Columbia University in new york (English: Columbia University in new york; Columbia University is a private research university located in Morning Edge Heights, Upper Manhattan, new york.

Columbia University is one of the founding members of 14 in association of american universities, a member of the famous Ivy League school of sports league, and the first university in the United States to award a doctor of medicine.

2 1 college is directly under the jurisdiction of the university, including Columbia College, Fourier College of Basic Engineering and Applied Science and College of General Education. At the same time, many nearby institutions are affiliated to Columbia University, including Teachers College, Barnard College and Concord Theological Seminary.

In addition, the school also has joint undergraduate programs with American Jewish Theological Seminary, Paris School of Political Science and Juilliard College. At the same time, the university has established global centers of Columbia University in Amman, Beijing, Istanbul, Paris, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Asunció n and Nairobi.

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Columbia University, formerly known as King's College, was established in 1754 under the Royal Charter issued by King George II of England. She is the fifth oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the oldest institution in New York State, and one of the nine colonial colleges established before the signing of the American Declaration of Independence.

After the American Revolution, King's College was renamed Columbia College, 1784. 1787 drafted a charter to put the school under the management of a private board of directors.

1896, she moved from Madison Avenue to her 32-acre campus in Morning Heights, and was given a new name, namely "Columbia University".

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Manhattan is the center of new york, where new york's most important commercial, financial and insurance institutions are located. Wall Street, the world financial center, is located in lower Manhattan, while new york's large enterprises and commercial centers are located in midtown Manhattan.

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