Guangxi University

Guangxi University (abbreviation: Xi Da (西大）; Chinese: 广西大学; Pinyin: Guangxi Daxue) is a state university, located in Nanning, capital of Guangxi, China.

History

Guangxi University was established in October 1928. Its first president was the celebrated scientist and educator Ma Junwu.

In 1936, Guangxi University was molded into a comprehensive university with disciplines in the liberal arts, sciences, engineering, agriculture and medicine.

In 1939, Guangxi University developed into a national university and by 1949 it expanded into one with 5 colleges and 22 departments.

In 1952, Mao Zedong inscribed the name for the university. His calligraphy is still in use today.

In 1952, College of Agriculture became independent as Guangxi Agricultural College.

In 1997 the former Guangxi University and the former Guangxi Agricultural University merged and formed the new Guangxi University.

Disciplines

1. philosophy
2. economics
3. law
4. education
5. liberal arts
6. science
7. engineering
8. agriculture
9. management

Guangxi University has 18 colleges and one department:

College of Social Science and Management

College of Commerce, College of Laws

College of Culture and Mass Communication

College of' Foreign Languages,

College of Sciences

College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

College of Biotechnology and Sugar Making Engineering

College of Resources and Environment

College of Mechanical Engineering

College of Electric Engineering

College of Computer Science and Information Engineering

College of Civil Engineering, College of Agriculture

College of Forestry

College of Animal Science and Technology

College of Vocational Technology

College of Adult Education

Department of Physical Education

Size

The campus covers an area of 3.07 square kilometres with a building area of 745,000 square meters. The university has 2 million volumes, 200 professors and 670 associate professors. Among them the most famous is the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Yang Zhenning.de:Guangxi-Universität ja:広西大学 vi:Đại học Quảng Tây