Sichuan University was formed by the merger of Sichuan University, Chengdu University of Technology and West China University of Medical Sciences. The former Sichuan University was founded in 1896 by Lu, Governor of Sichuan Province. It is the earliest modern institution of higher learning in southwest China.
The former Chengdu University of Science and Technology was the first batch of multidisciplinary engineering colleges established during the adjustment of departments in New China. The predecessor of the former West China University of Medical Sciences was the West China Sheikh University, which was founded by the Western Christian Church in Chengdu on 19 10. It is the earliest Western-style university in southwest China and one of the earliest universities in China to train graduate students.
1994 The former Sichuan University and the former Chengdu University of Technology were merged into Sichuan United University, and 1998 was renamed Sichuan University. In 2000, it merged with the former West China University of Medical Sciences to form a new Sichuan University. ?
As of June 20 1 18, the school has entered the top 14 discipline field of ESI ranking 1%, of which two discipline fields have entered the top1‰; There are three campuses in Wangjiang, Huaxi and Jiang 'an, covering an area of 7050 mu; 5,494 full-time teachers; There are more than 37,000 full-time undergraduates, more than 20,000 doctoral students, and more than 3,700 foreign students and students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
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I. Teaching construction
Sichuan University promotes the "4 12" quality project for undergraduates, and deepens the teaching reform by implementing the major and minor system, the dual-degree system, changing majors, the undergraduate tutorial system, and holding innovative classes.
Starting from the autumn of 200 1, the credit system and flexible academic system were first tried out among freshmen in various disciplines of arts and sciences; Invested 97 1.2 million yuan to implement the first and second phases of "523 laboratory project", and merged more than 200 original laboratories in Wangjiang and Huaxi campuses into 70. (February data of 20 14 and 14)
By the end of 20 1 18 10, the school had won 3 1 items of national teaching achievement award, 33 national excellent courses, 2 national excellent video open courses, 3 1 items of national excellent resources and 31items of national level.
There are 7 national teaching bases for basic courses of talent training, scientific research and engineering, 27 national specialties, 8 national experimental teaching demonstration centers, 9 national engineering practice education centers 1, 1 national virtual simulation experimental teaching center 1, 1 national teacher teaching development demonstration center 1, and 1 national cultural quality education base for college students1.
Second, serve the society.
By the end of 20 18, 1 1, the school had established cooperative relations with more than 30 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government), 150 domestic and foreign cities and more than 8,000 enterprises and institutions in Industry-University-Research, and * * * built more than 200 Industry-University-Research platforms for school enterprises.
The school undertakes more than 30,000 technical development, transfer, service and consulting projects10 entrusted by domestic foreign enterprises and institutions, and a large number of major scientific and technological innovations have become the leading technologies in related industries.
In 2009, the school was approved as one of the first batch of 13 "cadre training colleges and universities bases". The school has four affiliated hospitals directly under the Ministry of Health (Huaxi Hospital, Huaxi Second Hospital, Huaxi Stomatological Hospital and Huaxi Fourth Hospital), which played an important role in the treatment of the wounded in major natural disasters such as Wenchuan earthquake and Yushu earthquake in Qinghai.
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Baidu encyclopedia-Sichuan university