Guangzhou University

'''Guangzhou University''' ('''GU'''; {{zh|s=广州大学|t=廣州大學|p=Guǎngzhōu dàxué}} 广州大学) is a state [[university]] in [[Guangzhou]], capital of [[Guangdong]] province, [[People's Republic of China|China]]. == History == Guangzhou University was reestablished on July 2000 by the [[Chinese Ministry of Education]]. It was a merger of five tertiary institutions previously known as '''Guangzhou Normal University''', '''South China Institute of Construction''', '''Guangzhou University''', '''Guangzhou Junior Teachers' College''', and '''Guangzhou Institute of Education'''. ==Campus== Located in the vicinity of the [[Guangzhou Sculpture Park]](广州雕塑公园) and [[Luhu Park]](麓湖公园), Guangzhou University has easy transport access. The University has a floor area of 486,000 square meters, with an additional area of 436,000 square meters in its five campuses situated in Guangyuan , Guihuagang, Luhu, Qiyi Lu and Longdong. The 2.1 billion USdollar new campus, as large as 1,975 [[Chinese units of measurement|mu]] (1.32 km²), is available to all students in Guangzhou University. The university library has 1,960,000 items. ==Courses== While the undergraduate programs remain the dominant focus of its operation, GU also runs postgraduate programs. It is also developing its vocational and technical higher education programmes. The university comprises 20 schools. The university run 42 postgraduate programs and 62 undergraduate programs in eight fields of study including Literature, Science, Engineering, Economics, Management, Law, Education and History. == Staff and students == GU has a staff of 2,588 including one academic of the Chinese Academy of Science, one academic of the China Institute of Engineering, four academics employed on a part-time basis, 20 supervisors of doctoral students, 130 full-time professors, 567 associate professors; of whom 100 are Ph.D holders, 32 who have been awarded the state Council Special Allowances, 14 provincial and municipal level experts. The University's current full-time postgraduates, undergraduates and diploma students number 17,000. The University enrols students mainly from Guangdong Province and Guangzhou, but also admits students from 11 other provinces, Hong Kong, Macao and also from overseas. == Research centres and other partnerships == The University has 57 research institutes and centers specializing in wide range of fields including the Institute of Educational Software, the [[Earthquake engineering|Earthquake Engineering]] Research and TestCenter, the Institute of Educational Sciences, and the Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. GU has also established a number of cooperative educational establishments including the College of Textile and Garment, the College of Urban Construction Engineering, the College of Technology and Trade, Sontian College, Hua Ruan Software College, the School of Municipal Works and Construction. GU has established partnerships in a wide range of disciplines with universities and academic institutions of the [[United States]], [[Australia]], [[France]], [[Russia]], [[Italy]], [[South Korea]], [[Japan]], [[Sweden]], and the Chinese-speaking region including [[Taiwan]], [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]]. == Prospects == With a history of over 50 years, and graduate programs since 1984, Guangzhou University has produced a large number of qualified talent for China and for Guangdong Province's social, economic, and technological development. The construction of the Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center on Xiaoguwei Island (小谷围岛）is in progress. ==External links== * [http://www.gzhu.edu.cn Official website] {{zh icon}} {{Universities and colleges in Guangdong}} {{Guangdong topics}} {{coord missing|Guangdong}}