McGill University, referred to as McGill/McGill for short, is located in the center of Montreal, the second largest city in Canada, and is a world-class university. Founded in 182 1, the school is the oldest institution of higher learning in Canada. It enjoys a high reputation in the world for a hundred years and is often called "Harvard in the North" or "Harvard in Canada". Mcgill University enjoys a high status in the hearts of Canadians. 1 1 has been ranked first in the list of Canadian universities for years, and it is the top research university (also translated as a medical and doctoral university) ranking first in Canada with 1, with world-famous medical schools 2 and law schools. As the most difficult university in Canada to apply for, McGill University has the highest admission score and scholarship threshold in the country, and students have won far more national and international awards than other universities, ranking first in the country. Mcgill University has the highest proportion of doctoral students and international students in China, and its alumni are all over the world 180 countries or regions, making it the most international university in Canada. Besides, McGill University is one of only two non-American universities in association of american universities. The famous teachers, students and alumni of McGill University include 12 Nobel Prize winners and 140 Rhodes scholars, ranking first in Canada. There are also three astronauts, four Canadian Prime Ministers, four foreign heads of state, 13 Canadian Supreme Court justices, 28 ambassadors abroad, nine Oscar winners, 1 1 Grammy winners, three Pulitzer Prize winners and 28 Olympic medal winners. In its long history, McGill University alumni also include the inventor of basketball and the founders of ice hockey and North American football. At the same time, McGill University and its alumni also founded many universities, including Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, University of British Columbia (UBC), Victoria University and university of alberta.