Wuhan University (WHU; ) is a public research university in Wuhan, Hubei. The university is sponsored by the

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. Wuhan university was founded as one of the four elite universities in the early republican period of China and is considered as the oldest university in China according to its university history document. Wuhan University is located at Luojia Hill, with palatial buildings blending Chinese and Western styles. It is ranked by many as one of the most beautiful (or the most beautiful) campuses in China for decades. Wuhan University is one of the most prestigious and selective universities in China, and was recognized by the Chinese Ministry of Education in Double First Class University. It is a

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and

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institute. The university is well known for research in fields such as the social sciences, remote sensing, survey engineering, and hydraulic engineering. Wuhan University has been perennially ranked among the top-tier universities in China. Nationally, it was ranked fourth in 2016 and third in 2017 by CUAA. It also features in the top 200th global universities as ranked by the

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, and the U.S. News & World Report.

History

The university dates back to the Ziqiang Institute (), which was founded in 1893 by

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, governor of

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and

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provinces in the late

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. It changed its name several times before it was named National Wuhan University in July 1928 and was among the first group of national universities in modern China. (There is a dispute on the establishment of Wuhan University: Some believe that its history should date back to 1913, when the National Wuchang Higher Normal College was founded.) In the early time of its establishment, Ziqiang Institute provided four courses: Chinese, Mathematics, Nature, and Business. After combining the Institute of Minerals and the Institute of Chemical, courses provided were enlarged, with Nature Science and Engineering added. Chinese was extended to English, French, German, Russian, and Japanese. In October 1902, Ziqiang Institute moved to Dongchang kou, Wuchang, and changed its name to Foreign Languages Institute (), teaching Geography, History, Mathematics, Law, and Communication. With the approaching

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of 1911, the Foreign Languages Institute was forced to pause due to lack of funding. In October, the

Wuchang Uprising The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang (now Wuchang District of Wuhan), Hubei, China on 10 October 1911, beginning the Xinhai Revolution that successfully overthrew China's last i ...

and the end of the

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made it impossible for the school to go back to normal. The Foreign Languages Institute stopped running. In 1913, the Ministry of Education of Beiyang Government decided to found six higher normal colleges in China. Based on the original location, book resource, and faculties of Foreign Language Institute, the Wuchang State Superior Normal Institute () was founded. In 1922, faculties were extended to Education Philosophy, Chinese, English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemical, History and Sociology, Biology, and Geography. In August 1923, the school changed its name to the National Wuchang Normal University (). In 1924, it changed its name to National Wuchang University (). In 1926, National Wuchang University merged with the National Wuchang Business University (), Hubei University of Medicine (), Hubei University of Law (), Hubei Arts and Humanity University (), Wuchang Private Chinese University () to form National Wuchang Sun Yat-Sen University (), alias National No. 2 Sun Yat-Sen University (), with Department of University, and subjects of Arts, Science, Law, Business, Medicine and Yu (), 17 faculties, 2 departments. In 1928, the National Government in Nanjing formed National Wuhan University () on the basis of the original National Wuchang Sun Yat-Sen University, consisting of four colleges: Arts, Law, Science, and Engineering (). Chiang Kai-Shek in Wuhan University

In February 1929, the jurist

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became the first president of Wuhan University. During the

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, Wuhan University moved to

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and returned to Luojia Hill after the war. By the end of 1946, the university had six faculties:

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and

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. Wuhan University enjoyed a very high academic status, with

, Wang Xinggong, and Zhou Gengsheng as its successive presidents. Scholars such as

Gu Hongming Gu Hongming in his time known as Ku Hung-ming (; Wade-Giles: Ku Hung-ming; Pinyin: Gū Hóngmíng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ko͘ Hông-bêng; courtesy name: Hongming; ordinary name: 湯生 in Chinese or Tomson in English) (18 July 185730 April 1928) was a ...

Zhu Kezhen Coching Chu (; March 7, 1890 – February 7, 1974) was a Chinese geologist and meteorologist. Born in Shangyu, Zhejiang, Chu went to United States for his college education in 1910. He graduated from the College of Agriculture, University of ...

, Wu Baoliang, Zha Qian, Gui Zhiting, Ye Yage,

Li Siguang Li Siguang (; 26 October 1889 – 29 April 1971), also known as J. S. Lee, was a Chinese geologist and politician. He was the founder of China's geomechanics. He was an ethnic Mongol. He made outstanding contributions, which changed the situat ...

Wen Yiduo Wen Yiduo (; 24 November 189915 July 1946) was a Chinese poet and scholar known for his nationalistic poetry. Wen was assassinated by the Kuomintang in 1946. Life Wen Yiduo was born Wén Jiāhuá () on 24 November 1899 in what is now Xishui ...

Huang Kan Huang Kan (Chinese: 黃侃; 1886 – 8 October 1935), courtesy name Jigang (季剛), born into a family of Hubei ancestry in Chengdu, Sichuan province, was a Chinese phonologist, philologist and revolutionary. As a teen, he tested into Wuchang Sc ...

Yu Dafu Yu Wen, better known by his courtesy name Yu Dafu (December 7, 1896 – September 17, 1945) was a modern Chinese short story writer and poet. He was one of the new literary group initiators, and this new literary group was named the Creation Soci ...

Shen Congwen Shen Congwen (28 December 1902 – 10 May 1988), formerly romanized as Shen Ts'ung-wen, was a Chinese writer who is considered one of the greatest modern Chinese writers, on par with Lu Xun. Regional culture and identity plays a much bigger rol ...

Zhu Guangqian Zhu Guangqian (朱光潛; 19 September 1897 – 6 March 1986) was one of the founder of the study of aesthetics in 20th-century China. History Zhu graduated from the Anhui Province Tongcheng Secondary School. After earning his BA from Hong Kong ...

, Liu Ze, Liu Yongji,

Ye Shengtao Ye Shengtao (28 October 1894 – 16 February 1988) was a Chinese writer, journalist, educator, publisher and politician. He was a founder of the Association for Literary Studies (), the first literature association during the May Fourth Movement ...

, Yang Duanliu, and Li Jiannong taught here successively. According to the university, in 1948, the

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wrote an official letter to the Ministry of Education of the Chinese National Government, stating that Bachelors of liberal arts and sciences that graduated from Wuhan University with average grades above 80 could enjoy "the senior status of Oxford". WHU-PLA

In 1952, after a general reshuffle of the colleges and departments of the higher education institutions throughout the country, Wuhan University became a university of liberal arts and sciences directly under the administration of the Ministry of Higher Education. Professor Li Da, delegate to the First Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a celebrated philosopher, economist and academician of the

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, held the post of president of the university for 14 years. The

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and Tongji University Medical School jointly formed Central-south Tongji Medical College (later Wuhan Medical College), then

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Merger

On August 2, 2000, with the approval of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the new Wuhan University was established as a combination of four major universities close together: the former Wuhan University, the former Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electrical Engineering (WUHEE), the former Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping (WTUSM), and the former

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(HBMU). Note: *Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electrical Engineering (WUHEE) (; colloquially ). *Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping (WTUSM) (; colloquially ). *Hubei Medical University (HBMU) (; colloquially ).

Historical names

Academics

In 2018, Wuhan University's student body consisted of 29,405 full-time undergraduates and 19,699 full-time master's degree candidates, 7,163 Ph.D candidates and 2,453 international students.

Rankings and Reputation

China

Wuhan University is ranked among the top 10 universities in China. In 2016,

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ranked it the 4th. In 2015,

ranked it the 4th and Wu Shulian ranked it the 7th. In 2014,

ranked it the 5th and Wu Shulian ranked it the 7th.

World

In 2022,

ranked it 194th in the world and 8th in China. In 2022, '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked it 150th in the world, 24th in Asia and 11th in China. In 2022,

ranked it between # 101-150 in the world and 15th in Asia. In 2020, it ranked 23rd in

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(including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan). It came 157th in the 2022 ''

'' where it ranked 25th in Asia and 8th in China. Internationally, Wuhan University is regarded as one of the most reputable

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by the ''

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'' where it ranked 151st globally. In Q4 2020, it was ranked 1st among

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n universities by the amount of

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funding raised by unicorn startups founded by its alumni. Wuhan University Sakura Castle

Wuhan University Administration Building

Schools and colleges

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() * School of Chinese Classics () * College of Chinese Language and Literature () * School of Foreign Languages and Literature () * School of Journalism and Communication () *

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() * School of History () * School of Economics and Management () *

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() * School of Marxism () * Department of Sociology () * School of Political Science and Public Management () *

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() * School of Information Management () * School of International Education () *

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() *

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() * College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences () * College of Life Science ()] * Wuhan University School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, School of Resource and Environmental Sciences () * Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) () * School of Power and Mechanical Engineering () * School of Electrical Engineering and Automation () * School of Urban Design () * School of Civil Engineering () * School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering () * Electronic Information School () * School of Computer Science () * School of Cyber Science and Engineering () * School of Geodesy and Geomatics () * School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering () * School of Printing and Packaging () *

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() * Medical Research Institute () * School of Basic Medicine Sciences () * School of Health Sciences () * Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei General Hospital () * Zhongnan Hospital () * School of Stomatology () *

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() * Medicine Vocational and Technical School ()

Campus

The university has rolling physical features with the scenic Luojia Hill and the beautiful East Lake. Its campus is heavily wooded and green, with fragrant flowers everywhere year-round. Wuhan University is widely known as one of the most beautiful universities in China, especially for its cherry blossom garden. A cherry blossom festival is held every spring. Most stylish old buildings were designed by F. H. Kales (1899–1979). Educated in MIT, Kales was a pioneer to blend western architectural styles with traditional Chinese elements, which is most evident from his roof designs. Wuhan University boasts a campus covering an area of 5508 mu and has a floor area of 2.42 square kilometres. The university's libraries have a collection of approximately 5.4 million volumes and subscriptions to more than 10,000 Chinese and foreign periodicals. Luojiashan.JPG, Luojia Hill (Luojiashan) Old school of science of whu.JPG, Former School of Science Admin bldg of whu.JPG, Administration Building, Former School of Engineering Whu old dorm.JPG, Former Dorm for male students Blue tiles of whu.JPG, Wuhan's blue roof tiles 2nd classroom building of whu.JPG, 2nd Classroom Building 3rd classroom building of whu.JPG, 3rd Classroom Building Old law school building of whu.JPG, Former Law School Building Student club of whu.JPG, Student Club Whu student government.JPG, Student Union and Debate Team

Cooperation

Wuhan University has established cooperative relationship with more than 300 universities and research institutes in over 40 countries and regions. * School of Information Management at Wuhan University signed a cooperation agreement with

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in 2009. *Wuhan University has collaborated with

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and the city of

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to establish

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Art and culture

*Luojia Golden Fall Art Festival *Luojia Golden Fall International Cultural Festival *Students' Associations Cultural Festival *Campus Supermarket of Cultural Activities

Notable alumni

Guo Moruo Guo Moruo (; November 16, 1892 – June 12, 1978), courtesy name Dingtang (), was a Chinese author, poet, historian, archaeologist, and government official. Biography Family history Guo Moruo, originally named Guo Kaizhen, was born on November ...

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author, poet, historian,

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, and government official from

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, China *

Chen Tanqiu Chen Tanqiu (; 4 January 1896 – 27 September 1943) was a founding member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Chen Tanqiu graduated from Wuhan Higher Normal School (present day Wuhan University) after which he played a leadership role in th ...

, Chinese revolutionary, founding member of the

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, Chinese writer *

, Chinese poet and scholar *

Li Long Lam Professor Li Long Lam (Chinese: 李浪林; Mandarin: Li Lang Lin) is an experienced coastal and field archaeologist in Hong Kong. Graduated with a Bachelor of History at Wuhan University, he later received his master's degree at the University of ...

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, the founder of

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Ling Shuhua Ling Shuhua (; March 25, 1900–1990), also known as Su-hua Ling Chen after her marriage, was a Chinese modernist writer and painter whose short stories became popular during the 1920s and 1930s. Her work is characterized by her use of symbolism a ...

, Chinese modernist writer whose short stories became popular during the 1920s and 30s *

Wan Exiang Wan Exiang (; born May 1956) is a Chinese politician, jurist, chairperson of the Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang (2012–2022), Vice Chairperson of the 12th and 13th National People's Congress Standing Committees (2013–present). B ...

, professor of

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at Wuhan University, vice president of the

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, and vice president of the

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* Wang Yanyi, Chinese immunologist and current Director General of the

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Su Xuelin Su Xuelin or Su Hsüeh-lin (24 February 1897 in Rui'an, Zhejiang – 21 April 1999 in Tainan, Taiwan) was a Chinese writer and scholar. Early life Su Xuelin was born to a family of officials native to Anhui province in 1897. Her grandfather, ...

, Chinese author and scholar *

Xiaokai Yang Xiaokai Yang (born as Yang Xiguang; Simplified Chinese: 杨小凯; 6 October 1948 – 7 July 2004) was a Chinese-Australian economist. He was one of the world's pre-eminent theorists in economic analysis, and an influential campaigner for democr ...

, Chinese-Australian

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. *

Wang Tieya Wang Tieya (; 6 July 1913 – 12 January 2003) was an eminent Chinese jurist and former Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Wang Tieya was educated at Fudan University, Tsinghua University and the London School ...

, an eminent Chinese jurist and former judge of the

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and

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and former Minister of Economic Affairs (1981–84) *

Wu Mi Wu Mi () (August 20, 1894 – January 17, 1978) (once using the name Wu Yuheng () was one of the founders of Chinese comparative literature, a critic, redologist (one who studies the Chinese classic book ''Dream of the Red Chamber''), educa ...

, one of the founders of Chinese comparative literature *

Chi Li Chi Li (born 30 May 1957) is a contemporary female Chinese writer based in Wuhan. She graduated from department of Chinese literature at Wuhan University in 1986. The setting for some of her stories is Changtangkou () in Xiantao, Hubei. In 201 ...

, contemporary

writer * Zheng Lihui, a

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, was part of the Chinese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the

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, a

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* Li Da, Chinese Marxist philosopher *

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politician

Incidents

In 2009, the university had been cited as part of a scandal involving corruption by its administrators.

References

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