geographical position
New york, where the school is located, is located in the Hudson River estuary in the northeast of the United States, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, and is the largest city in the United States. The city consists of five districts: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island. It covers an area of 830 square kilometers. 1626, the Dutch bought Manhattan Island from the Indians for $24 and named it New Amsterdam. 1664 was occupied by the British and named new york. 1789 became the first capital and largest city of the newly independent United States. Since19th century, new york has developed into an international metropolis. By the beginning of the 20th century, new york had become one of the largest cities in the world, on par with London and Paris. Manhattan is the essence of new york City. At its southern end, there are many tall buildings along Wall Street. It is the financial center of the world and the United States. The famous Statue of Liberty, United Nations Headquarters, Times Square, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park, Fifth Avenue Business District, Rockefeller Center, Broadway Theater District and Chinatown are all here. New york is a melting pot. The population is nearly 8 million, coming from more than 0/00 nationalities in the world, including about 2 million Jews, 2 million blacks and more than 600,000 Chinese. New york is also the cultural center of the United States, with nearly 200 theaters, nearly 100 cinemas and nearly 200 public and private libraries. Education in new york is also very developed, with famous universities such as Changchun University and new york University.
School history
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 the University of London in 1828, and further realizing that new york people should also have their own universities, new york University was established, with Mr. James Matthews 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. In Brooklyn, new york University Institute of Technology (formerly new york University of Technology or new york University of Technology, English: Polytechnic University) was merged into new york University in 2008. 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 continuing education school 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 leading figures, such as Little John? Fitzgerald? Kennedy, Rudy? Giuliani,,, and other celebrities are also alumni of new york University. Driven by the excellent performance of alumni, the students all showed the spirit of vigorous progress. On campus, students can discuss their lessons on the spot, or publish their works or ideals in Washington Square, so that the atmosphere of independent research and thinking can be everywhere in the school.