MIT was founded on 186 1 by the famous natural scientist william barton rogers, who graduated from the famous southern school William and Mary College. He hopes to establish a free college to adapt to the rapidly developing America. Due to the civil war, MIT didn't welcome the first batch of students until 1865, and then it developed rapidly in the fields of nature and engineering. During the Great Depression, MIT was once considered to merge with Harvard University, but was forced to cancel the plan under the protest of its students.
MIT moved from Boston to Cambridge.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a comprehensive private university in the United States. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the Charles River separates it from Boston's Back Bay. MIT has a very important influence in the United States and the world, and has trained many people who have great influence on the world. It is a pioneer university in the field of high-tech and advanced research in the world.
MIT enjoys an excellent reputation in the fields of natural science and engineering science in the world, as well as management, economics, philosophy, politics and linguistics.
Because of its outstanding academic achievements, although MIT is not a member of an Ivy League school, it is often included in the Ivy League. [2]
By 2009, 78 Nobel Prize winners had studied or worked at MIT.
After the unremitting efforts of generations of MIT, today, whenever someone mentions "the best university of technology in the world", everyone pushes MIT. Massachusetts is a household name overseas and has become a science hall for students all over the world.
MIT enjoys an excellent reputation in the fields of natural science and engineering science in the world, as well as management, economics, philosophy, politics and linguistics. In addition, MIT has developed high-tech weapons, the top secret Lincoln Laboratory in the United States, world-class computer science and artificial intelligence laboratories, and world-class media laboratories, and trained many world-class CEOs. Si Long School of Management is also a famous and valuable asset of MIT. [3]
From the name, the correct translation of MIT should be "MIT", but the translation of MIT existed as early as the Qing Dynasty, so it was misused. In North America, institute refers to schools, colleges and universities (science, engineering, science and technology, technology or specialties). According to the academic environment of each school, translation into Chinese is different. MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) should be translated into Chinese as "Massachusetts Institute of Technology" according to the faculty size and academic environment of its school, but most people in China are used to calling it MIT.
In addition, it should be noted that many people call MIT the University of Massachusetts. In fact, "MIT" and "Massachusetts University" are not the same concept. The University of Massachusetts (UMass) is a large multi-campus public university in Massachusetts. The University of Massachusetts is also a good school, with five campuses all over the state, especially the University of Massachusetts at amherst, which is listed as one of the "public Ivy League" universities. The other four campuses (Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell and Medical College) also have their own strengths. However, in terms of absolute scientific research strength and international influence, MIT is still superior to MIT.
Undergraduate majors
Literature:
Simmons Hall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Musicology, creative writing, literature research, linguistics, dramatic art, art and design, comparative media research, writing and humanities research, scientific and technological writing, China literature, French and literature, German and literature, Japanese and literature, Spanish and literature, art without culture and technology, English research and literature, history, ethics and criticism, Portuguese and literature.
Agronomy:
Plant molecular genetics
History:
Archaeology and materials science, history, ethics and criticism
Neo-Confucianism:
Biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, microbiology, biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, neurobiology, computer and system biology, biophysics, science, technology and society, developmental biology, atomic materials and engineering, earth's atmosphere and planetary science, brain and cognitive science, bioengineering-biological and physiological transport phenomena, bioengineering-biomechanics, bioengineering-carcinogenesis, bioengineering-. Bioengineering-genetic toxicology, bioengineering-genomics-protein histology and glycolysis, bioengineering-macromolecular biochemistry and biophysics, bioengineering-metabolism of drugs and toxins, bioengineering-microbial pathogenesis, computing, materials science and engineering-biological and polymer materials, materials science and engineering-electronic and mechanical properties of materials, materials science and engineering-dynamics, materials science and engineering-materials processing.
economics
manage
Engineering:
Aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, digital media, bioengineering, civil and environmental engineering, building technology, environmental engineering, electrical engineering and computer science, aerospace engineering and information technology, archaeology and materials science, architecture, protein engineering, chemical and biological engineering, mechanical and marine engineering, aerospace-aircraft engineering,
Bioengineering-biological and physiological transport phenomena, bioengineering-biological imaging and functional testing, bioengineering-biomechanics, bioengineering-biomolecular engineering and cell tissue engineering, bioengineering-new town metabolism of drugs and toxins, bioengineering-microbial pathogenesis, material science and engineering biology and polymer materials, material science and engineering-electronic and mechanical properties of materials, material science and engineering-dynamics, material science and engineering-material processing, etc.
philosophy
Medicine:
Immunology, virology, brain and cognitive science, cancer research, toxicology and environmental sanitation, bioengineering-carcinogenesis, bioengineering-genetic toxicology, bioengineering-new metabolism of drugs and toxins, bioengineering-microbial pathogenesis
Legal science
Politics, anthropology, science and technology and society.
university
According to the classification of majors, MIT is divided into the following six colleges:
1, School of Architecture and Planning:
Architecture, media arts and sciences, urban research and planning
2. School of Engineering:
Aerospace engineering, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering, electrical engineering, computer science and engineering, information science, nuclear engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science and engineering, transportation and logistics research institute (master's and doctoral programs in supply chain management) [5]
3. Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences:
Anthropology, comparative media studies, economics, literature, history, linguistics, philosophy, music and drama, political science, women's studies and writing planning groups.
4. Alfred Si Long School of Management:
Doctor of Finance, Doctor of Accounting, MBA and Master of Finance [6]
5. Faculty of Science:
Mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, brain and cognitive science, earth science (including atmospheric science and planetary science)
6. School of Health Science and Technology.
There are six graduate schools:
Graduate school of architecture and urban planning,
Graduate school of engineering,
Graduate school of humanities and sociology,
Si Long Graduate School of Management,
Graduate school of natural science,
Graduate school of health sciences.
The degrees that schools can award include:
Bachelor of Science (BSc),
Master of urban planning,
Master of architecture,
Master of science,
Master of engineering,
Doctor of philosophy,
Doctor of Electronic Engineering (Electrical Engineer),
Doctor of science, etc.
Because it emphasizes engineering, science and art, MIT has neither a law school nor a seminary.
1970, the Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Health Science and Technology Branch was established in cooperation with Harvard Department College to train special talents in biomedicine.
key discipline
The engineering department of this university is the most well-known, applied and difficult department. It has won the American postgraduate course championship for seven consecutive years, among which electronic engineering is the most famous, followed by mechanical engineering. Karl Willenbrock, executive director of the American Institute of Engineering Education, once said, "If MIT suddenly disappears, national security will be worrying. They are the IBM of engineering. "
MIT Atlas (6 sheets)
Physics, chemistry, economics, philosophy, political science and other subjects are also excellent. Supply chain management, which has emerged in recent decades, is also the strength of MIT. MIT's MLOG (Master of Logistics Engineering) program has ranked first in the United States for many years. With the advantages of MIT in manufacturing and transportation, MLOG has gathered the most authoritative teachers in the fields of supply chain and logistics, and established good cooperative relations with the world's top 500 enterprises.
In addition, the MBA program of MIT Si Long Business School is world-renowned, and it is one of the top business schools in the prestigious Magic Seven (M7) in the United States, especially known for its entrepreneurial courses and entrepreneurial culture.
MIT covers an area of 168 acres, and its campus is located on the Charles River near Cambridge, stretching for about 1 mile.
The central campus consists of a group of interconnected buildings designed by architect Welles Bosworth. The interconnection design was completed in 2005 to facilitate people's communication with various departments. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has a broadband wireless network all over the campus, with 3,000 receiving points (that is, within one kilometer of the campus, the receiving rate is still above 95%), making it the best wireless university in the United States.
There are 50 high-speed laser printers in the whole school, which can not only print on both sides automatically, but also print 90 sheets per minute. These high-speed laser printers are distributed in every corner of the campus. Students and professors can connect to any high-speed laser printer through any computer in the school, which is of great help to study and research.
The library of MIT is rich in resources, with a collection of 5 million volumes. The content of the library covers everything, including books on engineering, management, architectural design and science, which is very suitable for students to consult during their research.
In 2002, MIT also implemented the open course web page, at which time 500 courses were published (by the end of 2006, 2,000 courses had been opened), with a view to establishing a global unified knowledge base, so that users all over the world can know all kinds of professional knowledge and obtain valuable information through the Internet. This plan has been highly praised by scholars all over the world. MIT is not for profit. It clearly tells users that they can freely use related resources, but they can't be used for commercial transactions or as their own property, because network knowledge is enjoyed by * * *. [4]
MIT Computer Science Center
The MIT library consists of five main libraries and several affiliated branches. Books180000 copies, magazines 19000 copies. In addition, there are microfilms, maps, music scores and other materials. The library has 200 staff members. The library was built in 19 16, and the building is relatively old-fashioned. Because the library can't be expanded on campus, we temporarily rented a warehouse in the suburbs as a stack room. The school has reached an agreement with Harvard University and Boston University to build a library 25 kilometers away from downtown Boston.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology officially launched a new multimedia digital library system, which has become a model for other universities in the world to collect, preserve and use electronic scientific research results. The new system named "DSpace" was jointly developed by MIT and Hewlett-Packard Company of the United States, and the preliminary development lasted for 4 years. According to the press release issued by MIT, according to the design, the system has the ability to handle more than 10000 digital scientific research achievements completed by teachers and researchers in this school every year. These achievements include periodical papers, technical reports and conference papers, including various media formats such as text, audio, video and pictures.
How to collect, store and catalog digital data with various complex formats has become a common problem faced by universities all over the world. It is in this context that "DSpace" came into being. It uses "open source" software, which means that other universities and even some small colleges can create their own digital library system and connect with other schools by directly using or rewriting the software without paying the use fee. Because of this, "DSpace" is called "the most ambitious and worthy of close attention" by the Chronicle of American Higher Education.
The mission of MIT library is to create and continuously provide an easy-to-use and trustworthy information environment, which is conducive to learning and creating knowledge. MIT is committed to creating strategies and systems that can promote and facilitate global academic information exchange.
(1). World ranking:
MIT is the top five universities in the world. Here are the latest results.
QS world university ranking (20 13/ 14. ) (launched in cooperation with US News and World Report): ranked first in the world and ranked first in the United States; [7]
Academic ranking of world universities of Shanghai Jiaotong University (20 13): 4th in the world and 4th in the United States; [8]
Times Higher Education World University Ranking (20 13- 14): 5th in the world and 4th in the United States; [9]
But since the first release of 20 1 1, it has been ranked second in the world and second in the United States. [ 10]
From 2007 to 2009 and 20 1 1 year, it ranked first in the ranking of world universities on the World Wide Web. In the ranking of 20 13, it ranks third in the world (after Harvard University and Stanford University). [ 1 1]
(2). American local ranking:
American News and World Report ranks sixth among comprehensive universities in the United States. [ 12]
Forbes American ranking:11; [ 13]
Washington Monthly is: Issue 15. [ 14]
The author comprehensively analyzes all the world rankings sponsored by academic ranking of world universities, Times Higher Education Rankings, QS Rankings and World Wide Web Rankings, and finds that Harvard University is the only university that can overwhelm MIT in the overall average ranking.
Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University and University of California at Berkeley are also called "the immortal academic backbone of American society".
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ranks first among universities of science and technology in the United States and the world, and has the reputation of "the best university of science and technology in the world". Its engineering 20 13 [15] Times Higher Education ranks third in the world, academic ranking of world universities ranks first, Shanghai Jiaotong University ranks 20 13 [16], and QS World University ranks first 2013 [13].