Imperial College London (IC), the world's top public research university, enjoys a top reputation in international academic circles and is one of the most innovative universities in the world.
London Imperial College London was founded in London, England, 1907. It was formed by the merger of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Imperial College of England, Royal Institute of Mining and London City and Guild College established by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1845. It used to be a member of London University. The main campus is located in south kensington, a famous wealthy area in London, near Hyde Park and Kensington Palace, and not far from Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey.
Imperial College London London is a member of Russell University Group, European Union of Research Universities and International Union of Universities for Science and Technology. Together with Oxford University, Cambridge University, University College London and London School of Economics, it is also known as the Golden Triangle prestigious university and G5 super elite university. There are 14 Nobel Prize winners and 3 Fields Prize winners among the college alumni.
London Imperial College London 202 1QS world university ranked 8th, 202 1 world university ranked 20th, and academic ranking of world universities ranked 25th in 2020.
There are four colleges in Imperial College London: Engineering College, Natural Science College, Medical College and Business College, which provide undergraduate and postgraduate education. The school has more than 8,000 faculty members;
Among them are 74 members of the Royal Society.
84 academicians of the Royal Academy of Engineering;
85 academicians of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
Among the alumni and faculty of Imperial College London in London, * * * has 65,438+04 Nobel Prize winners and 3 Fields Prize winners.
The total number of Imperial College students exceeds 17000, and foreign students account for about a quarter. Students are under great pressure to study and have a heavy academic burden. Although she is one of the universities with the highest admission standards in Britain, the elimination rate is still high every academic year, and the first-class degree awarding rate is relatively low, making her one of the most stringent universities in Britain. According to a recent survey, the starting salary of Imperial College London graduates in London is the highest in Britain.
20 14, 14 In June, Alice P. Gast, a famous chemical expert who used to be the provost of MIT and the president of Lehigh University in the United States, was hired as the Dean of Imperial College London in London.
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Campus and campus
Imperial College London is an open university, which consists of many scattered campuses, but most of its departments are still in south kensington campus, which is located in the south of London Hyde Park, next to Royal Albert Hall, at the junction of Westminster, London and Royal Kensington and Chelsea, and is a densely populated area of academic institutions.
The Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal Academy of Art, the Royal Conservatory of Music and the Royal Geographic Society are all nearby. There are also two larger campuses outside London, namely Smoyuan Campus in Berkshire and Wye Campus located 60 miles east of London.
The Queen's Tower in the center of south kensington campus is the landmark building of the campus. The tower is 287 feet (85 meters) high, and it is the only remaining building in Imperial College London.
It used to be a part of a building, and there was a hall with a water tank in the tower. In A.D. 1960, imperial academy was demolished and imperial academy was expanded in the original site. From 1966 to 1968, the tower was rebuilt and became an independent building.
There is a 10 bell hanging in the tower, which was a gift from Australia in 1982 and was named after members of the royal family. Every important royal birthday or other royal anniversary, the big clock will ring in the afternoon.
All departments have their own libraries, and the College also has a central library in south kensington campus, including the library of the Science Museum, which is open to the registered public. The central library is open 24 hours a day on weekdays.
In 2000, alumnus Gary Tanaka donated 27 million pounds to help build a new business school building, which was named Tanaka Business School.
Then Tanaka Business School was renamed Imperial College London Business School in 2008. In 2004, Queen Elizabeth II named the main entrance of the business school as the "main entrance" of Imperial College London.
Every year, the college spends a lot of money to renovate facilities. The latest projects include renovation of buildings in south kensington District, reconstruction of student dormitories and new sports center completed in early 2006.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-London Imperial College London