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Wuhan University
武汉大学
Motto自强 弘毅 求是 拓新 Template:Zh icon
Motto in English
Strength through self-renewal, strive to persevere, aspire for the truth, toil to discover.
TypeNational university
EstablishedNovember 29, 1893
PresidentLi Xiaohong (李晓红)
Academic staff
5,000
Students53,000
Location
Wuhan
,
Hubei
,
 People's Republic of China
CampusUrban, 5,600 mu (亩)
Websitewww.whu.edu.cn

Wuhan University (WHU; simplified Chinese: 武汉大学; traditional Chinese: 武漢大學; pinyin: Wǔhàn Dàxué; colloquially 武大, Pinyin: Wǔdà) is a university located in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. It is regarded as one of the top ten universities in China, and its history dates back to 1893, making it one of China's oldest institutions of higher learning. It was also one of the first modern "national universities" in post-dynastic China. It is located in Hubei province's capital, Wuhan, known as "the nine provinces' leading thoroughfare".

History

The university dates back to the Ziqiang Institute (Simplified Chinese: 自强学堂; Traditional Chinese: 自強學堂; Pinyin: Zìqiáng Xuétáng ), which was founded in 1893 by Zhang Zhidong 张之洞, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in the late Qing Dynasty. Later, it changed its name several times before it was named National Wuhan University in July 1928, and was among the first group of national universities in modern China. Feb, 1929, the jurist Wang Shijie became the first president of Wuhan University. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, Wuhan University moved to Leshan, Sichuan Province and returned to Luojia Hill after the war.

By the end of 1946, the university had six colleges: the colleges of liberal arts, law, sciences, engineering, agriculture and medicine. Wuhan University enjoyed a very high academic status, with Wang Shijie, Wang Xinggong and Zhou Gengsheng as its successive presidents.

A great number of well-known scholars like Gu Hongming, Zhu Kezhen, Wu Baoliang, Zha Qian, Gui Zhiting, Ye Yage, Li Siguang, Wen Yiduo, Huang Kan, Yu Dafu, Shen Congwen, Zhu Guangqian, Liu Ze, Liu Yongji, Ye Shengtao, Yang Duanliu and Li Jiannong taught here successively.According to the university, in 1948, the University of Oxford wrote an official letter to the Ministry of Education of the Chinese National Government, stating that bachelors of liberal arts and sciences that graduated from Wuhan University with average grades above 80 could enjoy "the senior status of Oxford".

In 1952, after a general reshuffle of the colleges and departments of the higher educational institutions throughout the country, Wuhan University became a key university of liberal arts and sciences directly under the administration of the Ministry of Higher Education. Professor Li Da, Delegate to the First Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a celebrated philosopher, economist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, held the post of president of the university for 14 years. The Wuhan University School of Medicine and Tongji University Medical School jointly formed Central-south Tongji Medical College (later Wuhan Medical College), then Tongji Medical University.

An arch to the entrance of the student residential area

Merger

On August 2, 2000, with the approval of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the new Wuhan University was established as a combination of four major universities close together ---- the former Wuhan University, the former Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electrical Engineering (WUHEE), the former Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping (WTUSM) and the former Hubei Medical University (HBMU).

Note:

The historical evolution of Wuhan University

Year School name
in English 		School name
in simplified Chinese 		School name
in traditional Chinese 		School name
in Pinyin
1893 Ziqiang Institute 自强学堂 自強學堂 Zìqiáng Xuétáng
1902 Foreign Languages Institute 方言学堂 方言學堂 Fāngyán Xuétáng
1913 The National Wuchang Higher Normal College 国立武昌高等师范学校 國立武昌高等師範學校 Guólì Wǔchāng Gāoděng Shīfàn Xuéxiào
1923 The National Wuchang Normal University 国立武昌师范大学 國立武昌師範大學 Guólì Wǔchāng Shīfàn Dàxué
1924 The National Wuchang University 国立武昌大学 國立武昌大學 Guólì Wǔchāng Dàxué
1926 The National Wuchang Zhongshan University 国立武昌中山大学 國立武昌中山大學 Guólì Wǔchāng Zhōngshān Dàxué
1928 National Wuhan University 国立武汉大学 國立武漢大學 Guólì Wǔhàn Dàxué
1949 (the Former) Wuhan University (老) 武汉大学 (老) 武漢大學 (lǎo) Wǔhàn Dàxué
2000 (the New) Wuhan University (新) 武汉大学 (新) 武漢大學 (xīn) Wǔhàn Dàxué

Present

As a comprehensive university, Wuhan University has 53,000 students including 18,000 postgraduates.

Academics

Wuhan University has a solid reputation among Chinese scholars and students, and is one of the leading institutions in education and research in China mainland.

Rankings

Wuhan University is ranked among top 10 universities in China by many media and organizations,[1][2][3] and also ranked among top 400 of the world by Times Higher Education (THE) Supplement in 2011[4] and top 451-500 of the world by QS World University Rankings.[5]

Schools and Colleges

  • School of Law
    School of Law
  • The building for the School of Chinese Language and Literature and School of History
    The building for the School of Chinese Language and Literature and School of History
  • School of Urban Design
    School of Urban Design
  • School of Economics and Management (previously known as the School of Business)
    School of Economics and Management (previously known as the School of Business)
  • College of Foreign Languages and Literatures
    College of Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • School of Journalism and Communication
    School of Journalism and Communication

Campus

Wuhan's blue roof tiles

The university has rolling physical features with the scenic Luojia Hill and the beautiful East Lake. Its campus is heavily wooded and green, with fragrant flowers everywhere year-round. Wuhan University is widely known as one of the most beautiful universities in China，especially for its cherry blossom garden in the spring. A cherry blossom festival is held every spring. Most stylish old buildings were designed by F. H. Kales (1899–1979)[6]. Educated in MIT, Mr. Kales was a pioneer to blend western architectural styles with traditional Chinese elements, which is most evident from his roof designs.

Wuhan University boasts a campus covering an area of 5508 mu and has a floor area of 2.42 square kilometres. The university's libraries have a collection of approximately 5.4 million volumes and subscriptions to more than 10,000 Chinese and foreign periodicals.

  • Old library
    Old library
  • Old library
    Old library
  • Old library
    Old library
  • A supermarket in the campus
    A supermarket in the campus
  • 2nd classroom building
    2nd classroom building
  • 3rd classroom building
    3rd classroom building
  • Dining hall of Yingyuan
    Dining hall of Yingyuan
  • Old law school building
    Old law school building
  • Student club
    Student club
  • Student government and debate team
    Student government and debate team
  • Luojia Hill (Luojiashan)
    Luojia Hill (Luojiashan)
  • Old school of science
    Old school of science
  • Administration building
    Administration building
  • Administration building
    Administration building
  • Old dorm for male students
    Old dorm for male students

Cooperative agreements with other universities and colleges

References

  1. ^ http://learning.sohu.com/20110504/n306781242.shtml
  2. ^ http://cuaa.net/cur/2011/
  3. ^ http://edu.sina.com.cn/focus/utop.html
  4. ^ http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2011-2012/351-400.html
  5. ^ QS Wuhan University
  6. ^ Sir Banister Fletcher's a history of architecture, Architectural Press, 1996.
  7. ^ http://www.iva.dk/english/aboutus/networksandcooperations/
  8. ^ http://www.iva.dk/omiva/samarbejdemedwuhanuniversitet/
  9. ^ Wuhan steps in to sponsor China campus

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