Yunnan University

Yunnan University was founded in 1922 as a private Donglu University. It was renamed provincial Yunnan University in 1934 and national Yunnan University in 1938. There is no school bell in Yunda. The bell in the school bell tower is the bell for class. The old buildings in the campus have left the vicissitudes of history for this century old school. In Yunda, you can get close to lovely squirrels and play with them on campus. The ginkgo road in yundali also adds a bit of romance to the school. Walking on the road, you can see the ginkgo falling and smell the fragrance of ginkgo. It has a unique artistic conception.

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Historical evolution

Private Donglu University

At the beginning of the 20th century, the trend of setting up universities in all parts of the country gradually flourished. After the restoration of Yunnan in 1911, it is urgent to develop education and cultivate talents.

In 1919, the Congress of Yunnan Province deliberated and approved the petition by Gong Zizhi and others. Tang Jiyao, then governor and governor of Yunnan Province, told the provincial council in September in the name of Yunnan governor's office and governor's office, saying that "the establishment of a university must be completed."

On August 10, 1922, Tang Jiyao made a private donation of one hundred thousand old Dian yuan, and asked the financial secretary to allocate one hundred thousand yuan from the official shares of Dongchuan Mining Industry as the start-up expenses of the University. Tang Jiyao appointed the old Gongyuan as the permanent site of Donglu University. In November, the preparatory office voted to appoint Tang Jiyao and Wang Jiuling as Honorary Presidents and Dong Ze as president. On December 8, the private Donglu University announced its establishment and opened its seal letter.

In January 1923, the matriculation students of Donglu University began to register. On March 2, the entrance examination was held, and a total of 108 matriculation students were enrolled. On April 20, the foundation of Huize College of private Donglu University was laid and the opening ceremony was held, with preparatory, undergraduate and affiliated middle schools.

 

In the spring of 1925, the undergraduate course was set up with two branches of Arts and engineering.

Provincial Donglu University

In 1930, private Donglu University was changed into provincial Donglu University.

In 1931, the provincial Donglu university suspended its preparatory course, started its undergraduate course, and later changed it into a science institute.

In 1932, Yunnan Provincial Normal University was merged into the University of education, and the University of Arts was expanded into the University of Arts and Sciences.

 

Yunnan Provincial University

In September 1934, the provincial Donglu University was renamed Yunnan University. It has a college of Arts and law, a college of science and technology, a medical specialty, and a coal experimental field as the starting point of the agricultural college.

In 1937, Xiong Qinglai was appointed president of Yunnan University. He has a college of Arts and Sciences (College of Arts and education), a college of science and Technology (College of technology and Department of Science) and a medical specialty.

 

National Yunnan University

In 1938, the provincial Yunnan University was transformed into the national Yunnan University, becoming one of the earliest comprehensive universities established in the western border areas of China, with an annual funding of 500000 yuan. In the 1940s, Yunnan University became one of the five universities designated by the State Department to exchange students between China and the United States. During the Anti Japanese War, Yunda successively opened 18 departments, three specialized subjects and two research rooms.

In 1946, national Yunnan University was listed as one of the 15 famous universities in China by the Concise Encyclopedia of Britain and one of the five domestic universities designated by the State Department of the United States to exchange students between China and the United States. There are 5 colleges, 18 departments, 3 specialized subjects and 3 research rooms. In addition, there are internship factories, affiliated hospitals, farms, affiliated middle schools, various committees and other institutions.

 

Yunnan University

From 1951 to 1958, the national departments were adjusted. In 1950, the private Wuhua College of Arts and Sciences and Yunnan Provincial College of English were merged into Yunnan University, and the national Yunnan University was renamed Yunnan University.

 

In August 1951, some majors of aviation department and Agricultural College of Yunnan University were merged into Sichuan University.

 

In 1952, the major of nonferrous metals in Chongqing University was incorporated into Yunnan University. Some departments of agriculture and economic management in the Agricultural College of Yunnan University were merged into Southwest Agricultural College (Southwest University). In that year, Yunnan University became the first university in the province to be allowed to recruit postgraduates. The first majors to be recruited were ecology and botany in biology department, Chinese language and literature in Chinese Department, and ethnic history in history department.

In 1953, some teachers and students of mining and metallurgy department, mechanical and electrical department, mathematics department, Chemistry Department of Guizhou University and Guizhou Institute of technology, and Horticulture Department of Xichang technical college were transferred to Yunnan University. In March, the Department of law and politics of Yunnan University was merged into southwest people's revolutionary University (Southwest University of political science and law), the Department of wood and soil architecture participated in the merger to form Chongqing Institute of Civil Engineering (Chongqing University), the management group of the Department of railway management was merged into Beijing Railway University (Beijing Jiaotong University), the engineering group was transferred to Central South University of Civil Engineering (Central South University), and the Department of civil engineering was transferred to Sichuan University Department of water conservancy and Department of architecture were incorporated into Chongqing Institute of civil engineering and Architecture (Chongqing University).

In August 1954, the mechanical, electrical, civil engineering and Water Conservancy Department of Yunnan University participated in the merger to establish Chengdu Institute of technology. The Institute of Technology participated in the merger to establish Kunming Institute of Technology (Kunming University of science and Technology). The agricultural college was transformed into Kunming agricultural and Forestry College (Yunnan Agricultural University, Southwest Forestry University), and the medical college was transformed into Kunming Medical College (Kunming Medical University). After the adjustment of departments, Yunnan University only has arts and science, with a total of six departments.

In August 1958, the school was put under the management of Yunnan provincial government under the Ministry of education.

In 1961, Yunnan University of political science, Department of Arts and science of South Yunnan University and Department of Arts and science of West Yunnan University were merged into Yunnan University.

In 1962, Yunnan Institute of nationalities was incorporated into Yunnan University.

In 1965, the geography major of Kunming Normal University was incorporated into Yunnan University.

In 1978, the University resumed recruiting graduate students, and was listed as one of the 88 national key universities by the Ministry of education.

In November 1981, with the approval of the State Council, Yunnan University became the first batch of doctoral and master's degree awarding units in China, and began to confer degrees in 1984.

In April 1994, Yunnan University and Malaysia International Modern Design Group jointly established the international modern design art college of Yunnan University.

In June 1997, the editorial board of Yunnan Province put the organization, establishment and personnel of Yunnan Institute of Microbiology under the management of Yunnan University. In November, the University officially became one of the first batch of 61 Universities under the "211 Project".

In June 1999, the Law School of Yunnan University (including the former Yunnan College of political science and law) was established. In December, based on the Department of foreign languages and the Ministry of public foreign language teaching (including the foreign language teaching and research section of the basic Department of Yunnan College of political science and law), the school of foreign languages of Yunnan University was established. In the same year, the University was approved to set up a mobile post doctoral research station.

On January 3, 2000, the Provincial Planning Commission approved that Yunnan University and Yunnan Hongyu group company jointly set up Huamei College (later renamed Yunnan University Dianchi College).

In June 2001, the "211 Project" and "Ninth Five Year Plan" construction of Yunnan University passed the acceptance smoothly. In August, Fudan University and Yunnan University signed an agreement on counterpart support and co construction, and Lijiang administrative office planned to build Lijiang Institute of tourism and culture (jointly organized with Yunda). In December, the school was approved to set up a demonstration software college.

On March 11, 2004, Yunnan University was jointly established by the Ministry of education and Yunnan Province. Yunnan Institute of geography was incorporated into Yunnan University.

In 2006, the University was awarded excellent undergraduate teaching school by the Ministry of education. In April, the University was selected as the National College Students' cultural quality education base. In November, the University was selected into the "discipline innovation and talent introduction plan for colleges and universities" (111 plan). Yunnan electronic computing center and Yunnan Institute of computing technology were merged into Yunnan University.

In 2008, the University was selected into the "national innovative experiment program for college students". In 2012, the University was selected into the national "Midwest university basic capacity construction project" and "Midwest university comprehensive strength improvement project". In November, the school was selected into the "excellent legal talents education and training plan" of the Ministry of education and the central political and Legal Commission, and became one of the first batch of 58 applied and compound legal professional talents education and training bases in China.

In November 2011, the Medical College of Yunnan University was officially restored.

In 2012, the Ministry of education of the people's Republic of China and the political and Legal Commission of the CPC Central Committee selected the Law School of Yunnan University as the education and training base for applied and compound excellent legal talents.

In July 2013, the University became a member of the national key construction universities (z14) alliance of "one province, one university" in central and Western China. In October, the school was selected into the "excellent engineer education and training plan" of the Ministry of education.

In July 2014, the University was rated by the Ministry of education as a national university with typical employment experience for graduates.

In December 2015, Yunnan electronic computing center was incorporated into Yunnan University.

In 2016, the University was included in the national "one province, one school" project key construction institutions.

In September 2017, the University was selected as one of the first batch of "double first-class" 42 "world-class universities".

 

In 2018, the University was selected as one of the 14 universities jointly built by the Ministry of education. November, School

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