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Brief introduction of George Washington University
George Washington University (GWU or George Washington University for short). A famous American private university, located in Washington, DC, adjacent to the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the State Council, only a few blocks away from the White House. George Washington University was established by an act of Congress in memory of our founding father, George Washington. After nearly 200 years of hard work, George Washington University has developed into a top comprehensive research university in the United States. The school has three campuses, located in Fog Valley, Mount Vernon, Virginia and Washington, D.C. In the past 200 years, the school has trained many people who have influenced American history. They are distributed in American politics, military, academic, business, news, sports and many other fields. 1 The school has trained famous American presidents Kennedy, Truman, Roosevelt, Georgian current president, Moroccan king, and two-term South Korean presidents Li Chengwan, Lee Myung-bak and other political leaders; In addition, it has produced a large number of business leaders, such as Lee Kun-hee, president of Samsung Group, and Edmayer Ivord, president of L 'Oré al Paris. He also has certain academic attainments, and julius axelrod, a neuroscientist who won the Nobel Prize, graduated from here. Zhang Yaqin, a world-famous computer scientist, also received his doctorate in electronic engineering here. Alumni and students call themselves "colonists". Because of its excellent reputation and superior geographical location in the center of American power, the school has continuously injected new blood into the White House, the State Council and other government agencies, as well as the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and other important international organizations since its establishment. Therefore, it is often called "the cradle of politicians" by Americans.