Guizhou Minzu University

Guizhou Minzu University was founded on May 17, 1951, making it one of the earliest universities for nationalities established after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It is a Guizhou priority development university, jointly developed by the Guizhou Provincial People’s Government and National Ethnic Affairs Commission, and a host university for international students receiving the Chinese Government Scholarship. It is authorized to award doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s degrees. It is located in Gui’an New Area, a national-level new area that demonstrates integrated city-industry innovation and ecological development, covering 3240 mu with 1.2 million square meters of university buildings.

The university has a well-structured faculty with a positive development trajectory. It has 249 people with full senior professional titles, 503 with associate senior professional titles, 710 doctorate holders and 961 postgraduate supervisors. It has 1 first-level doctoral degree authorization, 11 first-level master’s degree authorizations, 22 professional master’s degree authorizations and 65 regular undergraduate programs.

The university vigorously pursues open education. In 2019, it received approval for a National Ethnic Affairs Commission “Belt and Road” Country and Regional Studies Center. In 2025, it was approved to offer a cooperative undergraduate music performance program with the Conservatory of Music in La Spezia, Italy. In 2026, it was approved to establish the Guizhou Minzu University-Lincoln Joint College with the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom. It has a School of ASEAN Humanities, focusing on cultivating specialized talent for regional cooperation and exchanges with ASEAN, and currently offers three less commonly taught language programs: Thai, Lao and Vietnamese. It has stable partnerships with universities in countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia. Through high-level programs in cooperative education, joint training and collaborative research, it regularly conducts teacher and student exchanges, academic interactions and faculty training. To date, it has trained over 2000 international students from around the world.

Guizhou Minzu University homepage: http://www.gzmu.edu.cn/