South Central University for Nationalities

South-Central Minzu University (SCMZU; Chinese: 中南民族大学; pinyin: Zhōngnán mínzú Dàxué; colloquially 中南民大, Pinyin: Zhōngnán mínDà) is a national university located in Hubei province's capital Wuhan, directly under the State Ethnic Affairs Commission of PRC. It is a comprehensive university founded in 1951 as South Central College for Nationalities (Chinese: 中南民族学院). In March 2002, the school adopted the name South Central University for Nationalities. It is one of the six national higher education institutes for ethnic groups in China.

South-Central Minzu University
中南民族大学
Former names
South Central College for Nationalities
Motto笃信好学 自然宽和
Motto in English
Be a naturally easy-going person with serious belief and knowledge
TypeNational university
Established1951
PresidentLi Jinlin (李金林)
Administrative staff
1923
Students32,000
Location
Wuhan
,
Hubei
,
 People's Republic of China
Campus100 ha
Websitewww.scuec.edu.cn
The university library

Development and honor

In recent years, SCMZU has made a steady and rapid development. It was graded as “excellence” in the undergraduate teaching assessment by the Ministry of Education in 2001. It developed from a college into a university and renamed into South-Central University for Nationalities in 2002 (Latterly changed into South-Central Minzu University). In September 2003, it became a university co-supported by the State of Ethnic Affairs and the Municipal Government of Wuhan. It won the honor as “Model Institute for National Ethnic Unity” in May 2005, awarded by the State Council. In 2006, SCMZU was again graded as “excellence” in the undergraduate teaching assessment. In 2008, it won the title “Model Institute” granted by the State of Ethnic Affairs, and the third prize for its great achievement in “The Higher Education Campus Culture Construction” granted by the Ministry of Education. For the last consecutive 10 years, it has been awarded for five times the honor of “Model Institute in Hubei Province.”

During the last six decades, more than 100,000 students graduated from SCMZU.

Campus

South-Central Minzu University boasts a campus of 1500 mu (100 ha), with construction area of 1,000,000 square meters, a modern-facilitated library with 2.8 million books and the first museum of ethnology in Chinese universities.

Staff and faculty
  • 1,240 Full-time faculty
  • 168 Professors
  • 407 Associate Professors
  • 365 PhD and master supervisors
  • 32 Provincial-level experts
  • 29 Teachers enjoying State council Special Allowance
  • 79% Teachers with PhD or master's degree

Courses and programs
  • 68 Undergraduate majors
  • 19 research-oriented MA program (Category I discipline)
  • 72 research-oriented MA program (Category II discipline)
  • 10 Professional master's degree program
  • 1 PhD program (Category I discipline)
  • 5 PhD program (Category II discipline)

Colleges and schools
  • School of Law (法学院)
  • School of Literature and Journalism (文学与新闻传播学院)
  • School of Fine Arts(美术学院)
  • School of Ethnology and Sociology (民族学与社会学学院)
  • School of Foreign Languages (外语学院)
  • School of Economics (经济学院)
  • School of Management (管理学院)
  • School of Public Administration (公共管理学院)
  • School of Marxism (马克思主义学院)
  • School of Computer Science (计算机科学学院)
  • School of Mathematics and Statistics (数学与统计学学院)
  • School of Electronic and Information Engineering (电子信息工程学院)
  • School of Biomedical Engineering (生物医学工程学院)
  • School of Chemistry and Materials Science (化学与材料科学学院)
  • School of Life Sciences (生命科学学院)
  • School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (药学院)
  • School of Physical Education (体育学院)
  • School of Music and Dance (音乐舞蹈学院)
  • School of Education (教育学院)
  • School of Resources and Environment (资源环境学院)
  • School of Preparatory Education (预科教育学院)
  • School of Continuing Education (继续教育学院)

Education and research

Key laboratories and research institutes
  • Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science
  • Laboratory of Agricultural Technology Research and Development
  • Laboratory of China Minority Pharmacy
  • Laboratory of Electronic and Information Engineering
  • Laboratory of Biotechnology
  • Wuhan Institute for Neuroscience & Neuroengineering
  • The Soft Science Research Base of Low-carbon Development and Cleaner Production
  • Ethnic Minority Study Center of South China
  • Aesthetic Culture Study Center of Minority in South-central China

Key disciplines (provincial/ministerial level)
  • Ethnology (Category I discipline)
    • Ethnology
    • Marxist Minority Theory and Policy
    • History of China Minorities
    • Art of China Minorities
    • Economy of China Minorities
  • Theory of Literature and Art
  • Technology of Computer Application
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Linguistics and Linguistics Application of Foreign Languages
  • Jurisprudence
  • Educational Economy and Management

Research and academic achievements (2006-2010)
  • 48 Research institutes and centers
  • 14 Authorized patents
  • 169 Awards for scientific and technological achievements
  • 172 Published books
  • 4,229 Published academic papers
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