New York University
First of all, briefly introduce the school situation.
New york University was founded in 183 1 year with a history of more than 50 years. This school was founded by a group of new york citizens who love education. In view of the establishment of London University in 1828, it was further realized that new york people should also have their own universities, so new york University was established, with Mr. albert gallatin as the first president. At the beginning of the school, there were only 158 students and 14 professors. Up to now, there are more than 46,000 students and more than 5,000 professors from 50 states in the United States and 20 countries around the world. It is the largest private school in the United States. Among more than 3,000 colleges and universities, this school ranks among the top universities in the United States consisting of only 27 private schools, all of which can be attributed to the success of new york University.
New york University is basically centered on Washington Square, and it is scattered radially outward. Most of the school buildings are concentrated in the lower city, but they are also spread all over Manhattan Island because of different colleges. For example, the School of Dentistry is located at the intersection of 1st Ave. and 26th Street, and the medical school and affiliated hospital are also near 1st Ave. and 32nd Street. The College of Continuing Education is located in the city center. As long as you insert a purple flag (called "Purple Alliance"), "NYU" or a torch pattern (the school emblem of new york University), you can identify this building as owned by new york University.
The spirit of new york University lies not only in providing more profound knowledge to stimulate the potential of individuals in business, science, art and law, but also in the concept of compatibility with both theory and application. The reason why this concept can be thoroughly put into practice in new york University and benefit many students is that new york University is located in new york, the world cultural and financial center, which makes most of the resources in new york available to schools. Such as museums, art galleries and concert halls. To provide students with on-the-spot evidence of what they have learned; What's more, new york also provides many internship and work opportunities, which enables most students to gain valuable work experience and exert the spirit of applying what they have learned. For example, students majoring in film and television have the opportunity to practice in TV stations; Students majoring in hotel management can go to the hotel for internship; Students majoring in social work have more opportunities to consult the elderly or mental patients in society and the increasingly serious social problems about homelessness. This generous condition is beyond the reach of other general university town schools, and it also paves a flat prospect for new york college students' future job hunting or employment career.
Generally speaking, new york University pays more attention to humanities, arts and social sciences, and most of its alumni in these fields have made great achievements. New york University has trained twelve top figures, and other famous people, such as John F. Kennedy Jr., Gu and Hejiu, are also alumni of new york University. Driven by the excellent performance of alumni, the students all showed the spirit of vigorous progress. Students can discuss their homework or publish their works or ideals in Washington Square, which can be seen everywhere on campus, so that the atmosphere of independent research and thinking can be seen everywhere in the school.
Two. Department introduction
New york University has thirteen colleges and six centers located in Manhattan, among which the undergraduate department has four colleges and more than 80 departments and various inter-departmental cooperation courses; The institute has 75 departments in 1 1 colleges, offering more than 25,000 courses and 25 degrees. Research institutes emphasize the cultivation of talents in humanities, society and art. Generally speaking, all research institutes (except some special departments) offer master's and doctoral courses. It also includes overseas study courses, such as summer courses in Europe and South America, and practical internship opportunities in society or hospitals. Courses are diversified and rich, and generally tend to be practical and applied.
The existing college of this school is (1) College of Literature &; Science), founded in 1832, offers a.a. degrees, including humanities, sciences and social sciences. (2) Law School was founded in 1835, and it is the oldest law school in the United States. The hospital enjoys a high reputation for providing professional legal training. (3) Medical schools and graduate medical schools established in 184 1 year have novel equipment and their own affiliated hospitals. Every year, more than 600,000 patients regularly exchange clinical teaching experience with Bellevue Medical Center to provide students with a good and perfect learning environment. (4) The School of Dentistry, founded in 1865, is the third oldest dental school in America and the largest private dental center in America. The college is affiliated with David? Keilis Medical Center focuses on clinic, experiment and teaching. (5) The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, established in 1886, provides humanities, social sciences and natural sciences, among which Courant College is famous for its research on mathematics and fluid mechanics. (6) The College of Education, Health, Nursing and Art, founded in 1890, is the largest college in new york University, offering the most diverse and complicated courses. But it is generally called the Institute of Education because its contents are related to education and humanities. (7) Leonard Stern Business School &; The Graduate School of Stern Business School was founded in 1900. Originally located in Wall Street, the world financial center, the Institute consists of several sub-disciplines, such as accounting, tax law, commercial law, finance, management and marketing, and has trained many talents for new york financial center. /kloc-moved back to the general campus in the autumn of 0/992. At present, it ranks 16 in American MBA research institutes, and it is still rising. (8) The College of Continuing Education was established in 1934 to provide applied courses, such as real estate and investment studies, for those who are on-the-job or out of school and are interested in continuing their studies. (9) The robert wagner Graduate School of Public Service was established in 1938. It has the manpower and resources from the United Nations Headquarters to provide international courses. (10) The School of Social Work was established in 1960, focusing on training professionals in social work and public policy. Finally, it is worth mentioning that the prestigious Tisch Art School was established in 1965, with departments of film, television, dance and design. On the one hand, because of geography, on the other hand, because of excellent teachers, it has been able to cultivate many excellent talents, such as Oliver? Si Tong spike. Li and Taiwan Province's cutting-edge director Ang Lee are outstanding alumni.
At this point, it is not difficult to find that the characteristic of new york University is to emphasize the combination of theory and practice. The purpose is to train students not only to have strict academic training, but also to apply what they have learned to their future careers in order to face the fierce competition and challenges of society.
Third, research equipment.
Although new york University has no beautiful campus, its research equipment and books are very commendable. There are five independent libraries in the whole school, not including the libraries of various colleges and departments. Elmer Holmes Bobst Library and Research Center has more than 2 million books, contemporary periodicals, various manuscripts and a modern audio-visual center. The audio-visual center has a large number of audio and video tapes for students to choose and borrow. The law library has more than 700,000 books, including legal history, jurisprudence, criminology, biology, tax law, international law and other professional series. , collect in a planned way.
Others, such as Frederick L. ellman Medical Library, John and Bertha E. Valdman Memorial Library, Chen Zhiyun Art Library, etc. , to provide business, medicine, art and other related knowledge. And each collection has more than100000 books.
The school has complete computer facilities. In addition to the facilities of computer science itself, five computer centers are open to ordinary students. From personal computers to various computer workstations and computer networks, it can be connected with more than 1000 universities and research institutions in the world, making data collection and processing fast and correct. It is also worth mentioning that the artistic atmosphere of new york University is flourishing. It not only has two private galleries, but also regularly provides solo exhibitions or joint exhibitions for art students here. At the same time, there are19-20th century sculptures, paintings and works of art in America and Europe. In addition, there are two private theaters for students of music department, dance department or film and television department to publish their works.
Although new york University has no private campus, it has a well-equipped sports ground, including indoor swimming pool, gym, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, squash courts, basketball courts and sauna room. At the beginning of each semester, physical education courses are held regularly, such as water ballet, jazz dance, fencing, rhythmic dance and yoga. Let NYU students study hard and have a good place to exercise and stay healthy.
Four. Overview of China Alumni Association
China Alumni Association-At present, NYU's China Alumni Association has four groups, one is the Free China Alumni Association (Research Institute) composed of students from Taiwan Province; One is the "Mei Society" formed by the University China Alumni Association; One is the "alliance" between mainland scholars and students; The other is the "Hong Kong Homecoming Association" from Hong Kong. At present, about 300 students from Taiwan Province Province are studying for postgraduate degrees or above, and about 200 students have officially paid the annual fee (10 USD) and filled in the information, including a few students from Chinese mainland, Hongkong or universities. About ten years ago, the establishment of the reunion was slowly cultivated by some seniors who took care of their siblings. From an organization of a dozen people to a group of about 200 people today. In April or May each year, the president is formally re-elected and a general meeting is held. There are certain procedures for students to join the membership.
The Alumni Association will send a newsletter every month, announce the activity information, and release all kinds of news such as cheap sale advertisements and renting houses. In addition to regular general meetings, last year's activities also included: freshman seminars, temporary accommodation and shuttle services, welcome activities and outings. In addition, there is a movie appreciation once a month, so that students can enjoy a moment's adjustment after their busy studies. ( 1993)
general situation
Established in 183 1, new york University is one of the largest private universities in the United States, with more than 44,000 students, located in the center of Greenwich, new york. New york's social situation and political environment will always have an impact on the students of new york University, which makes it as full of tension and opportunities as new york.
The school has a graduate school of arts and sciences, an art school, a business school, a law school, a medical school, a dental school and a public affairs school. Its graduate school of arts and sciences is the largest and most important graduate school in the school, with about 1.800 doctoral students and about 1.400 master students, from 50 states in the United States and 1.654 students from all over the world. Girls account for 57% of the students in this school.
The academic reputation of universities ranks in the top 50. Business school 1997 ranking 13. In the ranking of graduate students, art ranks 1 in the United States, journalism and French rank the top 3, operational research, finance, marketing, accounting, Russian, business administration rank the top 10, industrial psychology, computer science, English, economics, clinical psychology, linguistics, sociology, classical literature, German, physics and so on.
Graduate major
Biology and life sciences, communication and journalism, computer information science, mathematics, natural resources science, medicine, dentistry, health profession and related sciences, performing arts, philosophy, psychology, business administration and administrative institutions, education, fine arts, law and legal research, marginal subject research, ethnic studies, English language, literature and works, and university liberal arts research.
New york University was founded by a famous private group in 183 1, which is an important event in the history of American education. In the early19th century, higher education focused on the study of Greek and Latin, and paid little attention to modern and contemporary topics. The founder of new york University hopes to expand the scope of higher education to meet the requirements of finding jobs in business, industry, science, literature, law, medicine and military.
Albert gallatin, the first president of new york University, said that new york University will become a "national university" and provide "theoretical and practical education" for all.
Today, this university has become a nationally and internationally renowned university. Among more than 3,000 universities and colleges in the United States, only 27 private schools are famous associations of American universities. New york University is one of these 27 universities. Students from this university come from all 50 states and 120 countries.
This university has 13 colleges and departments in Manhattan. In addition, the university has Manhattan College in Westchester County and Dominican College in Lochrane County. The research project of this university, the famous Institute of Environmental Medicine, is located in Sterling Forest near Tuxedo, new york. Each branch has its own model, projects and personnel.
The number of registered undergraduate students is between 44 and 5400. Offers more than 2,500 courses and offers more than 25 different degrees.