Second, the introduction of Wuhan University
Wuhan University is a key comprehensive university directly under the Ministry of Education, a national key construction university in the "985 Project" and "2 1 1 Project", and the first batch of "double first-class" universities.
The history of Wuhan University can be traced back to 1893. Zhang Zhidong, Governor of Huguang, founded the School of Self-improvement at the invitation of the Qing government. After inheritance and evolution, it was named National Wuhan University in 1928, which was the first batch of national universities in modern China. From 65438 to 0946, the school formed six colleges: arts, law, science, engineering, agriculture and medicine. After the founding of New China, Wuhan University was highly valued by the Party and the government. 1958, President Mao Zedong visited Wuhan University. 1993, on the occasion of the centenary of Wuhan University, Jiang Zemin and other party and state leaders wrote an inscription to congratulate. Since the reform and opening up, Wuhan University has taken the lead in carrying out education and teaching reform in domestic universities, and its various undertakings have flourished and its comprehensive strength has been significantly enhanced. From 65438 to 0999, the world authoritative journal Science listed Wuhan University as "one of the most outstanding universities in China". In 2000, Wuhan University merged with Wuhan University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power, Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping and Hubei Medical University to form a new Wuhan University, which opened a new page in the reform and development of the university. In the past ten years, the comprehensive strength and core competitiveness of the school have been continuously improved. In 20 18, the school ranked 257th in the QS world university rankings.
Looking back, we have made great efforts to make progress. , Dong, Chen Tanqiu and Luo Ronghuan are here to give directions. Gu Hongming, Zhu Kezhen, Li Siguang, Wen Yiduo, Yu Dafu, Ye Shengtao and Li Da. I was inspired to write here. Over the past century, Wuhan University has gathered many wonderful chapters in the modern history of the Chinese nation, formed an excellent revolutionary tradition, accumulated rich humanistic heritage, and cultivated the university spirit of "self-improvement, loyalty and truth-seeking, innovation and enterprising".
Wuhan University has complete disciplines, strong comprehensiveness and obvious characteristics, covering philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management, art and other disciplines 12. The school has 34 colleges (departments) in six departments, including humanities, social science, science, engineering, information science and medicine. Undergraduate major 123. Five first-level disciplines and two disciplines, 17, were recognized as national key disciplines. Six disciplines are national key (cultivation) disciplines. 46 first-level disciplines have the right to confer doctoral degrees. 57 first-level disciplines have the right to award master's degrees. There are 42 postdoctoral mobile stations. There are three first-class affiliated hospitals.
Wuhan University is full of famous teachers and talented people. The school has more than 3,700 full-time teachers, including more than 2,800 full-time professors. There are academicians of China Academy of Sciences 1 1 person, 7 academicians of China Academy of Engineering, 3 academicians of Eurasian Academy of Sciences, 9 senior professors of humanities and social sciences, 22 chief scientists of "973 Project" (including major national basic research plan), 6 experts in the field of "863 Project", 7 national innovative research groups and 65 winners of National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. In the new century, there are 23 winners of the National "Hundred Million Talents Project", 52 winners of the * Award Program in distinguished professor, 6 professors of the * Award Program, and 9 innovative teams of the * Innovation Team Development Program.
Wuhan University has strong scientific research strength and outstanding achievements. The school has four national key laboratories, two national engineering technology research centers, two national scientific observation and research stations, two 20 1 1 collaborative innovation centers, 1 national high-end think tanks, nine national key laboratories and five engineering research centers of the Ministry of Education. It also has 8 key research bases of humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education, 10 national base for basic science research and personnel training, 10 national experimental teaching demonstration center, 3 national virtual simulation experimental teaching centers and 1 national cultural quality education base for college students. Periodically publish 36 professional journals.
Since 2000, the school has won 69 national natural science awards, national invention awards and national scientific and technological progress awards. The number of SCI papers and projects of the National Natural Science Foundation ranks among the top universities in China, and the number of winners selected by the Ministry of Education for outstanding achievements in humanities and social sciences ranks among the top universities in China. The National Social Science Fund Project and the Social Science Project of the Ministry of Education are among the best in universities in China, and dozens of achievements have won the National "Five Ones" Project Award, the National Book Award and the China Book Award. The school has won the excellent product award (transaction award) and excellent organization award of Shenzhen International Hi-tech Fair for more than ten consecutive times.