Yunnan University is a 2 1 1 key construction university with a long history, complete disciplines, strong scientific research strength and active international exchanges.

Yunnan University, located in Kunming, Yunnan Province, is one of the earliest comprehensive universities in western China. It is one of the first batch of 42 world-class universities in China, a university directly under the Ministry of Education, a member of the National Key Construction University (Z 14) alliance of "one province, one school" in the central and western regions, a leading unit of the South Asia Southeast Asia University Alliance, and a graduate school.