As the Chinese New Year approaches, four senior students from the International Department of Nanjing Foreign Language School Huai’an Campus have received offers from prestigious universities, representing the best New Year’s gifts for their diligence and hard work.
Ma Peisen received an offer from the Business program of the Swiss Hotel Management School; Tao Jianyu received an offer from the University of Birmingham mathematics program; Qin Jiaze received an offer from the economics program of the University of Alberta; Su Yibo received an offer from the computer science program of the University of York.
Swiss Hotel Management School
Swiss Hotel Management School (SHMS), founded in 1992, is a member of SEG Swiss Hotel Management Education Group, Switzerland’s largest and most prestigious hotel management university, and the only institution in Switzerland that was formerly a five-star hotel, with over 2,500 international students from more than 80 countries.
SHMS’s campus has been named the “most beautiful campus in the world” by National Geographic. Students study and live on a renovated five-star hotel campus, where they are held to the same standards as international five-star hotel executives from the moment they step foot on campus. Students can complete a bachelor’s degree in three years of undergraduate study and a master’s degree in one or two years.
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham, one of the world’s top 100 universities, was founded in 1825 and is located in Birmingham, the UK’s second-largest city. Queen Victoria bestowed a Royal Charter on it in 1900. The University is a world-renowned institution of higher learning and a founding member of the Russell Group, the Midlands Innovation Alliance, and Universitas 21, a global consortium of universities and research institutes.
The University of Birmingham campus is divided into two parts. With clear lakes, lush greenery, and staggered buildings in a rich, old-world style, the Edgbaston campus is widely regarded as one of the best in the UK, providing students with an elegant atmosphere in which to enjoy their studies. The campus is home to the Faculty of Arts, Business, Social Sciences, Law, Engineering, Medicine, Science, and Education, as well as various undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degree programs. The University of Birmingham has strong ties with local businesses and industry, which provides excellent opportunities for students to pursue internships and employment.
The University of Birmingham is ranked 89th in the US News World University Rankings for 2023 and 91st in the QS World University Rankings for 2023. An official UK organization awarded a gold award in the 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) assessment. To become a university with the world’s leading business schools, the business schools were accredited with three qualifications: AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International), AMBA (Association of British Business Administration), and EQUIS (European Education Accreditation).
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta (UA), established in 1908, is a world-renowned public research university in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a founding member of the U15 Consortium of Canadian Research Universities, the World University Consortium, and the World Energy University Consortium. By 2020, the University hopes to be one of the top 20 public universities in the world.
The University of Alberta is one of Canada’s largest research-based comprehensive universities, with one of the best research teams in the country. The University of Alberta is one of only three universities in Canada that is a member of 14 research excellence networks (the other two are the University of Toronto and McGill University). Regarding Royal Society membership, total U.S. technology patents and technology transfers filed, and total research income and grants received, the University of Alberta ranks among the top five universities in the country.
The University of Alberta is ranked 101-150th in the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities, 136th in 2020 THE World University Rankings, 113th and 4th in Canada in the 2020 QS World University Rankings, and 139th in the 2020 US News World University Rankings. Tsinghua University is ranked 96th in the 2018-2019 Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR) and 4th in Canada. Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) No. 81 in 2021-2022, Canada No. 4.
University of York
The University of York (UoK), founded in 1963, is a world-class research university in York, England. The University of York, as a key academic member of the Ivy League’s Russell Group, the World University Consortium, the N8 University Consortium, the White Rose University Consortium, and the European University Union (EUA), is not only strong in research but also ranks first in teaching quality alongside Cambridge University.
In the 2008 RAE rankings, the University of York was ranked 10th in the UK, 14th in the 2014 REF, the only official assessment of research standards in the UK, 15th in the 2016 Times UK University Rankings, and 12th in the 2019 Guardian UK University Rankings. In the 2009 QS World University Rankings, it was ranked 70th in all categories. The University of York is ranked 134th in the 2019 QS World University Rankings in all categories. In over a century of scientific research, the University of Birmingham has made outstanding contributions to scientific progress, producing 11 Nobel Prize winners as of 2016.
