Sichuan University
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| Sichuan University | |
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| 四川大学 | |
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| Motto: | 海纳百川 有容乃大 |
| Established: | 1896 |
| Type: | Public |
| President: | Xie Heping (谢和平) |
| Staff: | 11,357 |
| Students: | 70,000 [1] |
| Location: | Chengdu, Sichuan,  People's Republic of China |
| Website: | http://www.scu.edu.cn/ |
Sichuan University (traditional Chinese: 四川大學; simplified Chinese: 四川大学; pinyin: Sìchuān Dàxué) is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China, located in the city of Chengdu, in the Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the national key universities directly under the State Ministry of Education (MOE). It is also one of the State 211 Project and 985 Project universities enjoying privileged construction in the Ninth Five-Year Plan period. The current president is Prof. Xie Heping (academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering).
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[edit] History
The present Sichuan University (SCU) is the merge of three national key universities. In 1994, the former Sichuan University merged with Chengdu University of Science and Technology (CUST), a national key university under the Ministry of Education. The merged university was shortly known by the name of Sichuan Union University. In 2000, Sichuan University merged with West China University of Medical Science (WCUMS), a key university under the State Ministry of Health, and became the "Sichuan University" we know today.
The original Sichuan University was one of the earliest institutes of higher education in China, with a history dating back to Sichuan Zhong-Xi Xuetang (Sichuan Chinese and Western School), established in 1896, which was in a direct line of succession with Jinjiang Shuyuan and Zunjing Shuyuan, places for classical learning, set up in 1704 and 1875 respectively. By 1949, Sichuan Univ. had developed into the biggest national multidisciplinary university with 6 colleges in literature, science, engineering, agriculture, law and teachers training. Sichuan Univ. is one of the pioneers of modern Chinese higher education, playing a critical role in the development of higher education in West China.
In 1949, upon the nationwide adjustment of universities and colleges, Sichuan Univ. became a comprehensive university with focus on literature, historiography, religion, math, physics, biology, etc. In 1958, it was the only university outside Beijing (with the other six in Beijing) that was identified by the Central Government as a university directly under the State administration and guiding the others.
The former Chengdu University of Science and Technology was established as Chengdu Engineering College in 1954 as the result of the nation-wide college and department adjustment. It was known in the areas of materials, chemical engineering, hydroelectricity, mechanics, textile and light industry, etc.
The former West China University of Medical Science was built as a private medical school, once known as Huaxi Xiehe College (West China Union College). It was established in 1910 by five Christian missionary groups from U.S.A., UK and Canada, with disciplines in stomatology, biomedicine, basic medicine and clinical medicine. WCUMS has been a prestigious medical university in China that also enjoys reputation abroad.
Throughout its centennial history, SCU has been the cradle for a great number of celebrated scientists, men of letters, educators, and revolutionaries. Among them, both Zhang Lan, the famous social activist, educationist, and the former Vice-chairman of the China Central Government, and Wu Yuzhang, the noted revolutionary and educationist, were once the President of the university. Among those who studied at SCU were Marshal Zhu De, one of the founding fathers of the People's Republic of China and the People's Liberation Army; Guo Moruo, a literary giant and the previous president of Chinese Academy of Science; and Ba Jin, a famous author. There are 45 academicians among the alumni.
[edit] Present
SCU is the most comprehensive and largest university in West China. It has 15 national key disciplines and 14 "211 Project" key construction disciplines. SCU grants doctoral degrees in 12 first-class disciplines and 111 subordinate disciplines. It also grants 6 professional degree programs, and has 16 disciplines for post-doctoral research. The 109 bachelor's degree programs SCU grants cover the major fields in liberal arts, sciences, engineering, medicine and agriculture. SCU has a current student population of more than 70,000. It has an alumni base of over 200,000.
[edit] Faculty
SCU has a current total staff of 11,357, among whom 1323 are professors, 2345 associate professors, 10 academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, 434 tutors of doctoral students, and 17 members of the Academic Degrees Committee and the Discipline Appraisal Group under the State Council. Besides, the university has 14 professorships from the Yangtze River Scholar Award Plan (9 engaged plus 1 lecture professor).
[edit] Research
SCU has 2 national key labs, 6 national engineering centers, 5 ministerial (MOE) key labs, 35 provincial key labs, 10 ministerial and provincial centers, 4 key research bases for humanities and social sciences, and 4 clinical research bases at the national level. The university has significant investments in research, teaching and medical equipment with a total value of about 530 million RMB.
SCU has undertaken and completed a considerable number of national, ministerial and regional major research projects, and has made many achievements that are rated first class in China and bear significant international influence. The university publishes more than 4,000 research papers annually.
In 2002, the university's state and central government funding ranked fifth among Chinese universities; it was ranked seventh for the number of publications and eleventh for publications included in SCI. The citations ranked fifteenth among Chinese universities. The number of publications in science, engineering and medicine ranked sixth, and the citations ranked seventh among Chinese universities. In 2002, the university applied for 121 patents, 102 out of which were invention-oriented, making it number eighth among peer schools.
[edit] Facilities
The University has four libraries with about 5.5 million volumes.[2] The libraries also serves as the Collection Center for English Publications under the National Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, MOEInformation Center for Liberal Arts Literature and CALIS Southwest Sub-center, National University Scientific and Technological Projects and Achievements Consulting Center, and Center for Medical Literature Retrieval in Southwest China as well. The University Museum is the only one of its kind in China with a comprehensive collection of cultural relics over 40,000 pieces, and animal and plant specimens over 600,000 pieces, ranking first in its holdings among the others in China.[3] The University Stadium is fully and sophisticatedly equipped and once served as the main field for the Sixth National Collegiate Sports Meet. Other sub-divisions available are Campus Web Center, Analytic and Testing Center, University Archive Establishment, University Press, National Foreign Language Examination Center and Intensive Language Training Center, 4 attached hospitals, and 1 attached health school. So far the university has published 37 academic periodicals to domestic and overseas subscribers.
[edit] Campus
SCU is located in Chengdu, a culturally and historically noticeable city, adjacent to the Jinjiang River and its tributary Jiang’an River. The University consists of 3 Campuses of Wangjiang, Huaxi and Jiang’an, covering an area of over 7,000 Chinese mu (about 4.7 km²), with a total floorage of more than 2.7 million square meters.
[edit] Colleges and Schools
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The University has over 30 colleges or schools in various disciplines, including:
The College of Physical Science and Technology is located in Wangjiang Campus, which is one of the most biggest and eldest college in the university. The Department of Physics was established in the year 1928, which means have a history more than 80 years. There are two key national deciplines, which is Atomic&Mol. Physics and Nuclear Technology. Basically speaking, the Atomic&Mol. Physics is studied in the western part of Wangjiang Campus, and the Nuclear Technology is carried out in the eastern part, in NO.1 Science Building. There're also professor focus on the study of Optics, Condense Matter, Theory. The Optics was originally a national decipline in 1980s, but not now. Condense Matter physics was famous[citation needed] for its research on mesoscopic electron transportation lab. And the leader of the laboratory, academician of Chinese Engineering Academy Prof. Jie Gao, now focus on the transportation of single electron with the aim of finding novelty ways to measure tiny electrical current. There is a material research group with the leader Prof. Tiecheng Lu, had great achievement in the invention of some peculiar materials.[citation needed]
- College of Arts
- College of Foreign Languages and Cultures
- College of Mathematics
- School of Chemical Engineering
- School of Pharmacy
- West China College of Stomatology
- West China College of Stomatology has long been known as the birth place of the modern stomatology[citation needed] and the earliest hospital of stomatology in China. The initiation of our college, a dental clinic called Ren Ji Dental Clinic was founded in 1907, and then expanded to the first dental hospital in China in 1912. In 1917 the medical faculty of West China Union University (WCUU) established a department of dentistry and in 1921 the status was raised to the college of dentistry of WCUU. In 1928 the college of Medicine and dentistry formed the joint college of medicine and dentistry of WCUU. It was renamed as Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan Medical College in 1953. In 1985, it was granted a name as the College of Stomatology, West China University of Medical Sciences and was changed into West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University in 2000.
[edit] Notable people associated with Sichuan University
- Zhu De 朱德
- Yang Shangkun 杨尚昆
- Guo Moruo 郭沫若
- Ba Jin 巴金
- Feng Youlan 冯友兰
- Wu Yuzhang 吴玉章
- Tong Dizhou 童第周
- Zhu Guangqian 朱光潜
- Ke Zhao 柯召
- Pu Baoming 蒲保明
- Li Jian Guo
- Zheng Jie 郑洁
- Yan Zi 晏紫
- Zhang Shan 张山
- Zhu Ling 朱玲
- Zhang Liangying 张靓颖
[edit] International rankings
- The 2008 Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranked Sichuan University in the 402-503 bracket worldwide, which included Auburn University, Boston College, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Pusan National University, and others.[4]
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Coordinates: 30°37′49″N 104°05′24″E / 30.63016°N 104.09001°E
