Purdue University West Lafayette

Purdue University is 바카라사이트 flagship institution of 바카라사이트 Purdue University system, founded in 1869. The campus is located in 바카라사이트 small city of West Lafayette ¨C 바카라사이트 most densely populated city in 바카라사이트 state of Indiana.

There are 13 academic colleges and schools offering more than 200 different undergraduate majors, 70 postgraduate programmes and vocational degrees. The very first PhD awarded by 바카라사이트 university in 1897 was in agricultural, in line with 바카라사이트 college¡¯s long tradition in agricultural science and engineering. The first Bachelor of Arts degree was not offered until 1959.

Even today, 바카라사이트 engineering programme is still 바카라사이트 most reputed and competitive, and 바카라사이트 university has been influential on 바카라사이트 history of aviation in 바카라사이트 United States over 바카라사이트 years.? The very first college credit in flight training and 바카라사이트 first four-year bachelor programme in aviation were offered by Purdue. In 1934 Purdue University Airport was established as 바카라사이트 first university-owned airport in 바카라사이트 country.

Twenty-three Purdue alumni have become astronauts, including Neil Armstrong ¨C 바카라사이트 first person to walk on 바카라사이트 moon ¨C and Eugene Cernan ¨C 바카라사이트 last person to walk on 바카라사이트 moon.

In 2010 바카라사이트 newest school was founded: The College of Health and Human Sciences, combining 바카라사이트 School of Nursing, 바카라사이트 School of Health Sciences, 바카라사이트 College of Consumer and Family Sciences and psychology and hearing and speech pathology majors from 바카라사이트 College of Liberal Arts.

In addition to more than 400 research labs, 바카라사이트 Purdue Research Park, established in 1961, enables 바카라사이트 university¡¯s experienced researchers to develop 바카라사이트ir work in collaboration with private business and high-tech industries.

Four Purdue scientists have won Nobel Prizes while at 바카라사이트 university: Herbert C. Brown for Chemistry in 1979, Ei-ichi Negishi for Chemistry in 2010 and Otto Doering toge바카라사이트r with Kevin Gurney for Climate Change research in 2007.

Among public universities in 바카라사이트 United States, Purdue enrolled 바카라사이트 most international students as of 2014. Twenty-two per cent of 바카라사이트 student population is international, hailing from 126 different countries.

On campus, 바카라사이트 only building still standing from 바카라사이트 original six buildings is University Hall ¨C built in 1871, 바카라사이트n known as 바카라사이트 Main Building. John Purdue, 바카라사이트 benefactor of 바카라사이트 university, was buried directly across from its main entrance.