Longyan University () is one of the full-time public undergraduate universities of
Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its cap ...
Province authorized by the Ministry of Education of the
People's Republic of China
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, which is located in
Longyan
Longyan (; Hakka: ''Liùng-ngàm''; Longyan dialect: ''Lengngia'') is a prefecture-level city in south-western Fujian Province, China, bordering Guangdong to the south and Jiangxi to the west.
History
In 736 AD, (the Tang dynasty), the prefec ...
City.
The University occupies an area of 1058 mu, including Dongxiao campus and Fenghuang campus, with a total floor space of . Its library stores over 1,000,000 books and periodicals in Chinese and other languages, serving as the largest centre of information in west Fujian.
History
Founded in 1958, Longyan University was previously called Longyan Higher Normal College. It was merged with Fujian Resources Industrial School in 2001. The current name of Longyan University dates back to May 2004, authorised by the
Chinese Ministry of Education. At present, it is the only full-time undergraduate university in the west of Fujian.
Faculties and schools
There are 9 colleges and departments in the university covering 6 fields, namely, literature, science, engineering, agronomy, management and education. The university offers 27 four-year undergraduate programmes and 10 three-year college programmes to students of different educational backgrounds, including over 7500 full-time students and more than 5500 students of adult education.
*College of Humanities and Education
*College of Foreign Languages
*College of Economics and Management
*College of Mathematics and Computer Science
*College of Physics and Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
*College of Chemistry and Materials Science
*College of Resource Engineering
*College of Life Science
*Department of Physical Education
*Department of Art
*Teaching and Research Department of Ideological and Political Theory Courses
*School of Continuing Education
Cooperationa university
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Ling Tung University
Ling Tung University (LTU; ) is a private university in Nantun District, Taichung, Taiwan.
History
The university was originally founded in 1964 as Ling Tung Junior College of Accounting. In 2005, it was updated into Ling Tung University.
Facu ...
(TaiWan)
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Saint Peter's College (U.S)
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Macau University of Science and Technology
The Macau University of Science and Technology (M.U.S.T., ; pt, Universidade de Ciência e Tecnologia de Macau) is a private university founded in 2000 at Taipa, Macau, China.
M.U.S.T. is acknowledged by Macau Education and Youth Developme ...
(
Macau
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)
See also
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List of universities in China
This article is a non-comprehensive list of universities in China, which is defined as the People's Republic of China (PRC) in mainland China, as well as the Hong Kong and Macau SARs.
By September 2021, there were 3,012 colleges and universit ...
External links
Longyan university Official WebsiteAbout Longyan University (English)
Universities and colleges in Fujian
Educational institutions established in 1958
1958 establishments in China
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