🏫 About Anhui University (AHU)
Co-sponsored by People’s
Government of Anhui Province and the Ministry of Education of PRC, Anhui
University is a member university of “Project 211”(a national key
universities construction project) and a key comprehensive university
affiliated to Anhui Province. As a pioneer of modern higher education of
Anhui, AHU was established in Anqing City (the capital of Anhui
Province at that time) in 1928. At present, AHU has four campuses and
one university science and technology park, covering an area of over 215
hectares and boasting 1.25 million square meters of floor space. The
university libraries have a collection of over 3.50 million books. AHU
enjoys a teaching and administrative staff of more than 2600. By the end
of 2016, there were 1,687 full-time teachers. Among them, there are
more than 900 professors and associate professors, 1 winner of The
National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 1 distinguished
professor of the “Changjiang Scholars Program” of MOE, 2 experts
recruited through the “Thousand Talents Plan”, 1 winner of the National
Award for Distinguished Teachers, 24 winners of the Provincial Award for
Distinguished Teachers, 3 experts recruited through the “100-, 1000-
and 10000-talent Plan”, 12 experts recruited through the “New Century
Talent Supporting Project” of MOE, 13 distinguished professors of the
“Wanjiang Scholars Program” of Anhui Province, 5 experts recruited
through “Hundred Talents Plan” of Anhui Province, 5 experts recruited
through “The Recruitment Program of Global Experts” and 139 experts
awarded special subsidy by the State Council and People’s Government of
Anhui Province. By the end of 2016, there were 416 PhD candidates, 5757
master candidates, 21323 undergraduates and 545 international students.
Anhui University has a comprehensive range of disciplines covering 10
categories: humanities, science, engineering, economy, management, law,
history, philosophy, education and art. It consists of 26 schools and
departments. There are 13 post-doctoral research stations, 12
first-level doctoral programs, 2 second-level doctoral programs, 31
first-level master degree programs, 2 second-level master degree
programs, 95 programs for undergraduates. It also has 2 national key
disciplines, 25 provincial key disciplines There is a national and local
joint engineering laboratory, 1 MOE key base for research in humanities
and social sciences, 2 MOE key laboratories, 1 MOE engineering research
center, 1 modern experimental technology Center, 6 provincial key bases
for research in humanities and social sciences, 10 provincial key
laboratories, 8 provincial engineering technology research centers, 3
provincial public service platforms of science and technology
innovation, 2 national off-campus practice education bases for college
students, 4 national experimental teaching demonstration centers and 9
provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers. In recent years,
AHU has signed cooperation agreements with 16 cities in Anhui Province
and established cooperative relations in production, education and
research with over 600 corporations. It has established contacts and
cooperative relationships with 124 renowned colleges and universities as
well as research institutes from foreign countries and regions,
including the US, the UK, Germany and Japan. It has established 3
Confucius Institutes in collaboration with 3 universities in Chile,
Ukraine and Azerbaijan. With a long history, a profound cultural
connotation, a variety of disciplines, strong academic strength,
distinctive research characteristics, a thick innovative atmosphere,
beautiful campus environment and first-class teaching conditions, AHU
has become a key base for cultivating high-level talents for Anhui
Province, having great influence both at home and abroad.
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