Wuhan University
| 武汉大学 | |
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| Motto | 自强 弘毅 求是 拓新 (Chinese) |
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Motto in English
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Improve Oneself, Promote Perseverance, Seek Truth and Make Innovations |
| Type | National research university |
| Established | November 29, 1893 |
| President | Dou Xiankang |
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Academic staff
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5,000 |
| Students | 53,000 |
| Location | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Campus | Urban, 5,600 mu (亩) |
| Website | www |
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Wuhan University (WHU; simplified Chinese: 武汉大学; traditional Chinese: 武漢大學; pinyin: Wǔhàn Dàxué; colloquially 武大, Pinyin: Wǔdà) is located in Wuhan, Hubei, China, and is administered by the Ministry of Education of China. It was selected by both Project 985 and Project 211 as a major receiver of state funding. The university is situated at Luojia Hill, with palatial buildings blending the Chinese and Western style. It was commonly regarded as one of the most beautiful campuses and a top 10 university for decades in China.
The university dates back to the Ziqiang Institute (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: 自強學堂; Pinyin: Zìqiáng Xuétáng ), which was founded in 1893 by Zhang Zhidong , governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in the late Qing Dynasty. Later, it changed its name several times before it was named National Wuhan University in July 1928, and was among the first group of national universities in modern China.
(There exists certain dispute on the establishment of Wuhan University, some believe that the history of Wuhan University should date back to 1913, when The National Wuchang Higher Normal College was founded)
In the early time of its establishment, Ziqiang Institute provided four courses—Chinese, Mathematics, Nature, and Business. After combining the Institute of Minerals and the Institute of Chemical, courses provided were enlarged, with Nature Science and Engineering added. And Chinese was extended to English, French, German, Russian, and Japanese.
In Oct, 1902, Ziqiang Institute moved to Dongchang kou, Wuchang, and changed its name to Foreign Languages Institute(Simplified Chinese: 方言学堂), teaching Geography, History, Mathematics, Law, and Communication.
With the approaching of The Revolution of 1911(Simplified Chinese: 辛亥革命), Foreign Languages Institute was forced to pause running the school due to lack of fundings. In Oct, Wuchang Uprising(Simplified Chinese: 武昌起义) and the end of Qing Dynasty made it impossible for the school to go back to normal. Foreign Languages Institute stopped its running.
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