Edinburgh, located on the seashore of the northern border of Scotland, is the capital of Scotland.
The University of Edinburgh, located in the center of Edinburgh, is recognized as one of the most attractive cities in Europe. 20 12 beat London, Paris, Rome and other cities, and was awarded the best tourist destination city in Europe by the World Tourism Federation. It is also a major social and cultural center in Britain. Edinburgh is a famous historical city, with many places of interest, such as art galleries and concert halls, Royal Museum of Scotland, Royal Botanical Garden, National Library of Scotland, St. Wood's Palace, Parliament Building, St. Zhilai Cathedral, Edinburgh Castle and so on. More than half of the cities are open-air, such as queens park and Arthur Theatre. Edinburgh has convenient transportation, and it only takes 1 hour to fly from Edinburgh International Airport to London. As the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh has developed roads and railway lines, which can lead to every corner of Britain. Edinburgh is also called "Athens in the North". The University of Edinburgh plays an indispensable role in Edinburgh.
Facilities and services
The University of Edinburgh has both traditional student dormitories and well-equipped modern student apartments. The school can guarantee that all new students can live on campus. In addition, if students choose to live off campus, the school can also provide information on housing rental. The university guarantees to provide accommodation for students in the first year. Nearly 5700 students live in university dormitories. Freshmen's rooms all have central air conditioning. 99% are single rooms, and 20% have their own bathrooms.
The help service institutions established by the University of Edinburgh include medical and health care institutions, consulting institutions, international student offices and international student centers, and are composed of more than 150 student associations. Graduates of the University of Edinburgh have set up alumni associations in many countries around the world. These alumni associations organize regular gatherings and can provide local students who plan to study at the University of Edinburgh with all kinds of information about studying and living there. Students at school have formed the China Students' Union.
library
Edinburgh University Library was established on 1580. Although its collection size can't be compared with Cambridge and Harvard, it is also one of the larger and more important academic libraries in the world. The library of Edinburgh University has a rich collection of books, including many treasures, which attracts scholars and researchers from all over the world.
The library of Edinburgh University is the largest library in Scotland, with a total collection of 3.5 million volumes (including more than 400,000 kinds of textbooks, reference books and electronic periodicals, statistical data, government publications, rare books, foreign language books and newspapers). It is a library system composed of many venues scattered in Edinburgh, all of which are connected by computer network. Through its network system, students can use the electronic data and books in the library, get more academic materials, read other library bibliographies, previous papers, electronic journals and many reference books.
The main library of the University of Edinburgh is located near George Square of the University. It mainly provides services for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine and the Polytechnic, and is also open to others registered here.