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Encyclopedia > Northwest University, China

Northwest University (西北大學), located in the world-famous ancient Chinese capital Xi'an, is one of the nation's leading comprehensive universities. Founded in 1902, it is one of the oldest institutions of learning in Northwest China. nwu_logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... NWU campus File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... City nickname: Changan Location Location of Xian Government City Shaanxi Mayor Sun Qingyun Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 9,983 km²      9,983 km²      0. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...


Presently, the university has 11 colleges, 33 departments, 63 Bachelor's and Associate's programs. Its student population amounts to 18,000, including about 2000 Ph.D. and master students, and about 100 international students. A college (Latin collegium) can be the name of any group of colleagues; originally it meant a group of people living together under a common set of rules (con-, together + leg-, law). As a consequence members of colleges were originally styled fellow and still are in some places. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ...


The university stresses international academic and personnel exchanges. Since the start of China's opening and reform in 1978, it has established cooperation and exchange relations with nearly 30 institutions of higher education of scientific research in The United States, Japan, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Higher education is education provided by universities and other institutions that award academic degrees, such as university colleges, and liberal arts colleges. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ...


External link

  • Northwest University website

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