China University of Geosciences
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| China University of Geosciences | |
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| 中国地质大学 | |
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| Motto: | 艰苦朴素 求真务实 (Being austere and simple, keeping on practice and acting for truth.) |
| Established: | October 1952 |
| Type: | Public |
| Location: | Beijing and Wuhan, China |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Affiliations: | Project 211 |
| Website: | www.cugb.edu.cn(Beijing)www.cug.edu.cn(Wuhan) |
The China University of Geosciences (Simplified Chinese: 中国地质大学; colloquially 地大; Pinyin: Zhōngguó Dìzhì Dàxué) is a key university directly under the administration of the Education Ministry of the People's Republic of China. It includes two campuses, one is located in Haidian District in Beijing, and the other in Wuhan, the capital of Central China's Hubei Province.
It is regarded as a top university specialized on geosciences in China and has a great influence on China's mining and oil industry. Its notable alumni include Wen Jiabao, the Premier of China's State Council, who attended the Beijing Campus when it was known as the Beijing Institute of Geology (BIG).
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[edit] Campuses
Beijing Campus The Beijing Campus is located in the original campus of former Beijing Institute of Geology, Xueyuan Road, with a concentration of 8 famous universities and academic tradition.
Wuhan Campus The Wuhan Campus is located in No. 388 Lumo Road, Wuhan, with a scenic view and a large campus area. It has a larger annual enrollment and provides more available majors other than geosciences.
[edit] History
Beijing Institute of Geology (BIG) was a merger of the geology departments of Tsinghua University, Peking University and Tianjin University. It was among China's first 16 key universities back in the 1950s. The university suspended operations from 1966-1970 due to the Cultural Revolution, and reopened in Jiangling County, Hubei Province, in 1970 as Hubei Institute of Geology.
In 1975 the campus was moved to Wuhan, and the school was renamed Wuhan Institute of Geology (WIG). In 1978 BIG reopened in Beijing with the help of Deng Xiaoping. In 1986 the Chinese Government ratified the foundation of the Graduate School of WIG. It was ranked as one of the first 33 Graduate Schools nationwide. Later in 1987 BIG and WIG were renamed China University of Geosciences Beijing and China University of Geosciences Wuhan, respectively. CUG is among the first batch of 15 universities in project 211 for Higher Education.[1]
[edit] Alumni
- Wen Jiabao, Premier of China
- Zhang Wenyue, Governor of Liaoning Province
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