Foshan University

Foshan University

佛山科学技术学院 (Chinese)
Motto	明德博学，自强有为
Motto in English	Upright, Independent, Accountable, Knowledgeable
Type	Public
Established	1958; 66 years ago (1958)
President	Zou Cairong
Academic staff	1490
Undergraduates	21,968
Location	Foshan , Guangdong , China
Campus	(2.53 km2)
Affiliations	Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance (GHMUA)
Website	www.fosu.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	佛山科学技术学院
Traditional Chinese	佛山科學技術學院
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fúshān Kēxué Jìshù Xuéyuàn

Foshan University (FOSU, Chinese: 佛山科学技术学院) is a designated full-time comprehensive university in Foshan, Guangdong province, China.

History

The university is a merger between its predecessor and Foshan Agriculture & Animal Husbandry College approved by the Chinese Education Ministry. It came under the administration of the Guangdong provincial government and Foshan local government in 1995.

In 2002, Foshan University was accredited with the national teaching assessment for bachelor's degree program. After merging with Foshan Medical College and Foshan College of Education in 2005, Foshan University has four campuses — home campus, Northern campus, Hebin Road campus, and Tongji West campus — covering a land area of 2,210.7 acres (8.946 km²), with a total construction area of 345,400 square meters.^[1]

Administration

The university comprises the following schools: Literature and Art School, Law and Politics School, Science School, Mechatronics and Information Engineering School, Environment and Civil Engineering School, Life Science School, Business School, Medical School, Education Science School, Faculty of Physical Education.

The university has been developing into a well-structured, multidisciplinary university with a full set of specialties.

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