As a leader in British universities, Warwick has established an excellent academic reputation in Europe and even around the world, although its running history is not long. Boar, the school newspaper of 20 1 1, coined the word "Vauxbridge" because of the university rankings published by the Guardian that year, which means that the University of Warwick is a tripartite confrontation with Oxford University and Cambridge University. Of course, apart from Niujian University, Warwick is indeed the only university in Britain that has never fallen out of the top ten.
The University of Warwick has a good reputation in both business and political circles, and is considered as one of the most popular universities in the British Labor Party government: Clinton made a special trip to visit the University of Warwick when he visited Britain. At the same time, Warwick is also the first institution of higher learning to establish close ties with the industrial and commercial circles, and it is called "Warwick Company" because of its outstanding commercial achievements. Warwick Business School is world-famous; Economics, business, mathematics, sociology, media and other majors are also among the best all the year round.
Educational characteristics
As one of the well-known universities in the UK, it ranks among the best in the research and teaching (REA) evaluation, and some disciplines even rank among the top three universities in the UK (business administration and computer science rank second in the UK), including MBA, business, engineering, economics and computer science. Other TOP 10 majors include: molecular biology, education, English, mathematics, statistics, media, classical ancient history, law, drama and film studies, philosophy, sociology, etc. At the same time, the school also offers adult and continuing education courses, and the course arrangement is very flexible. 1984 the school has established a science park with more than 70 high-tech companies. Warwick ranked fourth in the Top 10 selection of the British newspaper The Guardian.
Campus environment
The University of Warwick is located in the suburb of Coventry, a city in central England, about 5 kilometers away from the city center. The school has direct buses to Coventry and Leamington Hot Springs. It takes 1 hour to get to London by Virgin train, and about 1 hour for 40 minutes by London Midland train. It takes 20 minutes to get to Birmingham New Street.
The main campus covers an area of about 2.9 square kilometers and straddles the border between Coventry and Warwickshire. The original buildings of universities all adopt the architectural style of 1960s, which is different from the "red brick" style of traditional British universities. There are modern teaching buildings and infrastructure on campus, as well as beautiful lakes and forests. According to a survey organized by The Times, the campus of Warwick University is recognized as the best in Britain. The countryside around the school is not only beautiful, but also retains many places of interest, such as Warwick Castle, Shakespeare's former residence, Corneal Woods, Coventry Cathedral and so on.
In addition to the main campus in the university, the Business School of Warwick University also opened the London campus of Warwick Business School in the "Fragment Building", the tallest building in Europe. Now it offers part-time master programs in human resources and finance, as well as full-time and part-time master programs in MBA.
In addition, the internationalized University of Warwick will open a California campus in California. The campus will formally recruit master students from 20 17, and gradually recruit undergraduates. 203 1 The new campus will accommodate 6,000 students, including 4,500 undergraduates and 0.500 postgraduates.
School facilities
The campus includes teaching facilities, student dormitories, Rootes grocery store located in the center of the campus, two bank branches (Barclays Bank and Santander Bank), pharmacies, cafes, hair salons, post offices, STA travel agencies, Tesco supermarkets and art centers. Students' life is very convenient and colorful.
arts center
Warwick Art Center, located in the university center, is the largest comprehensive art center outside London, England. More than 3,000 performances are staged here every year, including modern and classical music, drama, comedy, dance, movies and visual arts, attracting more than 300,000 audiences. The Art Center consists of six main venues: Butterworth Concert Hall (a concert hall with a capacity of 65,438+0,500 people), where the graduation ceremony of 65,438+0,80 is also held every year; A 550-seat theater; A 180-seat small theater, a 220-seat cinema, Meade Gallery, Art Gallery and Music Center. In addition, there is a school bookstore, Le Gusta restaurant, coffee shop and two bars.
University home
In 2003, Warwick University acquired the former headquarters of the British State Grid Corporation, transformed it into its administrative building and named it the University House. The main administrative departments of this university all work in this building. There is an all-weather self-study center learning grid managed and operated by students, including computers, printers, scanners, main reference books for various subjects, interactive whiteboards, plasma displays and other facilities for students to discuss in groups and learn by themselves.
library
Warwick University has two main libraries. Nearly 870,000 books and more than 5,000 periodicals and magazines can be borrowed for free. Study seat 1440. There are also computer centers and language centers. Professional collections include: Contemporary Music Recording Center and BP Archives Center.
athletic facilities
As a part of the athletes' training facilities (swimming pool and tennis court) for the 20 12 London Olympic Games, the sports facilities of the University of Warwick are considered to be one of the best in Britain and world-class. In 20 13, the school spent10.5 million pounds to renovate the sports center, including the gymnasium with the highest facilities, a 25m six-lane swimming pool, a squash court, a rock climbing center that hosted the British indoor climbing championship and two gymnasiums. In addition, the University of Warwick has invested 2.5 million pounds to build a 4-court indoor tennis center, an outdoor court with lighting facilities, a track and field court, a multi-functional outdoor sports field and more than 60 acres of football and cricket fields.
Other facilities
Students of Warwick University write their own newspapers, travel and insurance offices, restaurants and university art centers (theaters, concert halls, cinemas, art galleries and sculpture halls). There are bookstores, bars, banks, beauty salons, post offices and supermarkets on campus. It is near Coventry, where there are swimming pools, theaters, museums and art galleries.
stay
School dormitories are divided into on-campus and off-campus, which are divided into self-cooking and meals. 56% of the students and 95% of the first-year students live on campus, and the dormitory has facilities such as kitchen, washing machine and Internet. There are also suites with single bath facilities. Accommodation fee is 8 1- 167/week (20 15-20 16 school year), and students can choose dormitories with different prices according to their own budgets. The school guarantees to receive dormitory applications from first-year international students (non-EU) before the specified date, and must arrange dormitories for them. Dormitories are single rooms, and many of them have private bathrooms. The school also has a special dormitory for graduate students, in which telephone interfaces are reserved to provide laundry facilities. All the rooms on campus have access to the Internet, so students can surf the Internet for free all day. Each dormitory area has an accommodation tutor, who is responsible for taking care of students mentally and helping to build a harmonious living community. There are three kinds of university dormitory lease contracts: 30 weeks, 39 weeks (June 10 to July of the following year) or 50 weeks (June 10 to September of the following year). There is also a rental house managed by the University Accommodation Office outside the campus.
Information technology and computers
There are many computers in the school. Students can access all the computers in the apartment. The main computer room is located under the library and is almost always full. But there are also some small computer rooms in some unknown areas, so you can usually find spare machines there. Most colleges also have their own computer rooms. In addition to ordinary computers, there are some softwares that are particularly useful for some majors.
Student life
Dormitory: Warwick University Dormitory is first-class in the UK in terms of hardware and service, and it is cleaned by a special person every week. The latest dormitories, such as Blue Bell and Sherbone, which were completed in 1 1 and 12 respectively, are equipped with electronic access locks, free 50MB/s WiFi and other state-of-the-art equipment. Among them, Blue Bell is famous for its luxurious French windows and double beds.
Catering: There are all kinds of bars, and there are many self-help fast food on campus.
After-school life: colorful. Warwick Art Center offers discounts to students.
Local safety: Generally speaking, students are very safe on campus.
Sports: two sports centers.
Transportation: 1 1 and 12 national express buses all pass through Warwick University, and the fare is 2 pounds.
scholarship
Scholarships: Warwick University provides two 3,000 scholarships for postgraduate students from China (only for students majoring in law, politics and international relations). Anyone who is admitted to Warwick University is eligible to apply.