First, school profile:
1. The official name of Columbia University is new york Columbia University, which is located in Dawn Heights, Upper Manhattan, new york, USA. It is called Columbia University for short. It is one of the 14 founding institutions in association of american universities, one of the Ivy League schools and a member of the Global University Presidents Forum. Selected into the British government's high-potential talent visa program.
Columbia University is the oldest institution of higher education in New York State. Formerly known as King's College, it was established in 1754 according to the Royal Charter promulgated by King George II of England.
3. Columbia University has 20 colleges, including 4 undergraduate colleges and 15 graduate colleges. 1767, Columbia University awarded the first medical doctor's degree, which is also the first professional doctor's degree in American history. Columbia University invented brain-computer interface, laser, maser and nuclear magnetic resonance.
Second, academic research:
1. As a world-renowned university, internationalization and multicultural integration have always been one of the important strategies for the sustained and high-quality development of the college. The college actively advocates the internationalization of the teaching staff and actively employs teachers with international background, which enriches the ecological diversity of the teaching staff. Most of the current teachers have overseas research, teaching, visiting schools or leading international education research projects.
2. The College actively welcomes famous professors from China and other countries and regions in the world to give lectures and cooperate in research, so as to enrich and expand the teaching and research fields of the College. The college actively encourages students to go out of the United States, conduct study tours and field research in other countries and regions of the world, and participate in transnational research of various international organizations and non-profit organizations.
3. The forms and contents of college multicultural activities are more colorful. For example, the international student office of the college holds a week-long international education and culture week in 10 and April every year. The former generally focuses on academic cross-cultural exchanges, while the latter pays more attention to the customs and habits of various countries, such as diet and lifestyle.