Yunnan University
| 云南大学 | |
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| Motto | 自尊 致知 正义 力行 |
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Motto in English
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Perfection in Moral Integrity, Excellence in Scholarly Attainments, and Greatness in Career Pursuits |
| Type | Public |
| Established | December 1922 |
| President | Wenxun Lin |
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Administrative staff
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2,372 |
| Students | 31,141 |
| Undergraduates | 16.330[1] |
| Postgraduates | 14.811[2] |
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| Location |
Kunming, Yunnan,  People's Republic of China
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| Campus | Urban |
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| Nickname | Yunda |
| Affiliations | Project 211, GMSARN |
| Website | www.ynu.edu.cn |
Yunnan University (Chinese: 云南大学; pinyin: Yúnnán dàxué) is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in China. Its main campuses are located in the provincial capital city of Kunming. It has been developed into the only "National Key University" in Yunnan province, having trained over 17,000 specialist professionals in various fields.
Founded in December 1922, Yunnan University started to enroll in April 1923. It began as a privately run institution called the "University of the Eastern Land" and its name has changed six times since then. Currently, Yunnan University is one of the "Project 211" universities in China authorized by the central government to be specially developed. Yunnan University has also been included on the list of the key national universities for the "China Western Development" program.
Yunnan University Science Park (YNUSP) was established as an experimental site of University Science Park in 1999 and was awarded the status of national university science park in May 2001. The Park is supported by Yunnan University, Kunming University of Science & Technology and Yunnan Normal University.
Yunnan University was founded in December 1922 by General Tang Jiyao, the warlord who controlled Yunnan province in the 1920s. The University began to enroll students on April 20, 1923. It started as the privately run "Dong Lu University" (Dong Lu means "Eastern Road" or "Eastern Land"). The name has changed six times in the past 80 years, but the present name dates from 1934. It is known locally as "Yunda". Following typical abbreviations for Chinese universities, "Yun" is an abbreviation of "Yunnan" and "da" is an abbreviation of daxue, the Chinese word for "university".
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