latin | Freedom pours light around |
Universidad de Almería | In lumine sapientia | Latin | In sunlight, wisdom |
Universidad de Cádiz | Non plus ultra | Latin | Nothing further beyond |
Universidad de Granada | Carolus Romanus Imperator Semper Augustus Hispaniarum Rex Fundator Universitatis Granatensis | Latin | Charles, ever Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, founder of Granada University |
Universidad de La Laguna | Reg. Sancti Ferdinandi Vniversitatis Canariarvm Stemma | Latin | From the King Saint Ferdinand, Canary Islands University shield |
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia | Omnibus Mobilibus Mobilior Sapientia | Latin | Of all the things that move, knowledge moves the fastest |
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Ad Orbem per Technicam | Latin | To the world through technics |
Universitat Politècnica de València | Ex Technica Progressio | Latin | Progress through technics (lit. "Progress out of technics") |
Universidad de Salamanca | Quod Natura Non Dat, Salmantica non praestat (unofficial) | Latin | What nature does not provide, Salamanca does not add |
Universidad de Valladolid | Sapientia Aedificavit Sibi Domum | Latin | Wisdom hath built herself a house |
Real Centro Universitario Escorial-Maria Christina | Vox veritatis non tacet | Latin | The voice of truth is not silent |
Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo | Sapere Aude | Latin | Dare to think / Dare to know |
Universitat de Barcelona | Libertas Perfundet Omnia Luce | Latin | Freedom pours light around |
Universitat Jaume I | Sapientia sola libertas est | Latin | Only knowledge is freedom |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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University of Lausanne | Le savoir vivant | French | The knowledge alive |
University of Geneva | Post Tenebras Lux | Latin | After darkness, light |
ETH Zurich | Welcome Tomorrow [122] | English |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Karolinska Institutet | Att förbättra människors hälsa | Swedish | To improve human health |
Chalmers University of Technology | Avancez | French | Advance (go forward) |
Lund University | Ad utrumque (paratus) | Latin | (Prepared) for both |
University of Gothenburg | Tradita innovare innovata tradere | Latin | A Tradition of Invention, an Inventor of Tradition |
University of Uppsala | Gratiae veritas naturae | Latin | Truth through God's mercy and nature |
Royal Institute of Technology | Vetenskap och konst | Swedish | Science and Art |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Mahidol University | อตฺตานํ อุปมํ กเร | Pali | One ought to conduct oneself exemplarily |
Nakhon Phanom University | มหาวิทยาลัยใกล้บ้าน มาตราฐานสากล | Thai | |
Thammasat University | เป็นเลิศ เป็นธรรม ร่วมนำสังคม | Thai | Be the finest, be the fairness, be the main engine of society |
Silpakorn University | Ars longa, Vita brevis. | Latin | Art is long, Life is short. |
Chiang Mai University | อตฺตานํ ทมยนฺติ ปณฺฑิตา | Pali | The wise control themselves. |
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi | ทนโต เสฏโฐ มนุสเสสุ | Pali | The trained man wins. |
Srinakharinwirot University | สิกฺขา วิรุฬหิ สมฺปตฺตา | Pali | Education is Growth. |
Burapha University | สุโข ปญฺญาปฏิลาโภ | Pali | Gaining intellectual knowledge brings happiness. |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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University of Lomé | Futurae Generis Humani Fides [233] | Latin | Faith in the future of the human race |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Hacettepe University | Timeo hominem unius libri | Latin | I fear of a man with a single book |
Bilkent University | Veritas | Latin | Truth |
Istanbul Bilgi University | Non scholae sed vitae discimus | Latin | We do not learn for the school, but for life |
Istanbul Technical University | Pioneer Through the Ages Asırlardır Çağdaş | English Türkçe | Pioneer through the ages |
Middle East Technical University | Scientia Dux Vitae Certissimus | Latin | Science is the truest guide in life |
Izmir University of Economics | Managing the Future | English Türkçe | Geleceği yönetmek |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Crimea State Medical University | Scientia Potentia Est | Latin | For also knowledge itself is power |
Kyiv-Mohyla Academy | Tempus fugit, Academia sempiterna | Latin | Time is running, Academy is eternal |
Lviv Polytechnic | Litteris et artibus | Latin | Art & Science |
Lviv University | Раtriаe dесоri сіvibus еducаndis | Latin | Educated citizens - glory of the Motherland |
National Aviation University | Vivere! Vincere! Creare! | Latin | Live! Create! Overcome! |
University of Kiev | Utilitas honor et gloria | Latin | Utility Honor and Glory |
Ukrainian Catholic University | Nosce te ipsum | Latin | Know Thyself |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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University of Aberdeen | Initium sapientiæ timor domini | Latin | The beginning of wisdom is fear of the Lord |
Aberystwyth University | Nid Byd, Byd Heb Wybodaeth | Welsh | A world without knowledge is no world at all |
University of the Arts London | A Creative Constellation | English | |
Aston University | Forward | English | |
Birkbeck, University of London | In nocte consilium | Latin | In night is counsel |
Bangor University | Gorau Dawn Deall | Welsh | The best gift is knowledge |
University of Bath | Generatim discite cultus | Latin | Learn each field of study according to its kind |
University of Birmingham | Per Ardua Ad Alta | Latin | Through efforts to high things |
Birmingham City University | Age Quod Agis | Latin | Do what you are doing; attend to your business |
Bournemouth University | Discere Mutari Est | Latin | To Learn is to Change |
School of Oriental and African Studies | Knowledge is power | English | |
University of Bradford | Give invention light | English | |
University of Bristol | Vim promovet insitam | Latin | (Learning) promotes one's innate power |
University of Buckingham | Alis Volans Propriis | Latin | Flying On Our Own Wings |
Buckinghamshire New University | Arte et industria | Latin | By Art and Industry |
University of Cambridge | Hinc lucem et pocula sacra | Latin | From here, light and sacred draughts |
Canterbury Christ Church University | Veritas liberabit vos | Latin | The truth shall make you free |
Cardiff University | Gwirionedd Undod A Chytgord | Welsh | Truth, Unity and Harmony |
University of Central Lancashire | Ex solo ad solem | Latin | From the Ground to the Sun |
University of Chester | Qui docet in doctrina | Latin | He that teacheth, on teaching |
University of Chichester | Docendo discimus | Latin | By teaching, we learn |
City University, London | To serve mankind | English | |
Cranfield University | Post nubes, lux | Latin | Out of darkness, light |
De Montfort University | Excellentia et studium | Latin | Excellence and zeal |
University of Derby | Experientia Docet | Latin | Experience Teaches |
University of Dundee | Magnificat anima mea dominum | Latin | My soul doth magnify the Lord |
Durham University | Fundamenta eius super montibus sanctis | Latin | Her foundations are upon the holy hills |
University of East Anglia | Do Different | English | |
Edge Hill University | In Scientia Opportunitas | Latin | In knowledge there is opportunity |
Glasgow Caledonian University | For the Common Weal | Scots | For the common good |
University of Gloucestershire | In animo et veritate | Latin | In spirit and truth |
Imperial College London | Scientia imperii decus et tutamen | Latin | Knowledge is the adornment and safeguard of the Empire |
University of Kent | Cui servire regnare est | Latin | Whom to serve is to reign |
King's College London | Sancte et sapienter | Latin | With holiness and with wisdom |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) | Rerum cognoscere causas | Latin | To understand the causes of things |
Napier University, Edinburgh | Nisi sapientia frustra | Latin | Without knowledge, all is in vain |
The Open University | Learn and Live | English | |
Oxford Brookes University | Excellence in Diversity | English | |
Queen Mary, University of London | Coniunctis viribus | Latin | With united power |
The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen | Omni nunc arte magistra | Latin | Now by all your mastered arts |
Royal Holloway, University of London | Esse quam videre | Latin | To be, rather than to seem |
Swansea University | Gweddw crefft heb ei dawn | Welsh | Technical skill is bereft without culture |
University College London | Cuncti adsint meritaeque expectent praemia palmae | Latin | Let all come who by merit most deserve reward |
University of Essex | Thought the harder, heart the keener | English | |
University of Edinburgh | Nec temere, nec timide | Latin | Neither rashly nor timidly |
University of Exeter | Lucem sequimur | Latin | We follow the light |
University of Glamorgan | Success Through Endeavour | English | |
University of Glasgow | Via, Veritas, Vita | Latin | The Way, the Truth, and the Life |
Keele University | Thanke God for All | English | |
University of Lancaster | Patet omnibus veritas | Latin | Truth lies open to all |
University of Leeds | et augebitur scientia | Latin | And Knowledge Will Be Increased |
University of Lincoln | Libertas per Sapientam | Latin | Through Wisdom, Liberty |
University of Liverpool | Haec otia fovent studia | Latin | These days of peace foster learning |
Liverpool John Moores University | Fortes fortuna adiuvat | Latin | Fortune Assists the Bold |
University of Leicester | Ut vitam habeant | Latin | So that they may have life |
Loughborough University | Veritate, Scientia, Labore | Latin | By Truth, By Science and, By labour |
University of Manchester | Cognitio, sapientia, hvmanitas | Latin | Knowledge, wisdom, humanity |
University of Nottingham | Sapientia urbs conditur | Latin | A city is built on wisdom |
University of Oxford | Dominus Illuminatio Mea | Latin | The Lord is my Light |
Plymouth University | Indagate Fingite Invenite | Latin | Explore, Dream, Discover |
University of Salford | Altiora Petamus | Latin | Let us seek higher things |
University of Sheffield | Rerum cognoscere causas | Latin | To discover the causes of things |
University of Southampton | Strenuis Ardua Cedunt | Latin | Adversity Yields to Endeavour |
Southampton Solent University | Scintill Tuus Imaginationem | Latin | Spark Your Imagination |
Staffordshire University | Create the difference | English | |
University of St Andrews | Αιέν αριστεύειν | Greek | Ever to Excel [234] |
University of Stirling | Be the Difference | English | |
University of Sussex | Be Still and Know | English | |
University of Teesside | Facta Non Verba | Latin | Deeds Not Words |
University of Wales College of Medicine | Gwybod Medr Iachau | Welsh | Knowledge enables cures |
University of Warwick | Mens agitat molem | Latin | Mind over matter |
University of Winchester | Wisdom ond Lar | Old English | Wisdom and Knowledge |
University of York | In limine sapientiæ | Latin | On the threshold of wisdom |
York St John University | Ut Vitam Habeant et Abundantius | Latin | That they have life and have it more abundantly |
University | Motto | Language | Translation | |
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Abraham Lincoln University | Care, Connect, Conquer [235] | English | ||
Appalachian State University | Esse Quam Videri [236] | Latin | To be, rather than to seem | |
University of Alaska Fairbanks | Ad Summum | Latin | To the top | |
University of Houston | In tempore | Latin | In time | |
Albright College | Veritas et Justita | Latin | Truth and Justice | |
Alfred University | Fiat Lux [237] | Latin | Let there be light | |
American University | Pro deo et patria | Latin | For God and Country | |
Amherst College | Terras Irradient | Latin | Let them give light to the world | |
Anderson University (South Carolina) | Humanitatem per crucem alere | Latin | To nourish humanity through the cross | |
Andrews University | Corpus, Mens, Spiritus | Latin | Body, Mind, Spirit | |
Angelo State University | Fiat Lux | Latin | Let there be light | |
University of Arkansas | Veritate Duce Progredi | Latin | To Advance with Truth as our Guide | |
Auburn University | For The Advancement of Science and Arts | English | ||
Azusa Pacific University | God First | English | ||
Barnard College | επομενη τω λογισμω | Greek | Following the Way of Reason | |
Barton College | Habebunt Lumen Vitae | Latin | They shall have the light of life | |
Baylor University | Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana | Latin | For Church, For Texas | |
Belmont Abbey College | That in all things God may be glorified. | English | ||
Benedict College | Veritas et virtus. | Latin | Truth and Virtue | |
Berea College | God has made of one blood all peoples of the earth. | English | ||
Berklee College of Music | Esse quam videri. | Latin | To be, rather than to seem | |
Bob Jones University | Petimus Credimus | Latin | We seek, we trust | |
Boston College | Αιεν αριστευειν | Greek | Ever to Excel | |
Boston University | Learning, Virtue, Piety | English | ||
Bowdoin College | Ut Aquila Versus Coelum | Latin | As an eagle towards the sky | |
Brandeis University | אמת | Hebrew | Truth, even unto its innermost parts | |
University of Bridgeport | Educating for the Real World | English | ||
Brigham Young University | 'Enter to learn; go forth to serve' | English | ||
Brown University | In deo speramus | Latin | In God we hope | |
University at Buffalo | Mens sana in corpore sano | Latin | Sound mind in a sound body | |
University of California | Fiat lux | Latin | Let there be light | |
Calvin College | Cor meum tibi offero, Domine, prompte et sincere | Latin | My heart I offer to you, Lord, promptly and sincerely | |
California Institute of Technology | The truth shall make you free | English | ||
California State University, Chico | Today decides tomorrow | English | ||
Caldwell College | Sapientia Et Scientia | Latin | Wisdom and Knowledge | |
Campbell University | Ad astra per aspera | Latin | To the stars through difficulties | |
Campbellsville University | Find Your Calling | English | ||
Canisius College | Where leaders are made | English | ||
Cardinal Stritch University | Ut Probetis Potiora | Latin | To value the better things | |
Carnegie Mellon University | My heart is in the work | English | ||
Catawba College | Scholarship, Character, Culture, Service | English | ||
The Catholic University of America | Deus Lux Mea Est | Latin | God Is My Light | |
University of Central Florida | Reach for the Stars | English | ||
Central Michigan University | Sapientia, Virtus, Amicitia [238] | Latin | Wisdom, Virtue, and Friendship | |
College of Charleston | Sapientia ipsa libertas | Latin | Knowledge itself is liberty | |
University of Chicago | Crescat scientia; vita excolatur | Latin | Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched | |
Chowan University | Lux et Veritas | Latin | Light and Truth | |
Christian Brothers University | Virtus et Scientia | Latin | Character and Knowledge | |
University of Cincinnati | Juncta Juvant; Alta Petit | Latin | Strength in Unity; She Seeks the Heights | |
Claremont McKenna College | Crescit cum commercio civitas | Latin | Civilization prospers with commerce | |
Clemson University | Who shall separate us now? | English | Who shall separate us now? | |
Colby College | Lux Mentis Scientia | Latin | Knowledge is the Light of the Mind | |
Colgate University | Deo ac Veritati | Latin | For God and for Truth | |
College of Mount Saint Vincent | Bonitatem et disciplinam et scientiam doce me. | Latin | Teach me goodness and discipline and knowledge. | |
College of Wooster | Scientia et religio, ex uno fonte. | Latin | Knowledge and religion from one source. | |
University of Colorado | Λαμψατω το φώσ υμών | Greek | Let your light shine | |
Colorado Christian University | χάρις καὶ ἀλήθεια | Greek | Grace and truth | |
Colorado College | Scientia et Disciplina | Latin | Knowledge and Training | |
Columbia University | In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen | Latin | In Thy light shall we see light | |
Cornell University | I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study – Ezra Cornell, 1865 | English | ||
Crichton College | Think. Grow. Change. | English | ||
University of Dallas | Veritatem, Justitam diligite | Latin | Love ye Truth and Justice | |
Dartmouth College | Vox clamantis in deserto | Latin | The voice of one crying in the wilderness | |
Davidson College | Alenda Lux Ubi Orta Libertas | Latin | Let Learning Be Cherished Where Liberty Has Arisen | |
University of Denver | Pro Scientia et Religione | Latin | For Knowledge and Religion | |
DePaul University | Viam sapientiae monstrabo tibi. | Latin | I will show you the way of wisdom. | |
Dickinson College | Pietate et doctrina tuta libertas | Latin | Freedom is made safe through character and learning | |
Dominican University (Illinois) | Caritas et Veritas | Latin | Love and Truth | |
Drew University | δωρεαν ελαβετε δωρεαν δοτε | Greek | Freely you have received, Freely give (Matthew 10:8) | |
Drexel University | Science, Industry, Art | English | ||
Duke University | Eruditio et Religio | Latin | Erudition and Religion | |
Duquesne University | Spiritus est qui vivificat | Latin | It is the spirit that gives life | |
East Carolina University | Servire | Latin | To Serve | |
Eastern Kentucky University | Get wisdom, get understanding | English | ||
Eastern Nazarene College | Via, Veritas, Vita | Latin | The Way, the Truth, and the Life | |
Emory University | Cor prudentis possedibit scientia | Latin | The wise heart will possess knowledge | |
The Evergreen State College | Omnia Extares | Latin | Let It All Hang Out | |
Florida A&M University | Excellence with caring | English | ||
The Florida State University | Vires, Artes, Mores | Latin | Strength, Skill, Character | |
University of Florida | Civium in moribus rei publicae salus | Latin | The welfare of the state depends upon the morals of its citizens | |
Fontbonne University | Virtus et Scientia | Latin | Virtue and Knowledge | |
Fordham University | Sapientia et Doctrina | Latin | Wisdom and Learning | |
Furman University | Christo et Doctrinae | Latin | For Christ and Learning | |
Gallaudet University | Ethpatach | Syriac | Be opened (Mark 7:34) | |
Gardner-Webb University | Pro Deo et Humanitate | Latin | For God and Humanity | |
George Mason University | Freedom and Learning | English | ||
George Washington University | Deus Nobis Fiducia | Latin | In God Our Trust | |
Georgetown University | Utraque Unum | Latin | Both into One | |
University of Georgia | Et docere et rerum exquirere causas | Latin | To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things | |
Georgia Institute of Technology | Progress and Service (formerly "To Know, To Do, To Be") | English | ||
University of Great Falls | In lumine tuo, videmus lumen | Latin | In Your Light we see the light | |
Greensboro College | Palma Non Sine Pulvere | Latin | No reward without effort | |
Greenville Technical College | Clavis Ad Futura | Latin | keys to the future | |
Grinnell College | Veritas et Humanitas | Latin | Truth and Humanity | |
Guilford College | I strive for wisdom and virtue | English | ||
Hamilton College | Γνῶθι Σεαυτόν | Greek | Know Thyself | |
Hampshire College | Non Satis Scire | Latin | To Know Is Not Enough | |
Harvard University | Veritas [239] | Latin | Truth | |
University of Hawai’i System | Ma luna a'e o na lahui a pau ke ola o ke kanaka [240] | Hawaiian | Above all nations is humanity | |
Hendrix College | Eις ανδρα τελειον | Greek | Unto the whole person (Ephesians 4:13) | |
High Point University | Nil Sine Numine | Latin | Nothing Without Divine Guidance | |
Hillsdale College | Virtus Tentanime Gaudet | Latin | Strength Rejoices in the Challenge | |
Hobart College | Disce | Latin | Learn | |
Howard University | Veritas et Utilitas | Latin | Truth and Service | |
Huntington University | The Truth Will Make You Free | English | ||
University of Illinois | Learning and Labor | English | ||
Illinois State University | Gladly we Learn and Teach | English | ||
Indiana University | Lux et Veritas | Latin | Light and Truth | |
University of Indianapolis | Education for Service | English | ||
International Academy of Science | Scientia est Potentia | Latin | Knowledge is Power | |
Iona College | Certa Bonum Certamen | Latin | Fight the good fight | |
Iowa State University | Science with Practice | English | ||
James Madison University | Knowledge is Liberty | English | ||
John Jay College of Criminal Justice | Educating of Justice | English | ||
Johns Hopkins University | Veritas vos liberabit | Latin | The truth shall make you free | |
Johnson C. Smith University | Sit Lux | Latin | Let There Be Light | |
Johnson State College | Docendo discimus | Latin | By teaching, we learn | |
Juniata College | Think About Who You Are | English | ||
Kalamazoo College | Lux esto | Latin | Be light | |
Kansas State University | Rule by Obeying Nature's Laws | English | ||
University of Kansas | Videbo visionem hanc magnam quare non comburatur rubus | Latin | I will see this great sight, how the bush does not burn | |
University of Kentucky | Dream, Challenge, Succeed | English | ||
Lehigh University | Homo minister et interpres naturae | Latin | Man, the servant and interpreter of nature | |
Liberty University | Knowledge Aflame | English | ||
Lindenwood University | Natura et Doctrina | Latin | Character and Learning | |
Lees-McRae College | In Montibus, Ex Montibus, Pro Montibus | Latin | In the mountains, of the mountains, for the mountains | |
Lenoir-Rhyne University | ἡ ἀλήθεια ἐλευθερώσει ὑμᾶς | Greek | The truth shall set you free | |
Lesley University | Perissem Ni Perstitissem | Latin | I had perished had I not persisted | |
Loras College | Pro Deo et Patria | Latin | For God and Country | |
Loyola Marymount University | Ad maiorem Dei gloriam — Tua Luce Dirige | Latin | For the greater glory of God. — Direct us by thy light. | |
Loyola University Chicago | Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam | Latin | For the greater glory of God | |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Fortiter, Feliciter, Fideliter | Latin | Boldly, Happily, Faithfully | |
University of Louisiana at Monroe | Seek the Truth | English | ||
Louisiana Tech University | Union, Confidence, Justice | English | ||
Macalester College | Natura et Revelatio Coeli Gemini | Latin | Nature and Revelation are twin sisters of heaven | |
Manhattan College | Signum Fidei | Latin | Sign of Faith | |
Marietta College | Lux Et Veritas | Latin | Light and Truth | |
University of Mary | Lumen Vitae | Latin | The Light of Life | |
University of Maryland | (no official motto) [241] | |||
Marylhurst University | Cor Sapientis Quaerit Doctrinam | Latin | The wise of heart seek knowledge (Proverbs XV) | |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Mens et Manus | Latin | Mind and Hand | |
University of Massachusetts | Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietam | Latin | By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty | |
University of Memphis | Driven by doing. | English | ||
Messiah College | Christ Preeminent | English | ||
Methodist University | Veritas et Virtus | Latin | Truth and Virtue | |
Miami University | Prodesse Quam Conspici | Latin | To Accomplish Rather Than To Be Conspicuous | |
University of Miami | Magnus est Veritas | Latin | Great is the Truth | |
University of Michigan | Artes Scientia Veritas | Latin | Art, Science, Truth | |
Middlebury College | Scientia et Virtus | Latin | Knowledge and Virtue | |
University of Minnesota | Commune Vinculum Omnibus Artibus | Latin | A Common Bond for All the Arts | |
Mississippi College | Veritas et Virtus | Latin | Truth and Virtue | |
University of Missouri | Salus Populi | Latin | The Welfare of the People | |
Montana State University Billings | Access and Excellence | English | ||
Montclair State University | Carpe Diem | Latin | Seize The day | |
Montreat College | Esse Quam Videri | Latin | To Be, Rather Than To Seem | |
Mount Olive College | Collegium Christianum Pro Homnibus et Mulieribus | Latin | A Christian College for Men and Women | |
Morehead State University | Lux | Latin | Light | |
Morehouse College | Et Facta est Lux | Latin | And There Was Light | |
University of Nevada Las Vegas | Omnia Pro Patria | Latin | Everything, all things for country | |
University of New Mexico | Lux Hominum Vita | Latin | Light of the life of Mankind | |
New York University | Perstare et Praestare | Latin | To Persevere and to Excel | |
State University of New York | To learn, to search, to serve | English | ||
Niagara University | Ut Omnes Te Cognoscant | Latin | That All May Know You | |
University of North Carolina at Asheville | Levo Oculos Meos In Montes | Latin | I Lift My Eyes to the Mountains | |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Lux Libertas | Latin | Light, Liberty | |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Service | English | ||
University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Discere Aude | Latin | Dare to Learn | |
University of North Dakota | Lux et Lex | Latin | Light and law | |
North Dakota State University | For the Land and its People | English | ||
University of Northern Colorado | Sapientia In Aeterum Est | Latin | Wisdom is eternal | |
Northeastern University | Lux, Veritas, Virtus | Latin | Light, Truth, Courage | |
Northwestern University | Quaecumque sunt vera | Latin | Whatsoever things are true | |
Norwich University | I Will Try [242] | English | ||
University of Notre Dame | Vita, Dulcedo, Spes | Latin | Mary, our Life, Sweetness, and Hope | |
Ohio University | Religio Doctrina Civilitas, Prae Omnibus Virtus | Latin | Religion, Learning, Civility; Above All, Virtue | |
Ohio State University | Disciplina in civitatem | Latin | Education for Citizenship | |
Old Dominion University | A Portal to New Worlds | English | ||
University of Oregon | Mens Agitat Molem | Latin | Minds Move Mountains | |
Peace College | Esse Quam Videri | Latin | To be, rather than to seem | |
University of Pennsylvania | Leges sine moribus vanae | Latin | Laws without morals are useless | |
Pennsylvania State University | Making life better | English | ||
Pepperdine University | Freely you have received, Freely give (Matthew 10:8) | English | ||
University of Pittsburgh | Veritas et Virtus | Latin | Truth and Virtue | |
Point Park University | Pro Arte, Pro Communitate, Pro Professione' | Latin | For Knowledge, For Community, For Career | |
Princeton University | Dei sub numine viget | Latin | Under God's power she flourishes | |
Principia College | As the sowing, the reaping | English | ||
Providence College | Veritas | Latin | Truth | |
Purdue University | "Education, Research, Service" | English | ||
Queens University of Charlotte | Non ministrari sed ministrare | Latin | Not to be served but to serve | |
Queens College | Discimus ut serviamus | Latin | We learn in order to serve | |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Knowledge and Thoroughness | English | ||
University of Rhode Island | Think big. We do. | English | ||
Rice University | Letters, Science, Art | English | ||
University of Richmond | Verbum Vitae et Lumen Scientiae | Latin | The Word of Life and the Light of Knowledge | |
Roanoke Bible College | Set for the Defense of the Gospel | English | ||
University of Rochester | Meliora | Latin | Ever better | |
Rollins College | Fiat Lux | Latin | Let there be light | |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Labor et scientia | Latin | Labor and knowledge | |
Rutgers University | Sol iustitiae et occidentem illustra | Latin | Sun of righteousness, shine upon the West, also | |
Salem College | Reach Within, Shape the Future | English | ||
University of San Francisco | Pro Urbe et Universitate | Latin | For City and University | |
San Francisco State University | Experientia Docet | Latin | Experience Teaches | |
Seton Hall University | Hazard Zet Forward | Anglo-Norman/Archaic English | Despite hazard, forward | |
Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez | Studium ral lux | Latin | Light of Enlightenment | |
Skidmore College | Scuto amoris divini | Latin | Under the shield of divine love | |
Smith College | Ἐν τῇ ἀρετῇ τὴν γνῶσιν | Greek | In virtue, knowledge | |
The University of the South | Ecce quam bonum, et quam iucundum habitare fratres in unum | Latin | Behold, how good and joyful a thing it is, for brethren to dwell together in unity! | |
University of South Carolina | Emollit Mores Nec Sinit Esse Feros | Latin | Learning humanizes character and does not permit it to be cruel | |
University of Southern California | Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat | Latin | Let him who deserves it bear away the palm | |
Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Deo Volente | Latin | God Willing | |
Southern Methodist University | Veritas Liberabit Vos | Latin | The truth will make you free. | |
Southwestern University | Non Quis Sed Quid | Latin | Not who but what | |
St. Augustine's College (Raleigh) | Veritas vos liberabit | Latin | The truth will set you free | |
St. Bonaventure University | In Sanctitate et Doctrina | Latin | In Holiness and Learning | |
St. John's University (New York City) | Educatio Christiana Animae Perfectio | Latin | A Christian Education Perfects the Soul | |
St. John Fisher College | Bonitatem et Disciplinam et Scientiam Doce Me | Latin | Teach me goodness, discipline, and knowledge. | |
Stanford University | Die Luft der Freiheit weht | German | The wind of freedom blows | |
Stetson University | Pro Deo et Veritate. | Latin | For God and Truth. | |
Stevens Institute of Technology | Per aspera ad astra | Latin | Through adversity to the stars | |
Stonehill College | Lux et Spes | Latin | Light and Hope | |
Sweet Briar College | Rosam quae Meruit Ferat | Latin | She who earns the rose may bear it | |
Syracuse University | Suos Cultores Scientia Coronat | Latin | Knowledge crowns those who seek her | |
Temple University | Perseverantia Vincit | Latin | Perseverance Conquers | |
University of Tennessee | Veritatem cognoscetis et veritas te liberabit | Latin | You will know the truth and the truth shall set you free | |
University of Texas (all schools) | Disciplina praesidium civitatis | Latin | Education, the Guardian of Society | |
Texas Southern University | Excellence in Achievement | English | ||
Texas Woman's University | Scientia Lumen Vitae | Latin | Knowledge Brings Light to Life | |
Texas Tech University | From here, it's possible | English | ||
Touro University | To Serve, To Lead, To Teach | English | ||
Tufts University | Pax et Lux | Latin | Peace and light | |
Tulane University | Non Sibi Sed Suis | Latin | Not for one's self, but for one's own | |
University of Tulsa | Wisdom, Faith, Service | English | ||
Union College | Sous les lois de Minerve nous devenons tous frères | French | We all become brothers under the laws of Minerva | |
Union University (New York) | In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas | Latin | Unity in necessary matters, freedom in doubtful matters, charity for all | |
Union University | Religio et Eruditio | Latin | Religion and Erudition, or Faith and Learning | |
United States Coast Guard Academy | Scientiæ Cedit Mare | Latin | The sea yields to knowledge | |
United States Military Academy | Duty, Honor, Country | English | ||
United States Naval Academy | Ex Scientia Tridens | Latin | From Knowledge, Seapower | |
Valparaiso University | In Tua Luce Videmus Lucem | Latin | In Thy Light We See Light | |
University of Vermont | Studiis Et Rebus Honestis | Latin | Through Studies and Upright Affairs | |
Villanova University | Veritas Unitas Caritas | Latin | Truth Unity Love | |
Virginia Military Institute | In Pace Decus, In Bello Praesidium | Latin | In Peace, a Glorious Asset, in War, a Tower of Strength. | |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Ut prosim | Latin | That I may serve | |
Wake Forest University | Pro humanitate | Latin | For humanity | |
Warren Wilson College | We're not for everyone... but then, maybe you're not everyone. | English | ||
University of Washington | Lux sit | Latin | Let there be light | |
Washington University in St. Louis | Per veritatem vis | Latin | Strength through truth | |
Washington and Lee University | Non Incatus Futuri | Latin | Not Unmindful of the Future | |
Wellesley College | Non Ministrari sed Ministrare | Latin | Not to be ministered unto, but to minister. | |
West Texas A&M University | Visio Veritas Valor [243] | Latin | Vision. Truth. Value. | |
West Virginia University | Πιστει την αρετην εν δε τηι αρετηι την γνωσιν | Greek | Add to your faith virtue and to virtue knowledge | |
West Virginia University at Parkersburg | Summum Bonum | Latin | The Highest Good | |
Western Carolina University | Facultas Vestri Mentis | Latin | The Power of Your Minds | |
Western Kentucky University | The spirit makes the master | English | ||
Western University of Health Sciences | Educare, Sanare, Coniunctim | Latin | To Teach, To Heal, Together | |
Willamette University | Non nobis solum nati sumus | Latin | Not unto ourselves alone are we born | |
Williams College | E liberalitate E. Williams, armigeri | Latin | Through the Generosity of E. Williams, Esquire | |
William Smith College | ΒΙΟΣ, ΨΥΧΗ | Greek | Life, Soul | |
Wingate University | Faith, Knowledge, Service | English | ||
Winthrop University | Veritas cum libertate | Latin | Truth with liberty | |
Wheaton College (Illinois) | Christo et Regno Ejus | Latin | For Christ and His Kingdom | |
Whitman College | per ardua surgo | Latin | Through adversities I rise | |
University of Wisconsin–Madison | Numen Lumen | Latin | God, our light OR The divine within the universe, however manifested, is my light. | |
University of Wisconsin–River Falls | Where the Free Spirit Prevails | English | ||
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Lehr und Kunst | German | Theory and Practice | |
Yale University | Lux et veritas | Latin | Light and truth | |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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La Universidad del Zulia | Post Nubila Phoebus | Latin | After the clouds, the sun |
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello | Ut innotescat multiformis sapientia Dei | Latin | To make known the manifold wisdom of God |
Universidad Central de Venezuela | La Casa que Vence la Sombra | Spanish | The house that defeats the shadow |
Universidad de Carabobo | Deus Libertas Cultura | Latin | God, Freedom and Culture |
Universidad de Los Andes | Initium Sapientiae timor domini | Latin | The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom |
Universidad Simón Bolívar | La Universidad del Futuro | Spanish | The University of the Future |
University | Motto | Language | Translation |
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Faculty of Computer Network and Communication, University of Information Technology | Virtus et Sapientia | Latin | Virtue and Wisdom |
Tsinghua University is a major research university in Beijing, and a member of the elite C9 League of Chinese universities. Since its establishment in 1911, it has graduated numerous Chinese leaders in politics, business, academia, and culture.
Jinan University is a public research and comprehensive university based in Tianhe District, Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, China. It is one of the oldest universities established on China tracing back to the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).
National Central University was founded in 1915 with roots from 258 CE in mainland China. Founded in Nanjing in 1915, NCU was the leading academic center in southeast China; the phrase “North the Peking University, South the Central University” at that time revealed the significance of NCU. NCU was renamed Nanjing University in 1949, and the former campus has been used by Nanjing Institute of Technology, which was later renamed Southeast University since Nanjing University relocated in 1952. NCU was re-established in Taiwan in 1962. The school was initially located in Miaoli but relocated to Zhongli in 1968 and developed into a comprehensive university. It has become Taiwan's leading school in drama, film studies, cultural studies, and gender studies, Hakka studies, geophysics, space science, remote sensing, astronomy, optoelectronics, nanotechnology, and business management as well as the first university in Taiwan to research industrial economics and economic development. NCU is a member of AACSB. In 2001, NCU was selected by the Ministry of Education as one of the eleven research-oriented universities in Taiwan.
Nanjing University of Science and Technology, colloquially NJUST is one of the national key universities under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China. It is a science-oriented university located in Xuanwu District in the east suburban area of Nanjing.
Dalian University is a university in Dalian, Liaoning, China under the provincial government.
Wuhan University is in Wuhan, Hubei. It is one of the most prestigious and selective universities in China, which has been selected as a Chinese Ministry of Education Class A Double First Class University. It was one of the four elite universities in the republican period and also one of the oldest universities in China. In 1948, University of Oxford in the United Kingdom wrote to the Ministry of Education in China, confirming that undergraduate students at Wuhan University with degrees in liberal art and science, who had an average grade above 80 would be awarded "the senior status of Oxford". Wuhan university is located at Luojia Hill, with palatial buildings blending Chinese and Western styles. It is regarded by many as one of the most beautiful campuses in China.
National Taiwan Ocean University is a national university in Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan. NTOU is a member of University System of Taipei.
Xiangtan University, is a university located in Xiangtan, Hunan province, China. It was founded in 1958 and is organized into 22 schools and departments.
Ningbo University is located in Jiangbei District, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. It is a provincially governed key university in Zhejiang Province. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in certain disciplines.
Guangdong Guangya High School is a reputed senior high school in Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China which was founded by Zhang Zhidong, Viceroy of Liangguang on July 16, 1888 Its earliest predecessor Guangya Academy was one of the Four Academies of China in the late Qing dynasty. The name "Guangya" was chosen by Zhang Zhidong, meaning knowledgeability and integrity.
The Tsinghua Bamboo Slips are a collection of Chinese texts dating to the Warring States period and written in ink on strips of bamboo, that were acquired in 2008 by Tsinghua University, China. The texts were obtained by illegal excavation, probably of a tomb in the area of Hubei or Hunan province, and were then acquired and donated to the university by an alumnus. The very large size of the collection and the significance of the texts for scholarship make it one of the most important discoveries of early Chinese texts to date.
Hubei Institute of Fine Arts is an art college in the People's Republic of China (PRC). It is regarded as one of the best and most selective academies of fine arts in China. Its history dates back to 1920, making it the first private art school in modern China. As one of the three oldest art colleges, it is also one of the cradles of higher education of fine arts in modern China. It is located in Hubei Province's capital Wuhan, known as "the thoroughfare leading to nine provinces". Located in Wuhan, the industrial, economic and cultural center of central China, Hubei Institute of Fine Arts is widely regarded as a top academy of multiple disciplines, including watercolor painting, Chinese painting, oil painting, mural painting, mixed media painting, printmaking, sculpture, etc. HIFA has two campuses and covers more than 488,000 square meters, which hold more than 500 faculty and staff members and more than 7,000 students.
Qufu Normal University is a public university located in the cities of Qufu, which is the ancient home of Confucius, and in Rizhao, Shandong province, China. Its focal points include studies of history, calligraphy, law, management, chemistry, physics and the general education of teachers.
Hunan Institute of Technology is a university located in Hengyang, Hunan, China.
Hunan International Economics University is a private university located in Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan, China.
The China University of Petroleum - Beijing (CUPB) is a Chinese university with campuses in Beijing and Karamay. It is part of the China University of Petroleum.
Southwest University of Science and Technology is a university in Mianyang, Sichuan. There are 17 schools in the university. The campus has over 29,000 students: graduate and undergraduate. As of 2015, Xiao Zhengxue (肖正学) is the president.
Changsha Aeronautical Vocational and Technical College is a university located in Changsha, Hunan, China. The university covers a total area of 800 mu, with more than 300,000 square meters of floor space.
Southwest Medical University (Chinese: 西南医科大学, formerly Luzhou Medical College, is a medical university in Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
"Strict rules, hard efforts" is the official motto of Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), located in Harbin, China. The motto is the Code of conduct of the university, which is well-known for its emphasis on students' hard endeavor and strict standards. It is regarded by many HIT alumni as the essence of the education in HIT. The phrase "HIT rules" derives from the motto.
长期以来,国际国内著名大学一般都有公认的明确的校训,唯独北京大学没有一致的校训。(Transl: For a long time, most internationally or domestically famous universities have had clearly recognized mottos; PKU is the only one that lacks a consistent motto.)[ permanent dead link ]
Most universities created a motto when they were first established. Since we had not and we are going into our second phase development, we feel that we could defer this idea to a later date.