| Anhui University,
the key comprehensive provincial institution, is located in Hefei,
the beautiful capital city of Anhui Province. Founded in 1928 in
Anqing and moved to Hefei in 1958, Anhui University is now a basically
developed higher institution supported by the government under the
State 211 Project.
The university has four campuses
and one hi-tech park, covering a total area of 3200 mu(213.3 hectares).
The university¡¯s libraries have collection of more than 1.75 million
books and over 7000 Chinese and foreign periodicals. The university
is equipped with a campus computer network. It consists of 19 schools,
66 departments, 66 undergraduate specialties,119 master degree programs,
16 Ph.D. programs, and 1 post-doctor's scientific research migrant
station, 4 professional master degree programs, and 2 state-level
disciplines, 12 provincial-level disciplines. The university has
a staff of 2450, among whom 210 are professors and 490 associate
professors. The student population totals 28143, in addition to
6466 adult students.
The university attaches great importance
to international exchange and cooperation. Now, it has entered into
agreements with 84 overseas institutions. Together with some sister
institutions, it has established ¡°Korean Language Training Center¡±,
¡°English Language Center¡±, ¡°Japanese Language Center¡±, ¡°St. Thomas
Education Institution¡± and ¡°Latin America Culture Research Center¡±.
The ¡°3+1¡± and ¡°4+1¡± programs with the University of Greenwich, Britain
progress well. The university is authorized by the Ministry of Education
to enroll international students who enjoy Chinese government¡¯s
scholarships. It was designated by Overseas Chinese Affairs Office
under the State Council the Teaching Base for Chinese Language and
Culture in 2000. It has also entered the national program of jointly
establishing Confucius Institutions in Chile and Ukraine.
Anhui Province is rich in natural
scenic spots and historic places of interests, such as, Mount Huangshan,
listed by UNESCO as natural and cultural heritage and ancient folk
houses in Xidi and Hongcun villages as cultural heritage; Mount
Jiuhua, one of the four Buddhist shines; Mount Qiyun, one of the
four Taoist shrines. With Yangtze River and Huaihe River across
Anhui province and with a galaxy of men of letters, Anhui has been
famous for its rich and colorful local culture, especially, Hui
culture in Southern Anhui and Huaihe culture in Northern Anhui.
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