Yangtze University

About Yangtze University

Yangtze University is the largest comprehensive university with a full range of disciplines among higher education institutions in Hubei Province, one of the Key Universities of Hubei Province, one of the Universities selected for National Education Power Project as well as one of the Domestic First-class Construction Universities of Hubei Province. Moreover, the university is jointly built by People's Government of Hubei Province, China National Petroleum Corporation, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, China National Offshore Oil Corporation and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The university is mainly located in Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, a historical and cultural city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and it also has Wuhan Campus. The university history of operation can be traced back to 1,936, and it has distinctive features in the fields of petroleum science and technology, flooding disaster and wetland agriculture, as well as the study of Jing Chu culture. The university has strong academic strength, and 5 disciplines including engineering, botany & zoology, agricultural science, earth science and clinical medicine have entered the top global 1% of ESI, and the number of selected disciplines ranks the top among provincial universities. The university has 3,107 faculty members, including 2,361 full-time. Among full-time teachers, there are 338 professors and 867 associate professors. There are 2,143 teachers with master and PhD degrees, wherein 1,057 teachers with PhD degrees. 293 teachers have been selected for talent projects and obtained expert titles at provincial and ministerial levels, and 51 of whom have been entitled as national talents. There are 151 doctoral supervisors, 1,217 master's supervisors, 64 part-time doctoral supervisors and 868 part-time master's supervisors.