Wenzhou Medical College
| 温州医科大学 | |
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| Motto | 奋发 求实 (pinyin: fènfā qiúshí) |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1912 |
| President | Fan Lü |
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Academic staff
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1000 (Medical) |
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Administrative staff
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8000 (Including hospitals) |
| Undergraduates | 18000 |
| Postgraduates | 1500 |
| Location | Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China |
| Campus | Suburban, 86 Ha |
| Website | wzmc.edu.cn/en/ (English) wmu.edu.cn (Chinese) |
Wenzhou Medical University (WMU; Chinese: 温州医科大学; pinyin: Wēnzhōu Yīkē Dàxué), designated as a key university in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, is an institution of higher learning under the leadership of Zhejiang Provincial Government.
Its history can be traced back to Zhejiang Specialized Medical School established in Hangzhou in 1912, named Zhejiang Second Medical College at that time. In August 1958, part of Zhejiang Medical College was moved from Hangzhou to Wenzhou and began recruiting 5-year full-time program students, hence the name Wenzhou Medical College (WMC).
In 2013, the Chinese Ministry of Higher Education china upgraded WMC's status to that of a medical university; it has thus been renamed the Wenzhou Medical University.
WMU is composed of three campuses, located respectively at
These cover a combined area of about 73 ha. (=1,100 mu) with a floor space of 460,000㎡.
Wenzhou Medical University celebrated its 50th anniversary on November 15, 2008.
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