Northwest University for Nationalities, located in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, is a full-time undergraduate college directly under the State Ethnic Affairs Commission. It was established by the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, the Ministry of Education, the China Academy of Sciences and the Gansu Provincial People's Government. It is the first national college founded after the school was founded.
It is the backbone plan of ethnic minorities, the first batch of pilot universities for the reform of the national education and training plan for outstanding talents in agriculture and forestry, the construction unit of high-level universities in Gansu Province, the member unit of CDIO Engineering Education Alliance and the governing unit of China Entrepreneurship Education Alliance of UNESCO.
School starts in September, 1949 Lanzhou, where Tibetan classes and Tibetan schools are held. 1950 65438+ 10 was converted into the third department of Lanzhou Branch of Northwest People's Revolutionary University. 1950 In August, Northwest University for Nationalities was formally established. In April 2003, Northwest University for Nationalities was renamed Northwest University for Nationalities.
As of September 2022, the school has Northwest Xincun Campus and Yuzhong Campus, with a total campus area of 1776 mu and a total construction area of 770,000 square meters. The library has more than 4.06 million books (including e-books), and the total value of teaching and research instruments and equipment is about 500 million yuan. There are 25 teaching and research units and 72 undergraduate majors; There are two first-level discipline doctoral degree authorization points.
Cultural tradition of Northwest University for Nationalities;
1, the spirit of the Yellow Land, the spirit of the Yellow River. Interpretation: The Yellow Land and the Yellow River raised Northwest University for Nationalities, and the people inherited and carried forward the spirit of the Yellow Land and the Yellow River. This is the yellow land spirit that is unpretentious, willing to be poor, indifferent to fame and fortune and selfless dedication, and the Yellow River spirit that is ambitious, never-ending, indomitable and brave.
2. Interpretation of school motto: "Diligence" means diligent study. It is said that Han Yu is "diligent and idle". Taking diligence as the motto, it is intended to require all teachers and students to work hard, study hard, study hard and study hard. Taking "diligence" as the intrinsic spirit of people's learning and running schools is the fundamental premise to ensure academic success and brilliant career.