美國(guó)弗吉尼亞大學(xué)基本概況

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    弗吉尼亞大學(xué)是美國(guó)一所杰出的公立大學(xué),成立于1891年。其創(chuàng)始人是美國(guó)第三任總統(tǒng)托馬斯·杰斐遜。弗吉尼亞大學(xué)的基本情況是怎樣的呢?和出國(guó)留學(xué)網(wǎng)來(lái)看看吧。
    一、關(guān)于弗吉尼亞大學(xué)
    The University of Virginia is distinctive among public institutions of higher education. Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819, the University continues in its mission to develop tomorrow’s leaders who are well prepared to help shape the future of the nation and the world. The University is highly selective, accepting only the best students and those who show the exceptional promise Jefferson envisioned.
    The University of Virginia is made up of eleven schools in Charlottesville plus the College at Wise in Southwest Virginia. Not including the College at Wise, the University employs more than 28,000 people, including approximately 16,000 faculty and staff and approximately 7,000 Health System employees.
    For 2018, the University was ranked the No. 3 best public university by U.S. News & World Report. In the 19 years since U.S. News began ranking public universities as a separate category, UVA has ranked in the top three and continues to rank in the Top 30 among the best of all national universities, public and private.
    The University of Virginia Health System is a renowned academic medical center committed to providing outstanding patient care, educating tomorrow's health care leaders and discovering new and better ways to treat diseases. The University's Medical Center and its physicians continue to be recognized for their excellence in patient care, education and research.
    弗吉尼亞大學(xué)是美國(guó)一所杰出的公立大學(xué)。弗吉尼亞大學(xué)成立于1891年,創(chuàng)始人是美國(guó)第三任總統(tǒng)托馬斯·杰斐遜。今天,弗吉尼亞大學(xué)仍然在繼續(xù)著其培養(yǎng)未來(lái)領(lǐng)袖的使命,為幫助學(xué)生塑造美國(guó)和世界未來(lái)打下良好基礎(chǔ)。弗吉尼亞大學(xué)的入學(xué)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)十分激烈,只招收最好的學(xué)生和具備杰斐遜設(shè)想的卓越前景的學(xué)生。
    弗吉尼亞大學(xué)旗下有11個(gè)學(xué)院位于夏洛茨維爾,其懷斯學(xué)院位于弗吉尼亞州西南部。不包括懷斯學(xué)院在內(nèi),弗吉尼亞大學(xué)有2萬(wàn)8千多人。在2萬(wàn)8千多人中,教師和員工有近1萬(wàn)6千人,健康系統(tǒng)員工有近7千人。
    在《美國(guó)新聞與世界報(bào)道》2018年“最佳公立大學(xué)”評(píng)選中,弗吉尼亞大學(xué)位列第三位。自從《美國(guó)新聞與世界報(bào)道》將公立大學(xué)作為單獨(dú)的排名類(lèi)別以來(lái),在19年中,弗吉尼亞大學(xué)排名前三,在全美最佳全國(guó)大學(xué)(包括公立和私立)排名繼續(xù)排在前三十。
    弗吉尼亞大學(xué)的健康系統(tǒng)是一個(gè)著名的專(zhuān)業(yè)醫(yī)療中心,專(zhuān)注于提供優(yōu)質(zhì)的病人護(hù)理,培養(yǎng)未來(lái)的健康醫(yī)療領(lǐng)袖,探索新的更好的治療疾病的方法。弗吉尼亞大學(xué)的醫(yī)療中心及中心的醫(yī)生們因提供優(yōu)質(zhì)的病人護(hù)理、教育和研究持續(xù)得到認(rèn)可。
    Faculty staff and students
    
Number of academic faculty staffNumber of studentsNumber of international students
In total2509In total21560In total1899
International487Postgraduate29%Postgraduate61%

    

    
Undergraduate71%Undergraduate39%

    師生人數(shù)
    
專(zhuān)業(yè)教員人數(shù)學(xué)生人數(shù)國(guó)際學(xué)生人數(shù)
總共2509總共21560總共1899
國(guó)際教員487研究生占比29%研究生占比61%

    

    
本科生占比71%本科生占比39%

    二、弗吉尼亞大學(xué)的歷史
    弗吉尼亞大學(xué)創(chuàng)建于1819年,創(chuàng)建人是美國(guó)《獨(dú)立宣言》的起草人之一,老牌名校威廉瑪麗學(xué)院畢業(yè)生,美國(guó)第3任總統(tǒng)托馬斯·杰斐遜。杰斐遜好學(xué)多才,興趣廣泛。他既是美國(guó)民主的創(chuàng)始人和美國(guó)總統(tǒng),也當(dāng)過(guò)美國(guó)副總統(tǒng),國(guó)務(wù)卿,駐法大使。也是土地測(cè)量師、建筑師、古生物學(xué)家、哲學(xué)家、音韻學(xué)家和作家。他懂得拉丁語(yǔ)、希臘語(yǔ)、法語(yǔ)、西班牙語(yǔ)和意大利語(yǔ)。他還對(duì)數(shù)學(xué)、農(nóng)藝學(xué)和建筑學(xué),甚至提琴等感興趣。人們稱(chēng)他是天資最高、最多才多藝的美國(guó)總統(tǒng)。
    為紀(jì)念這位偉大的總統(tǒng),在1934年6月26日,美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)通過(guò)決議,撥款300萬(wàn)美元,在首都華盛頓潮汐湖邊建造杰弗遜紀(jì)念堂,并為此成立了專(zhuān)門(mén)委員會(huì)。即使炮火連天的第二次世界大戰(zhàn)也沒(méi)有使建造杰弗遜紀(jì)念堂的工程停頓下來(lái)。1943年4月13日是杰弗遜誕生200周年,杰弗遜紀(jì)念堂落成并向公眾開(kāi)放,現(xiàn)已成為華盛頓的著名旅游景點(diǎn)。
    三、弗吉尼亞大學(xué)的教研情況
    Designed to foster innovative thinking, the University’s eleven distinguished schools bring together a variety of disciplines, resulting in powerful solutions to complex challenges.
    1.Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
    UVA’s time-honored mission is to create honorable, well-educated, and effective public leaders. At the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy you can dedicate yourself to this endless endeavor, developing the skills you will need to take on the world’s toughest public policy challenges.
    Here you will be immersed in “the art of getting things done,” learning how to become a more effective leader and achieve tangible results. With five innovative policy research centers in the areas of education, health care, social entrepreneurship, leadership simulations and international policy, Batten will help you develop into a strong and ethical leader, ready to make a positive difference in the world.
    2.College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
    The University of Virginia was founded to break academic boundaries, unite leading experts in a variety of disciplines and foster their collaboration with students.
    Today you can live this mission at the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, the largest of the University’s schools. At the College you will learn to be mentally nimble, committed to critical thinking, and observant of the vital connections across disciplines. In short, you will be ready to play your part in furthering the illimitable freedom of the human mind.
    弗吉尼亞大學(xué)注重培養(yǎng)創(chuàng)新思維,旗下的11個(gè)優(yōu)秀學(xué)院集中了各類(lèi)學(xué)科,提供了復(fù)雜問(wèn)題的有力的解決辦法。
    1.弗蘭克·巴頓領(lǐng)導(dǎo)與公共政策學(xué)院
    弗吉尼亞大學(xué)有著悠久的使命。其使命是培養(yǎng)有榮譽(yù)感的、受到良好教育和辦事效率高的公共領(lǐng)袖。在弗蘭克·巴頓領(lǐng)導(dǎo)與公共政策學(xué)院,你有機(jī)會(huì)投身于這項(xiàng)無(wú)窮盡的事業(yè),有機(jī)會(huì)發(fā)展迎接世界最艱難的公共政策挑戰(zhàn)所需的技能。
    在這里,你可以沉浸在“做事的藝術(shù)”中,可以學(xué)習(xí)如何成為更加高效的領(lǐng)導(dǎo),取得更切實(shí)的成績(jī)。弗蘭克·巴頓領(lǐng)導(dǎo)與公共政策學(xué)院有五個(gè)創(chuàng)新政策研究中心,涵蓋教育、健康醫(yī)療、社會(huì)創(chuàng)業(yè)、領(lǐng)導(dǎo)模擬和國(guó)際政策等領(lǐng)域,有助于你成長(zhǎng)為強(qiáng)大的有道德意識(shí)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo),在世界上做出一番貢獻(xiàn)。
    2.文理學(xué)院和研究生院
    弗吉尼亞大學(xué)成立的初衷是為了打破學(xué)術(shù)藩籬,團(tuán)結(jié)各學(xué)科專(zhuān)家,增進(jìn)他們與學(xué)生的合作。
    今天在文理學(xué)院的研究生院,你可以實(shí)現(xiàn)這個(gè)使命。文學(xué)學(xué)院和研究生院是弗吉尼亞大學(xué)最大的學(xué)院。在這里,你將有機(jī)會(huì)變得思維敏捷,專(zhuān)注于批判性思考,觀察學(xué)科之間的重要聯(lián)系??傊?,在這里,你將有機(jī)會(huì)在推進(jìn)人類(lèi)大腦的無(wú)限自由中發(fā)揮自己的作用。
    3.Curry School of Education
    The University of Virginia is dedicated to cultivating citizen leaders who will commit their talents to the greater good. Nowhere can you live this mission more fully than at the Curry School of Education.
    Here you will explore the connection between education and human ecology, experience the latest approaches to transforming human learning, and adopt new models to driving change and improving the impact of education. You can sample some of our most recent advances in Bridges, our online magazine.
    When you graduate from Curry you will join a select group of educational leaders bringing these ideas to life in communities around the world. Whether creating new teaching strategies, engaging with policymakers or enhancing health and wellness, you will be leading the charge toward better education.
    3.柯里教育學(xué)院
    弗吉尼亞大學(xué)專(zhuān)注培養(yǎng)公民領(lǐng)袖,讓他們將自己的才能用于更大的福祉。要實(shí)現(xiàn)這個(gè)使命,沒(méi)有比在柯里教育學(xué)院更適合的了。
    在這里,你將有機(jī)會(huì)探索教育和人類(lèi)生態(tài)之間的關(guān)系,體驗(yàn)用于提升人類(lèi)學(xué)習(xí)的最新方法,將新的模式用于推動(dòng)改變和提升教育影響力。你可以嘗試閱讀教育學(xué)院在線(xiàn)雜志《橋梁》中的一些關(guān)于學(xué)院取得的最新進(jìn)展。
    而當(dāng)你從教育學(xué)院畢業(yè)的時(shí)候,你將有機(jī)會(huì)加入教育學(xué)領(lǐng)袖組成的精英群,將這些理念帶到世界各地的社區(qū)生活。無(wú)論是制定新的技術(shù)戰(zhàn)略,參與政策決策,還是改善衛(wèi)生和福利,你都將有機(jī)會(huì)引領(lǐng)教育更好地發(fā)展。