西门菲沙大学具有一流的科研和研究生学习环境,具有世界先进水平的科研设施、前沿的研究方向和众多世界知名学者。学校以学生为中心,以科研为动力,以社会服务为目的。
西门菲沙大学坐落在美丽的大温哥华,这里地处加拿大西部,太平洋沿岸,风景宜人、社会安定。温哥华在世界宜居和高品质生活城市排名中多年来一直名列前茅。
目前西门菲沙大学有硕士和博士研究生多达5000人, 就读八十八个硕士和博士的研究生文凭课程。学校有八个院系, 包括应用科学学院,人文和社会科学学院,商学院,传媒、艺术与技术学院,教育学院, 环境学学院, 健康科学院和理学院等。
西门菲沙大学校园文化丰富多彩,教师和研究生来自于世界各地。全校外国研究生约占研究生总数的20%,在理学和技术领域外国留学生占约30-40%。学校为优秀的外国研究生提供各种奖学金和奖励,以及提供各种助教和助研机会。
学校的科研人员和世界各地的许多科研院所具有良好的合作关系,在世界上享有一流的声誉。在中国,西门菲沙大学与中国传媒大学、吉林大学、山东大学、四川大学、清华大学、天津大学和浙江大学等重点大学有着紧密的合作关系。
在2010年11月 Maclean’s 杂志的大学排名中,西门菲沙大学名列加拿大综合性大学第一名。在2010-11泰晤士高等教育对世界17,000所大学的排名中,西门菲沙大学居于前200名之列。在上海交通大学2011世界大学500强排名中,西门菲沙大学在经/商和社会科学领域位居第75名。
Simon Fraser University (SFU) offers an excellent environment for research and graduate studies. The institution is home to a variety of world-class research facilities, innovative programs, and world-renowned scholars. We are student-centred, research-driven, and community-engaged.
SFU has three campuses located in Metropolitan Vancouver, a large, safe and cosmopolitan city on the beautiful west coast of Canada. Vancouver is consistently at the top of the lists of the world's most livable cities and cities with the highest quality of living.
Over 5,000 students are currently enrolled in 88 Master’s, Doctoral and Graduate Diploma programs in our eight faculties. These include Applied Sciences, Arts & Social Sciences, Beedie School of Business, Communication, Art & Technology, Education, Environment, Health Sciences, and Science.
SFU has a highly diverse community, with both faculty and graduate students from around the world. International students comprise 20% of the graduate student population as a whole and 30-40% in science and technology areas. We offer a variety of scholarships, awards, research and teaching assistant positions for excellent international graduate students.
Researchers at Simon Fraser University have gained a reputation of excellence worldwide, with ongoing collaborations around the globe. We have strong ties to China, with institutional partners including Communication University of China, Jilin University, Shandong University, Sichuan University, Tsinghua University, Tianjin University and Zhejiang University.
In November 2010, Simon Fraser University was again ranked by Maclean's Magazine as the top comprehensive university in Canada. The 2010–11 Times Higher Education survey put SFU among the top 200 universities in the world — out of more than 17,000 universities and colleges around the world. Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s 2011 Academic Ranking of the Top 500 World Universities, released in August, has placed Simon Fraser University among the top 75 schools internationally in the categories of economics/business and social sciences.