1、Massachusetts Institute of Technology.The Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)isaprivateresearchuniversitylocatedinCambridge,Massachusetts.MIThasfiveschoolsandonecollege,containingatotalof32academicdepartments,withastrongemphasisonscientificandtechnologicalresearch.MITisoneoftwoprivateland-gra
2、ntuniversitiesandisalsoasea-grantandspace-grantuniversity.2.Map of the campus.FoundedbyWilliamBartonRogersin1861inresponsetotheincreasingindustrializationoftheUnitedStates,theuniversityadoptedtheEuropeanuniversitymodelandemphasizedlaboratoryinstructionfromanearlydate.MITresearcherswereinvolvedineffo
3、rtstodevelopcomputers,radar,andinertialguidanceinconnectionwithdefenseresearchduringWorldWarIIandtheColdWar.Inthepast60years,MITseducationaldisciplineshaveexpandedbeyondthephysicalsciencesandengineeringintofieldslikebiology,cognitivescience,economics,philosophy,linguistics,politicalscience,andmanage
4、ment.4.MITenrolled4,232undergraduatesand6,152graduatestudentsfortheFall20092010term.Itemploysabout1,009facultymembers.ItsendowmentandannualresearchexpendituresareamongthelargestofanyAmericanuniversity.5.History Foundation and early years(18611915)Asearlyas1859,theMassachusettsStateLegislaturewasgive
5、naproposalforuseofnewlyopenedlandsinBackBayinBostonforamuseumandConservatoryofArtandScience.In1861,TheCommonwealthofMassachusettsapprovedacharterfortheincorporationoftheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyandBostonSocietyofNaturalHistorysubmittedbyWilliamBartonRogers.MITsBuilding10andGreatDomeoverlook
6、ingKillianCourtA1905mapofMITsBostoncampus.6.Rogerssoughttoestablishanewformofhighereducationtoaddressthechallengesposedbyrapidadvancesinscienceandtechnologyduringthemid-19thcenturywithwhichclassicinstitutionswereill-preparedtodeal.AplaqueofGeorgeEastman,founderofEastmanKodak,inBuilding6.Hisnoseisrub
7、bedbystudentsforgoodluck.7.logisticsandsupplychainmanagementmajorissetintheSloanSchoolofbusinessandmanagement.SystemDesignandManagementProgramspeciallyhavedirectioninsupplychain.Inaddition,inthePHDstudy,therehavedirectioninoperationmanagementandCenterforTransportation&Logistics.Inlogisticsandsupplyc
8、hainresearch,itmainlyfocusonmanufacturingandlogisticsandsupplychainresearchinthefieldoftransportation.Sloanbusinessschoolisoneofthemostfamousbusinessschoolsacrossthecountry.ItisimportanttonotethatMITappliedinthefieldoflogisticsmainlyspecializinginmanufacturing.LogisticsprofessionalinMITbelongtoscien
9、ceandengineering.Logistics in Massachusetts Institute of Technology(Sloan).The richest and most generous universityAnnualhousehold(家庭家庭年收入年收入)incomelessthan75,000dollars。Freetuition,.students.The main gate of MIT.Major building.Thetopofthemainhall.Computer Center for IT MajorComputer Center for IT Major.Dormitory.Ultra-modern building in school.