China University of Geosciences
| 中国地质大学 | |
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| Motto | 艰苦朴素 求真务实 |
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Motto in English
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Being austere and simple, keeping on practice and acting for truth |
| Type | National Public |
| Established | October 1952 |
| Location | Beijing and Wuhan, China |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Project 211, Project 985 |
| Website |
www.cug.edu.cn (Wuhan) www.cugb.edu.cn (Beijing) |
The China University of Geosciences (simplified Chinese: 中国地质大学; traditional Chinese: 中國地質大學; pinyin: Zhōngguó Dìzhì Dàxué; colloquially 地大; ) is a key national university directly under the administration of the Education Ministry of the People's Republic of China. It consists of two campuses, one is located in Haidian District in Beijing, the second one is located in Wuhan, the capital of Central China's Hubei Province.
It is regarded as a top university specialized in geosciences in China and exerts considerable influence within the Chinese mining and oil industry. Its notable alumni include Wen Jiabao, the Premier of China's State Council, who attended the Beijing Campus when it was known as the Beijing Institute of Geology (BIG). The motto "Being austere and simple, keeping on practice and acting for truth." is from him.
The Beijing Campus, also known as CUGB (China University of Geosciences in Beijing), is located in the original campus of former Beijing Institute of Geology, Xueyuan Road, with a concentration of 8 famous universities and academic tradition.
CUGB boasts nine members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on its staff. Out of 40,000+ graduates, 24 alumni have been elected to either the Chinese Academy of Sciences or the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and more than 200 alumni have been singled out as “model workers” by provinces or ministries.
As a multi-disciplinary national key university, CUGB is one of China’s main centers for educating geological researchers and professionals of all sorts. It has evolved an educational program that balances sciences, technology, arts, management, economics and law—one which emphasizes a connection between education and geology, natural resources, environment and geological engineering. CUGB has 17 colleges with a total of 47 undergraduate programs and 118 graduate programs for a master’s degree, 37 doctoral programs, 16 fields of Master of Engineering, and 9 post-doctoral research stations. At present there are 14,000 full-time students, 25000 continuing education students, 12000 independent college students enrolled with a teaching and research staff of 1200. CUGB is headed by Prof. Deng Jun, president of the university and Mr. Wang Hongbing, the chairman of the university council.
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