Salt Lake City, where the University of Utah is located, is one of the safest cities in the United States, with unique natural scenery and distinctive culture. The school has more than 33,080 students from 130 countries, 86 majors and 107 research disciplines, and its departments of medical school, pharmacy school, music school and computer science are in the top position in the United States.
For a long time, the University of Utah has been regarded as the birthplace of computer graphics and has the reputation of "the Holy Land of Computer Graphics". It is the birthplace of the famous Utah teapot and Arpad. Medical college is the birthplace of artificial heart, its music school is all Steinway school, and the ballet department is the first ballet department in the United States. The school's Marriott Library was named under the sponsorship of Marriott International, and the Leicester Stadium was the main venue of the 19 Winter Olympic Games.
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The University of Utah is the first research university in the United States, and its medical school, science school, law school and public administration discipline enjoy a high reputation in the United States. After the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002, sports management became one of the most popular majors. The opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 International Winter Olympic Games were held in the University of Utah Gymnasium, and the Olympic Village was also located in the newly-built student dormitory area of the University of Utah.
At present, there are more than 600 international students from China, and 90% of China students are studying for master's and doctoral degrees. Most of them graduated from top universities in China, such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University and China University of Science and Technology, and received full scholarships from the University of Utah.
There are 58 high-tech companies in the Science Park on campus, most of which are founded and developed by professors and students from the University of Utah, which is also a participating institution of interview-admission-scholarship-special session for famous British and American universities. With Mr. Levitt, Governor of Utah, visiting China, Ms. Chen Zhili, Minister of Education of China, and Mr. Yang Jiechi, Ambassador of China to the United States, visiting the University of Utah, the University of Utah took the lead in establishing and maintaining cooperation and exchanges in education, science and technology and culture with universities in China.
With its unique geographical location and experienced teaching and research team, the University of Utah provides first-class study and research conditions and employment security for students from all over the United States and even countries and regions around the world.