national university of singapore
National University Of singapore
National University Of Singapore
NUS is consistently ranked as one of Asia's top universities by both UK ranking systems, the World University Rankings and the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. According to the latest 2015 World University Rankings, NUS is ranked 12th in the world and retained its position as 1st in Asia.[3] NUS also fared well in the 2015- Higher Education World University Rankings, coming in 26th in the world and 1st in Asia.[4] Alternatively, the system published by the Shanghai Ranking Consultancy that measures universities academic achievements and research performance consistently places NUS in the range of 100–150 worldwide and 1st in Singapore. Additionally, 2014's U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings[5] places NUS at 55th in the world.NUS's main campus is located in south-west Singapore adjacent to Kent Ridge, with an area of 150 hectares (0.58 sq mi).[6] The campus houses the Faculty of Law, Yew School of Public Policy and research institutes, while the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore is located at the campus.Two decades later, Raffles College was merged with the King Edward VII College of Medicine to form the University of Malaya on 8 October 1949. The two institutions were merged to provide for the higher education needs of the Federation of Malaya and Singapore.The growth of UM was very rapid during the first decade of its establishment and resulted in the setting up of two autonomous divisions in 1959, one located in Singapore and the other in Kuala In 1960, the governments of then Federation of Malaya and Singapore indicated their desire to change the status of the divisions into that of a national university.[7]Legislation was passed in 1961 establishing the former Kuala division as the University of Malaya while the Singapore division was renamed the University of Singapore on 1 January NUS has a semester-based modular system for conducting courses. It adopts features of the British system, such as small group teaching (tutorials) and the American system (course credits). Students may transfer between courses within their first two semesters, in cross-faculty modules or take up electives from different faculties (compulsory for most degrees). Other cross-disciplinary initiatives study include double-degree undergraduate degrees in Arts & Social Sciences and Engineering; Arts & Social Sciences and Law; Business and Engineering; and Business and Law.NUS has 16 faculties and schools, including a Music Conservatory. Currently, it has seven overseas colleges at major entrepreneurial hubs in Shanghai and Beijing (China), Israel, India, Stockholm (Sweden), Silicon Valley and Bio Valley (US).[11962.NUS began its entrepreneurial education in the with the setting up of the for Management of Innovation and in 1988. In 2001, was renamed the NUS Entrepreneurship , and became a division of NUS Enterprise is currently headed by Professor Wong 10]and its activities are organised into 4 areas, including a business incubator, experiential education, entrepreneurship development, and entrepreneurship research.Jointly organised by NUS Enterprise and National University of Singapore Society the Innovation and Enterprise Award consists of two portions – the NUS Outstanding Innovator Award and Promising NUS Start-Up Award. Both awards aim to individuals and companies within the NUS community who have achieved significant accomplishments in entrepreneurship and innovation, or who have contributed to the development of entrepreneurship and innovation in Singapore in recent years. The 2014 winner of the 100.000 award includes the NUS spin-off company .[25][26] is the entrepreneurship division of the Nanotechnology Institute at the National University of Singapore. primary role is to work with faculty, staff and students on obtaining financial support for technology commercialization. This work typically takes the form of a consulting relationship in which gets deeply involved in the writing of grant proposals and business plans and actively connects technology commercialization projects to grant organizations such as the SMART Innovation , the National Research Foundation, SPRING Singapore, and to private angel and venture capital investors.[27]The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine was first established as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School in 1905. The School comprises departments such as the Alice Lee for Nursing Studies, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Diagnostic Radiology, Epidemiology and Public Health, Medicine, Microbiology, Obstetrics & , Ophthalmology, Surgery, , Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychological Medicine, and Surgery. The School uses he British undergraduate medical system, offering a full-time undergraduate leading to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. For Nursing, the Bachelor of Science (Nursing) (conducted by the Alice Lee for Nursing Studies) is offered. The department also offers post graduate Master of Nursing, Master of Science (Nursing) and Doctor of Philosophy The NUS Industry Liaison Office manages the University’s technology transfer and promotes research collaborations with industry and partners. manages NUS intellectual property, its intellectual assets and facilitates the spinning off of technologies into start-up companies. Ms Irene[51] is the Director of .Some recent industry partnerships enabled by include a research agreement with Agilent,[52] a licensing agreement with Cambridge Display Technology[52] (a Chemical Group company), and a partnership with the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics.[53] NUS spin-off companies supported by,[54] Gatekeeper Laboratories,[55] ,[57] and Technologies.[58] has set up the Research to Market portal,[59] to showcase NUS technologies and engage with industry. Technology sectors include the life sciences, interactive digital media, physical sciences and multi-disciplinary technologies. Another activity organised by is the Technology Forum[60, an annual event that brings together industry, academia, researchers, investors and entrepreneurs to examine trends and issues involved in technology. In 2012, has collaborated with the Association of University Technology Managers concurrently with Asia.[61] technology specific events, looking to facilitate technology in industry sectors. [62] is an event that focuses on technologies in the field of augmented reality, media search, image processing, gaming, language processing, web analysis and video processing.NUS also has an external partnership with The Intern Group enabling students to complete an internship abroad.[63]
Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University
A statue by sculptor Daniel Chester French called Alma Mater is centered on the front steps of Low Memorial Library., Mead & White invited French to build the sculpture in order to harmonize with the larger composition of the court and library in the center of the campus. Draped in an academic gown, the female figure of Alma Mater wears a crown of laurels and sits on a throne. The scroll-like arms of the throne end in lamps, representing . A book signifying knowledge, balances on her lap, and an owl, the attribute of wisdom, is hidden in the folds of her gown. Her right hand holds a scepter composed of four sprays of wheat, terminating with a crown of King's College which refers to Columbia's origin as a Royalist institution in 1754. A local actress named Mary was said to have posed for parts of the sculpture. The statue was dedicated on September 23, 1903, as a gift of Mr. & Mrs. Robert and was originally covered in golden leaf. During the Columbia University protests of 1968 a bomb damaged the sculpture, but it has since been repaired.[52] The small hidden owl on the sculpture is also the subject of many Columbia legends, the main legend being that the first student in the freshmen class to find the hidden owl on the statue will be valedictorian, and that any subsequent Columbia male who finds it will marry a Barnard student, given that Barnard is a women's college.[53][54]"The Steps", alternatively known as "Low Steps" or the "Urban Beach", are a popular meeting area for Columbia students. The term refers to the long series of granite steps leading from the lower part of campus (South Field) to its upper terrace. With a design inspired by the City Beautiful movement, the steps of Low Library provides Columbia University and Barnard College students, faculty, and staff with a comfortable outdoor platform and space for informal gatherings, events, and ceremonies. classical facade epitomizes late 19th century new-classical designs, with its columns and portico marking the entrance to an important structure.[55] On warm days when the weather is favorable, the Low Steps often become a popular gathering place for students to sunbathe, eat lunch, or play In April 2007, the university purchased more than two-thirds of a 17 acres (6.9 ha) site for a new campus in , an industrial neighborhood to the north of the Heights campus. Stretching from 125th Street to 133rd Street, the new campus will house buildings for Columbia's Business School, School of International and Public Affairs, and the Jerome L. Greene Center for Mind, Brain, and Behavior, where research will such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.[57] The $7 billion expansion plan includes demolishing all buildings, except three that are historically significant, eliminating the existing light industry and storage warehouses, and relocating tenants in 132 apartments. Replacing these buildings will be 6,800,000 square feet (630,000 m2) of space for the university. Community activist groups in West Harlem fought the expansion for reasons ranging from property protection and fair exchange for land, to residents' rights.[58][59] Subsequent public hearings drew neighborhood opposition. Most recently, as of December 2008, the State of New York's Empire State Development Corporation approved use of eminent domain, which, through declaration of "blighted" status, gives governmental bodies the right to appropriate private property for public use.[60] On May 20, 2009, the New York State Public Authorities Control Board approved the expansion plan and the first buildings are under construction.[61]New York-Presbyterian Hospital is affiliated with the medical schools of both Columbia University and Cornell University. According to U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Hospitals 2009", it is ranked sixth overall and third among university hospitals. Columbia's medical school has a strategic partnership with New York State Psychiatric Institute, and is affiliated with 19 other hospitals in the U.S. and four hospitals overseas. Health-related schools are located at the Columbia University Medical Center, a 20 acres (8.1 ha) campus located in the neighborhood of Washington Heights, fifty blocks uptown. Other teaching hospitals affiliated with Columbia through the New York-Presbyterian network include the Payne Whitney Clinic in Manhattan, and the Payne Whitney a psychiatric institute located in White Plains, New York.[62] On the northern tip of Manhattan island (in the neighborhood of , Columbia owns 26-acre (11 ha) Baker Field, which includes Stadium as well as facilities for field sports, outdoor track, and tennis. There is a third campus on the west bank of the Hudson River, the 157-acre (64 ha) Lamont- Earth Observatory and Earth Institute in Palisades, New York. A fourth is the 60-acre (24 ha) Nevis Laboratories in New York for the study of particle and motion physics. A satellite site in Paris, France holds classes at Reid Hall.[7]In 2006, the university established the Office of Environmental Stewardship to initiate, coordinate and implement programs to reduce the university's environmental footprint. The U.S. Green Building Council selected the university's plan for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Neighborhood Design pilot program. The plan commits to incorporating smart growth, new and "green" building design principles.[63] Columbia is one of the 2030 Challenge Partners, a group of nine universities in the city of New York that have pledged to reduce their greenhouse emissions by 30% within the next ten years. Columbia University adopt standards for all new construction and major renovations. The University requires a minimum of Silver, but through its design and review process seeks to achieve higher levels. This is especially challenging for lab and research buildings with their intensive energy use; however, the university also uses lab design guidelines that seek to maximize energy efficiency while protecting the safety of researchers.[64]Every Thursday and Sunday of the month, Columbia hosts a where local farmers can sell their produce to residents of the city. In addition, from April to November farm, a local New York gardening center, joins the market bringing a large selection of plants and blooming flowers. The market is one of the many operated at different points throughout the city by the non-profit group .[65] Dining services at Columbia spends 36 percent of its food budget on local products, in addition to serving harvested seafood and fair trade coffee on campus.[66] Columbia has been rated "B+" by the 2011 College Sustainability Report Card for its environmental and sustainability initiativesColumbia University's acceptance rate for the class of 2020 (Columbia College and Engineering) was 6.04%, making Columbia the third most selective college in the United States by admission rate behind Stanford and Harvard.[68] The undergraduate yield rate for the class of 2019 was 63.2%.[69] According to the 2012 college selectivity ranking by U.S. News & World Report, which factors admission and yield rates among other criteria, Columbia was tied with Yale, Caltech and MIT as the most selective colleges in the country.[70] Columbia is a racially diverse school, with approximately 52% of all students identifying themselves as persons of color. Additionally, 50% of all undergraduates received grants from Columbia. The average grant size awarded to these students is $46,516.[71] In 2015-2016, annual undergraduate tuition at Columbia was $50,526 with a total cost of attendance of $65,860 (including room and board).[72]On April 11, 2007, Columbia University announced donation from media billionaire alumnus John Kluge to be used exclusively for undergraduate financial aid. The donation is among the largest single gifts to higher education. Its exact value will depend on the eventual value of Kluge's estate at the time of his death; however, the generous donation has helped change financial aid policy at Columbia.[73] Annual gifts, fund-raising, and an increase in spending from the university's endowment have allowed Columbia to extend generous financial aid packages to qualifying students. As of 2008, undergraduates from families with incomes as high as $60,000 a year will have the projected cost of attending the university, including room, board, and academic fees, fully paid for by the university. That same year, the university ended loans for incoming and current students who were on financial aid, replacing loans that were traditionally part of aid packages with grants from the university. However, this does not apply to international students, transfer students, visiting students, or students in the School of General Studies.[74] In the fall of 2010, admission to Columbia's undergraduate colleges Columbia College and the Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (also known as SEAS or Columbia Engineering) began accepting the Common Application. The policy change made Columbia one of the last major academic institutions and the last Ivy League university to switch to the Common Application.[75]Scholarships are also given to undergraduate students by the admissions committee. Designations include John W. Kluge Scholars, John Jay Scholars, C. Prescott Davis Scholars, Global Scholars, Scholars, and Science Research Fellows. Named scholars are selected by the admission committee from first-year applicants. According to Columbia, the first four designated scholars "distinguish themselves for their remarkable academic and personal achievements, dynamism, intellectual curiosity, the originality and independence of their thinking, and the diversity that stems from their different cultures and their varied educational experiences."[76]
Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University
Established originally by the Massachusetts legislature and soon thereafter named for John Harvard (its first benefactor), Harvard is the United States' oldest institution of higher learning,[12] and the Harvard Corporation (formally, the President and Fellows of Harvard College) is its first chartered corporation. Although never formally affiliated with , the early College primarily trained Congregationalist and Unitarian clergy. Its curriculum and student body were gradually secularized during the 18th century, and by the 19th century Harvard had emerged as the central cultural establishment among Boston elites.[13][14] Following the American Civil War, President Charles W. Eliot's long tenure (1869–1909) transformed the college and affiliated professional schools into a modern research university; Harvard was a founding member of the Association of American Universities in 1900.[15] James Bryant led the university through the Great Depression and World War II and began to reform the curriculum and liberalize admissions after the war. The undergraduate college became coeducational after its 1977 merger with Radcliffe College.The University is organized into eleven separate academic units—ten faculties and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study—with campuses throughout the Boston metropolitan area:[16] its 209-acre (85 ha) main campus is in Cambridge, approximately 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Boston; the business school and athletics facilities, including Harvard Stadium, are located across the Charles River in the neighborhood of Boston and dental, and public health schools are in the Medical Area.[17] Harvard's $37.6 billion financial endowment is the largest of any academic institution.[3]Harvard is a large, highly residential research university.[18] The nominal cost of attendance is high, but the University's large endowment allows it to offer generous financial aid packages.[19] It operates several arts, cultural, and scientific museums, alongside the Harvard Library, which is the world's largest academic and private library system, comprising 79 individual libraries with over 18 million volumes.[20][21][22] Harvard's alumni include eight U.S. presidents, several foreign heads of state, 62 living billionaires, 335 Rhodes Scholars, and 242 Marshall Scholars.[23][24][25] To date, some 150 Nobel laureates, 18 Fields Medalists and 13 Turing Award winners have been affiliated as students, faculty, or staff.[26]Harvard was formed in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was initially called "New College" or "the college at New In 1638, the college became home for North America's first known printing press, carried by the ship John of London.[27][28] In 1639, the college was renamed Harvard College after deceased Harvard, who was an alumnus of the University of Cambridge. He had left the school £779 and his library of some 400 books.[29] The charter creating the Harvard Corporation was granted in 1650.In the early years the College trained many Puritan ministers.[30] (A 1643 publication said the school's purpose was "to advance learning and perpetuate it to posterity, dreading to leave an illiterate ministry to the churches when our present ministers shall lie in the dust".)[31] It offered a classic curriculum on the English university model—
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