Sun Yat-sen University
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Sun Yat-sen University
This article is about the university in the People's Republic of China. For other uses, see Sun Yat-sen University (disambiguation).
| Sun Yat-sen University | |
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| 中山大学 | |
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| Motto | 博学、审问、慎思、明辨、笃行 |
| Motto in English | "Study extensively; Enquire accurately; Reflect carefully; Discriminate clearly; Practise earnestly" |
| Established | 1924 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Xu Ningsheng |
| Academic staff | 12,034 |
| Undergraduates | 21,623 |
| Postgraduates | 14,465 |
| Location | Guangzhou, Guangdong,  People's Republic of China |
| Campus | Urban, 6.17 km² |
| Website | (中文) (en) |
Sun Yat-sen University, also unofficially referred to as Zhongshan University (simplified Chinese: 中山大学; traditional Chinese: 中山大學; pinyin: Zhōngshān Dàxué), is a prominent university located mainly in Guangzhou, China. The University is named after Dr. Sun Yat-sen, founder of both the University and the Republic of China. Being one of the leading universities in the People’s Republic of China, Sun Yat-sen University is a comprehensive multi-disciplinary university, including the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, technical sciences, medical sciences, pharmacology, and management science.
The University is located in Guangdong Province, an area neighboring Hong Kong and Macao, which is at the forefront of China’s reform and opening up.The University consists of 4 campuses (South Campus, North Campus, East Campus and Zhuhai Campus) with a total area of 6.17 square kilometers. Three of the four campuses are located in Guangzhou, the fourth is in Zhuhai.
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Motto
The University motto, "Study extensively; Enquire accurately; Reflect carefully; Discriminate clearly; Practise earnestly" (博学、审问、慎思、明辨、笃行), is from one of the Chinese classics, Doctrine of the Mean.
History
Sun Yat-sen University, originally known as National Kwangtung University (国立广东大学), was founded in 1924 by Dr. Sun Yat-sen. It combined National Higher Normal College (广东高等师范学校), Kwangtung Provincial Law College (广东公立法科大学) and Provincial Agricultural Technical School (广东公立农业专门学校), and after his death it was renamed National Sun Yat-sen University in 1926.
The Hackett Medical College for Women (夏葛女子醫學院, the first medical college for women in China) and its affiliated hospital known as David Gregg Hospital for Women and Children (also known as Yuji Hospital 柔濟醫院) [1] [2] [3] [4], located in Guangzhou, China, were parts of a medical center that was founded by female medical missionary Dr. Mary H. Fulton (1854-1927). Dr. Fulton was sent by the Foreign Missions Board of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) [5]. The College was dedicated in 1902 and offered a four-year medical curriculum. At the end of 1932, the medical center was put under the control of the Chinese government. Furthermore, it affiliated with Guangzhou Hospital and Lingnan University to form the Sun Yat-Sen Medical College in 1936. [6] [7]
Campus
Guangzhou South Campus
The Guangzhou South Campus is located in Haizhu District, Guangzhou, and covers a total area of 1.17 square kilometers. It mainly hosts disciplines in sciences and humanities. Add: No. 135, Xingang Xi Road, Guangzhou, P. R. China Postcode: 510275
Guangzhou North Campus
The Guangzhou North Campus is located in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, and covers an area of 0.39 square kilometers. It is a campus mainly for disciplines in medical sciences. Add: No. 74, Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, P. R. China Postcode: 510085
Guangzhou East Campus
The Guangzhou East Campus is located at the north end of the Guangzhou University City in Xiaoguwei, Panyu, and covers an area of 1.13 square kilometers. The Guangzhou University City is a major development made by the People’s Government of Guangdong Province in an effort to implement the strategy of building Guangdong through science and education. The first batch of students started school there in September 2004. Add: Xiaoguwei Island, Panyu District, Guangzhou, P. R. China Postcode: 510006
Zhuhai Campus
The Zhuhai Campus is located at Tang Jia Wan, Zhuhai City, and covers an area of 3.48 square kilometers. Freshmen and sophomores of some disciplines in liberal arts, natural sciences, and medical sciences are currently living and studying on campus with students from the School of Network Education and Continuing Education. Add: Tang Jia Wan, Zhuhai City, P. R. China Postcode: 519082
Academics
Sun Yat-sen University is a comprehensive university including the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, technical science, medical science, pharmacology and management science. There are 23 schools and colleges, including a medical school, a school of dental medicine, a law school and a business school.
In the graduate study programmes there are 17 disciplines leading to Doctorate and/or Master degrees, of which 146 specialties lead to a Doctorate degree and 205 specialties lead to a Master degree. In addition, there are 12 branches of studies leading to professional degrees, which are: Doctor of Medicine, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Public Administration (MPA), Master of Judicial Studies (LL.M.).
Ranking
Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked Sun Yat-sen University fifth among China. It was also ranked #22 in Top Asian Universities and #171 in the world.[8][9]
Organisation
- International Business School
- Department of Applied Economics
- Department of Business Administration
- School of Humanities
- Department of Chinese Language and Literature
- Department of History
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Anthropology
- Lingnan (University) College
- Department of International Economy and Trade
- Department of Business Management
- Department of Economics
- Department of Finance
- Department of Finance and Taxation
- Department of Risk Management and Insurance
- School of Foreign Languages
- Department of English
- Department of French, German and Japanese
- Center of College English
- Center of Graduate English
- Guangzhou English Training Center
- Center of Chinese Language Training
- Center of Australian Studies
- School of International Studies
- Department of English Translation
- Department of Business Communication
- Department of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
- School of Law
- School of Political Science and Public Administration
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Public Administration
- Department of Sociology
- Department of International Relation
- Department of Public Communication
- Department of Social Work
- School of Engineering
- School of Management
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of Accountancy
- Department of Hotel Management
- Department of Marketing
- Department of Corporate Finance and Investment
- School of Education
- Department of Social Science Education
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Physical Education
- School of Mass Communication and Design
- Department of New Media and Video Production
- Department of Mass Communication
- Department of Artistic Design
- School of Mathematics and Computational Science
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Computation and Computer Engineering
- School of Physics and Engineering
- Department of Physics
- Department of Applied Mechanics and Engineering
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Department of Polymer and Material Science
- School of Geography and Planning
- Department of Urban and Regional Planning
- Department of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Engineering
- Department of National Territorial Resource and Environment
- Department of Water Resources and Environment
- Department of Tourism and Recreation
- School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Department of Environmental Science
- Department of Atmospheric Science
- Department of Environmental Engineering
- Department of Earth Science
- School of Life Science
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology
- Department of Biochemistry
- School of Information Science and Technology
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Information Management
- School of Software
- Sun Yat-sen College of Medical Science
- School for Overseas Educational Exchange
- Department for Teaching Chinese as a foreign Language
- School of Pre-Clinical Medicine
- Department of Medical Jurisprudence
- Department of Biological Medicine Engineering
- Department of Medical Testing
- School of Public Health
- Department of Preventive Medicine
- Department of Health Care for Children and Women
- Department of Medical Dietetics
- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemics
- Guanghua School of Stomatology
- School of Nursing
- School of Pharmacology
- School of Continuing Education
- School of Online Education
- Sun Yat-sen University First Hospital
- Sun Yat-sen University Second Hospital (or Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital)
- Sun Yat-sen University Third Hospital
- Sun Yat-sen University Fourth Hospital (has merged into the First Hospital)
- Sun Yat-sen University Fifth Hospital (or Zhuhai Hospital)
- Sun Yat-sen University Sixth Hospital (or Sun Yat-sen University Gastrointestinal & Anal Hospital)
- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
- Sun Yat-sen University Stomatologic Hospital
- Sun Yat-sen University Ophthalmologic Center
Notable alumni
- Lee-sun Chau (周理信, 1890-1979), graduate of Hackett Medical College for Women and one of the first female Chinese doctors of Western medicine in China.
See also
- National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan, Republic of China
- Moscow Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow, Russia
- Lingnan College (in Chinese)
References
- ^ http://books.google.com/books/about/A_crusade_of_compassion_for_the_healing.html?id=UpkNAAAAYAAJ
- ^ http://news.qq.com/a/20100411/001143.htm
- ^ http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~libimage/theses/abstracts/b15564174a.pdf
- ^ http://www.cqvip.com/qk/83891A/200203/6479902.html
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Inasmuch-Mary-H-Fulton/dp/1140341804
- ^ Rebecca Chan Chung, Deborah Chung and Cecilia Ng Wong, "Piloted to Serve", 2012
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/PilotedToServe
- ^ "The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2010-2011" (in uk-en). times. 2010. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2010-2011/top-200.html. Retrieved 2010.
- ^ "Top Universities in Asia 2010-2011" (in uk-en). times. 2010. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2010-2011/asia.html. Retrieved 2010.
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