Sichuan University

Sichuan University
四川大学
Motto海纳百川 有容乃大
Motto in English
Sea, all water, receives all rivers; Utmost wit listens to all sides[1]
TypePublic
Established1896; 128 years ago (1896)
PresidentWang Jingsong (汪劲松)
Academic staff
6,787[2]
Administrative staff
11,357
Students70,000[3]
Location, ,
China
Colors   
AffiliationsBRICS Universities League, Double First-Class Construction, 211 Project, 985 Project
Websitescu.edu.cn
en.scu.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese四川大学
Traditional Chinese四川大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSìchuān Dàxué

Sichuan University (SCU) is a public university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The university is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.[4]

In 1994, the then Chengdu University of Science and Technology and then Sichuan University merged to form Sichuan Union University (which was renamed Sichuan University in 1998). In 2000, the then West China University of Medical Sciences and then Sichuan University merged to establish the current form of Sichuan University.[5]

  1. ^ "About SCU - SiChuan University". Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. ^ https://rsc.scu.edu.cn/szdw/gk.htm
  3. ^ "Sichuan University". Archived from the original on 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  4. ^ "教育部 财政部 国家发展改革委关于公布世界一流大学和一流学科建设高校及建设学科名单的通知 - 中华人民共和国教育部政府门户网站". www.moe.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  5. ^ "学校简介 School Introduction". Sichuan University. Retrieved 2023-10-12.