Guangzhou University
| 广州大学 | |
| Motto | 博學篤行 與時俱進 |
|---|---|
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Motto in English
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Encyclopaedic Studying; |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2000 |
| President | Zhou Cairong |
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Academic staff
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2401 |
| Undergraduates | 30390 |
| Location |
Guangzhou, Guangdong,  People's Republic of China
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| Campus | Urban, 1.32 km² |
| Website | http://english.gzhu.edu.cn/ |
Encyclopaedic Studying;
Sincere Practice;
Guangzhou University (GU; simplified Chinese: 广州大学; traditional Chinese: 廣州大學; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Dàxué; Jyutping: Gwong2 zau1 daai6 hok6) is a state university in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, China.
The university is made up of two campuses. The major campus is located in Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center (HEMC，geographically called Xiaoguwei Island), covering a total area of 131.7 hectares, with a building space of 596,000 square meters. The other campus is located in downtown (GuiHuaGang) of Guangzhou, covering 20 hectares.
The university is dually affiliated to Guangzhou Municipal Government and Guangdong Provincial Government. The funding for the university is subject to Guangzhou Municipal Government.
Guangzhou University was reestablished on July 2000 by the Chinese Ministry of Education. It was a merger of five tertiary institutions previously known as Guangzhou Normal University（广州师范学院）, South China Institute of Construction（华南建设学院）, Guangzhou University（广州大学）, Guangzhou Junior Teachers' College（广州高等专科学校）, and Guangzhou Institute of Education（广州教育学院）. The university is fully committed to consolidating and expanding its undergraduate program, graduate programs and international students program. The university comprises 27 schools (department). It offers 87 undergraduate programs with coverage of ten disciplinary fields, including philosophy, history, literature, law, pedagogy, art, science, engineering, management and economics. Currently, the university is authorized to run 3 PhD programs with 25 grade-2 subjects, 26 graduate programs with 95 grade-2 subjects. In addition, the university offers 9 professional graduate programs in 36 fields, including pedagogy, engineering, physical education, art and international Chinese language teaching.
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