China's University Guide

A Brief Introduction about the History of Renmin University of China

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Renmin University of China is a key university in China. It is a comprehensive research-orientated university with emphasis on humanities and social sciences. Under the direct charge of the Ministry of Education, it is built under the joint effort of the Ministry of Education and Beijing Municipal government. It is derived from Shanbei Public School, which was established in 1937 during the Anti-Japanese War as well as the later North China Union University and North China University.

Northern Union University was established in Yan’an on June 7, 1939, the two years’ anniversary of Anti-Japanese War. North China University was founded in May 1948, with the combination of Northern Union University and University of North.

On October 11, 1949, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, by issuing “Resolution on the Establishment of Renmin University of China in Beijing”, decided to establish Renmin University of China, on the basis of North China University combined with China University of Political Science and Law. Teachers were partly from the carders of North China Rennmin University of Revolution. On October 16, according to the proposal by the Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee, the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government approved the decision to establish Renmin University of China on its 11th session.

On October 3, 1950, the grand opening ceremony of Renmin University of China was held on No.1 Iron Lion alley. It was the first modern, formal university established by the New China, and became the unique modern social science center at that time. It played a fundamental role in transforming the old education system and training talents for the construction of New China. Moreover, it made pioneering and fundamental contributions to the foundation and development of higher education. In 1954, the Ministry of Higher Education issued a document to determine, and for the first time ranked Renmin University of China, Peking University, Tsinghua University and other three universities into national key universities. Since then, RUC has always been among the key national universities.

In October 1970, during the Cultural Revolution, Renmin University of China was notified to suspend Then on October 10, 1973, RUC launched an official announcement to suspend.

In 1978, with the support of CPC Central Committee and State Council, and the joint efforts of teachers and students, RUC succeeded in reopening . On July 7, 1978, the State Council issued Document No. 129〔1978〕which formally approved the " Report on Issues Related to Restoration of Renmin University of China ", proposed by the Ministry of Education, indicating that "RUC is a comprehensive university emphasizing social sciences. It is of great importance to restore Renmin University of China in training talents of social scientific theory of Marxism-Leninism, Economic Management, and teachers of the political class in universities and colleges. We hope all parties concerned could give active support to the restoration and operation of Renmin University of China." Renmin University of China would still be a national key university, led by the Ministry of Education.

In 1996, the State Education Commission issued "On Transmitting the Notice—the Official Reply from National Development and Reform Commission of the Research Report about the Feasibility of Constructing Renmin University of China as a 211 University”, and announced the university ranked among the "211 Project " construction, as well as the key construction project during the "Ninth Five-Year Plan" period. In 1999, Renmin University of China became one of the key construction programs of the "985 Project”.

Since 2000, bearing its mission in mind and carrying forward its cause into the future, RUC has taken the responsibility to prosper and develop humanities and social sciences, and embarked on the historic journey of constructing a "people satisfied, world-class” university. RUC adheres to the scientific development strategy of "improved content, distinct features, first quality”, concentrates on development, and wholeheartedly devotes much attention to education, so that the university looks brand new, and its comprehensive strength and reputation increase substantially, which lays a solid foundation for RUC to become a world famous university focusing on humanities and social sciences. Keeping pace with the times, and calling on the whole society to value humanities and social science, RUC has become the vanguard to develop and prosper humanities and social sciences; it revaluates the study of Chinese Classics, and sets up the first school of Chinese Classics after the founding of PRC. Therefore, RUC has become the forerunner in studying and advancing China's traditional culture; it fights against and tries to eliminate industrialization, market-oriented education, becoming a pioneer to undertake the mission, and protect university spirit and tranquility. RUC has made unique and important contribution to the development of sciences in higher education institution as well as to the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Well-known educators, Wu Yuzhang, Cheng Fangwu, Yuan Baohua. Huang Da, and Li Wenhai, have served as the president of RUC in succession. The present president is Professor Ji Baocheng, and the present Secretary of RUC Party Committee is Professor Cheng Tianquan, whose predecessors are Hu Xikui, Guo Yingqiu, Cheng Fangwu, Zhang Tengxiao, YuanBaohua, Li Wenhai, Ma Shaomeng.

History of Nankai University

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In 1919, with the assistance of all walks of life, Nankai University was founded by the patriotic educators Mr.Zhang Boling and Mr. Yan Fansun on the principles of "art to regulate the country, science to strengthen the country, and business to richen the country". Combined with Chinese reality and Western mode of running school, Nankai University set up Chinese history and society as its academic setting and solving native problems as its educational objective. In 1920s and 1930s Nankai University grew to be the most famous private university.

Ever since its foundation, the University has held as its objective a well-balanced development in morality, intelligence, physical education and art. In accordance with its motto of "dedication to the public interests, acquisition of all-round capability and aspiration for daily progress", the university has been dedicated to cultivating the students' public virtues of patriotism and collectivism and developing their abilities to serve the country. By advocating sporting, science, plays, publication and a variety of societal activities, Nankai University attaches great importance to personality cultivation and moral training as well as capability development, and thus stands out in modern Chinese educational history. Having put forward the educational policy of "knowing China to serve China", the University has opened a series of specialties catering to social demands and, after long-term hard work, has made a name for its high-level academic environment, prudent scientific training and down-to-the-earth style. The University has produced batches of prominent talents such as late Premier Zhou Enlai, Dr. Shiing-shen Chern, Dr. Ta-you Wu and playwright Cao Yu.

When the University was founded, there were only three disciplines, Arts, Sciences and Business, with the number of students totaling 96 and Zhou Enlai being among the first Arts enrollees (student number 62). In 1920 a fourth discipline of Mineralogy was added but stopped in 1926. In 1927 the Committee of Social Economic Research (later Economic Research Institute) and Research Committee of Manchu and Mongolia (later North-eastern Research Institute)were set up. The Economic Research Institute focused on field work and economic statistics mainly on price index and published Economic Weekly and Yearbook of Nankai Index, which were frequently referred to by domestic and international adademies. In 1929 the disciplines were merged into 4 schools, viz. School of Arts, School of Sciences, School of Business and Medical Prep, with 13 Departments in total. In 1931 the School of Business was merged with the Department of Economics and the Committee of Social Economic Research into the School of Economics, and the Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Electrical Engineering were established within the School of Sciences. In 1932 the Institute of Applied Chemistry was founded.

In its early years, as a private university, the School's sources of financing relied mainly on funds groups and personal donations, with some sources coming from government subsidy, tuition and revenues from the School's assets. The School was kept in small scale with its enrollment in 1937 no more than 429. Nevertheless, it boasted a strong group of faculty, such as Ling Bing and Zhang Pengchun in Education, Jiang Lifu and Liu Jinnian in Mathematics, Rao Yutai in Physics, Qiu Zongyue and Yang Shixian in Chemistry, Li Jidong and Xiong Dashi in Biology, Jiang Tingfu in History, Li Ji in Anthropology, Xiao Gongquan and Xumo in Politics, He Lian, Fang Xianting, Chen Xujing, Li Zhuomin in Economics, Huang Yusheng in Psychology, Liu Wuji and Situ Yuelan in English, Feng Wenqian in Philosophy, Zhang Kezhong and Zhang Hongyuan in Chemical Engineering. Such eminent figures as Zhu Kezhen in Geology and Meteorology, Tang Yongtong in Philosophy, Fan Wenlan in History, Luo Longji in Politics and Ta-you Wu in Physics also lectured in Nankai.

In July, 1937 Nankai University was bombed by Japanese Army, two thirds of its buildings were ruined. In August, Nankai University, Peking University (Beijng University) and Tsinghua University (Qinghua University) united in Changsha to form Changsha Temporary University, and the three Presidents worked together as members of the Standing Committee to chair the School. 1n April of 1938 Changsha Temporary University was moved to Kunming and was changed into Southwest Associated University. In 1939 the Economic Institute of Nankai was transferred to Nankai Middle School located in Shapingba of Chongqing city and kept recruiting graduates. In July of 1942 the Research Center of Frontier Humanities was set up in Kunming and Frontier Humanities was published. During the Southwest Associated University period, the three schools, standing through thick and thin, produced a great amount of noted scientists and patriotic revolutionaries.

After the victory of Anti-Japanese War, the three schools was moved back to their respective site. In 1946 Nankai University became to be financed by the State, and was divided into 4 schools and 16 departments apart from the Economic Institute, Institute of Applied Chemistry, and Research Center of Frontier Humanities. More famous professors came to lecture, Wu Daren, Wang Yuzhe, Bian Zhilin, to name a few.

After 1949 Nankai opened a new page in its history. It has long been given much attention by the central government. Chairman Mao wrote the name for Nankai University in 1950 and came to Nankai for inspection in 1958, while Premier Zhou Enlai came to Nankai successively in 1951, 1957 and 1959. Chinese top leaders like Jiang Zemin, Li Peng, Zhu Rongji, Wen Jiabao and Jia Qinglin all came to Nankai for inspection.

In 1952 after the reshuffling of organizations in universities, Nankai University became a comprehensive university of Arts and Sciences, with 14 departments and 3 professional specialties in total. Since then, such scholars as Zheng Tianting, Lei Haizong, Wu Tingqiu, Li Helin, Zhu Weizhi, Jiang Ancai, Chen Renlie, Li Jiye, JI Taoda, Gu Changdong, Wen Gongyi, Zeng Dinghe and Yang Zongpan were transferred successively to Nankai and a group of overseas scholars came to join Nankai, such as Wang Ganyu, He Binglin, Chen Rongti, Chen Ruyu, Chen Tianchi, Wang Jitao, and Yan Zhida.

From 1966 to 1976 the School's normal life was out of order due to the Cultural Revolution. Even worse, in 1976 a catastrophic earthquake broke out in Tangshan bordering Tianjin, causing damages of varying degrees to the School's buildings.

However, Nankai University soon stepped into a new era after China's Open and Reform policy. After 1980, in order to meet the demands for socialist modernization, the School added a batch of new specialties and institutes. In Arts, applied specialties on financing were set up and the School of Economics was reopened in 1983, while in Sciences, interdisciplinary, marginal and high and new technological specialties were added. By the late 1980s, Nankai University had grown to be a comprehensive university embracing Humanities, Natural Sciences, Applied Sciences, Life Sciences, Managements and Art.

In 1994 Tianjin Foreign Trade College was incorporated into Nankai University.
In the past few years, to cater to demands of fast social economic development, the University has created various brand-new modes of running school which have extended its education far into all walks of life. In 1999 under the combined efforts of Nankai University and TEDA, TEDA College was set up, which was entitled the SAR of higher education. In 2000 the State Ministry of Education signed an agreement with Tianjin Municipal Government on jointly establishing and developing Nankai University. Experimental cooperation between Nankai University and Tianjin University was initiated on the principle of independent school-running and close cooperation. In 2002 under the cooperative efforts of Nankai University, Shen Zhen Municipal Government and UC Berkeley, Financial Engineering College was established in Shenzhen. In 2003 Nankai University joined with Dagang District government of Tianjin to set up Binhai College.

In 2002 the University laid down objectives for the few years to come. By 2010 Nankai University will have been developed into a comprehensive, research-oriented and creative high-level university with appropriate scale, reasonable structure and unique characters. Given a considerable improvement in education, research and administration, Nankai will become the stronghold for providing original talents, scientific and technological innovation and serving economic and social development. Given some other Five-year Plans, by the mid of 21st century, the University will have been listed among the world universities of first order.
To achieve these objectives, the University has devised a development philosophy of "excellence, powerfulness and characteristics" and five strategies are taken in force to enhance its core competitiveness, that is, talent strategy, leading specialty strategy, education quality improvement strategy, scientific and technological innovation strategy and internationalization strategy.

He Lian, Yang Shixian, Zang Boping, Teng Weizao, Mu Guoguang, and Hou Zixin succeeded to the President of Nankai University after Zhang Boling. The present President is Rao Zihe.

History of Peking Normal University

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1902
The Faculty of Education of the Capital Metropolitan University was founded on the initiative of the Emperor of Qing Dynasty. It was the first university in Chinese history with the main mission of training excellent teachers and specialists.

1908
The Faculty of Education was named as the Capital Metropolitan School of Supreme Teacher Training and was separated from the Capital Metropolitan University.

1912
The Capital Metropolitan School of Supreme Teacher Training was named as Peking Normal College, establishing her own affiliated primary school and secondary school.

1920
Establishment of graduate programs

1921
Recruitment for female students

1923
Peking Normal College was renamed as Peking Normal University which was the first normal university in Chinese modern education history.

1931
The Peking Women’s College of Education merged into Peking Normal University.

1937
Peking Normal University had to move to Xi’an since Peking was occupied by Japanese invaders. Together with National Peking University, National Beiyang College of Engineering, the three institutions formed Xi’an Temporary University.

1938
Xi’an Temporary University moved to Han Zhong and was renamed as National Northwest Union University and Peking Normal University was renamed as Faculty of Education, National Northwest Union University.

1946
Faculties and students gradually moved back to Peking. Those faculties remaining in Xi’an became teaching staff in Northwest University and Northwest Normal College, supporting the development of Higher Education in Northwest China. In November 1946, Peking Normal University reopened in Peking.

1949
The city was renamed as Beijing in February. In September, the university was renamed as Beijing Normal University.

1952
Fu Jen Catholic University merged into Beijing Normal University.

1954
The new campus established at BeiTaiPingZhuang.

1956
The university sent 76 professors to 15 provinces, supporting to establish local normal schools.

1967
Culture Revolution broke out and the university had to close.

1973
The university restarted to recruit undergraduate students.

1984
The University reopened the graduate programs.

1991
Post doctoral workstation established.

1996
Became member of Project 211

1999
Became member of Project 985 Phase I

2002
Signing an agreement with Ministry of Education and Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing Normal
University became the 10th university on the list to get special support from the Chinese Government, aiming to be a world prestigious university.

2002
Celebration of Centennial Anniversary

2004
Became member of Project 985 Phase II

2006
On May 4 2006, Premier WEN Jiabao took a special visit to Beijing Normal University, enjoying the Youth Day together with BNU students.

2007
In 2007, the Chinese government implemented the Fee-Waiver Policy for teacher training programs in six normal universities which are supervised by the Ministry of Education. On September 9, Premier WEN Jiabao took a special visit to Beijing Normal University in order to meet the freshmen enrolled in the Fee-Waiver Program for teacher training. Premier WEN delivered an important speech on education reformation and improving the education for students enrolled in teacher-training programs, which recognized the educational achievements at Beijing Normal University and directed the future reformation in teacher training programs.

2007
In 2007, Beijing Normal University had 16 national key disciplines, including 5 general disciplines and 11 specialized disciplines. Beijing Normal University became a comprehensive university, covering almost all the disciplines except military science.

History of XJTU

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Towering trees have their roots and the rivers flowing around the mountains have their sources. The predecessor of Xi'an Jiaotong University is Nanyang Public University that was founded in Shanghai in 1896; in 1905, it was transferred to the commercial department and was renamed High Industrial School; in 1906, it was under the command of postal transmission department. It was renamed Shanghai High Industrial School of Postal Transmission Department.

In 1911, Xinhai Revolution broke out. The school was renamed Grand Naiyang University; after Republic of China was founded in 1912, it was managed by traffic department and was renamed Shanghai Special Industrial School of Traffic Department; in 1921, Jiaotong university was set up by merging Shanghai Special Industrial School, Tangshan Special Industrial School, Beiping Railway Management School and Beiping Post Telecommunication School. So our university was called Shanghai School of Jiaotong University; in 1922,Jiaotong University had three schools. The original Shanghai School was renamed Nanyang University of Traffic Department. in 1927, it was renamed the First Jiaotong University of the Traffic Department; In 1928, the Guomin Government issued "Organizational Outline of Jiaotong University". The three schools in Shanghai, Tangshan and Beiping were all called Jiaotong University. The headquarter was in Shanghai. In the same year, it was transferred to railway department.

During the period of Anti -Japanese War, our university was moved to French Concession and in 1940 State-run Branch of Jiaotong university was set up in Chongqing; in 1941, in order to prevent Wang Puppet Government angst taking over the university, our university was run continually in the name of Private Nanyang University; In 1942, Wang Puppet Government took over Shanghai School.So the Education Department of Guomin Government chose Chongqing Branch as the headquarter of Jiaotong university.After Anti -Japanese War was won, Chongqing headquarter went back to Shanghai and merged with Shanghai School. In 1946, the name of State-run Jiaotong University was recovered.

In 1955, the State Council decided to move Jiaotong University to Xi'an. In May of 1956, it began to move. In September of 1957, Jiaotong University has two parts, one was in Xi'an. The other was in Shanghai. Later, most departments, specialties, books, equipment and instruments and teachers, students and staffs moved to Xi'an; on July 31, 1959, No, 212 Guoerluzi document of State Council approved and agreed education department's decision that the Xi'an part and Shanghai part of Jiaotong university become independent and set up two universities, Xi'an Jiaotong University and Shanghai University. The president of former Jiaotong University acted as the president of Xi'an Jiaotong University. In the same year, Xi'an Jiaotong University was listed as the key university in China. Later, it became one of a few universities built according to the "Seventh Five- Year Plan" and "Eighth Five- Year Plan" of China. It was also one of the universities that entered the construction of "211 project" of China. In September, it was determined to be one of a few universities that had the target to build world famous high level University. In April of 2000, approved by the State Council, Xi'an Medical University, Shannxi Institute of Finance and Economics and Xi'an Jiaotong University were merged and formed the new Xi'an Jiaotong University.

History of Sun Yat-sen university

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Sun Yat-sen university is a name-brand institution of higher education with fine traditions in teaching and learning. In 1924, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, great leader of the 20th century, founded this university personally, and inscribed in his own handwriting the school motto of "Study extensively; Enquire accurately; Reflect carefully; Discriminate clearly; Practise earnestly." The school was originally named Guangdong University, and later renamed Sun Yat-sen University in 1926. In the 1930s, there were seven schools in the University, which were the Schools of Arts, Sciences, Law, Engineering, Agricultural Studies, Medicine and Education. In 1935, the University set up the Graduate School and began to enroll graduate students. In the 1950s, the colleges, schools and departments were readjusted nationwide, and Sun Yat-sen University became a comprehensive university with the liberal arts and sciences as its backbone disciplines. Since the founding of the new China, Sun Yat-sen University has always been one of national key universities, and is also among the first batch of institutes to award Doctorate and Master degrees and to establish post-doctoral research flowing stations in our country. Approved by the State Council, the university was the first to set up graduate school in the South China area in the early 1990s, thus offering a complete range of degrees from the bachelor, master to doctorate.

The University has been unceasingly raising the quality of undergraduate education and has become an important base for training high-level talents. On the occasion of its 70th anniversary, President Jiang Zemin wrote the inscription of "Develop Dr. Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary spirit, manage the University better and make greater contributions" which further points out the direction for running schools. In September 2000, the Zhuhai Campus of Sun Yat-sen University in Tang Jia Wan, Zhuhai city, was completed, which expands the space and lays a solid foundation for development in the new century. On October 26, 2001, Sun Yat-sen University and the Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Science were merged to form the new Sun Yat-sen University. The Ministry of Education and the government of Guangdong Province signed an agreement, both promising to invest 1.2 billion RMB in 3 years to build the new Sun Yat-sen University into a first class university with high academic standards.

One of the predecessors of the Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Science was the Bo Ji Medical School, which, founded in 1866, was the earliest institution of learning of western medicine in our country, where Dr.Sun Yat-sen once studied and engaged in revolutionary activities. The Bo Ji Medical School evolved into the College of Medicine of Lingnan University in 1936. In 1953, the Colleges of Medicine in Sun Yat-sen University and Lingnan University merged to form the College of Medicine of South China, which was joined by the Guangdong Guanghua College of Medicine in 1954. The university was renamed Guangzhou College of Medicine and Sun Yat-sen College of Medical Science successively, and finally Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Science in 1985, which has developed steadfastly into a comprehensive medical university with multi-schools and multiple levels, has reached national advanced level and achieved remarkable successes in scientific research in medical genetics, ophthalmology, tumor study, parasite study, the kidney disease of internal medicine, organ transplant, infectious liver disease, biological medical project and molecular medical science.

Sun Yat-sen University and the Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Science have rich historical origin and common academic heritage. Many experts and scholars well-known at home and abroad have taught in Sun Yat-sen University, among them are Lu Xun, Guo Moruo, Feng Youlan, Fu Sinian, Zhao Yuanren, Gu Jiegang, Zhou Gucheng, Yu Pingbo, Chen Yinque, Cen Zhongmian, Jiang Lifu, Wang Yanang, Ma Cai, Rong Geng, Shang Chengzuo, Wang Jisi, Wang Li, Zhong Jinwen, Zhu Qianzhi, Ding Ying, Pu Zhelong, etc. Many famous medical experts have taught in the Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Science, such as Ke Lin, Liang Boqiang, Xie Zhiguang, Chen Xintao, Chen Yaozhen, Qin Guanyu, Lin Shumo, Zhou Shoukai, Zhong Shifan, Mao Wenshu and Chen Guozhen. Famous scholars and great masters have been gathering at the university to nurture generation after generation of students and to cultivate fine academic vogue, and many gifted graduates have become outstanding figures in all walks of life.

After the reform and opening up of our country and driven by the rapid economic growth in Guangdong province, the original Sun Yat-sen University and Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Science have carried out a series of educational reforms and achieved substantial development. Starting from 1993, The Ministry of Education, Department of Health and People's Government of Guangdong province contributed jointly in building the then Sun Yat-sen University and Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Science. In the recent years, both universities have passed the acceptance inspection of the "211 projects"; the various projects of disciplinary development, public service systems and infrastructure construction have been completed smoothly. The merger of the two universities is an amalgamation of two strong institutes, making the syllabus designs more complete and the faculties more comprehensive.

History of USTC

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USTC was established in Beijing in September, 1958 under the presidential leadership of Guo Moruo. The establishment was hailed as "a major event in the history of Chinese science and education".

The CAS supported the University by pooling its entire strength for the development of USTC and combining most of its institutes with the University's departments, creatively integrating science with technology, cutting-edge sciences with the latest technologies in cultivating high-tech talent in new, frontier and interdisciplinary fields. An excellent atmosphere of "studying hard and excelling in both integrity and specialty" was formed at the University. After the pioneering stage (1958-1970), USTC rapidly ranked itself among the national key universities.

In the early 1970s, the University was moved to Hefei, the capital city of Anhui province, and commenced its second stage of development. Since 1978, the University has initiated a series of open and reform measures with a forward-looking sense and innovative spirit in the field of education, gaining a quick recovery from the Cultural Revolution and remarkable development. Since the 7th and 8th Five-year National Development Plans, the University has become one of the national bases for cultivating highly qualified personnel and implementing high-level research. Comrade Deng Xiaoping once praised the University as "a university well-known for its young talents".

USTC initiated the resumption of the National College Entrance Examinations and set up the first Class for the Gifted Young to foster super-normal early youth nationwide. Recruitment for the class has been on-going for 22 years.

USTC set up the first graduate school in China in 1978 to effectively cultivate its postgraduate students.

In respect of talent development, the University adheres to a combination of science with technology, teaching with research, and theory with practice by launching experimental classes without emphasis on students specialties, the "major plus supplementary courses" system, the "4-2-3" cultivation system for undergraduate, masters and doctoral students in line with their aptitudes, the consistent "master-doctor" education system to cultivate doctoral students and the "double-bachelor system".

The University has taken the lead in sending many teachers abroad for advanced studies and academic cooperation and exchanges in China.

After 1993, the University started its third stage of development by taking the initiative in adapting to the requirement and challenge resulting from the development of science and technology, education and social economy in the world, seriously implementing the Chinese Educational Reform and Development Program and sparing no effort in reforms in teaching, research, and structural adjustments. During the period of the Ninth Five-year National Development Plan, USTC was granted to be one of the universities given priority in construction under the National Project 211.

In June of 1998, Jiang Zemin, the former president of the People's Republic of China, inscribed for the University's 40th anniversary, "facing the 21st century, building a first-class university and cultivating top-level talent".

Since the launch of the third stage of development, the University has endeavored to cultivate its graduate education, implemented the USTC Undergraduate Research Program, engaged postgraduate students as research or teaching assistants and actively undertaken reform in course content and curriculum systems to enhance the all-round quality education centered on fostering students innovative spirit, broad and well-knit theoretical knowledge and practical ability in research and experiments.

After the present university leaders took their posts in July of 1998, they proposed the University's development plan geared to the 21st century, which was based on serious investigations conducted by the leading group and extensive discussions among USTC staff members. The plan is to build the University into a moderate-scale, high-quality and reasonably structured first-class research university with unique characteristics by 2018, the 60th anniversary of USTC. The University will then be an educational and research base in collaboration with the CAS and other research institutes for the education of top talent possessing innovative capacity and a modern knowledge structure and with the strength for knowledge and technology innovations.

In July of 1999, the CAS, the Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Anhui Province signed a tripartite agreement to provide unified support for the construction of USTC so as to build it into a high-level world renowned university.

History of Fudan University

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As one of the national topmost institutions of advanced learning and higher education, Fudan has achieved worldwide fame throughout its venerable past. The University was established by Ma Xiang-bo in 1905. "Fudan" found its lexical origin in the quotation "Heavenly light shines day after day" taken from "Annotations of Yu and Xia" (Yu Xia Zhuan) of Scholia of The Collection of Archaic Texts (Shang Shu Da Zhuan).

In 1917, Fudan Public School began to offer undergraduate programs and officially renamed itself "Fudan University". Li Deng-hui was the president from then on to 1937. After being expanded to a full-fledged university, the University had an increasing enrollment. It had three schools: Arts, Sciences and Business, a prep school, and a section of secondary education.

In 1929, Fudan University altered its educational system and opened four new departments: journalism, civil administration, law, and education. It consisted of seventeen departments, which comprised the four schools: Arts, Sciences, Law, and Business.

By 1937 Fudan had established four schools (Arts, Sciences, Law, and Business), which were made up of sixteen departments, a secondary school, an experimental secondary school, and two elementary schools for compulsory education. It became one of the most important institutions of academic research and higher education in southeast China.

The First Session of the 5th Congress of the Executive Yuan (Coucil) of the Repulic of China voted on 25th, November, 1941 to nationalize the Chongqiong Community of Private Fudan University. Wu Nan-xuan was appointed president of the University.

Fudan became one of the national elite universities after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. At the request of Chen Wang-dao, the first post-liberation president of Fudan, Chairman Mao Tse-tung of the CPC handwrote the name of the University. Since the beginning of New China, Fudan has seized three golden opportunities for further development, thanks to the CPC and the People's Government.

The first one came in 1952 when colleges and universities all over the country underwent a thorough readjustment and reshuffling. Fudan lost its departments of applied disciplines for those of arts and sciences from other ten-plus universities in East China. This year saw the University's core disciplines greatly enhanced and its faculty re-energized with new arrivals: it was in this period that eminent professors like Su Bu-qing, Chen Jian-gong, Tan Jia-zhen and Lu He-fu came to join Fudan.

The first twenty years of the Reform and Opening-up Policy brought the second grand opportunity to Fudan, whose development received the Central Government's serious attention during the 7th, 8th and 9th National Construction Plans for the Next Five Years. The University became more intellectually comprehensive by covering a wider range of academic disciplines: the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, technology, and management. It was to exert a more positive and profound influence on the world.

The latest is the official merger with Shanghai Medical University on 27th, April, 2000, from which a brave new Fudan was born. For the first time has the University had its own college for medical sciences. Better equipped and more robust, Fudan is one step further today toward its ambitious aim of becoming a leading university in the world.

History of Zhejiang University

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The main root of the current Zhejiang University, Qiushi Academy, was founded in 1897 and was one of the earliest modern academies of higher education in China. Since 1901 Qiushi Academy had its name changed several times, and even was once suspended. In 1927, on the historic site of the academy, the Third Natinal Sun Yat-sen University was established.On April 1, 1928, it was renamed Zhejiang University. Since July 1, 1928, it had been known as National Zhejiang University with three schools, namely School of Engineering, School of Agriculture and School of Liberal Arts and Science.

Since the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Zhejiang University was forced to move to Guizhou. Under the guidance of President Chu Kochen, the famous meteorologist, geologist and educator, Zhejiang University went all the way through difficulties and adversities to establish itself as one of the leading universities in China. It was even honored as “Oriental Cambridge” by famous British scholar Joseph Needham. In 1946 Zhejiang University moved back to Hangzhou. In two years’ time, it has become a comprehensive university with 7 schools, 25 departments, 9 research institutes and 1 research center covering Liberal Arts, Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Normal Education, Law, Medicine and so on.

In 1952, universities in China underwent a nationwide reshuffling due to which the disciplines and institutes of Zhejiang University were restructured and dissociated. Some institutes were upgraded to become colleges or universities and some merged with other universities such as Hangchow University and Zhejiang Provincial College of Medicine. Part of the School of Liberal Arts and School of Science merged with School of Liberal Arts and Science of Hangchow University and Zhejiang Education College to form Zhejiang Teacher’s College. In 1958 it was merged to the newly founded Hangzhou Unversity. The School of Agriculture was separated to form Zhejiang College of Agriculture, renamed as Zhejiang Agricultural University in 1960. The School of Medicine was merged to Zhejiang Provincial College of Medicine to form Zhejiang Medical College which was later renamed Zhejiang Medical University. After the readjustment and restructuring, Zhejiang University became a multidisciplinary polytechnical university.

The four universities with the same ancestor, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Unviersity, Zhejiang Agricultural University and Zhejiang Medical University, all attained considerable acheivements. Zhejiang University became a key national university covering a wide range of disciplines with focuses on engineering. The other three universities, with enormous potential and distinct features, also thrived in repective disciplines. These four unversities made remarkable contributions to the development of Zhejiang Province and the whole nation.

With the approval of the State Council, on Sep. 15 1998, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou University, Zhejiang Agricultural University and Zhejang Medical University amalgamated into the new Zhejiang University. The new Zhejiang University is oriented toward a comprehensive unversity with extensive academic capacity and cutting-edge competitiveness, and its founding has been a significant move in the reform and development of China's higher education. Now Zhejiang University is under the direct administration of China's Ministry of Education, with joint support from both the Ministry of Education and Zhejiang Provincial Government.

History of Tsinghua

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Located in the northwestern suburbs of Beijing, Tsinghua University was established in 1911 on the site of “Qing Hua Yuan (Tsinghua Garden)” —a former royal garden of the Qing Dynasty. Partly funded by the “Gengzi Indemnity”, also known as “Boxer Indemnity,” it functioned at first as a preparatory school called “Tsinghua Xuetang (Tsing Hua Imperial College)” for those students who were sent by the government to study in the United States.

On April 29, 1911, Tsinghua Xuetang began its first term of study, and from that year on, the Tsinghua’s anniversary has fallen on the last Sunday of April. The name was changed to “Tsinghua Xuexiao (Tsing Hua College)” after the 1911 Revolution.

In 1925, Tsinghua launched its four-year undergraduate programme. In 1928, its name was changed to “Guoli Tsinghua Daxue (National Tsinghua University),” and in the autumn of 1929 its graduate school was set up.

Following the outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japan in 1937, Tsinghua University, Peking University and Nankai University merged to form the National Southwest Associated University in Kunming. After the war, Tsinghua University moved back to its original Beijing campus.

Three years after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, a nationwide restructuring of institutes of higher education began, and in 1952, Tsinghua University became a multidisciplinary polytechnic university specializing in training engineers. In November of that year, the Ministry of Education appointed Jiang Nanxiang as President.

Since 1978, Tsinghua University has strengthened its teaching in sciences, economic management, humanities and law. In 1999, Tsinghua opened the School of Arts and Design by merging with the Central Academy of Arts and Design. Today, Tsinghua has become a leading university: while its teaching is focused on engineering, it concurrently offers degrees in other sciences, the liberal arts, management and law.

To fully implement the “China Education Reform and Development Program,” Tsinghua University has set new development targets for the next 15 years. Educational quality and effectiveness will be improved and disciplinary structure will be readjusted. Building on our strength in engineering, the university will promote the development of science and management departments. High academic standards will also be pursued in the humanities and social sciences.

In less than 100 years, Tsinghua University has witnessed and shared the hardships and glories of the nation. The University’s motto of “Self-discipline and Social Commitment” has inspired many generations of Tsinghua teachers and students to struggle for the prosperity of China. Now, striving to build Tsinghua University into a world-class university by its 100th anniversary in 2011 has become the objective of each member of the teaching staff and the student body.

History of Central China Normal University

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Over a hundred years of vicissitudes and striving fostered this celebrated university. Endeavour at the forefront of new era, Central China Normal University particularly cherishes its historical heritage.

The predecessor of CCNU is the combination of Huazhong University, Zhonghua University and the Pedagogical College of Zhongyuan University, with Huazhong University as the main part. Huazhong University was the largest and most influential mission university in south central China, and it developed from Wenhua Academy (the college of mission school) which was founded in 1903. In 1951, the public Huazhong University came into being after the Pedagogical College of Zhongyuan University merged with Huazhong University. Then it was reorganized into Huazhong Higher Normal School in 1952 and later renamed Huazhong Teachers College in 1953. In 1985, the university was formally entitled Central China Normal University and Deng Xiaoping, one of the founders of Zhongyuan University, inscribed the new name of the university. In 1993, President Jiang Zemin wrote an inscription for the university “Developing normal education, improving the nation’s quality”.

History of Peking University

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Founded in 1898, Peking University was originally known as the Imperial University of Peking. It was the first national university covering comprehensive disciplines in China, and has been a leading institution of higher education in China since its establishment. It also served as the highest administration for education at the beginning of its founding.

In 1912, the university adopted its present name. At the end of the 20th century, the Chinese government put Peking University at the top of its agenda for promoting higher education, with the aim to build a world-class university in the 21st Century. After merging with Beijing Medical University in 2000, Peking University once again was strengthened in its disciplinary structure.

Peking University has continually played the essential role of pioneers in the course of China's modernization. The university's traditional emphasis on patriotism, progress, democracy, and science, together with its educational standards of diligence, precision, factualism, and innovation, have been passed down from generation to generation.

China University Ranking 2012

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Rank	Institution Name	Score
1	Peking University	100
2	Tsinghua University	96.81
3	Fudan University	55.87
4	Zhejiang University	54.27
5	Shanghai Jiaotong University	47.62
6	Nanjing University	45.01
7	Sun Yat-Sen University	37.85
8	Wuhan University	37.06
9	University of Science and Technology of China	35.29
10	Jilin University	34.00
11	Huazhong University of Science and Technology	32.05
12	Sichuan University	30.00
13	Renmin University of China	28.36
14	Shandong University	28.09
15	Nankai University	27.91
16	Central South University	26.10
17	Beijing Normal University	25.82
18	Harbin Institute of Technology	25.80
19	Xi'an Jiaotong University	25.59
20	Xiamen University	24.63
21	Tongji University	21.52
22	SouthEast University	21.17
23	Tianjin University	20.99
24	Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	19.81
25	Dalian University of Technology	18.82
26	East China Normal University	18.73
27	China Agricultural University	18.10
28	South China University of Technology	16.98
29	Lanzhou University	15.60
30	Northwestern Polytechnical University	14.41
31	Hunan University	14.31
32	Beijing Institute of Technology	14.04
33	Chongqing University	13.76
34	Northeastern University	13.67
35	East China University of Science and Technology	13.21
36	University of Science and Technology Beijing	13.00
37	Northeast Normal University	12.73
38	China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)	11.87
39	Huazhong Normal University	11.06
40	Northwest University	10.79
41	China University Of Mining And Technology	10.71
42	Huazhong Agricultural University	10.56
43	Donghua University	10.43
44	Southwest University	10.32
45	Ocean University of China	10.18
46	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	10.13
47	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	10.06
48	China University of Petroleum(Beijing)	9.95
49	Chang'an University	9.91
50	Wuhan University of Technology	9.85
51	Nanjing University of Science & Technology	9.70
52	Southwest Jiaotong University	9.61
53	Beijing Jiaotong University	9.31
54	Shanghai University	9.21
55	Nanjing Agricultral University	9.16
56	Nanjing Normal University	8.89
57	Soochow University	8.82
58	Beijing University of Chemical Technology	8.77
59	Xidian University	8.68
60	Zhengzhou University	8.47
61	Hohai University	8.33
62	Northwest A & F University	8.02
63	Yunnan University	7.93
64	Hefei University of Technology	7.89
65	Hunan Normal University	7.79
66	Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications	7.69
67	Jinan University	7.58
68	Harbin Engineering University	7.42
69	Beijing Forestry University	6.85
70	Beijing University of Technology	6.71
71	Fuzhou University	6.40
72	Nanchang University	6.38
73	Jiangnan University	6.20
74	Shaanxi Normal University	6.19
75	South China Normal University	6.15
76	China University of Political Science and Law	5.80
77	Capital Medical University	5.77
78	South China Agricultural University	5.48
79	Inner Mongolia University	5.38
80	Xinjiang University	5.38
81	Minzu Uuniversity of China	5.22
82	Shanghai University of Finance and Economics	5.15
83	Zhongnan University of Economics and Law	5.13
84	Nanjing Meidcal University	4.89
85	Taiyuan University of Technology	4.88
86	Shanxi University	4.79
87	Guangxi University	4.79
88	Southern Medical University	4.73
89	Harbin Medical University	4.67
90	Henan University	4.53
91	Guizhou University	4.50
92	Nanjing University of Technology	4.46
93	Central University of Finance and Economics	4.46
94	Liaoning University	4.44
95	North China Electric Power University(Beijing)	4.44
96	Anhui University	4.42
97	China Medical University	4.37
98	Yangzhou University	4.37
99	Yanshan University	4.36
100	Zhejiang University of Technology	4.35

Best Universities for Economics Programs in China 2011

2012-03-07T18:17:00.000Z

Rank	Level	Institution Name
1	A++	Peking University
2	A++	Renmin University of China
3	A++	Nankai University
4	A++	Fudan University
5	A++	Xiamen University
6	A+	Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
7	A+	Nanjing University
8	A+	Zhejiang University
9	A+	Wuhan University
10	A	Xi'an Jiaotong University
11	A	Sun Yat-Sen University
12	A	Dongbei University of Finance & Economics
13	A	Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
14	A	Tsinghua University
15	A	Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
16	A	Jinan University
17	A	Central University of Finance and Economics
18	A	Shandong University
19	A	Jilin University
20	B+	Huazhong University of Science and Technology
21	B+	Hunan University
22	B+	Beijing Normal University
23	B+	Sichuan University
24	B+	Northwest University
25	B+	East China Normal University
26	B+	University of International Business and Economics
27	B+	Shanghai Jiaotong University
28	B+	Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
29	B+	Zhejiang Gongshang University
30	B+	Capital University of Economics and Business
31	B+	Chongqing University
32	B+	Tianjin University of Finance & Economics
33	B+	Nanjing University of Finance and Economics
34	B+	South China Normal University
35	B	Liaoning University
36	B	SouthEast University
37	B	Xiangtan University
38	B	Soochow University
39	B	Hebei University
40	B	Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics
41	B	Shanghai University
42	B	Anhui University of Finance & Economics
43	B	Northeast Normal University
44	B	Shaanxi Normal University
45	B	Fujian Normal University
46	B	Shanxi University of Finance and Economics
47	B	Zhengzhou University
48	B	Beijing Jiaotong University
49	B	Beijing Technology and Business University
50	B	Yunnan University
51	B	Huazhong Normal University
52	B	Northeastern University
53	B	Guangdong University of Business Studies
54	B	Lanzhou University
55	B	Shenzhen University
56	B	Jilin University of Finance and Economics
57	B	Wuhan University of Technology
58	B	Anhui University
59	C+	Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
60	C+	Ningbo University
61	C+	Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
62	C+	Beijing Institute of Technology
63	C+	Nanjing Normal University
64	C+	Nanjing Audit University
65	C+	Hunan Normal University
66	C+	Henan University
67	C+	Central South University
68	C+	Nanjing Agricultral University
69	C+	Shandong Economic University
70	C+	Heilongjiang University
71	C+	Beijing University of Technology
72	C+	Chongqing Technology and Business University
73	C+	Yunnan University of Finance and Economics
74	C+	Hunan University of Science and Technology
75	C+	Hubei University
76	C+	Hebei University of Economics and Business
77	C+	Henan University of Economics & Law
78	C+	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
79	C+	East China University of Science and Technology
80	C+	Nanjing University of Science & Technology
81	C+	University of Science and Technology of China
82	C+	Fuzhou University
83	C+	Hebei Normal University
84	C+	Huaqiao University
85	C+	Ocean University of China
86	C+	Hohai University
87	C+	Yangzhou University
88	C+	Shandong University of Finance
89	C+	Zhejiang University of Technology
90	C	Qingdao University
91	C	Tianjin Normal University
92	C	Harbin Institute of Technology
93	C	Shanghai Normal University
94	C	South China University of Technology
95	C	Shanxi University
96	C	Southwest Jiaotong University
97	C	Tongji University
98	C	Harbin University of Commerce
99	C	Xi'an University of Finance and Economics
100	C	Xuzhou Normal University

Best Universities for Education Programs in China 2011

2012-03-07T18:16:00.000Z

Rank	Level	Institution Name
1	A++	Beijing Normal University
2	A++	East China Normal University
3	A+	South China Normal University
4	A+	Zhejiang University
5	A+	Southwest University
6	A	Nanjing Normal University
7	A	Beijing Sport University
8	A	Huazhong Normal University
9	A	Northeast Normal University
10	A	Shanghai University of Sport
11	A	Beijing Electronics Science & Technology Institute
12	A	Northwest Normal University
13	A	Tianjin Normal University
14	A	Zhejiang Normal University
15	B+	Shaanxi Normal University
16	B+	Chengdu Sport University
17	B+	Hunan Normal University
18	B+	Shandong Normal University
19	B+	Fujian Normal University
20	B+	Liaoning Normal University
21	B+	Henan University
22	B+	Soochow University
23	B+	Shanghai Normal University
24	B+	Shanxi University
25	B+	Qufu Normal University
26	B+	Capital Institute of Physical Education
27	B+	Hebei University
28	B+	Jiangxi Normal University
29	B+	Wuhan Institute of Physical Education
30	B+	Hebei Normal University
31	B	Ningbo University
32	B	Nanjing University
33	B	Shenyang Normal University
34	B	Guangzhou Sport University
35	B	Guangzhou University
36	B	Xi'an Jiaotong University
37	B	Anhui Normal University
38	B	Sichuan Normal University
39	B	Wenzhou University
40	B	Shanxi Normal University
41	B	Tianjin University of Sport
42	B	Hangzhou Normal University
43	B	Minzu Uuniversity of China
44	B	Guangxi Normal University
45	B	Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
46	B	Ludong University
47	B	Beijing Institute of Technology
48	B	Yangzhou University
49	B	China West Normal University
50	B	Jilin University
51	B	Hubei University
52	B	Zhengzhou University
53	B	Shandong University
54	C+	Hunan University
55	C+	Wuhan University of Technology
56	C+	Zhejiang University of Technology
57	C+	Jimei University
58	C+	Hunan University of Science and Technology
59	C+	Shenzhen University
60	C+	Henan Normal University

Best Universities for History Programs in China 2011

2012-03-07T18:15:00.001Z

Rank	Level	Institution Name
1	A++	Peking University
2	A++	Beijing Normal University
3	A++	Fudan University
4	A++	Nankai University
5	A+	Nanjing University
6	A+	Shandong University
7	A+	Huazhong Normal University
8	A	Sun Yat-Sen University
9	A	Wuhan University
10	A	Tsinghua University
11	A	Renmin University of China
12	A	Sichuan University
13	A	East China Normal University
14	A	Lanzhou University
15	B+	Shaanxi Normal University
16	B+	Xiamen University
17	B+	Jinan University
18	B+	Northeast Normal University
19	B+	Jilin University
20	B+	Zhejiang University
21	B+	Northwest University
22	B+	Zhengzhou University
23	B+	Hebei University
24	B	Tianjin Normal University
25	B	Beijing Electronics Science & Technology Institute
26	B	Hebei Normal University
27	B	Henan University
28	B	Minzu Uuniversity of China
29	B	Fujian Normal University
30	B	Inner Mongolia University for the Nationalities
31	B	Shanghai Normal University
32	B	South China Normal University
33	B	Southwest University
34	B	Anhui University
35	C+	Shanxi University
36	C+	Nanjing Normal University
37	C+	Guangxi Normal University
38	C+	Yunnan University
39	C+	Liaocheng University
40	C+	Jiangxi Normal University
41	C+	Shanghai University
42	C+	Soochow University
43	C+	Hunan Normal University
44	C+	University of Science and Technology of China
45	C+	Northwest Normal University
46	C+	Yangzhou University
47	C+	Tianshui Normal University
48	C	Sichuan Normal University
49	C	Beijing Union University
50	C	Inner Mongolia University

Best Universities for Management Programs in China 2011

2012-03-07T18:14:00.003Z

Rank	Level	Institution Name
1	A++	Tsinghua University
2	A++	Xi'an Jiaotong University
3	A++	Zhejiang University
4	A++	Peking University
5	A++	Shanghai Jiaotong University
6	A++	Renmin University of China
7	A++	Wuhan University
8	A++	Sun Yat-Sen University
9	A+	Fudan University
10	A+	Nankai University
11	A+	Nanjing University
12	A+	Huazhong University of Science and Technology
13	A+	Tianjin University
14	A+	Xiamen University
15	A	Chongqing University
16	A	Nanjing Agricultral University
17	A	Sichuan University
18	A	Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
19	A	SouthEast University
20	A	Beijing Normal University
21	A	Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
22	A	Northeastern University
23	A	Southwest Jiaotong University
24	A	Central South University
25	A	China Agricultural University
26	A	Tongji University
27	A	Jilin University
28	A	University of Science and Technology of China
29	A	Dalian University of Technology
30	A	Dongbei University of Finance & Economics
31	A	Hunan University
32	A	Zhejiang Gongshang University
33	A	Harbin Institute of Technology
34	A	South China University of Technology
35	A	Jinan University
36	A	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
37	A	Beijing Institute of Technology
38	B+	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
39	B+	Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
40	B+	Shandong University
41	B+	Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
42	B+	Northwestern Polytechnical University
43	B+	Huazhong Agricultural University
44	B+	Wuhan University of Technology
45	B+	China University Of Mining And Technology
46	B+	Shanghai University
47	B+	Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
48	B+	Nanjing University of Science & Technology
49	B+	South China Agricultural University
50	B+	Southwest University
51	B+	Hohai University
52	B+	East China Normal University
53	B+	Northwest A & F University
54	B+	Tianjin University of Finance & Economics
55	B+	Nanjing Normal University
56	B+	Beijing Jiaotong University
57	B+	Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics
58	B+	Central University of Finance and Economics
59	B+	Nanjing University of Finance and Economics
60	B+	Hefei University of Technology
61	B+	South China Normal University
62	B+	Zhejiang Normal University
63	B+	Shanxi University
64	B+	Hunan University of Science and Technology
65	B+	Beijing University of Technology
66	B+	Zhejiang University of Technology
67	B+	Soochow University
68	B+	Huazhong Normal University
69	B+	University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
70	B+	Zhengzhou University
71	B+	Yangzhou University
72	B+	Nanjing Audit University
73	B+	Hunan Normal University
74	B+	Xiangtan University
75	B	Anhui University of Finance & Economics
76	B	Harbin Engineering University
77	B	Fuzhou University
78	B	Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
79	B	Ningbo University
80	B	Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
81	B	Guangdong University of Business Studies
82	B	Capital University of Economics and Business
83	B	Xidian University
84	B	Xi'an University of technology
85	B	University of Science and Technology Beijing
86	B	Lanzhou University
87	B	Shantou University
88	B	Jiangsu University
89	B	Shaanxi Normal University
90	B	GuangDong University of Technology
91	B	Harbin University of Science and Technology
92	B	Ocean University of China
93	B	Guangzhou University
94	B	Shandong Agricultural University
95	B	Liaoning University
96	B	Shandong Institute of Business and Technology
97	B	East China University of Science and Technology
98	B	Chongqing Technology and Business University
99	B	Northwest University
100	B	Beijing Technology and Business University

Best Universities for Agricultural Programs in China 2011

2012-03-07T18:14:00.002Z

Rank	Level	Institution Name
1	A++	China Agricultural University
2	A++	Nanjing Agricultral University
3	A++	Northwest A & F University
4	A+	Zhejiang University
5	A+	Huazhong Agricultural University
6	A	South China Agricultural University
7	A	Shandong Agricultural University
8	A	Yangzhou University
9	A	Beijing Forestry University
10	A	Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
11	B+	Sichuan Agricultural University
12	B+	Northeast Agricultural University
13	B+	Agricultural University of Hebei
14	B+	Henan Agricultural University
15	B+	Shenyang Agricultural Uinversity
16	B+	Southwest University
17	B+	Gansu Agricultural University
18	B+	Northeast Forestry University
19	B	Shanxi Agricultural University
20	B	Hunan Agricultural University
21	B	Anhui Agricultural University
22	B	Jilin University
23	B	Nanjing Forestry University
24	B	Ocean University of China
25	B	Shanghai Ocean University
26	C+	Jilin Agricultural University
27	C+	Hainan University
28	C+	Yunnan Agricultural University
29	C+	Jiangxi Agricultural University
30	C+	Inner Mongolia Agricultural University
31	C+	Guangxi University
32	C+	ZheJiang Forestry University
33	C	Qingdao Agricultural University
34	C	Central South University of Forestry and Technology
35	C	Xinjiang Agricultural University
36	C	Shanghai Jiaotong University
37	C	Guizhou University
38	C	Guangdong Ocean University
39	C	Shizihe University
40	D+	Lanzhou University
41	D+	Beijing University of Agriculture
42	D+	Southwest Forestry University
43	D+	Sichuan University
44	D+	Yangtze University
45	D+	Dalian Ocean University
46	D+	Ningxia University
47	D+	Ningbo University
48	D+	Jiangnan University
49	D+	Henan University of Science & Technology
50	D+	Henan Institute of Science and Technology

Best Universities for Engineering Programs in China 2011

2012-03-07T18:13:00.002Z

Rank	Level	Institution Name
1	A++	Tsinghua University
2	A++	Zhejiang University
3	A++	Shanghai Jiaotong University
4	A++	Harbin Institute of Technology
5	A++	Tianjin University
6	A++	Huazhong University of Science and Technology
7	A+	Xi'an Jiaotong University
8	A+	Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
9	A+	SouthEast University
10	A+	South China University of Technology
11	A+	University of Science and Technology of China
12	A+	Dalian University of Technology
13	A	Northwestern Polytechnical University
14	A	Jilin University
15	A	Central South University
16	A	Wuhan University
17	A	Beijing Institute of Technology
18	A	Tongji University
19	A	Sichuan University
20	A	Peking University
21	A	Shandong University
22	A	Chongqing University
23	A	Nanjing University
24	A	East China University of Science and Technology
25	A	University of Science and Technology Beijing
26	A	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
27	A	Hunan University
28	A	Northeastern University
29	B+	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
30	B+	Xidian University
31	B+	Fudan University
32	B+	Nanjing University of Science & Technology
33	B+	Wuhan University of Technology
34	B+	Beijing University of Chemical Technology
35	B+	Southwest Jiaotong University
36	B+	Beijing Jiaotong University
37	B+	China University Of Mining And Technology
38	B+	Donghua University
39	B+	Shanghai University
40	B+	Sun Yat-Sen University
41	B+	Nankai University
42	B+	Beijing University of Technology
43	B+	Jiangnan University
44	B+	Yanshan University
45	B+	Hohai University
46	B+	Nanjing University of Technology
47	B+	Zhejiang University of Technology
48	B+	Harbin Engineering University
49	B	China University of Petroleum(East China)
50	B	Fuzhou University
51	B	Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
52	B	Xiamen University
53	B	Hefei University of Technology
54	B	Zhengzhou University
55	B	Beijing Normal University
56	B	North China Electric Power University(Baoding)
57	B	China University of Petroleum(Beijing)
58	B	Jiangsu University
59	B	China Agricultural University
60	B	Soochow University
61	B	China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
62	B	China University of Geosciences(Beijing)
63	B	Hebei University of Technology
64	B	Taiyuan University of Technology
65	B	Lanzhou University
66	B	Nanchang University
67	B	Xi'an University of technology
68	B	Qingdao University of Science & Technology
69	B	Kunming University of Science and Technology
70	B	Ocean University of China
71	B	Chang'an University
72	B	Jinan University
73	B	Northwest University
74	B	Hebei University
75	C+	Ningbo University
76	C+	Yangzhou University
77	C+	Guangxi University
78	C+	Huaqiao University
79	C+	Xiangtan University
80	C+	Chengdu University of Technology
81	C+	Tianjin Polytechnic University
82	C+	GuangDong University of Technology
83	C+	University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
84	C+	Shenzhen University
85	C+	Anhui University
86	C+	Shandong University of Science and Technology
87	C+	Zhejiang Sci-Tech University
88	C+	Changsha University of Science & Technology
89	C+	Dalian Maritime University
90	C+	Shaanxi Normal University
91	C+	Northwest A & F University
92	C+	Shenyang University of Technology
93	C+	Lanzhou University of Technology
94	C+	Southwest University
95	C+	East China Normal University
96	C+	Northeast Normal University
97	C+	Shandong University of Technology
98	C+	Southwest Petroleum University
99	C+	Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
100	C+	Tianjin University of Science and Technology

Best Universities for Law Study in China 2011

2012-03-07T18:13:00.000Z

Rank	Level	Institution Name
1	A++	Renmin University of China
2	A++	Peking University
3	A++	China University of Political Science and Law
4	A+	Wuhan University
5	A+	Tsinghua University
6	A+	Jilin University
7	A+	Fudan University
8	A	Sun Yat-Sen University
9	A	Xiamen University
10	A	Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
11	A	Southwest University of Political Science and Law
12	A	Nanjing University
13	A	Nankai University
14	A	Zhejiang University
15	A	Huazhong Normal University
16	A	East China University of Political science and Law
17	A	Shandong University
18	A	Beijing Normal University
19	B+	Nanjing Normal University
20	B+	East China Normal University
21	B+	Xiangtan University
22	B+	Soochow University
23	B+	Yunnan University
24	B+	Jinan University
25	B+	Minzu Uuniversity of China
26	B+	Sichuan University
27	B+	Northeast Normal University
28	B+	Shanghai Jiaotong University
29	B+	Huazhong University of Science and Technology
30	B+	South China Normal University
31	B+	China Foreign Affairs University
32	B+	Chongqing University
33	B+	Hunan Normal University
34	B+	Northwest University of Politics & Law
35	B+	Shanghai University
36	B+	Hunan University
37	B+	Yantai University
38	B+	Lanzhou University
39	B+	Shaanxi Normal University
40	B	Guangxi University for Nationalities
41	B	Heilongjiang University
42	B	South-Central University for Nationalities
43	B	Beijing Electronics Science & Technology Institute
44	B	Tianjin Normal University
45	B	Shenzhen University
46	B	Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
47	B	Guangxi Normal University
48	B	Liaoning University
49	B	Hebei University
50	B	Shanxi University
51	B	University of International Business and Economics
52	B	Hubei University
53	B	Anhui University
54	B	Yangzhou University
55	B	Nanjing University of Finance and Economics
56	B	Ocean University of China
57	B	Central South University
58	B	Tongji University
59	B	China Youth University For political Sciences
60	B	Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
61	B	Xi'an Jiaotong University
62	B	Southwest University
63	B	Ningbo University
64	B	Zhengzhou University
65	B	Henan University
66	B	Shenyang Normal University
67	B	Guangdong University of Business Studies
68	B	Fujian Normal University
69	B	Gansu Political Science and Law Institute
70	B	Shanghai Normal University
71	B	Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
72	B	Chinese Peoples Public Security University
73	B	Jiangxi Normal University
74	C+	Shanghai International Studies University
75	C+	Ningxia University
76	C+	Northwest Normal University
77	C+	Anhui Normal University
78	C+	Northeastern University
79	C+	Huaqiao University
80	C+	Zhejiang Gongshang University
81	C+	Capital University of Economics and Business
82	C+	Hebei Normal University
83	C+	Hainan University
84	C+	Wuhan University of Technology
85	C+	Dalian Maritime University
86	C+	Northwest University
87	C+	Xinjiang University
88	C+	East China University of Science and Technology
89	C+	Zhejiang Normal University
90	C+	Qinghai University
91	C+	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
92	C+	Wenzhou University
93	C+	Huazhong Agricultural University
94	C+	Dongbei University of Finance & Economics
95	C+	Beijing Institute of Technology
96	C+	Shaanxi University of Technology
97	C+	Changchun University of Science and Technology
98	C+	Central University of Finance and Economics
99	C+	Hohai University
100	C+	Yunnan University for Nationalities

Private College Ranking 2012

2012-03-04T17:15:00.001Z

Rank	Institution Name	Score
1	Beijing City University	100
2	Hunan International Economics University	99.14
3	Yang'en University	98.84
4	Nanchang Institute of Technology	97.94
5	Xi'an Eurasia University	97.88
6	Jiangxi BlueSky University	97.85
7	Xijing University	97.70
8	Shandong Yingcai University	97.57
9	Xi'an Fanyi University	97.04
10	Jilin Huaqiao Foreign Languages Institute	96.94
11	Wuhan Donghu University	96.25
12	Zhejiang Shuren University	96.14
13	Wuchang University of Technology	96.07
14	Xi'an International University	96.03
15	Huanghe S&T College	95.95
16	Hankou University	95.43
17	Heilongjiang East University	95.41
18	Sangjiang University	95.35
19	Anhui Xinhua University	95.33
20	Hebei Institute of Communication	95.27
21	Shanghai Jianqiao College	95.01
22	Xi'an Peihua University	94.87
23	Haikou College of Economics	94.81
24	Anhui Sanlian University	94.76
25	University for Science & Technology Zhengzhou	94.69
26	Ningbo Dahongying University	94.31
27	Sanda University	94.20
28	Harbin Deqiang Business College of Commerce	94.12
29	Weifang University of Science and Technology	94.00
30	Changsha Medical University	93.91
31	Tianshi College	93.85
32	Dalian Art College	93.83
33	Qingdao Binhai College	93.57
34	Wuhan Bioengineering Institute	93.42
35	Jilin Animation Institute	93.01
36	Liaoning Finance and Trade College	92.97
37	Liaoning University of International Business and Economics	92.68
38	Shaanxi Institute of International Trade & Commerce	92.54
39	Shandong Wanjie Medical University	92.41
40	Xi'an Siyuang University	92.12
41	Dalian Neusoft Institute of Information	91.97
42	Guang Dong Peizheng College	91.69
43	Yantai Nanshan University	91.69
44	Zhejiang Yuexiu University of Foreign Languages	91.49
45	Wuhan Yangtze Business University	90.41
46	Guangdong Baiyun University	89.74
47	Ningxia Institute of Science and Technology	89.68
48	Beijing Geely University	89.54
49	Minnan University of Science and Technology	88.92
50	Taihu Universitu of Wuxi	87.77
51	Zhengzhou Huaxin University	85.23
52	Jiangxi Institute of Fashion Technology	82.35
53	Huade School of Applied Technology of Harbin Institute of Technology	82.16
54	Heilongjiang International University	80.25
55	Shengda Economics Trade & Management College of Zhengzhou	79.68
56	Changjiang Professional College	77.27
57	Qiqihar Vocational College	75.34
58	Chengdu Neusoft Institute of Indormation	74.81
59	Qingdao Institute of Technology	74.74
60	Changchun Architecture & Civil Engineering College	73.24
61	Wuhan International Trade University	72.89
62	Shangqiu University	72.16
63	Shangqiu Institute of Technology	70.15
64	Dalian Institute of Science and Technology	69.95
65	Nanchang Institute of Science and Technology	69.64
66	Hebei College of Science and Technology	69.00
67	Cambridge College of Heilongjiang University	68.96
68	Yunnan Industry and Commerce College	68.82
69	He’s Medical University of Liaoning	68.63
70	Shanxi Technology and Business University	68.43
71	Qingdao Huanghai University	68.29
72	Anhui Foreign Language University	68.22
73	Anhui Wonder University of Information Engineering	67.82
74	Guangdong University of Science & Technology	67.31
75	Shangdong Xiehe University	67.24
76	Fuzhou University of Foreign Studies and Trade	67.17
77	Guangxi University of Foreign Languages	67.10
78	Qingdao Hengxing Vocational and Technological College	67.04
79	Shaanxi Fashion Engineering Institute	67.00
80	Hebei Academy of Fine Arts	66.96
81	University for Science & Technology Beijing	66.91
82	Jiangxi Yuzhou Scientific & Technological Institute	66.54
83	Shandong Feiyang Vocational and Technical College	66.34
84	Silicon Lake College	66.21
85	Zhengda Software Polytechnic of Chongqing	66.16
86	Beijing Science Technology and Management College	66.14
87	Zhengde Polytechnic College	66.10
88	Guangdong Lingnan Institute of Technology	65.87
89	Shanghai Xinqiao Vocational & Technical College	65.42
90	Beijing Professional Business Institute	65.18
91	Zhejiang Dongfang Vocational and Technological College	65.00
92	Shanghai Industry and Commerce Foreign Language College	64.67
93	Shanghai Jiguang Polytechnic College	64.18
94	Beijing Bailie University	64.16
95	Yunnan Institute of Technology and Information	62.72
96	Neusoft Institute of Indormation Technology, Nanhai	62.67
97	Private Huanlian University	62.55
98	Shanxi Huaxing Vocational College	62.43
99	Xi'an Medical College	60.84
100	Sichuan TOP Vocational Institute of Information Technology	60.64

Independent College Ranking 2012

2012-03-04T15:48:00.001Z

Rank	Institution Name	Score
1	Huazhong University of Technology, Wuchang Branch	100
2	Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wenhua College	98.48
3	Hainan University Sanya College	98.41
4	Zhuhai College of Jilin University	98.38
5	Beijing Normal University Zhuhai	98.31
6	Sichuan University Jinjiang College	97.66
7	Liren College of Yanshan University	97.47
8	Zhejiang University City College	96.97
9	Yunnan Normal University Business School	96.31
10	Wuhan University of Science and Technology City College	95.61
11	Nanjing University Jinling College	95.55
12	Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University	95.35
13	Renai College of Tianjin University	94.66
14	Wuhan University of Technology Huaxia College	94.62
15	Nanfang College of Sun Yat-sen University	94.40
16	Communication University of China, Nanjing	94.38
17	Sichuan University Jincheng College	94.38
18	Luojia College, Wuhan University	94.35
19	Guangzhou College South China University of Technology	93.94
20	SouthEast University Chengxian College	93.80
21	Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College	93.79
22	Changchun University of Science and Technology College Of Optical And Electronical Information	93.11
23	Nankai University Binhai College	93.07
24	Zhuhai Campus, Beijing Institute of Technology	92.66
25	South China Institute of Software Technology, Guangzhou University	92.64
26	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Zhongshan Institute	92.53
27	Xi'an Jiaotong University City College	92.51
28	City Institute, Dalian University of Technology	92.38
29	Fudan University Shanghai Institute of Visual Art	91.94
30	Dianchi College of Yunnan University	91.66
31	Chengnan College, Changsha University of Science & Technology	91.63
32	Business College of Shanxi University	91.58
33	Hebei University of Technology City College	91.37
34	College of Information and Business North University	91.09
35	North College of Beijing University of Chemical Technology	91.01
36	Southwest University Yucai College	90.91
37	Huali College GuangDong University of Technology	90.81
38	Industrial & Commercial College, Hebei University	90.63
39	Hunan University of Commerce Beijin College	90.59
40	Chengdu College of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	90.41
41	Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Wuhan College	90.21
42	Jiang Cheng College, China University of Geosciences	90.09
43	Radio & Film College of Chengdu University of Technology	89.91
44	Wuhan Media and Communications College of Huazhong Normal University	89.48
45	Arts & Sciences College of Sichuan Normal University	87.80
46	Nanhang Jincheng College	87.28
47	Tianjin College, University of Science and Technology Beijing	87.06
48	Modern College of Northwest University	85.57
49	The Engineering & Technical College of Chengdu University of Technology	85.53
50	College of Humanities & Sciences of Northeast Normal University	85.37
51	Northwestern Polytechnical University Mingde College	85.26
52	Xingxiang College of Xiangtan University	84.27
53	Guangzhou University Sontan College	83.55
54	Tourism and Culture College of Yunnan University	83.00
55	Zhixing College of Hubei University	82.72
56	Gengdan Institute of Beijing University of Technology	82.36
57	Tongji Zhejiang College	82.27
58	Zhejiang Normal University Xingzhi College	82.22
59	Xuhai College, China University Of Mining And Technology	81.95
60	Orient Science & Technology College of Hunan Agricultural University	81.64
61	Institute of Technology, East China Jiaotong University	81.46
62	Zengcheng College of South China Normal University	81.05
63	Taizhou Institute of Science & Technical, NJUST	80.89
64	Contury College, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications	80.85
65	Yangtze University College of Arts and Science	79.99
66	Chongqing Nanfang Translators College of Sichuan International Studies University	79.47
67	Tongda College of Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications	78.62
68	Chongqing Normal University Foreign Trade and Business College	78.28
69	Shanghai Normal University Tianhua College	78.04
70	Nanchang University College of Science and Technology	78.04
71	Jiangxi Normal University Science and Technology College	77.89
72	Xiaoxiang College of Hunan University of Science and Technology	77.81
73	Hunan Normal University Shuda College	76.78
74	Zhijiang College of Zhejiang University of Technology	76.76
75	Zhixing College of Northwest Normal University	76.70
76	Zhejiang Gongshang University Hangzhou Institute of Commerce	76.30
77	The College of Science and Technology, China Three Gorges University	75.61
78	College of Science & Technology Ningbo University	75.00
79	Chengdu Institute Sichuan International Studies University	74.47
80	Wenzheng College of Soochow University	74.44
81	Harbin University of Commerce Guangxia College	74.27
82	Hongshan College, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics	73.47
83	Kede College of Capital Normal University	73.15
84	Hubei University of Technology Trade & Commerce College	72.95
85	Keji College of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University	72.77
86	Shengli College China University of Petroleum	72.71
87	Nanjing University of Science & Technology Zijin College	71.94
88	North China Electric Power University Secience & Technology College	71.71
89	Henan University Minsheng College	70.23
90	Hangzhou Dianzi University Information Engineering Institute	69.97
91	Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Dongfang College	69.26
92	Longqiao College of Lanzhou Commercial College	68.99
93	Qiushi College of Guizhou Normal University	68.96
94	Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Dongfang College	68.21
95	Jimei University Chengyi College	68.05
96	Canvard College, Beijing Technology and Business University	68.04
97	College of Science & Technology HPU	67.87
98	Lijiang College of Guangxi Normal University	67.57
99	Xuzhou Normal University Taizhou College	66.89
100	Nanchang Business College of Jiangxi Agricultural University	65.98

Q & A

2012-01-20T14:04:00.001Z

What is more advisable for studying abroad in China? Prepaid travel card, traveler's check, or debit card?

2011-12-11T12:20:00.000Z

Questions: What is more advisable for studying abroad in China? Prepaid travel card, traveler's check, or debit card?

I am studying abroad in Beijing, China for a semester and plan to travel around the country for a month after. I was wondering what would be the best way to manage my money while abroad. Would a prepaid travel card (Travelex or ARC) or traveler's check, or just a debit card connected to my account be best? Also would mastercard or visa be a better choice?

Answer:

Credit cards are gaining ground in China, with Visa, MasterCard, American Express (branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Xiamen), JCB and Diners Club the most common. Cards can be used in most mid to top-range hotels, Friendship and department stores, but cannot be used to finance your transportation costs. Cash advances can be made at head branches of the Bank of China (4% commission). Tipping is not really expected in mainland China - but bargaining is definitely OK. You can bargain in shops, street stalls, and hotels - but not in large stores.

ATMs that accept foreign cards are few and far between. Do not rely on them as a way of obtaining cash in Mainland China.

Consult with your bank before departing to make sure that your brand of cheque or credit card will be accepted.

Study abroad in China, What is the admission requirement for a Bachelor's program?

2011-12-06T12:19:00.000Z

Questions: Study abroad in China, What is the admission requirement for a Bachelor's program?

Answer:
Some universities do not have age or educational background requirements. but generally is:
1/ Non-Chinese citizen in good health.
2/ 18 years old or above; (If you are under 18 years old, you need to provide a notarization of guarantor in China. Sometimes a diplomatic note presented by your consulate in Beijing may be required.)
3/ Hold a valid foreign passport.
4/ The equivalent of high school graduate or higher academic degree.
5/ Under normal circumstances, applicants for programs taught in Chinese are required to have passed the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) level 3 or above; or pass the university's entrance examination. (For more on the HSK certificate, please see Chinese Proficiency Test).
6/ A student who has studied in China and wants to transfer to another university must provide the permission

Study abroad in china, degree options and costs?

2011-12-01T12:19:00.000Z

Questions: Study abroad in china, degree options and costs?

I am an american living in china. I want to get a degree here in china. What subjects can i take that are available to foreigners whom speak very little chinese? How much do they cost? and will math be a required subject?

Answer:

Most degrees from Chinese universities are NOT recognized internationally. If you opt to go this route, you will need to head to Shanghai or Beijing and enroll in a joint program with an internationally recognized institution of higher learning. Those programs are expensive.

Math is generally a required subject at some level. It depends upon the major.