Sun Yat-sen University

The Sun Yat-sen University set up in 1924, is in Guangzhou, Guangdong province in China. The university has been named after its founder, the first president of the People’s Republic of China, Dr Sun Yat-sen. Informally called the Zhongshan University, this seat of higher learning is a national university directly administered by the Chinese Ministry of Education. As part of Project 211, and project 985, this university receives grants from the central and local governments of China.

HISTORY

In the beginning the university was known as the National Kwangtung University and it was formed by amalgamating three institutions, namely, the National Higher Normal College, Kwangtung Provincial Law College and Provincial Agricultural Technical School. Later in 1926, after the death of its founder, Dr Sun Yet Sen, the university was renamed as the National Sun Yat-sen University.

MOTTO

The motto of the institution in Chinese is  博学、审问、慎思、明辨、笃行. Translated into English it connotes: “Study extensively; enquire accurately; reflect carefully; discriminate clearly; Practice earnestly”.

STUDENTS AND FACULTIES:

The total strength of the faculty members is over 12,034. The average students’ enrollment in both the undergraduate and the postgraduate courses number 36,088. Of them, the undergraduates are 21,623 and the postgraduates are 14,465.

COURSES OFFERED

In all there are seventeen disciplines of study at the graduate level that leads to masters degree or even doctorate degrees. Out of these there are 146 subjects that can lead to specialized study at the doctorate level and 205 subjects on which specialization can be done at the masters level. Additionally there are twelve branches of professional studies like Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Public Administration (MPA), Doctor of Medicine, and Master of Judicial Studies (LL.M.).

COLLEGES UNDER THE UNIVERSITY

The university consists of some well known colleges in their respective fields of study. These are the Sun Yat-sen Business School, School of Humanities, School of Political Science and Public Administration, School of Life Science, Joint Institute of Engineering (JIE) (developed together with Carnegie Mellon University), Lingnan (University) College, Sun Yat-sen College of Medical Science and School of Advanced Computing. The largest hospital system in China is also associated with the university.

CAMPUSES

Spread across an area of 6.17 square kilometres, the university comprises four campuses.  These are the Guangzhou South Campus, Guangzhou North Campus, Guangzhou East Campus, and Zhuhai Campus. The campus that houses mainly the colleges of the sciences and humanities is the Guangzhou South Campus. Covering an area of 1.17 square kilometres the campus is on No. 135, Xingang Road West, Guangzhou, Postal Code — 510275.

The North Campus is mainly for medical studies. Spread over an area of 0.39 square kilometers, it is located in Yuexiu District, No. 74, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, Postcode: 510085. The East Campus is located at the north end of the Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center in Xiaoguwei Island, Panyu District, Guangzhou and covers an area of 1.13 square kilometers. Its postal code is 510006.

On the other hand, The Zhuhai Campus is located at Tang Jia Wan, Zhuhai City. Covering an area of 3.48 square kilometres, this campus houses the School of Network Education and Continuing Education.  Freshmen and sophomores of some disciplines in liberal arts, natural sciences, and medical sciences are also currently living and studying in this campus. The Postcode of this campus is 519082.

Academic & Department

School of Humanities

• Department of Chinese Language and Literature


• Department of History


• Department of Philosophy


• Department of Anthropology

School of Asia-Pacific Studies

Lingnan College

Brief Introduction

• 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

Faculty of English Education

School of Sociology and Anthropology

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

School of Law

School of Government

• 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 Business

• Brief Introduction


• Department of Business Administration


• Department of Accountancy


• Department of Hotel Management


• Department of Marketing


• Department of Corporate Finance and Investment

• Department of Social Science Education


• Department of Psychology


• Department of Physical Education

School of 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 Mathematicsu


• 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 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

• Brief Introduction


• Department of Environmental Science


• Department of Atmospheric Science


• Department of Environmental Engineering


• Department of Earth Science

School of Life Sciences

• Department of Biology and Biotechnology


• Department of Biochemistry

• Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering


• Department of Computer Science


• Department of Information Management

School of Software

School of Chinese as a Second Language

School of Tourism and Management

School of Intellectural Property

School of Information Management

Zhongshan School of Medicine

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 Pharmaceutical Science

School of Continuing Education

School of Online Education