North Minzu University

North Minzu University (abbreviated as NMU; Chinese: 北方民族大学; pinyin: Běifāng Mínzú Dàxúe) is a Chinese university located at Yinchuan City, Ningxia Province, China.[4] It is a comprehensive national institution of higher education which is affiliated to the State Ethnic Affairs Commission.[2][4] The university is authorized to grant bachelor's, master's and doctor's degrees approved by the Academic Degree Commission of the State Council.[1] NMU is the only university at the central ministry and commission level that is established in an autonomous region, located in Yinchuan, the capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.[1] The university was founded in 1984 as Northwest Second Minzu University.[1][5] In 2008, it was renamed to North Minzu University.[1][5]

North Minzu University
北方民族大学
Former names
Northwest Second Minzu University/Second Northwest university for nationalities[1]
TypeNational University[1]
Established1984 (1984)[1]
AffiliationState Ethnic Affairs Commission[1][2]
PresidentLi Junjie[3]
Administrative staff
1,332[1]
Students21,000[1]
Location
Yinchuan
,
Ningxia
,
China[1]

38°29′48″N 106°6′36.2″E
Websitewww.nmu.edu.cn

There are over 21,000 master students, undergraduate students and preparatory students studying in NMU from 56 ethnic groups of 31 provinces.[1] The university is focusing on minority education and has over 60% minority students.[1] In the past three decades, NMU has educated over 50,000 minority students.[1]

Academic programmes

There are 72 undergraduate majors in 10 disciplines, including literature, science, engineering, law, history, management, economics, art, education and medicine. There are 10 first-level disciplines able to authorize master degrees including ethnology, and 9 professional master degrees including MPA. Besides, ethnology can authorize the first-level discipline doctor's degree. There are 16 key disciplines at the provincial and ministerial level including the history of China's ethnic minorities discipline, 4 national characteristic majors including material science and engineering, 9 provincial and ministerial-level characteristic majors including Chinese language and literature. In addition, there are 4 key construction majors at the provincial and ministerial level, 7 provincial and ministerial-level key construction programs (groups). Materials science is a national-level experimental teaching center. There are 8 provincial and ministerial experimental teaching demonstration centers, including the Demonstration Center and Chemical Technology Foundation.[1]

International cooperation

The Hefei University of Technology is a counterpart support university designated by the National Ethnic Affairs Commission and the Ministry of Education. NMU is also cooperating with Peking University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Lanzhou University and other domestic universities, scientific research institutions, local governments, and industrial enterprises. The university established the International Education College in 2014, joined the Silk Road University Alliance in 2015, and was approved by 3 Ministry of Education national and regional research centers in 2017. By holding Chinese training classes for young people from Central Asia and Ningxia International Sister Cities, recruiting and cultivating foreign students for Chinese language training, academic education, and project training. As of 2020, there are 82 international students. The university has successively signed cooperation agreements with more than 60 universities and institutions in 28 countries and regions including the United States, France, and Malaysia.[1]

Rankings and reputation

In 2021, NMU ranked 233rd among all Chinese Universities in the "Alumni Association 2021 China University Rankings".[6][7]

In 2021, NMU is the top university in Ningxia with top level research majors.[8]

See also

Other universities for ethnic minorities in the People's Republic of China:

References
  1. 北方民族大学 [Introduction to North Minzu University] (in Chinese). National Ethnic Affairs Commission. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. 国家民委教育部共建中央民族大学等6所委属民族高校 [The Ministry of Education of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission jointly established 6 colleges and universities for ethnic minorities including the Minzu University of China]. Education online (in Chinese). 20 October 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. 国家民委关于李俊杰等5同志试用期满正式任职的通知 [Notice of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission on the official appointment of Li Junjie and other 5 comrades after the expiration of the probation period]. National Ethnic Affairs Commission (in Chinese). 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. 全国高等学校名单 [List of national institutions of higher education] (in Chinese). Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. 教育部关于同意正式设立北方民族大学的通知 [Notice of the Ministry of Education on the agreement to formally establish the North Minzu University]. Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  6. 北方民族大学2021全国排名再创新高 [North Minzu University 2021's national ranking once again hit a new high]. Xinhua News (in Chinese). 2 April 2021. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. 2021校友会中国大学排名发布，北京大学连续14年夺魁 [The 2021 Alumni Association of China University Rankings was released, and Peking University won the title for the 14th consecutive year]. Alumni Association (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  8. 2021校友会宁夏回族自治区一流专业排名，北方民族大学、宁夏师范学院第一 [2021 Alumni Association Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region first-class majors ranking, North Minzu University, Ningxia pedagogical College are the top]. Alumni Association (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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