University of Sanya

University of Sanya

三亚大学
Type	Private
Established	2005
Chairman	Li Shufu
President	Dr. Dan Lu
Students	20,000
Location	Sanya , Hainan ,  China
Website	http://www.sanyau.edu.cn/

University of Sanya (Chinese: 三亚学院, commonly referred to as USY) ^[1] was established in 2005 and endowed by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group as one of the first owned universities in China. Based in Sanya along the coast of the South China Sea, the university offers one of the best cultural experiences in China.^[promotion?] It currently consists of 18 schools and an office of academic affairs. 71 undergraduate degree programs in 9 categories are offered, including law, literature, economics, management, engineering, science, agriculture, education, and art. In 2018, the university enrolled 20,000 students together with 1000 teaching and research staff members. University of Sanya was ranked the 2nd in private universities in China in 2018, according to Chinese university ranking (CUAA).^{[citation needed]}

The university offers courses across geographical regions, and currently has made partnerships with State Forestry and Grassland Administration of China, Department of Culture Radio Television Publication and Sports of Hainan, Hainan Provincial Tourism Bureau, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hainan Microsoft Innovation Center, etc. USY pioneers in several key subjects, such as Tourism Management, Financial Engineering, in which Saxo Fintech Business school ^[2] was established jointly with Saxo Bank, and Automotive Engineering with Geely Auto. Thanks to its geographical location in Sanya which is boasted as "China's Hawaii", many academic forums including Global Humboldt Forum were held on campus. Boao Forum for Asia also has a proximity to the university and city.

See also[]

• List of universities and colleges in Hainan

References[]

External links[]

• Official website