Huangshan University

Huangshan University is a provincially administered comprehensive undergraduate institution in Huangshan, Anhui, an outstanding Chinese tourist city with beautiful mountains and rivers and a rich cultural heritage. It began offering higher education in 1978 and became Huizhou Teachers College in 1980. In December 1997, it was renamed Huangshan Junior College. In April 1998, the former Huizhou junior college division of the University of Science and Technology of China was incorporated in full, followed by the former Huangshan Forestry School in August 2000. In February 2002, it was upgraded to Huangshan University.

It has two campuses, Hengjiang and Shuaishui, covering 1800 mu, with 637600 square meters of buildings. Total assets are RMB 1.394 billion, including RMB 1.310 billion in fixed assets and RMB 364 million in teaching and research equipment. The library holds 3.7957 million books of various types and 2.3917 million periodical volumes, including 649 printed periodical titles. Its distinctive collections include more than 100000 Huizhou documents and over 14000 volumes or items of Huizhou local gazetteers, genealogies and ancient local texts.

The university has 16 schools and more than 17600 full-time undergraduates. Its 54 current admission programs cover 8 categories: engineering, management, literature, economics, the arts, education, science and agriculture. It has developed distinctive programs with influence within and beyond the province, including 5 national first-class undergraduate program development sites, 2 national distinctive programs, 1 national comprehensive reform pilot program, 2 national first-class courses and 13 provincial first-class undergraduate program development sites. Its 1167 faculty and staff include 99 with full senior professional and technical appointments and more than 300 teachers with doctorates. Ten serve as adjunct doctoral supervisors and 121 as adjunct master’s supervisors at other universities, and 299 master’s students are educated through joint or adjunct supervision.

Over its development, the university has established an identity as a local, application-oriented and international institution. Drawing on southern Anhui’s and Huangshan’s exceptional natural and cultural resources, it pursues a distinctive path of “making the most of Huangshan and Huizhou culture.” It has developed strengths in tourism, ecology and Huizhou culture, contributed actively to local economic and social development, and achieved notable educational results. It has been recognized as a national university with exemplary graduate employment experience, a participating institution in the national 13th Five-Year Plan project integrating industry and education in applied undergraduate institutions, one of Anhui’s first local high-level applied university development institutions, one of Anhui’s first pilot universities for comprehensive reform, an Anhui postdoctoral research workstation, a provincially prioritized institution for development toward master’s degree awarding status, an Anhui university under cultivation for distinctive applied strengths, an Anhui demonstration institution for law-based university governance, and an Anhui Civilized Campus.

Internationalization has produced substantial results. The university is developing the Study in Huangshan brand and passed quality accreditation for higher education of international students in China to a high standard. It also passed the Ministry of Education’s new round of Chinese-foreign cooperative education program evaluation, Anhui’s quality monitoring and evaluation of such programs, and an on-campus teaching evaluation by the French partner in its China-France program. Through its One School, One Partner University international exchange initiative, it has signed agreements with 18 universities and educational institutions, including the National University of Malaysia, and now has 52 overseas partner universities. It supports international student recruitment and overseas exchanges for faculty and students, with cumulative international enrollment of 783 and more than 400 faculty and student overseas exchange visits. It has been recognized as a provincial advanced institution in educational foreign affairs and approved as a provincial international exchange and cooperation base, one of the first Chinese language education bases, and an Overseas Chinese International Cultural Exchange Base. It was selected for China’s first excellent courses in understanding China for international students and as a social practice activity base for Chinese and foreign young people. Its China-France “4+0” hospitality management program with Vatel Business School in France has a prominent reputation, and graduates receive diplomas from both sides. It participates actively in educational integration in the Yangtze River Delta and has signed strategic cooperation agreements with China Foreign Affairs University and Shanghai University to jointly establish the Huangshan Institute for International Communication. It promotes university-locality cooperation through strategic agreements with Huangshan and its districts and counties, Chuzhou, Tongling and other localities. Deepening integration among government, industry, universities, research and users, it has established 17 industry-university-research cooperation platforms and sent doctorate holders to enterprises as deputy general managers for science and technology to support high-quality business development. It has established a university technology development center, promotes commercialization of research achievements and encourages personnel to apply for patents, supporting the development of local applied talent.

The university began receiving international students in 2006 and became a host university for Chinese Government Scholarship students in 2013. To date, more than 1000 international students from countries including South Korea, the United States, Uzbekistan, France, Switzerland, Romania, Russia, Yemen, Germany, Mongolia, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have studied here.

International student education includes degree and non-degree study. Degree education is mainly at undergraduate level. Outstanding students may receive the Chinese Government Scholarship, Anhui International Student Scholarship or Huangshan University Welcoming Pine International Student Scholarship. Non-degree education includes Chinese-language study, short-term training, winter and summer camps, and study tours on Chinese culture.

Drawing on its geographical advantages and Huizhou culture, the university integrates presentations of Chinese culture with classroom Chinese-language teaching and language practice. It also provides platforms for social internships and practical experience, pursuing a combined educational goal of language teaching, communicating Chinese culture and developing students’ practical abilities.

The university has an International Student Administration Section responsible for daily academic, living and safety matters. It has built two relatively independent, well-equipped international student residence buildings on the Hengjiang campus.

Studying at Huangshan University offers direct experience of China’s magnificent landscapes and the breadth and depth of its traditional culture. With an embrace as welcoming as Huangshan’s iconic Welcoming Pine, the university warmly welcomes friends from around the world!