The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) is located in Philadelphia, the largest city in Pennsylvania. It is a private research university, one of the eight Ivy League schools and one of the founding members of association of american universities 14. Founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1740, the University of Pennsylvania is the fourth oldest institution of higher education in the United States, and the first modern institution of higher learning engaged in science, technology and humanities education in the United States.

1765 the first medical school in the United States was established, 188 1 the first business school was established, and 1896 the first student union was established. In the history of hundreds of years, Penn University has promoted the development of human civilization again and again in education and science and technology, and gave birth to the first general-purpose electronic computer ENIAC in human history, which is known as modern.

The University of Pennsylvania has one of the strongest alumni networks in the world, including dozens of top winners in their respective fields (such as Nobel Prize and Turing Prize) and many American academicians.

School history:

The University of Pennsylvania was founded by Benjamin Franklin, a famous American scientist and politician, in 1740. He was a founding father, one of the drafters of the Declaration of Independence, and the inventor of the lightning rod, Franklin stove and short-distance glasses, before the founding of the United States (1776), the nine signatories of the Declaration of Independence and the1676 of the United States Constitution.

At first, the school was a charity college. As the founder of this school, Benjamin Franklin believes that new knowledge comes from the widest understanding and the most innovative application of existing resources. This idea guides his research work and is also the guiding principle of his school.

He believes that in order for North America to reach the industrial, commercial and military strength of Europe at that time, it is necessary to advocate and implement new-style education that pays attention to practical application, and cultivate talents with innovative thinking, quick response to others' creations, and not divorced from real life. This educational thought has always run through the development process of Penn University for more than two hundred years.