Columbia
University was founded in 1754 as King's College to provide education
for the people of the city of New York at that time. Columbia University is one of the oldest universities in New York as well as the fifth oldest university in the United States. Columbia University rankings currently in position 19 of the best
private high schools, ranked 11th as a research university, and ranks
15th in the northeast.
To provide an opportunity for the student to acquire knowledge in addition to the campus, Columbia University formed a partnership with Barnard College and the Julliard School. For students studying at Columbia University, they are enjoined to first complete the core curriculum that includes a program of contemporary civilization, humanities literature, writing, arts humanities, the limits of science, global core, foreign language and physical education.
More than a century, precisely since 1901, Columbia University has berkerjsama with more than 100 Nobel Prize winners, 20 more winners academy award, nine judges of the US Supreme Court and also the President of the United States 3. In addition to academic activities are held in the center of campus that are in the United States, Columbia University also has some global projects centers located in several countries around the world, such as Amman, Beijing, Istanbul, Mumbai, Nairobi, Paris and Santiago. Where is the global center's function is to facilitate international relations and support the development of research projects and facilitating the students' studies.
As well as Northwestern University, Columbia University also has a tradition that is routinely done by the students, known as "Primal Scream", which is done by the students to release stress at the end of the test, this tradition usually done midnight on the day of the week after the exam ends with the opening each windowless room, and students shouted for approximately 5 minutes. In addition to the academic education, Columbia University also has a non-academic activities, such as sports activities the university. Columbia University's sports teams are known as the mascot, dubbed Lion, compete with sports teams from other universities in Division 1 NCAA.
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