Sichuan University is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education and a high-level research-oriented comprehensive university in the western part of China.
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.
Sichuan University has a complete range of disciplines, covering arts, science, engineering, medicine, economics, management, law, history, philosophy, agriculture, teaching, arts and so on 12, with 37 colleges (departments) and overseas education colleges. Our school is an independent examination unit for degree authorization, with 52 first-level disciplines for doctoral degree authorization, 3 cross-doctoral degree authorization points, 37 master's degree authorization points,1/doctoral degree authorization points and 39 post-doctoral mobile stations.
General situation of communication and cooperation in Sichuan University
Sichuan University insists on opening up its school, constantly promotes international exchanges and cooperation, and its international influence and competitiveness have been significantly improved. By the end of 20 17, the school had established exchanges and cooperation with 268 universities and research institutions in 34 countries and regions, and established an all-round, multi-level and multi-form joint training system with 2 14 internationally renowned universities in 33 countries and regions, including the United States, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
Five Confucius Institutes have been established in cooperation with five universities in Korea, the United States and Belgium, and the International Advisory Council on School Development Strategy has been established.