Stanford University

Stanford University

One of the most prestigious universities in the world is located near Palo-Coat, the heart of Silicon valley, and is an educational institution whose diploma is very highly regarded in any point of the globe, and meeting place for those who already creates startups and very soon will determine the development of the technology industry. In addition, Stanford is one of the world's scientific research centre, and here from all over the world come to get not only an MBA, but a PhD. 

History

The University was founded in 1891 by entrepreneur and railway magnate, who became California Governor and Senator Leland Stanford and named in honor of his son, who died at the age of 15 years. Hence the full name of the University is Leland Stanford Junior University (a University named for Leland Stanford, Jr.). Having lost a beloved son, a Stanford senior and his wife decided to establish the “second Harvard” on the West coast of the United States: Leland Sr. dreamed that thus the children of California became their children.

In the mid-twentieth century around the University developed the Stanford industrial Park. At the time Stanford was experiencing serious financial difficulties. University owned vast tracts of land, but according to the will of the founder, to sell them was impossible, however, about the rent in his will nothing was said. So the Dean of engineering Frederick Terman proposed to take a lease, not any companies, but only high-tech. The University received a new source of financing and at the same time solved the problem of employment of graduates. Thus was laid the Foundation of Silicon valley and a strong Union between research laboratories of the University and business in the sphere of high technologies.

Program

Stanford University

At Stanford you can learn at all levels - undergraduate, graduate, MBA (Stanford Graduate School of Business) and the graduate school. Especially prestigious is deemed to be received in Stanhope business education, and for those who work in science and a PhD from Stanford - a start in life.

The number of students

At Stanford, learns almost 7 thousand students in bachelor's degree and more than 8 thousand in a magistracy and postgraduate study. The teaching staff is also impressive - 1700 people, some of whom are Nobel prize winners.

Notable alumni

Stanford University

Herbert Hoover, 31st U.S. President, Secretary of state Condoleezza rice, actress Sigourney weaver and golfer tiger woods, Len Bosak and sandy Lerner, founders of Cisco Systems, Doris Fisher, co-founder of Kompania Gap, Phil knight, co-founder of Nike, Sergey Brin and Larry page, founders of Google. In the Stanford study, but not graduated writer John Steinbeck and U.S. President John F. Kennedy.