China Three Gorges University
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China Three Gorges University (CTGU) is located in Yichang
City, Hubei
province, China
. The university is located at the mouth of the Xiling Gorge
, one of the Three Gorges.
The campus occupies 200 hectares, and the total building area comprises 830000 m² (8,934,046 sq ft). The libraries consist of 2,000,000 volumes.
Yichang
Yichang is a prefecture-level city located in Hubei province of the People's Republic of China. It is the second largest city in Hubei province after the province capital, Wuhan. The Three Gorges Dam is located within its administrative area, in Yiling District.-History:In ancient times Yichang...
City, Hubei
Hubei
' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...
province, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. The university is located at the mouth of the Xiling Gorge
Xiling Gorge
Xiling Gorge is a gorge on the Yangtze River in China. It is located in Zigui County and Yiling District of Hubei Province, from Xiangxi down to the western suburbs of Yichang, and is the largest and farthest downstream of the Three Gorges....
, one of the Three Gorges.
The campus occupies 200 hectares, and the total building area comprises 830000 m² (8,934,046 sq ft). The libraries consist of 2,000,000 volumes.
History
CTGU is a comprehensive university established on June 29, 2000 after the merger of the University of Hydraulic and Electric Engineering at Yichang, Hubei Sanxia University, and a medical college founded in 1923.Colleges and Faculties
CTGU consists of 20 teaching units.- College of Civil & Hydroelectric Engineering
- College of Mechanical & Material Engineering
- College of Electrical Engineering & Information Technology
- College of Economics & Management
- College of Medical Science
- College of Arts
- College of Law
- College of Science
- College of Chemistry and Life Science
- College of Performing & Fine Arts
- College of Foreign Languages
- College of Physical Education
- College of science and technology
- College of Adult Education
- College of Nursing Science
- College of Vocational Technology
- College of Modern Education Technology
- College of Teacher Training ("Normal College")
- College of Clinical Science
- College of Clinical Science