📖 Introduction
Co-sponsored by the People’s Government of Anhui Province
and the Ministry of Education of PRC, Anhui University is a member university
of “Project 211”(a national key university construction project) and a key
comprehensive university affiliated with Anhui Province. As a pioneer of modern
higher education in Anhui, AHU was established in Anqing City (the capital of
Anhui Province at that time) in 1928.
🏛️ About
Anhui University
At present, AHU has four campuses and one university science
and technology park, covering an area of over 215 hectares and boasting 1.25
million square meters of floor space. The university libraries have a
collection of over 3.50 million books. AHU enjoys a teaching and administrative
staff of more than 2600. By the end of 2016, there were 1,687 full-time
teachers. Among them, there are more than 900 professors and associate
professors, 1 winner of The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars,
1 distinguished professor of the “Changjiang Scholars Program” of MOE, 2
experts recruited through the “Thousand Talents Plan”, 1 winner of the National
Award for Distinguished Teachers, 24 winners of the Provincial Award for
Distinguished Teachers, 3 experts recruited through the “100-, 1000- and
10000-talent Plan”, 12 experts recruited through the “New
Century Talent Supporting Project” of MOE, 13 distinguished
professors of the “Wanjiang Scholars Program” of Anhui Province, 5 experts
recruited through “Hundred Talents Plan” of Anhui Province, 5 experts recruited
through “The Recruitment Program of Global Experts” and 139 experts awarded
special subsidy by the State Council and People’s Government of Anhui Province.
By the end of 2016, there were 416 PhD candidates, 5757 master candidates,
21323 undergraduates and 545 international students.
Anhui University has a comprehensive range of disciplines
covering 10 categories: humanities, science, engineering, economy, management,
law, history, philosophy, education and art. It consists of 26 schools and
departments. There are 13 post-doctoral research stations, 12 first-level
doctoral programs, 2 second-level doctoral programs, 31 first-level master
degree programs, 2 second-level master degree programs, 95 programs for
undergraduates. It also has 2 national key disciplines, 25 provincial key disciplines
There is a national and local joint engineering laboratory, 1 MOE key base for
research in humanities and social sciences, 2 MOE key laboratories, 1 MOE
engineering research center, 1 modern experimental technology Center, 6
provincial key bases for research in humanities and social sciences, 10
provincial key laboratories, 8 provincial engineering technology research
centers, 3 provincial public service platforms of science and technology
innovation, 2 national off-campus practice education bases for college
students, 4 national experimental teaching demonstration centers and 9
provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers.
In recent years, AHU has signed cooperation agreements with
16 cities in Anhui Province and established cooperative relations in
production, education, and research with over 600 corporations. It has
established contacts and cooperative relationships with 124 renowned colleges
and universities as well as research institutes from foreign countries and
regions, including the US, the UK, Germany, and Japan. It has established 3
Confucius Institutes in collaboration with 3 universities in Chile, Ukraine, and
Azerbaijan.
With a long history, a profound cultural connotation, a
variety of disciplines, strong academic strength, distinctive research
characteristics, a thick innovative atmosphere, a beautiful campus environment, and first-class teaching conditions, AHU has become a key base for cultivating
high-level talents for Anhui Province, having great influence both at home and
abroad.