2. Introduction of Yunnan University
Yunnan University was founded in 1922 as a private Donglu University, 1934 changed its name to provincial Yunnan University, and 1938 changed its name to national Yunnan University. It is one of the earliest comprehensive universities in the western frontier of China. From 65438 to 0937, Xiong Qinglai, a famous mathematician and educator, became the president, and a large number of famous scholars were employed to teach at the school, which laid a high development foundation and a profound academic foundation for the school and created the first glorious period in the history of Yunnan University. In the 1940s, Yunnan University has developed into one of the large-scale and internationally influential multidisciplinary universities in literature, law, science, engineering, agriculture and medicine. 1946, Encyclopedia Britannica listed Yunnan University as one of the most influential universities in the world in 15.
In 1950s, the departments were adjusted, and some important and distinctive departments such as aviation, civil engineering, law and railway under Yunnan University were set aside and merged into Beijing Aviation Institute, Sichuan University, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Changsha Railway Institute and other universities. Industry, medicine, agriculture, etc. have independently established schools, and gradually developed into today's Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Agricultural University, Southwest Forestry University and other universities. From 65438 to 0958, Yunnan University was placed under the management of Yunnan Province by the Central Ministry of Higher Education. 65438-0978 Yunnan University was identified as one of the 88 key universities in China by the State Council.
After the reform and opening up, Yunnan University has made great progress. 1996 was included in the first batch of national "2 1 1 project" key construction universities, in 2006, 5438+0 was included in the key construction universities of western development, in 2004, it became the key construction universities of the Ministry of Education and the Yunnan Provincial People's Government, and in 2006, the undergraduate teaching level was evaluated * * *1. 20 12 became the implementing agency of "the basic capacity building project of central and western universities" and "the comprehensive strength improvement project of central and western universities", 20 16 became the implementing agency of "one province, one school", 20 17 became one of the first batch of 42 "first-class universities" in China, and 20 18.
In the new historical period, Yunnan University will closely focus on the goal of building a world-class university, actively integrate into the national strategy, actively serve Yunnan's economic and social development, follow the development concept of "open cooperation, integrated innovation, coordinated progress and characteristic development", follow the school-running idea of "based on Yunnan, serving the whole country, radiating Asia and going global", take "first-class party building" as the guide, and focus on connotation construction, and vigorously implement "learning". Vigorously promote the "Tree Cultivation Plan" and the "Yunnan University Service Yunnan Action Plan", comprehensively improve the strength and level of running schools, and make contributions to regional economic and social development.