In almost all respects, the two laureates were different: nationality, cultural background, occupations and preoccupations.
Austin McCoy, 35, a black graduate history student, said the campus reflected a vastly different atmosphere from his hometown in central Ohio, with "many different nationalities, racial backgrounds, religious backgrounds especially".
The range of different nationalities and backgrounds at UK universities creates a strong sense of community.
In the UK, I can meet people from a lot of different nationalities and backgrounds and they all speak different languages.
She questions how compatible Shanghai methods are with the diversity of children in English schools, which cater for children of many different nationalities and backgrounds, as opposed to the more homogeneous intake in Shanghai.
"And as someone who went through local schools, with children who attended both local primary and secondary schools, I wanted my family to grow up among people of different nationalities and backgrounds, and that's what actually makes Tower Hamlets such a rich borough.
One of things that continues to fascinate me is that so many young men of different nationalities and backgrounds paid the ultimate price for our freedom.
These massive open online courses which have global reach, unlimited participation, and open access over the internet via a combination of social networking and video podcasts is attracting a huge variety of students of different ages, nationalities, backgrounds, abilities, interests, etc.
Students from different nationalities, socio-economic backgrounds, abilities and a wide age range are able to combine their efforts to the common good of the community of music makers.
During a 1964 trip to Mecca he was treated with kindness by white Muslims and was moved by the sight of thousands of people of different nationalities and ethnic backgrounds praying in unison to the same God.
