中国地质大学（武汉） | |
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Former names | Beijing Institute of Geology Hubei College of Geology Wuhan College of Geology |
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| Motto | 艰苦朴素 求真务实 |
Motto in English | Being austere and simple, keeping on practice and acting for truth |
| Type | Nationalpublic |
| Established | 1952; 74 years ago (1952) |
Academic affiliations | Double First-Class Construction |
| Chairman | He Guangcai (何光彩) |
| President | Wang Yanxin (王焰新) |
| Location | , Hubei ,China 30°31′18″N114°24′00″E / 30.52167°N 114.40000°E /30.52167; 114.40000 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
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TheChina University of Geosciences (Wuhan) is a public university inWuhan,Hubei,China. It is affiliated with theMinistry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education and the Hubei Provincial People's Government. The university is part of theDouble First-Class Construction andProject 211.
The China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) and the China University of Geosciences (Beijing) are considered separate entities, although these two universities shared common history until 2005. CUG Wuhan and CUG Beijing have different constitutions, presidents, and governing boards, as well as separate legal entity registration, admission procedures, financial systems, Internet domains, and logos.
The Main Campus of CUG is referred to as Nanwangshan Mountain Campus, because the campus was located at the foot of Nanwangshan mountain and it also has a tunnel which connect west campus and north campus running through the mountain. It has a large annual enrollment and has a wide range of courses other than geosciences.[1] Its Yifu Museum (donated bySir Run Run Shaw) is known for housing China's top ranked displays of dinosaur fossils, mineral and rock specimens.[2]
The New Campus of CUG was built in the Future technology city of Wuhan.[3] It opened in September 2019.[4]
The history of China University of Geosciences dates back toBeijing Institute of Geology (BIG;Chinese:北京地质学院;pinyin:Běijīng Dìzhì Xuéyuàn) which was a merger of the geology departments ofTsinghua University,Peking University,Tianjin University andTangshan Railway College in 1952. It was among China's first 16 key universities back in the 1950s. The university suspended operations from 1966 to 1970 due to theCultural Revolution.
In 1970, the school reopened inJiangling County, Hubei Province asHubei College of Geology (simplified Chinese:湖北地质学院;traditional Chinese:湖北地質學院;pinyin:Húběi Dìzhì Xuéyuàn).[5]
In 1975 the campus was moved toWuhan, and the school was renamedWuhan College of Geology (WCG;simplified Chinese:武汉地质学院;traditional Chinese:武漢地質學院;pinyin:Wǔhàn Dìzhì Xuéyuàn). In 1978 BIG reopened in Beijing with the help ofDeng Xiaoping. In 1986 the Chinese Government ratified the foundation of the Beijing Graduate School of WCG. It was ranked as one of the first 33 Graduate Schools nationwide.
Later in 1987, WCG was renamedChina University of Geosciences, and its branch campus in Beijing was renamed theBeijing Graduate School of China University of Geosciences. In 2005, the two campuses in Wuhan and Beijing were separated into two individual entities and renamedChina University of Geosciences (CUG) andChina University of Geosciences (Beijing) (CUGB), respectively. CUG is included in the Chinese stateDouble First Class University Plan.[1]
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| QS World[9] | 851-900 (2026) |
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