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Background of Yangtze UniversityYangtze University is an amalgamation of former Jianghan Petroleum University , Hubei Agricultural University, Jingzhou Teacher's University and Hubei Medical Staff College upon the approval of the Ministry of Education of P. R. China April 2003. Yangtze University , under the strong support of Hubei Province , is the largest and multidisciplinary university affiliated to Hubei Government. Yangtze University is located in the famous ancient historic city of Jingzhou on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River . Jingzhou, with a history of more than 2,600 years, is the cradle of Chu Culture and one of primary places of Three Kingdoms culture. Jingzhou was the native place of Qu Yuan, the great patriotic poet in China and a town of military importance in the periods of dozens of kingdoms and dynasties. To the east of Jingzhou is Wuhan , a hub city of traffic; to the west is the world-known project of Three Gorges; to the south is the vast lake of Dong Ting ; to the north is the imposing beautiful mountain of Wu Dang . Having peaceful, picturesque campuses dotted with relaxing and scenic spaces, the university has been awarded as garden-like institution by Hubei Government. Yangtze University has established university and enterprise partnerships with 40 large sized and oversize state-owned enterprises. The university has also found a collaborative partnership with 20 cities and counties. It has been appointed as the experiment institution of university-industry-science partnership from the Ministry of Education. Yangtze University has entered into cooperative agreements with 22 institutions of higher learning. It has developed academic exchanges with institutes and international organizations from 39 countries and regions. Since 2003, the university has sent 71 staff members abroad for further studies and has invited 60 foreign scholars. Yangtze University sends its students to study in foreign countries such as the United Kingdom , the United States , Germany and South Korea . Yangtze University offers all of its programs for international students to study. |
