1893165438+1On October 29th, Zhang Zhidong, Governor of Huguang, played "Building a Self-Strengthening School" to Emperor Guangxu of Qing Dynasty. He believes that "self-improvement is the foundation of classics" and "the way to self-improvement is to educate people first", so he adopts the word "self-improvement". This new college is located at the corner of Sanfo Pavilion in Wuchang, Hubei Province. At the beginning, four courses were set up: dialect, mathematics, geography and business. This opened the curtain of modern Hubei higher education. 1896 the school of mining and chemistry was merged into a self-improvement school, which increased the education of nature and engineering. A dialect gradually spread to English, French, German, Russian and Japanese.

1902 10 qiangzi school moved to Wuchang dongchangkou and changed its name to dialect school. Courses include geography, history, arithmetic, public law, negotiation, etc. On the eve of the Revolution of 1911 (19 1 1), dialect schools were forced to close down due to insufficient education funds. Since then, the situation in Hubei has gradually become tense. In June+10 of the same year, Wuchang Uprising broke out, the Qing Dynasty quickly perished, dialect schools could not be restored immediately, and Wuhan University was interrupted.

19 13 years, after the establishment of the Ministry of Education of Beijing National Government, it was planned to set up six higher normal schools throughout the country, and it was decided to rebuild the national Wuchang Higher Normal School based on the original school buildings, books and teachers. 1923 In September, the National Wuchang Normal School was renamed as the National Wuchang Normal University. 1924 In September, the National Wuchang Teachers College was renamed as the National Wuchang University. 1926 National Wuchang University merged with National Wuchang University of Commerce, Hubei Medical University, Hubei Legislative University, Hubei University of Arts, and private Chinese University in Wuchang to form National Wuchang Sun Yat-sen University (also known as National Second Sun Yat-sen University), which has six departments, namely, undergraduate department, literature, science, law, economics, medicine and preparation, and 17 departments and two departments. [ 1]

From 65438 to 0928, the Nanjing National Government rebuilt the National Wuhan University on the basis of the former National Sun Yat-sen University in Wuchang, with four colleges: Arts, Law, Science and Engineering. 1929 In February, jurist Wang Shijie became the first official president of Wuhan University. He thinks that the National Wuhan University can't be satisfied with the existing four colleges, and proposes to build the school into a university of ten thousand people with six colleges of arts, law, science, engineering, agriculture and medicine. 1930 In March, the first phase of the new school building of National Wuhan University was officially started. 1March, 932, the school moved from Dongchangkou to the new teaching building in Luojiashan. 1935 The school provides postgraduate education. Agricultural College was founded in 1936, thus developing into a comprehensive university with five colleges of arts, law, science, engineering and agriculture, 15 departments and two research institutes. [1] 1937 National Wuhan University unified the entrance examination with National Peking University, National Tsinghua University, National Central University and National Zhejiang University, thus becoming one of the "five famous universities in the Republic of China". On July 7th of the same year, the Japanese army launched the July 7th Incident near Lugou Bridge in the southwest of Beiping, which opened the prelude to Japan's full-scale war of aggression against China. Since then, Shanghai and Nanjing have been occupied by the Japanese, and Wuhan has become the wartime capital of China. A large number of political and military figures from both parties gathered in Luojiashan Campus to direct War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. 1938, due to the Japanese attack on Central China, the National Wuhan University was forced to move westward to Leshan, Sichuan, and the Agricultural College was merged into Central University. After the fall of Wuhan, the Japanese army turned the campus of Wuhan University into the original headquarters. On August 1945, Japan announced its unconditional surrender. On September 1 day of the same year, the National Wuhan University set up a re-examination committee. 1October 1946, the school moved back to Luojiashan, Wuchang, and resumed the Agricultural College. 1947 school has set up a medical college and affiliated hospitals, forming six colleges of literature, law, science, engineering, agriculture and medicine, 2 1 department and 8 research institutes. [1] National Wuhan University is the stage with the highest quality and the greatest international influence in the history of Wuda University 1 10, and it still cannot be surpassed.

1949, the National Wuhan University was taken over by China's * * * production party and renamed as Wuhan University, and it was able to continue running schools. After the departmental adjustment of 1950, Wuhan University suffered heavy losses. Engineering, agronomy and medicine are all independent or merged into other universities to become a comprehensive university of arts and sciences. 1966 after the outbreak of the cultural revolution, a large number of scholars (including Li da, then president) of Wuhan University were persecuted to varying degrees, and their school-running strength was hit hard again. 198 1 in July, Liu Daoyu became the president of Wuhan university. He carried out a series of measures to reform the teaching and management system in his school, vigorously carried out cooperation and exchanges with world-renowned universities, and ushered in the first rapid development period of Wuhan University after 1949. However, because its reform was considered too radical, Liu Daoyu was removed from office in April 1988, and Wuda once again entered a period of slow development for several years. On August 2, 2000, Wuhan University merged with the neighboring Wuhan University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping and Hubei Medical University to form a new Wuhan University, which once again became a comprehensive institution of higher learning.

The following are the institutions of higher learning related to Wuhan University in the process of the adjustment of colleges and departments in the national universities in the 1950s 1950, which have been in operation ever since:

North China: Peking University, Tianjin University, Hebei Agricultural University.

Northeast China: Shenyang Agricultural University, etc.

East China: Tongji University, Nanjing University, Southeast University, Hohai University, Jiangnan University, Shandong University and so on.

Central China: Henan University, Zhengzhou University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Huazhong Normal University, Huazhong Agricultural University, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Central South University, Hunan University, Hunan Agricultural University, Nanchang University, Jiangxi Agricultural University, etc.

South China: Sun Yat-sen University, South China University of Technology, Guangxi University, etc.

Southwest China: Sichuan University, etc.

Basic profile

Wuhan University is located at the foot of Luojia Mountain in Wuchang, Wuhan City, Hubei Province. The campus is surrounded by Luojia Mountain and East Lake, and the terrain is winding and undulating. [2] The school is evergreen and flowers are in full bloom. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 800 species of seed plants belonging to 558 genera in 120 families, among which 1 1 7 species are rare and endangered. [3] Early architecture was classical and solemn, and lived in harmony with the surrounding environment. So it is called "one of the most beautiful universities in China" [4]. On campus, primary and secondary school students often visit, couples take wedding photos or taxi drivers take lunch breaks.

luojia hills

Main entrance: Luojiashan

Luojiashan is located in the middle of Wuchang, on the southwest bank of East Lake, and consists of more than a dozen connected hills. Luojiashan is 1 18.5 meters above sea level, which is the highest peak on the south bank of East Lake, overlooking East Lake and Wuhan.

Luojiashan Campus was designated as Wuchang East Lake Scenic Area in 1950, and was approved by the State Council as the first batch of national key scenic spots-Wuhan East Lake Scenic Area in June1. At present, the East Lake Scenic Area is divided into six major tourist areas, of which Luohong District is Luojiashan (the scenic spot is called "Luo Jiashu Township") and Hongshan (the scenic spot is called "Ancient Temple Tower Shadow") on its west side. 1993, Wuhan University Campus was rated as "National Top 300 Greening Units" by China Greening Committee. 1998 was awarded the first batch of garden-style campus by Hubei province; In 2000, Wuhan formulated the Regulations on the Protection of Mountains and Lakes, and designated the area around Luojiashan as a "first-class mountain protection area" in the main city, with a total area of 1289.355 mu.

Early architecture

Main projects: Early architecture of Wuhan University

1In August, 928, the National Committee for Building Equipment of the New School Building of Wuhan University was established, with geologist Li Siguang as the chairman and forester Ye as the secretary, and the scenic Luojiashan (also known as Luojiashan, later renamed Luojiashan) in Wuchang was selected as the new campus of the university. Subsequently, Li Siguang and Ye invited Mr. F. H. Kales, an architect who graduated from the architecture department of MIT and has a good knowledge of China's architectural art, to come to Wuhan from Shanghai to design the overall layout and planning of the campus, and hired Mr. Miao Enzhao, who also graduated from MIT, as the supervision engineer of the new school building.

The first phase of the new school building was started in March 1930 and completed in October 1932 10; The second phase of the project started in February 1932 and was completed in July 1937; Only the medical school, auditorium and general office were not built because of insufficient funds. 1938 in March and April, Wuhan was surrounded by Japanese troops on three sides, and Wuda was forced to move westward to Leshan, Sichuan. Wuhan Luojiashan Campus became the military command center of the Wuhan Battle led by the National Government. During the period of 1938, every time the Japanese plane's route passed over Luojiashan, it was not bombed. In the same year, after the fall of Wuhan in June+10, 5438, the Japanese army turned Luojiashan Campus into the original headquarters, "for goodwill" and "to preserve the original appearance". Therefore, it is extremely rare for the Luojiashan school building to be preserved as a whole.

Teaching and student living quarters

Because the campus is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the teaching and student living areas are divided into eight regions according to the planting of plants, topography and so on. Five of them already have specific names: Sakura Garden, Plum Garden, Maple Garden, Guiyuan Garden and Lakeside. On July 28th, 2004, the Working Group of Geographical Names Planning of Wuhan University put forward the plan of renaming campus geographical names (draft), and prepared to name the other three unnamed teaching and student living areas as Taoyuan, Xinghu Garden and Xingyuan respectively. [5] However, due to different opinions, the draft was temporarily shelved.

At present, the school requires and arranges all freshmen to live in the dormitory, so that they can fully feel the unique atmosphere of Wuhan University campus as soon as they enter the university, and be influenced by the excellent school spirit and study style, thus successfully completing the transformation from middle school to university.

Campus periphery

Wuhan University is located in an important section of Wuhan, at the foot of Luojia Mountain, on the southwest bank of East Lake, beside Fruit Lake. [2] Within three kilometers of Fiona Fang, there are important institutions such as Hubei Provincial Party Committee, Hubei Provincial Government, Hubei Provincial People's Congress, Hubei Provincial Political Consultative Conference, Hubei Military Region, Wuhan Railway Bureau, Wuhan Branch of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology and Huazhong Normal University.

In addition to the People's Hospital of Wuhan University and the Stomatological Hospital of Wuhan University, the campuses of Wuhan University are connected. The northernmost part of the campus is the Medical Department (including Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University) located on the west bank of East Lake and the north bank of Fruit Lake, and there is the Health Department of Hubei Province nearby. Passing through Hongyi Hotel of Wuhan University (Wuhan University International Academic Exchange Center) and Shuanghu Bridge to the south bank of East Lake and the engineering department at the northern foot of Luojiashan, Hubei Provincial Archives and Institute of Aquatic Biology of Chinese Academy of Sciences are nearby. Continue south to the liberal arts department in south-central Luojiashan, close to Wuhan Branch of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Seismological Bureau of Hubei Province. Go south through Bayi Road to the Information Department, near Wuhan University of Technology and Huazhong Normal University, and not far from Wuda Stomatological Hospital. Wuda People's Hospital is located in Ziyang Road, Wuchang, far from the campus.

school motto

At present, the motto of Wuhan University follows the version of 1993: self-improvement, perseverance and innovation.

There were other school mottos in the early days of Wu Da:

The motto of National Wuchang Teachers College is simple, honest and brave.

The motto of National Wuhan University is: Ming, Cheng, Hong and Yi.

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Present situation of running a school [editor]

Basic situation

Wuhan University is a key comprehensive university directly under the Ministry of Education, and it is a key construction university of "985 Project" and "2 1 1 Project".

The campus of Wuhan University covers an area of 5,600 mu (including 438 mu of affiliated hospitals) with a building area of 3.89 million square meters (including 536,760 square meters of affiliated hospitals). [8]

There are more than 3,400 full-time teachers in Wuhan University, including 2 100 full-time professors, including 4 academicians of China Academy of Sciences, 8 academicians of China Academy of Engineering, 3 academicians of International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, 7 senior professors of humanities and social sciences and 4 chief scientists of "973 Project". [8]

Wuhan University has more than 53,000 full-time students, including graduate students18,000.

University ranking

Throughout the history of Wuhan University 1 10 years, its peak appeared in the 1930s and1940s and the period of National Wuhan University. This period witnessed the glory of higher education in China for more than ten years, despite the constant war, tight funds, harsh environment and difficult conditions. During the period of 1937, five top universities in China, namely, National Peking University, National Tsinghua University, National Central University, National Zhejiang University, and National Wuhan University, conducted the national unified entrance examination, which is referred to as the "five major entrance examinations" for short. This is the origin of the names of the five famous schools in the Republic of China. /kloc-in the 1940s, in order to escape the war, four national universities in southwest China, namely, National Southwest Associated University (Kunming, Yunnan), National Central University (Chongqing, Sichuan), National Zhejiang University (Zunyi, Guizhou) and National Wuhan University (Leshan, Sichuan), were called "Four Famous Universities in the Republic of China". During the period of 1948, the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom wrote to the Ministry of Education of the National Government, confirming that graduates of bachelor of arts and sciences, including National Peking University, National Tsinghua University, National Central University, National Zhejiang University, National Wuhan University, private Nankai University and Union Medical College, had an average score of over 80 points and enjoyed the "Oxford Advanced Student Status".

After the adjustment of departments in 1950' s and the wave of university merger around 2000, the pattern of universities in Chinese mainland has changed greatly. Constrained by national policies, geographical location, economic strength and other reasons, as well as its relatively low management level, Wuhan University is not only left behind by the two highest universities in Chinese mainland (Peking University and Tsinghua University), but also difficult to catch up with universities in several coastal provinces and cities, such as Fudan University and Zhejiang University.

At present, many institutions at home and abroad rank universities in Chinese mainland, but the Ministry of Education of China has made it clear that it will not make any official university rankings, so there is no ranking with enough credibility. The following is the ranking of Chinese mainland University by several domestic and foreign institutions for your reference.

Rank of Chinese mainland University evaluated by China University Research Group: In 2006, Wuhan University ranked eighth among Chinese mainland universities. [ 17]

The website of China Alumni Association and the University Weekly of 2 1 Century Talent Newspaper jointly produced the list of universities in Chinese mainland: in 2006, Wuda ranked eighth among universities in Chinese mainland. [ 18]

The ranking of Chinese mainland University produced by Yiling University Ranking Development Group, Science and Technology Development Center of Ministry of Education, Degree and Postgraduate Development Center of Ministry of Education and Science Press: Wuhan University ranked sixth in Chinese mainland in 2006. [ 19]

China Youth Daily, China Science Evaluation and Research Center of Wuhan University and China Institute of Science and Technology Information of the Ministry of Science and Technology jointly produced the ranking of Chinese mainland University: Wuhan University ranked seventh in Chinese mainland in 2006. [20]

Chinese mainland University Rankings produced by Net University Website: In 2005, Wuhan University ranked 12 in Chinese mainland University. [2 1]

World University Ranking released by Institute of Higher Education of Shanghai Jiaotong University: In 2006, Wuhan University did not enter the top ten of Chinese mainland University. [22]

World University Ranking of Spanish Laboratorio de Internet: In 2006, Wuhan University ranked 10th among Chinese mainland universities. [23]