Sichuan University
National public university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sichuan University (SCU) is a public university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The university is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.[3]
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四川大学 | |||||||
Motto | 海纳百川 有容乃大 | ||||||
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Motto in English | Sea, all water, receives all rivers; Utmost wit listens to all sides[1] | ||||||
Type | Public | ||||||
Established | 1896; 128 years ago (1896) | ||||||
President | Wang Jingsong (汪劲松) | ||||||
Administrative staff | 11,357 | ||||||
Students | 70,000[2] | ||||||
Location | , , China | ||||||
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Affiliations | BRICS Universities League, Double First-Class Construction, 211 Project, 985 Project | ||||||
Website | scu.edu.cn en | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 四川大学 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 四川大學 | ||||||
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In 1994, the then Chengdu University of Science and Technology and then Sichuan University merged to form Sichuan Union University (which was renamed Sichuan University in 1998). In 2000, the then West China University of Medical Sciences and then Sichuan University merged to establish the current form of Sichuan University.[4]