武汉大学英文介绍

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Wuhan University (WHU) is a comprehensive and key national university directly under

the administration of the Ministry of Education. It is also one of the

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local government of China.

The history of Wuhan University can be traced back to Ziqiang Institute, which was

founded in 1893 by Zhang Zhidong, the then governor of Hubei Province and Hunan Province

in the late Qing Dynasty. In the process of development and evolution, the institute changed its

name several times before it was finally named Wuhan National University in 1928. It is one of

the earliest comprehensive national universities in modern China. By the end of 1946, the

university had established 6 colleges, the colleges of liberal art, law, sciences, engineering,

agriculture and medicine. In 2000, an amalgamation of the former Wuhan University, Wuhan

University of Hydraulic and Electric Engineering, Wuhan Technical University of Surveying

and Mapping, and Hubei Medical University was announced, which ushered in a new era in its

100-odd years of development.

For the past century, Wuhan University has built an elegant palatial architectural complex

of primitive simplicity which blends perfectly the eastern architectural style with that of the

west. It is honored as the

University's centennial humanistic accumulation boils down to its succinct motto, that is,

Since its establishment, Wuhan University has cultivated more than 300 thousand

professional talents in various occupations, among whom there are over 100 members of the

Chinese Academy of Science and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. They have made great

contribution to the national construction and social advancement. The remarkable achievements

of Wuhan University have won itself an extensive international reputation. In 1999, the world

renowned journalSciencelisted Wuhan University as one of the most prominent institutions of

higher education in China.

Burgeoning are the international exchanges and cooperation of Wuhan University in recent

years. It has established cooperative relationship with more than 400 universities and research

institutes in over 70 countries and regions.

Now Wuhan University is endeavoring to shape itself into a world-class comprehensive

research university domestically and internationally.

Wuhan University

History

Wuhan University 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 top 10 university for decades in China.

The university dates back to the Ziqiang Institute, which was founded in 1893 by Zhang

Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in the late Qing , 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. In Feb, 1929, the jurist Wang Shijie became the

first president of Wuhan University. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, Wuhan

University moved to Leshan, Sichuan Province and returned to Luojia Hill after the war.

By the end of 1946, the university had six Faculties: the Faculties of liberal arts, law,

sciences, engineering, agriculture and medicine. Wuhan University enjoyed a very high

academic status, with Wang Shijie, Wang Xinggong and Zhou Gengsheng as its successive

presidents.

A number of scholars such as Gu Hongming, Zhu Kezhen, Wu Baoliang, Zha Qian, Gui

Zhiting, Ye Yage, Li Siguang, Wen Yiduo, Huang Kan, Yu Dafu, Shen Congwen, Zhu

Guangqian, Liu Ze, Liu Yongji, Ye Shengtao, Yang Duanliu and Li Jiannong taught here

successively. According to the university, in 1948, the University of Oxford wrote an official

letter to the Ministry of Education of the Chinese National Government, stating that bachelors

of liberal arts and sciences that graduated from Wuhan University with average grades above 80

could enjoy

In 1952, after a general reshuffle of the colleges and departments of the higher educational

institutions throughout the country, Wuhan University became a university of liberal arts and

sciences directly under the administration of the Ministry of Higher

Li Da, Delegate to the

First Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a celebrated philosopher, economist and

academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, held the post of president of the university

for 14 years. The Wuhan University School of Medicine and Tongji University Medical School

jointly formed Central-south Tongji Medical College (later Wuhan Medical College), then

Tongji Medical University.

Merger

n August 2, 2000, with the approval of the State Council of the People's Republic of China,

the new Wuhan University was established as a combination of four major universities close

together ---- the former Wuhan University, the former Wuhan University of Hydraulic and

Electrical Engineering (WUHEE), the former Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and

Mapping (WTUSM) and the former Hubei Medical University (HBMU).

Historical names

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1913

Ziqiang Institute

自强学堂

Foreign Languages Institute

方言学堂

The National Wuchang Higher Normal College

国立武昌高等师范学校

1923

The National Wuchang Normal University

国立武昌师范大学

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The National Wuchang University

国立武昌大学

The National Wuchang Zhongshan University

国立武昌中山大学

National Wuhan University

国立武汉大学

(Old) Wuhan University

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武汉大学

(New) Wuhan University

武汉大学

Academics

In 2014, Wuhan University's student body consists of 34,131 full-time undergraduates and

13,918 full-time master's degree candidates, 7,477

candidates and 1,477 international

students.

Rankings

World