Sichuan University
Mar 10, 2011
Sichuan University will participate in the Holland Day Event in March.
As one of the national key universities directly under the State Ministry of Education (MOE) as well as one of the state “211 Project” universities enjoying privileged construction in the Ninth Five-Year Plan period, the present Sichuan University (SCU) was first incorporated with Chengdu University of Sciences and Technology (CUST), another national key university under the MOE in year 1994, and West China
University of Medical Science (WCUMS), a key university directly subordinated to the State Ministry of Health in 2000.
At present, SCU has the widest coverage of disciplines and the largest scale of operation in West China.
There are 15 key disciplines at the national level, 14 “211 Project” key construction disciplines, 29 key disciplines at the provincial and ministerial level, 4 national bases for personnel training in basic disciplines and scientific research, and a teaching base for engineering courses. Besides it has 12 first-class disciplines to grant Doctor’s degree and Master’s degree, 111 second-class disciplines to grant
Doctor’s degree, 178 Master programmes, 8 specialized degree programmes, and 18 post-doctor stations. The 109 bachelor programmes cover the major fields in liberal arts, sciences, engineering, medicine and agriculture. SCU has a current student population of more than 70 thousand. Ever alone the birth of New China, it has cultivated over 200 thousand students, and therefore it has been identified by the MOE as the Collegiate Cultural Quality Education Base.