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Brief introduction of University of Surrey, UK
The University of Surrey, one of the top five universities in Britain, is located in guildford, Surrey, southeast England, 30 minutes' drive from London. The University of Surrey was founded in 189 1, and its predecessor was Battersea Institute of Technology in London. On September 9th, 1966, approved by the royal family, became a comprehensive university. At present, the school has about 15000 graduate students and undergraduates. The University of Surrey is the main research center of small satellite, mobile communication and artificial intelligence technology in Europe. The University of Surrey is the only university in Britain awarded the Royal Professor of Electronic Engineering by the British royal family since 1497.

The University of Surrey ranks in the top ten among the three universities published in Britain. Especially in the Guardian's 20 16 ranking of British universities, the University of Surrey ranks fourth, second only to Cambridge University, Oxford University and St Andrews University. In addition, the University of Surrey ranked eighth in the 20 16 Complete University Guide and eighth in the 20 16 Times. The University of Surrey was named the University of the Year by The Times and The Sunday Times respectively.

The University of Surrey ranked 2,665,438+0 in the 2065,438+06/17qs world university ranking [6] and 2,565,438+0-300 in the 2065,438+05 Times Higher Education world university reputation ranking. According to the statistics of British Higher Education Statistics Agency for 20 14 years, the employment rate of graduates from Surrey University ranks first in Britain (96.9%), higher than that of Oxford University (92.6%), Cambridge University (95.2%) and University College London (94.6%).