Dalhousie University, established in 1818, is a well-known public university. There are 1,142 faculty members, including 35 Canadian research chairs (leading scientists in the industry), and a total of 26,000 students, including 2,000 international students, from 115 different countries. The University offers more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs. The school's law school has long enjoyed a good reputation and has trained many well-known politicians and lawyers in Canada. Medicine, dentistry and health sciences also produce a large number of outstanding talents. 80% of Nova Scotia's government research funding goes to Dalhousie University, and the university has maintained its leading position in Canada in research. The school spent $18 million to build a research center for computer science students, and the school completed a $22 million literature and social studies building. Dalhousie cooperates with several other universities in the city of Halifax, such as King's College University, a neighbor of Dalhousie, whose liberal arts students receive joint bachelor's degrees. Students of Mount Saint Vincent University can come to Dalhousie for classes. Saint Mary's shares library resources with Dalhousie and collaborates on a variety of academic programs. With over 3,600 courses, Dalhousie University offers you more choices than any other Canadian university. Its distinctive courses include architecture, bioengineering, business, clothing studies, community design, and food science. As a leading scientific research institution in the Eastern Atlantic region of Canada, Dalhousie University has more than 100 million Canadian dollars in research funds and development awards every year. Many of the world's marine scientists work and teach here. The university also recruits hundreds of working students each year as assistants on laboratory research projects. The main reasons why Chinese students currently studying in the school like the school are: solid teaching and scientific research level, although it is close to the metropolis, it still maintains the simple folk customs and low living expenses.