Hanzhong University was a private university in

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. The campus was located in the city of Donghae,

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province. In 2018

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ordered closure of the university due to its significant finance troubles and corruption of the founders and leadership after the special audit conducted following the lowest evaluation the university received in 2015.

Academics

The university's undergraduate offerings are divided among four colleges: Humanities and Social Sciences, Arts and Athletics, Nursing, and Engineering. Graduate training is offered through schools of Education, Management Information, and Business, as well as the general graduate school, which offers instruction in civil engineering and international business.

History

The university began in 1992 as Donghae Technical College (). It became a four-year institution, Donghae University (), in 1999. In 2005, name was changed to Hanzhong University.

Rating

In 2015, an evaluation by the

rated the university in the lowest E group, resulting in the Ministry halting its monetary support and barring the University from all state-funded programs.

Sister schools

International ties exist with the

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and

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in America, and with several Chinese institutions:

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, and

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