Cambridge has been one of the great learning centres of the world since the University of Cambridge's founding in 1209. In 1231, 22 years after its founding, the university was granted a royal charter by King Henry III. The University of Cambridge includes 31 semi-autonomous constituent colleges and over 150 academic departments, faculties, and other institutions.

Cambridge alumni, academics, and affiliates have won 124 Nobel Prizes. Among the university's notable alumni are Francis Bacon, Lord Byron, Oliver Cromwell, Charles Darwin, Rajiv Gandhi, John Harvard, Stephen Hawking, John Maynard Keynes, John Milton, Vladimir Nabokov, Jawaharlal Nehru, Isaac Newton, Sylvia Plath, Bertrand Russell, Alan Turing, and Ludwig Wittgenstein.

Between sessions, participants can immerse themselves in Cambridge's historic colleges, iconic architecture, and riverside walks to experience the city first-hand.