Harvard University was founded in 1636, almost a century and a half before the United States was established as an independent country. At that time, the English Puritans who immigrated to the United States established the first institution of higher learning in American history, formerly known as Cambridge College, on the Charles River in Massachusetts, imitating the model of Cambridge University in England at that time. 1639, the school changed its name to Harvard College, in order to permanently commemorate john harvard, one of the founders of the school and a major donor of school funds, and a master of arts from Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, England. 1780, Harvard College was promoted to Harvard University by Massachusetts Parliament, and this name has been used to this day, and it is often referred to as Harvard for short.

Now, Harvard University is large in scale and superior in assets, and is often nicknamed "Harvard Empire". The whole school has 13 colleges. Among them, there are two undergraduate colleges, namely Harvard College and Radcliffe College; There are 1 1 graduate schools, namely, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business Administration, Kennedy School of Management, School of Design, School of Education, Law School, Seminary, Medical College, Dental College, School of Public Health and University Extension Department. Among them, except for three graduate schools, namely, School of Dentistry, School of Medicine and School of Public Health, which are established in Boston, all other schools are concentrated. Colleges and universities are relatively independent. .

So far, Harvard has produced six American presidents: john adams, john quincy adams, theodore roosevelt, Rutherford Howes and John F. Kennedy. Harvard University is not only a think tank for the U.S. government to formulate domestic and international political, military and foreign policies, but also a campus with active academic schools and political opinions. In addition, Harvard has produced a large number of well-known academic founders, world-class academic leaders, writers and thinkers, such as Norbert Dana, ralph emerson, henry thoreau, Henry James, Charles Peirce, Robert Frost, william james, Jerome Bruner and george mayo. Henry Kissinger, a famous diplomat and former US Secretary of State, is also from Harvard. In modern China, many scientists, writers and scholars have studied at Harvard University, such as Hu, Zhu Kezhen,,, Chen, Lin Yutang, Liang Shiqiu, Liang Sicheng,.

The famous departments of the main graduate schools are:

Department of biochemistry and molecular biology, department of biological science, department of applied science, computer technology research center, department of geology, department of chemistry, etc. College of Arts and Sciences;

Department of Cell and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Neurobiology, Department of Biochemistry, Department of Biology and Biophysics, Department of Pharmacy, Immunology Committee, Department of Health Sciences, etc. jointly established with MIT.

Department of Microbiology, School of Public Health;

Department of Architecture and Design, School of Design;

Management, planning and social policy, teaching, curriculum and academic environment, human development, reading and consulting psychology, etc.

Harvard's outstanding achievements are also reflected in the emergence of 37 Nobel Prize winners in its history, who have made outstanding contributions to mankind in chemistry, physiology and medicine, physics, economy and even world peace.

The address of the International Affairs Office of Harvard University is:

Holyoke Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 02 138 USA

Harvard University is one of the earliest private universities in the United States, focusing on cultivating graduate students and engaging in scientific research. Its predecessor was Harvard College. 1636, 10 year128 October, the Massachusetts bay colonial conference passed a resolution to establish an institution of higher learning similar to Cambridge university in England. 1638, this school officially opened in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with four first-year students. 1On September 4th, 638, J Harvard, an American pastor and dean of Emanuel College, died of illness. He donated part of his legacy and 400 books to this school.

1639 On March 13, the Massachusetts Bay Colony passed a resolution to name this school Harvard College. In the first half century after the establishment of Harvard College, the school system was mainly modeled after European universities. 172 1 formally established the position of professor of theology, 1727 established the position of professor of mathematics and natural science, 1780 established the position of professor of medicine. In the same year, it expanded to Harvard University. 18 16 set up a seminary, 18 17 set up a law school. Later, various colleges were established in the19th century. The College of Education was established in1920; 1936, Political College was established. Since 1966, Harvard has established 10 graduate schools, namely, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business Administration, School of Design, School of Dentistry, School of Theology, School of Education, School of Law, School of Medicine, School of Public Health and Kennedy School of Politics. The two colleges that recruit undergraduates are Harvard College and Radcliffe College. There is also a continuing education office, which is responsible for summer schools, affiliated courses and lifelong learning centers. The three graduate schools of dentistry, medicine and public health are located in Boston, and the rest are concentrated in Cambridge. Colleges and universities are relatively independent.

According to the statistics of 198 1 year, Harvard University * * * has 97 libraries, with a collection of more than 0/00000 volumes, 7 institutes of botany and botany, 2 observatories, more than 50 laboratories related to science, engineering and medicine, and 9 museums related to natural history, medicine, art and archaeology.

Harvard University students come from all over the United States and more than 0/00 countries around the world.