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Inner Mongolia University
内蒙古大学
Motto求真务实
TypePublic university
Established1957
RectorLian Ji (a local politician)
Academic staff
1303
Students23203
Undergraduates12766
Postgraduates3191
286
Other students
5916
Location
Huhhot
,
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
,
 People's Republic of China
CampusUrban
Nickname内大
Websitehttp://www.imu.edu.cn/
Inner Mongolia University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese內蒙古大學
Simplified Chinese内蒙古大学
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNèiměnggǔ Dàxué
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic

Inner Mongolia University, located in the city of Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, Northern China, is a university in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, under the authority of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional government.

The University has currently 4 campuses, covering an area of 1,990 thousand square meters.[1]

Inner Mongolia University consists of 20 colleges, under which there are 34 departments, and 1 independent department for general education.[1]

According to the statistics in February 2006, the University provides 92 programs for Master degrees and 59 undergraduate majors.[2]

About 2,414 staff members work with the University, including 1,303 full-time teachers and researchers, among whom are 744 professors and associate professors.[1] As is the case for most universities in China, the University is extremely overstaffed. This is where most of the university's funds go--to the staff. Students are seen as a worrisome necessity.

Inner Mongolia University has officially signed agreements of exchange and cooperation with 20 foreign universities.[2] These are the typical 'champagne breakfast' agreements that give both sides a feeling of internationalism. The Inner Mongolia side is particularly eager to do such agreements as they furnish staff an excuse to go abroad and load up on purchases of luxury items at prices cheaper than can be found in China. Good for resale, too, back at home, to earn some extra RMB on the side.

Campuses

There are currently four separate campuses, all located in city of Huhhot. The main campus is adjacent to Manduhai Park.

Toli/Taoli Lake

Rengong Hu, an artificial lake constructed when the University was first built has been maintained during spring, summer and autumn. In winter, water is frozen and a part of the surface is operated as a skating rink.

Rengong Hu was later renamed as Sai Hu (in Mongolian, sai means good). During the Fortieth Anniversary of the founding of the University in 1997, it was again renamed as Taoli Hu (in Chinese, Taoli means intellectual; while in Mongolian, Toli means mirror). Its water surface is 13,000 square meters of which 13,000 square meters is usually clouded with floating garbage.

Expansion of the University and Construction of New Campuses

To meet the need for rapid expectation of university officials for higher salaries and other benefits, the University is undergoing an expansion on a large scale. A new campus is being built in suburban Huhhot that will allow enrollment of even more students who will have to pay ever-increasing fees for an education that does little more than give a piece of paper called a diploma and another piece of paper called a degree. Learning something at this university that can actually be marketed is doubtful.

Unidentified corruption charges have frequently been circulated among students, faculty and staff. Embezzlement and bribery being are usual practice in the construction industry in China. Inner Mongolia University has not publicly announced such offenses yet. However, local judicial organs expressed interest in learning from their colleagues in other Chinese cities where big cases have been investigated, as is also common in China, because corruption and bribery area also common with judicial organs.

Characteristics

Inner Mongolia University is characterized by its limited Chinese-Mongolian bilingual education. At nearly all colleges, a few courses taught in both Chinese and Mongolian are provided. Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degrees in a very few majors are awarded by studying in Mongolian - some courses in the Chinese language are always mandatory. However, given the name of the university and the fact the name of the local administrative area "Mongolia" and "Mongolian" are emphasized. The extent to which this university speaks to the needs of the Mongols in the autonomous region is evident when the realization is achieved that only about five percent of the Region's population speaks Mongol, and that number declines from year to year. Inner Mongolia is often pointed to by those who argue for assimilation policies in the PRC, and with good reason--it has been successful in Inner Mongolia with a dying Mongol language.

In recent years, the University has also made efforts to provide courses taught in English, Japanese and Russian. For example, the College of Law has officially listed during an important, cosmetic curriculum reform since the mid-2000s. Many other colleges have followed this practice. An atmosphere of marginal, questionable quality multilingual education is emerging and developing and flourishing.

Admission

The University admits undergraduates from those applicants who take part in the national examination for admission to universities and colleges. In this examination, questions for all subjects are assigned by a particular group nominated by the country.

The University admits master's degree students from those applicants who take part in examination for admission to master's degree programs. In this examination, questions for some subjects are assigned by a particular group nominated by the country, while questions for some subjects are assigned by supervisors.

The University admits doctoral degree students from those applicants who take part in examination for admission to doctoral degree programs. In this examination, questions for some subjects are assigned by a particular group nominated by the country, while questions for some subjects are assigned by supervisors.

The University admits foreign degree and non-degree students through particular application procedure designed for foreigners. Instruction languages include Chinese, Mongolian, English, etc. It is also possible to study other languages at Inner Mongolia University, such as Russian and Japanese.

Enrollment

Inner Mongolia University provides full-time education, vocational and technical education, adult education, and foreign students education. In 2005, there were 22,203 students, including 3,191 postgraduate students and 12,766 undergraduate students. The university is particularly to enroll foreign students because there is a lot of money to be made this way. It is also a way of boosting your status--to say that you've got XXX foreign students. Actually, the university, like all universities in China today, is eager to take anybody that will pay. And given the plethora of degrees now for sale in the PRC, there is generally a degree program--for a price of course--that the university is happy to sell you. [1]

History

It was established in 1957 in Hohhot, the capital city of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Being awarded the national key comprehensive university by the Ministry of Education of China in 1978, it was listed as one of 100 universities of the "211 Project" universities for key construction and development in 1997.[2]

Organization

As most Chinese universities with strong Chinese characteristics, Inner Mongolia University includes a huge administrative system, besides its teaching and research system. There are even some enterprises operated under the umbrella of this university. Considering problems accompanying such institutions, operational efficiency and effectiveness have always been focuses of reform and innovation of this university.

Teaching units at this University were originally called "department". At the end of 1990s, almost all of them were renamed "schools" (in the sense similar to, e.g. law school), under which several departments were covered. However, currently on the University website, they are translated as "colleges" in English. It is yet unclear whether these colleges are still equivalent to schools, or are enlarged based on those schools.

  • Administrative System: Party & Executive Affairs Office, Regulation Inspecting Committee(including Supervisory & Audit Office), Organization Department, Propaganda Department, Office Managing retired Staff, Personnel Department, Teaching Affairs Department, Research Affairs Department, Finance Department, Service Department, Public Security, Youth League committee(Students' Affairs Office), Staff Union.[3]
  • Teaching System: Academy of Mongolian studies, College of Humanities, College of Foreign Languages, College of Economics & Management, College of Law, College of Science & Technology, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, College of Life Sciences, College of Computer Science & Technology, College for Continuing Education, College of International Education,Postgraduate College, College of Arts, College for Professional Training, College of Public Policy & Management, Department of Physical Teaching.[3]
  • Research System: Research of Mongolian Language, Research of Mongolian History, Research of Modern & Contemporary History, Research on Neighboring Countries, Research of Mongolian Culture, Center of Mongolology, Center of Economic & Social Development, Institute of High Polymer Science, Center for Laboratory Animal Science, Center of Biological Engineering, Research of Natural Resources.[3]

Presidents and Their Term of Service

Notable alumni and academics

Natural sciences

  • Li Bo (15 April 1929-21 May 1998), phytoecologist. Died in traffic accident in Hungary.
  • Li Jitong (24 August 1897-1961), ecologist and phytophysiologist.
  • B. Shorgan (b. August 1940), reproductive biologist. Kidnapped on 20 December 2005 by four suspects and rescued after 13 hours.[4]

Humanities and social sciences

  • Ba Bulinbeihe (February 1928), poet.
  • Chinggeltei (June 1924-), Mongolian linguist.
  • Choijinzhab (January 1931-), Mongolian linguist.
  • Shi Wenzheng, jurist.

Politicians

  • Bao Junchen (January 1946-), Vice-President of People's Political Consultative Committee of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(16 January 2003-?).
  • Chen Youzun (September 1925-), Vice-President of People's Political Consultative Committee of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(?-?)
  • Hu Zhong (March 1944-), Secretary of Committee of Politics and Law of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (October 2001-?).
  • Liu Zhilan (August 1944-), Vice-President of People's Political Consultative Committee of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(16 January 2003-?).
  • Xu Bonian (January 1939-), Vice-President of People's Political Consultative Committee of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(16 January 2003-?).
  • Yun Bulong (1937-12 June 2000), late President of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (January 1998-12 June 2000), died in crash between car and train.
  • Yang Jing (December 1953-), former Chairman of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (April 2003-?)
  • Zhao Shuanglian (April 1957-), Vice-Chairman of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (January 2003-).

Research

Professors and other teachers and researchers at Inner Mongolia University have taken part in many research projects.

Student Life and Culture

Inner Mongolia University Cultural Festival

Since mid-1980s, Inner Mongolia University Cultural Festival has been celebrated in May each year. During this festival, a series of activities are held.

Traditions

Songs

The University Anthem can be find as a picture at <img src="http://ndnews.imu.edu.cn/xxgl/101_0101.JPG">

Athletics

Inner Mongolia University Track and Field Games are held in Spring each year.

Phenomenon of Brain Drain

For long, the University has been suffering from serious brain drain. Due to low payment and heavy burden, professors and other qualified personnel seek employment at inland universities and enterprises. Many of them also seek opportunities abroad. As other universities in China, there is not a clear and reasonable rule on how personnel can move reasonably, people have to leave the university without official approval. As a result, dozens or hundreds of people work or study in other places on one hand, the University does not officially provide any support for them on the other.

Inner Mongolia University Library

Inner Mongolia University Library was established on 14 October 1957. Inner Mongolia University Library is located in the north of the main campus, facing the artificial lake.[citation needed]

Inner Mongolia University Press

Established in 1985, Inner Mongolia University Press publishes books in both Chinese and Mongolian.[5] Annually, it publishes about 120 books.[5] Inner Mongolia University Press has published 1315 books since it was established, among which 140 books were in Mongolian, and 60 books were in English, Japanese and Russian, etc.[5]

Journal of Inner Mongolia University

Pinyin: Neimenggu Daxue Xuebao. Journal of Inner Mongolia University has three versions: Mongolian version, Journal of Inner Mongolia University(Humanities and Social Sciences) in Chinese, Journal of Inner Mongolia University(Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis NeiMongol) in Chinese (ISSN: 1000-1638. Domestic Unified Periodic Number: CN15-1052/N)[6] In fact, they are three different journals. Under Chinese regulation on publishing activities, they are regarded as merely one journal.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "学校现状". Inner Mongolia University. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  2. ^ a b c "Inner Mongolia University: A survey of the university". Inner Mongolia University. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
  3. ^ a b c d e "University Make-up". Inner Mongolia University. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
  4. ^ "绑架中国工程院院士旭日干的4嫌犯被捕". People.com.cn. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  5. ^ a b c "内蒙古大学出版社简介". 内蒙古大学. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  6. ^ "内蒙古大学学报". Chinajournal.net.cn. Retrieved 2009-03-25.

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