Sun Yat-sen University, informally called Zhongshan University (simplified Chinese: 中山大学; traditional Chinese: 中山大學; pinyin: Zhōngshān Dàxué), has a main campus in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, and a secondary one in Zhuhai. The University is named after the man who founded it in 1924 - Sun Yat-sen, a prominent political figure in the Republic of China. It includes schools and departments in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, technical sciences, medical sciences, pharmacology, and management science. In 2011, it had 36,000 students in 23 schools and colleges and offered graduate courses across 17 discipline, including schools in medicine, dentistry, law and business. In its 2011-12 rankings, Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed the university somewhere between the positions 276 and 300 worldwide.[1]
The University motto, "Study extensively; Enquire accurately; Reflect carefully; Discriminate clearly; Practise earnestly" (博学、审问、慎思、明辨、笃行), is taken from the Chinese classic Doctrine of the Mean.
History [edit]
Sun Yat-sen University, originally known as National Kwangtung University (国立广东大学), was founded in 1924 by Dr. Sun Yat-sen. It combined National Higher Normal College (广东高等师范学校), Kwangtung Provincial Law College (广东公立法科大学) and Provincial Agricultural Technical School (广东公立农业专门学校), and after his death it was renamed National Sun Yat-sen University in 1926.
The Hackett Medical College for Women (夏葛女子醫學院, the first medical college for women in China) and its affiliated hospital known as David Gregg Hospital for Women and Children (also known as Yuji Hospital 柔濟醫院),[2][3][4][5] located in Guangzhou, China, were parts of a medical center that was founded by female medical missionary Dr. Mary H. Fulton (1854-1927). Dr. Fulton was sent by the Foreign Missions Board of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).[6] The College was dedicated in 1902 and offered a four-year medical curriculum. At the end of 1932, the medical center was put under the control of the Chinese government. Furthermore, it affiliated with Guangzhou Hospital and Lingnan University to form the Sun Yat-Sen Medical College in 1936.[7][8]
Campuses [edit]
Guangzhou South Campus [edit]
The Guangzhou South Campus is located in Haizhu District, Guangzhou, and covers a total area of 1.17 square kilometers. It mainly hosts disciplines in sciences and humanities. Add: No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, P. R. China Postcode: 510275
Guangzhou North Campus [edit]
The Guangzhou North Campus is located in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, and covers an area of 0.39 square kilometers. It is a campus mainly for disciplines in medical sciences. Add: No. 74, Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, P. R. China Postcode: 510085
Guangzhou East Campus [edit]
The Guangzhou East Campus is located at the north end of the Guangzhou University City in Xiaoguwei, Panyu, and covers an area of 1.13 square kilometers. The Guangzhou University City is a major development made by the People’s Government of Guangdong Province in an effort to implement the strategy of building Guangdong through science and education. The first batch of students started school there in September 2004. Add: Xiaoguwei Island, Panyu District, Guangzhou, P. R. China Postcode: 510006
Zhuhai Campus [edit]
The Zhuhai Campus is located at Tang Jia Wan, Zhuhai City, and covers an area of 3.48 square kilometers. Freshmen and sophomores of some disciplines in liberal arts, natural sciences, and medical sciences are currently living and studying on campus with students from the School of Network Education and Continuing Education. Add: Tang Jia Wan, Zhuhai City, P. R. China Postcode: 519082
Academics [edit]
Medical college of Sun Yat-sen University
North Square of Sun Yat-sen University
In the graduate study programmes there are 17 disciplines leading to Doctorate and/or Master degrees, of which 146 specialties lead to a Doctorate degree and 205 specialties lead to a Master degree. In addition, there are 12 branches of studies leading to professional degrees, which are: Doctor of Medicine, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Public Administration (MPA), Master of Judicial Studies (LL.M.).
Ranking [edit]
In its 2011-12 rankings, Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed the university somewhere between the positions 276 and 300 worldwide.[9]
Organisation [edit]
Huaishi Hall where important ceremonies take place
A Lingnan University's old building
Hei Shi Wu, the guest hotel
The main building at the Zhuhai campus
- International Business School
- Department of Applied Economics
- Department of Business Administration
- School of Humanities
- Department of Chinese Language and Literature
- Department of History
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Anthropology
- Lingnan (University) College
- Department of International Economy and Trade
- Department of Business Management
- Department of Economics
- Department of Finance
- Department of Finance and Taxation
- Department of Risk Management and Insurance
- School of Foreign Languages
- Department of English
- Department of French, German and Japanese
- Center of College English
- Center of Graduate English
- Guangzhou English Training Center
- Center of Chinese Language Training
- Center of Australian Studies
- School of International Studies
- Department of English Translation
- Department of Business Communication
- Department of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
- School of Law
- School of Political Science and Public Administration
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Public Administration
- Department of Sociology
- Department of International Relation
- Department of Public Communication
- Department of Social Work
- School of Engineering
- School of Management
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of Accountancy
- Department of Hotel Management
- Department of Marketing
- Department of Corporate Finance and Investment
- School of Education
- Department of Social Science Education
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Physical Education
- School of Mass Communication and Design
- Department of New Media and Video Production
- Department of Mass Communication
- Department of Artistic Design
- School of Mathematics and Computational Science
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Computation and Computer Engineering
- School of Physics and Engineering
- Department of Physics
- Department of Applied Mechanics and Engineering
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Department of Polymer and Material Science
- School of Geography and Planning
- Department of Urban and Regional Planning
- Department of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Engineering
- Department of National Territorial Resource and Environment
- Department of Water Resources and Environment
- Department of Tourism and Recreation
- School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Department of Environmental Science
- Department of Atmospheric Science
- Department of Environmental Engineering
- Department of Earth Science
- School of Life Science
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology
- Department of Biochemistry
- School of Information Science and Technology
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Information Management
- School of Software
- Sun Yat-sen College of Medical Science
- School for Overseas Educational Exchange
- Department for Teaching Chinese as a foreign Language
- School of Pre-Clinical Medicine
- Department of Medical Jurisprudence
- Department of Biological Medicine Engineering
- Department of Medical Testing
- School of Public Health
- Department of Preventive Medicine
- Department of Health Care for Children and Women
- Department of Medical Dietetics
- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemics
- Guanghua School of Stomatology
- School of Nursing
- School of Pharmacology
- School of Continuing Education
- School of Online Education
- Sun Yat-sen University First Hospital
- Sun Yat-sen University Second Hospital (or Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital)
- Sun Yat-sen University Third Hospital
- Sun Yat-sen University Fourth Hospital (has merged into the First Hospital)
- Sun Yat-sen University Fifth Hospital (or Zhuhai Hospital)
- Sun Yat-sen University Sixth Hospital (or Sun Yat-sen University Gastrointestinal & Anal Hospital)
- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
- Sun Yat-sen University Stomatologic Hospital
- Sun Yat-sen University Ophthalmologic Center
Notable alumni [edit]
- Lee-sun Chau (周理信, 1890-1979), graduate of Hackett Medical College for Women and one of the first female Chinese doctors of Western medicine in China.
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