Guizhou University
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| Guizhou University 贵州大学 |
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 Library on the North Campus of Guizhou University |
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| Established | 1902 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Chen Shuping |
| Faculty | 4,867 |
| Students | 45,000 |
| Undergraduates | 25053 |
| Postgraduates | 4360 |
| Location |  Guiyang, China |
| Campus | Urban 4,500 mu, 3786.83 Hectares |
| Nickname | 贵大 GuìDà |
| Website | www.gzu.edu.cn |
Guizhou University (Chinese: 贵州大学; Pinyin: Guìzhōu Dàxué; abbreviation: 贵大 GuìDà) is a public coeducational university, located in the suburban outskirts of Guiyang, the capital city of Guizhou Province, China. The university is one of the key 211 Project universities on mainland China.
Originally founded in 1902, Guizhou University is one of the province’s seven major universities and the flagship institution of higher learning in Guizhou. It is also one of the largest universities in the Southwest of China catering to over thirty thousand students.
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[edit] History
The university predecessor was Guizhou Institute of Higher Learning (贵州大学堂) founded in 1902. Later, it was turned into Provincial Guizhou University (省立贵州大学), National Guizhou College of Agriculture and Engineering (国立贵州农工学院), and National Guizhou University (国立贵州大学).
In 1997, Guizhou Agricultural College, Guizhou Institute of Arts, and Guizhou Agricultural Cadre-Training School were merged into Guizhou University.
In 2004, Guizhou University of Technology merged with Guizhou University and formed the current Guizhou University. In 2005, the University was accredited a membership of the Project 211 by the Ministry of Education.
Guizhou University's sister school, Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina, offers a Chinese language program for the fifteen American students every year. This program is highly selective and widely renowned.
[edit] Disciplines
The University consists of 24 colleges and offers programs of study in 11 academic divisions leading to associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees. These include:
- Agriculture
- Administration
- Economics
- Education
- Engineering
- History
- Law
- Liberal arts
- Medicine
- Philosophy
- Sciences
[edit] Peace Corps
In 2005, Guizhou University began hosting United States Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV's). The PCVs teach at both the undergraduate and graduate level in the School of Foreign Languages.
[edit] Campus
Guizhou University has nine campus situated in different location of Guiyang. The administrative center is located on the North Campus on the Huaxi River, Huaxi District of Guiyang.
[edit] Gallery
 Emblem of the National Guizhou University (国立贵州大学), 1940s. |
 Administration Building of the National Guizhou University (国立贵州大学), 1940s. |
 Guizhou Students in Tokyo, Japan in 1906. Mr. Zhang Xielu (first from left in the first row) was a student of Guizhou Institute of Higher Learning (贵州大学堂)-the predecessor of Guizhou University. |
 A Gift to the University from Law Students of Class 2002 |
 Department of Physics and Electronics-North Campus |
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