Sun Yat-sen University

Sun Yat-sen University
中山大学
Motto 博学、审问、慎思、明辨、笃行
Motto in English "Study extensively; Enquire accurately; Reflect carefully; Discriminate clearly; Practise earnestly"
Established 1924
Type Public
President Xu Ningsheng
Academic staff 12,034
Undergraduates 21,623
Postgraduates 14,465
Location Guangzhou, Guangdong,  People's Republic of China
Campus Urban, 6.17 km²
Website (中文) (en)

Sun Yat-sen University, also unofficially referred to as Zhongshan University (simplified Chinese: 中山大学; traditional Chinese: 中山大學; pinyin: Zhōngshān Dàxué), is a prominent university located mainly in Guangzhou, China. The University is named after Dr. Sun Yat-sen, founder of both the University and the Republic of China.

The University consists of 4 campuses (South Campus, North Campus, East Campus and Zhuhai Campus) with a total area of 6.17 square kilometers. Three of the four campuses are located in Guangzhou, the fourth is in Zhuhai.

The University motto, "Study extensively; Enquire accurately; Reflect carefully; Discriminate clearly; Practise earnestly" (博学、审问、慎思、明辨、笃行), is from one of the Chinese classics, Doctrine of the Mean.

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History

Sun Yat-sen University, originally known as National Kwangtung University (国立广东大学), was founded in 1924 by Dr. Sun Yat-sen. It combined National Higher Normal College (广东高等师范学校), Kwangtung Provincial Law College (广东公立法科大学) and Provincial Agricultural Technical School (广东公立农业专门学校), and after his death it was renamed National Sun Yat-sen University in 1926.

Campus

The campus was originally located at Shipai (石牌), Eastern Guangzhou. In the early 1950s, Sun Yat-sen University was merged with Lingnan University and relocated to Kangle Yuan (康乐园), Southern Guangzhou, which is now called the South Campus. In 2000, the Zhuhai Campus was established in Tangjiawan (唐家湾), city of Zhuhai. In 2001, the former Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences merged into Sun Yat-sen University, constituting the current North Campus. The East Campus was established in 2004 in Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center (广州大学城), Panyu, Guangzhou.

Zhuhai Campus

In September, 1999, the local Zhuhai Government made a proposal with Sun Yat-sen University to establish a university in the city. Upon its establishment, it was the first university in the area. The Zhuhai Campus is the biggest campus among the four campuses and has a total area of 3.48 square kilometers.

Academics

Sun Yat-sen University is a comprehensive university including the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, technical science, medical science, pharmacology and management science. There are 23 schools and colleges, including a medical school, a school of dental medicine, a law school and a business school.

In the graduate study programmes there are 17 disciplines leading to Doctorate and/or Master degrees, of which 146 specialties lead to a Doctorate degree and 205 specialties lead to a Master degree. In addition, there are 12 branches of studies leading to professional degrees, which are: Doctor of Medicine, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Public Administration (MPA), Master of Judicial Studies (LL.M.).

Ranking

Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked Sun Yat-sen University fifth among China. It was also ranked #22 in Top Asian Universities and #171 in the world.[1][2]

Organisation

See also

China portal
University portal


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