4. • Founded 4 November 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest
state-supported institutions of higher education on the Pacific coast.
• The UW is one of the world’s preeminent public universities. Our impact on
individuals, our region and the world is profound — whether we are launching
young people into a boundless future or confronting the grand challenges of
our time through undaunted research and scholarship.
• Ranked No. 10 in the world in Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s 2015 rankings,
the UW educates more than 54,000 students annually.
• turn ideas into impact and transform lives and our world.
• empower students and researchers to learn, discover and build solutions to
tomorrow’s challenges.
• Discovery is at the heart of our university.
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6. • Teacher leadership supports school, district improvement
• The UW is a multi-campus university in Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell, as well as
a world-class academic medical center.
• The UW have 16 colleges and schools and offer 1,800 undergraduate courses
each quarter.
• The UW recruit the best, most diverse and innovative faculty and staff from
around the world, encouraging a vibrant intellectual community for our
students.
• The UW promote access to excellence and strive to inspire through education
that emphasizes the power of discovery and the foundation of critical and
analytic thinking.
• The UW are compassionate and committed to the active pursuit of global
engagement and connectedness The UW assume leadership roles to make the
world a better place through education and research.
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8. • The University of Washington, Seattle campus, is situated on the shores
of Union and Portage Bays, with views of the Cascade Range to the east and
the Olympic Mountains to the west.
• The main campus is bounded on the west by 15th Avenue N.E., on the north by
N.E. 45th Street, on the east by Montlake Boulevard N.E., and on the south by
N.E. Pacific Street.
• West Campus is less of a separate entity than the others, many of its facilities
being on city streets, and stretches between 15th Avenue and Interstate 5 from
the Ship Canal to N.E. 41st Street. University Way, known locally as "The Ave",
lies nearby and is a focus for much student life at the university
• At the heart of the university lies Red Square, which functions as the central
hub of student interaction and hosts a variety of events annually.
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10. • The University of Washington Libraries are among the largest academic
research libraries in North America and winner of the 2004 ACRL "Excellence in
Academic Libraries Award".
• The University of Washington Libraries has a collection of more than seven
million cataloged volumes, six million in microform format, more than 50,000
serial titles, and several million items in other formats.
• The Libraries' website provides the connection to a wide range of print and
electronic resources available in the Libraries and on the World Wide Web.
• Services and resources are provided primarily for University of Washington
students, faculty, and staff as part of the Libraries' mission to support teaching,
learning, research, and service at the University of Washington.
• Library services include the library catalog, circulation services and interlibrary
loan , computing and copying/printing facilities, a grants and funding
information service, instructional services, and ADA access for persons with
disabilities.
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12. • There are three main type of admission Freshman, Transfer & International.
• When you are ready to apply for admission, you will be directed to the
international application.
• Apply on UW College of Arts & Sciences Official Website
• https://admit.washington.edu/apply
• The University of Washington's admissions process is "more selective"
according to U.S. News & World Report . For students entering Fall 2014, 17,451
freshmen were accepted out of 31,611 applicants, a 55.2% acceptance rate, and
6,361 enrolled.
13. • Looking for interested collaborators at all levels
• Distinguished visitors, research fellows, PhDs, Masters, Undergraduate
• Many funding opportunities to be explored
• Local: Industry, Government, University
• International: Exchange programs, collaborative research