Yangtze University

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Yangtze University
长江大学
Yangtze University logo.png
TypePublic
Established1950
Students41000
Location, ,
China
Websiteenglish.yangtzeu.edu.cn

Yangtze University (YU, Chinese: 长江大学; pinyin: Chángjiāng Dàxué) is a university in Jingzhou and Wuhan, in Hubei province, China.

The University was established by merging Jianghan Petroleum Institute, Hubei Agricultural college, Jingzhou Teacher's college, and Hubei Medical Staff College in 2003.[1] The main campus is in Jingzhou, with a new campus built in Wuhan.[2] The school has established cooperation with some Chinese oil companies.[2]

Yangtze University is known for its petroleum-related teaching programs and research capacities in China, as the former Jianghan Petroleum Institute was one of the major Chinese petroleum institutes.

Notable faculty and alumni[]

  • Zhang Yongyi (张永一), Vice Minister of the Ministry of Petroleum, Deputy General Manager of China National Petroleum Corporation, former director of the former Southwest Petroleum Institute
  • Shohrat Zakir (雪克来提·扎克尔), Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Party committee secretary, autonomous region people's government party secretary, chairman
  • Li Fanrong (李凡荣), CNOOC Group members, deputy general manager, limited company CEO and president
  • Liao Yongyuan (廖永远), General Manager of China National Petroleum Corporation

References[]

  1. ^ "Yangtze University". Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Profile of Yangtze University". Retrieved June 22, 2013.

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