Shanxi University

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Historical evolution

The period of Shanxi University

In September 1901, CEN Chunxuan, governor of Shanxi Province, ordered by the Qing government that all academies in all provinces should set up big schools in the provincial capital. He merged Jinyang academy and Lingde Academy in Bingzhou to prepare for the establishment of Shanxi University.

 

On May 8, 1902, Shanxi University was founded. Soon after, CEN Chunxuan accepted the suggestion of Timothy Li, an Englishman, and asked the Qing government to approve the addition of Xizhai, the original part of which was called Zhongzhai. On June 26, Xizhai school began, and dun Chongli was the general teacher of Xixue special school. In the same year, Shanxi University established the translation academy in Shanghai.

 

In 1903, according to the Qing government's "zooding school charter" which required three subjects to be called a university, other provinces changed the school into a higher school in accordance with the rules. In China, only Beijing Normal University, Beiyang University and Shanxi University were called the University.

 

The period of national Shanxi University

In 1912, it was renamed Shanxi University.

 

In 1918, it was established as national Shanxi University.

The period of Shanxi University

In 1931, it was renamed Shanxi University.

 

At the beginning of August 1937, the Japanese invaders attacked the north section of Tongpu road and Taiyuan, and the Shanxi provincial government ordered Shanxi University and colleges and universities in the provincial capital to move to southern Shanxi. The law school moved to Pingyao, the literature school to Yuncheng, and the University Department and the Institute of science and technology to Linfen.

In the spring of 1938, the counties in southern Shanxi were occupied one after another, and Shanxi University was forced to stop running.

On December 23, 1939, Shanxi University resumed classes in Sanyuan, Shaanxi Province.

 

At the end of October 1941, after Sanyuan returned to school, the school moved to huxiaogou, Qiulin Town, Yichuan County, Shaanxi Province due to the "national trend".

In January 1943, affected by typhus in Huxiao Valley, the school moved to Kenanpo.

In April 1946, he returned to Taiyuan houjiaxiang campus.

 

In the spring of 1949, the College of science of Chinese University was merged into Shanxi University. In the early days of the founding of the people's Republic of China, the University set up five colleges of Arts, science, medicine, engineering and law, with Deng chumin, a progressive scholar, as its president. The law department of the law school was incorporated into Peking University.

From 1952 to 1953, colleges and departments of Shanxi University were adjusted as follows

① The two academies of Arts and Science (including seven departments of Chinese, history, foreign language, education, mathematics, chemistry and biology, and five specialized subjects of Chinese, history and geography, mathematics, physics and chemistry, biology and physical education) were merged and renamed Shanxi Normal University;

② In the Institute of Technology (including seven departments of civil engineering, mining engineering, metallurgical engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and Textile Engineering), the Department of Metallurgical Engineering participated in the establishment of the newly established Beijing Institute of iron and steel industry (now Beijing University of science and Technology), the Department of textile engineering and the Department of mining engineering were merged into Northwest Institute of Technology (now Northwest University of Technology), and the rest of the Institute of Technology (Mechanical Engineering, electrical engineering and Textile Engineering) The four departments of electrical engineering, civil engineering and chemical engineering were independently established as Taiyuan Institute of Technology (today's Taiyuan University of Technology);

③ Medical College (including Department of Medicine) was established independently (now Shanxi Medical University);

④ The school of law was renamed the school of Finance and Economics (including the three departments of economics, business administration and accounting), and later transferred to Renmin University of China.

 

In 1953, after the adjustment of colleges and departments in Colleges and universities, it was renamed Shanxi Normal University.

 

In 1958, on the basis of the original 7 departments and 3 subjects, the school restored the Department of education, added the Department of geography and physical education and 7 one-year specialized courses in political history, mathematics, biochemistry, Chinese, mathematics, geography and physical education, established the Department of scientific research, opened and enrolled 6 professional graduate classes. We took over affiliated middle schools and primary schools, reorganized nurseries and kindergartens, and formed a complete teaching system from nurseries and kindergartens to universities.

 

In 1959, the organizational system of Shanxi University was restored.

In 1961, it merged with Shanxi Normal University and was still named Shanxi University.

 

In 1962, Shanxi Institute of physical education and Shanxi Institute of art were merged into Shanxi University.

 

In 1998, it became the key construction University of Shanxi Province.

 

In 1999, it was selected into the first batch of national college students' cultural quality education bases.

 

In 2001, the Graduate School of Shanxi University was established.

In November 2008, the University established the Confucius Institute of Yerevan national language and Culture University with Yerevan national language and Culture University in bulusov.

 

In November 2009, the University and the University of Pfeiffer in North Carolina jointly established the Confucius Institute of Pfeiffer University.

 

In 2010, it was selected into the national characteristic key discipline project "construction university".

 

In May 2012, on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the founding of the University, the University was selected into the "basic capacity construction project of universities in the central and western regions"; in November, it became the only university selected into the national "comprehensive strength improvement project of universities in the central and Western Regions" in Shanxi Province, and entered the new platform of "one province, one university" to build a distinctive and high-level university.

 

In February 2014, Taiyuan electric power college was merged into Shanxi University and became the dadongguan campus of Shanxi University.

 

On December 27, 2016, the big data School of Shanxi University and the big data science and Industry Research Institute of Shanxi University were unveiled.

On March 29, 2017, the Confucius Institute of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, jointly built by Shanxi University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, was unveiled

 

In June, the school was identified as the first batch of provincial innovation and entrepreneurship demonstration bases in Shanxi Province

 

On June 30, the construction of Dongshan campus of Shanxi University started to lay the foundation; in August, the University was selected as the "model school of university teacher assessment and evaluation reform" by the Ministry of education.

In 2018, on the basis of the construction of "one province, one school" by the Ministry of education, the University became a ministry provincial University jointly built by the Ministry of education and the Shanxi provincial government; on May 7 of the same year, the school of international relations of Shanxi University was officially inaugurated

 

In August, the University and Peking University signed the implementation plan for Peking University to support the construction and development of Shanxi University.

 

In February 2019, Shanxi University was recognized by the Ministry of education as one of the first batch of Universities' scientific and technological achievements transformation and technology transfer bases.

 

In November, Shanxi University's Shanxi opera inheritance base was selected into the list of excellent traditional Chinese culture inheritance bases in Colleges and universities nationwide in 2019.

 

In December, the "Xinghuacun College of Shanxi University (Shanxi Brewing Industry Research Institute)" jointly built by Shanxi University, Xinghuacun Fen Liquor Group and Fenyang City was inaugurated.

 

School running conditions

Department major

As of May 2020, Shanxi University has 31 colleges (departments) and 86 undergraduate majors.

 

 

Discipline construction

According to the official website of Shanxi University in May 2020, Shanxi University has 2 national key disciplines, 10 key disciplines in Shanxi Province, 18 key construction disciplines in Shanxi Province, 3 key supporting disciplines in Shanxi Province, and 2 advantageous key discipline construction projects in Shanxi Province; 17 first-class discipline authorization points and 3 second-class discipline authorization points for doctoral degree; 38 first-class discipline authorization points and 3 second-class discipline authorization points for master degree There are 16 authorized centers, 18 types of master's degree, 2 interdisciplinary research centers and 2 master's degree centers, 4 secondary science centers and 4 master's degree centers, and 14 mobile post doctoral research centers.

 

Key subjects

 

Degree awarding point

 

center for post-doctoral studies

Physics, chemistry, philosophy, environmental science, biology, history, management science and engineering, physical education, computer science and technology, politics, Marxist theory, Chinese language and literature, archaeology, ecology.

Teaching construction

quality engineering

As of December 2019, Shanxi University has 4 national characteristic majors and 19 Shanxi brand majors; 5 national excellent courses, 2 National Excellent Video open courses, 7 national planning textbooks, 21 provincial excellent courses, 3 national experimental teaching demonstration centers and 13 provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers; 2 provincial talent training mode innovation experimental zones; and 3 National University experimental teaching demonstration centers There is one off campus practice education base for students.

 

Teaching achievements

According to the official website of the school in May 2020, the school has won three second prizes of the national teaching achievement award, one first prize and five second prizes of the excellent achievement award of the Ministry of education.

 

Student achievement

By 2019, students of Shanxi University have won 33 first prizes in the National Undergraduate Mathematical modeling competition, the "Challenge Cup" extracurricular scientific and technological works competition, the National Undergraduate Electronic Design Competition, the National Undergraduate advertising art competition and the English competition

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