Soochow University (Suzhou)

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Soochow University
	苏州大学 (traditional Chinese)
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Motto	養天地正氣，法古今完人
Motto in English	Unto A Full Grown Man
Type	Public
Established	1900; 125 years ago
President	Xiaohong Zhang
Location	Suzhou (Soochow) , Jiangsu , China
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	NAHLU
Website	eng.suda.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	苏州大学
Traditional Chinese	蘇州大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Sūzhōu Dàxué

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Soochow University (Chinese: 苏州大学), also known as Suzhou University, is a public university in Suzhou (Soochow), China. Its root can be traced to the original Soochow University (東吳大學) founded by Methodists in 1900, which was later split and merged with a couple of institutions. It is part of the Double First Class University Plan held by the Ministry of Education for developing world-class universities.^[3] It only admits those who score at top 5% in the National College Entrance Examination of China, thus is regarded as a relatively selective university. The School of Humanities, School of Textile and Clothing Engineering, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and School of Medicine are the university's most distinguished schools.

History

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Main Campus

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University Clock Building

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Kenneth Wang School of Law

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A Qing Dynasty Garden on campus

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Old Dongwu Daxue gate

The original Soochow University (simplified Chinese: 东吴大学; traditional Chinese: 東吳大學; pinyin: Dōngwú Dàxué; Wade–Giles: tung-wu ta hsüeh) was founded by Methodists in Suzhou in 1900 as a merger of three existing institutions: the Po-hsi Academy, the Kung-hsiang Academy, and the Chung-hsi Academy by David Lawrence Anderson who became its first president.^[4] Originally known as the Central University of China, it was renamed the Soochow University in the Republich of China period.^[5] The word Soochow in its English name is the old spelling of the city's Chinese name according to the early postal romanisation. The original Chinese name 東吳 (Tung-wu) refers to one of the Three Kingdoms in the ancient time, of which the region of Suzhou was an important part.

The university was split in 1949 as a result of the Chinese Civil War, and merged with the Southern Jiangsu College of Culture and Education and the Department of Mathematics and Physics at Jiangnan University to form the Jiangsu Teacher's College in 1952. The English name Soochow University was revived in 1982; however, the original Chinese name 東吳 (Tung-wu) was not adopted, and the institution was given the Chinese name 蘇州 (Soochow). The Suzhou College of Sericulture, Suzhou Institute of Silk Textile Technology and Suzhou Medical College were each merged into the university in 1995, 1997 and 2000 successively.^[6]

Members of the Soochow Alumni Association who fled to Taiwan after 1949 established the Soochow University in Taipei, starting with its College of Law in 1951 and becoming a full-fledged university with five schools in 1971.^[7]

Academics

Accreditation and memberships

The university is part of the national "211 Project" and is a "2011 Plan" university. It is also one of the Jiangsu provincial key comprehensive universities. Soochow University currently has 26 post-doctoral programs, 24 main discipline doctoral programs, including 167 doctoral programs with different areas of emphasis, one professional doctoral program, 47 main discipline master's programs, including 244 master's degrees with different areas of emphasis, 21 professional master's programs, and 124 undergraduate programs. Today, Soochow University has developed into a comprehensive university with 12 major disciplines: philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management science, and art.

Soochow University is one of the top 5% research universities (overall ranking 28 within 704 Chinese universities in 2017),^[8] and a member of the "2011 plan" - the latest program launched in 2011 by the Chinese Ministry of Education to develop into world class top universities.^[9]

Soochow University is a member of SAP University Alliances.^[10]

Rankings and reputation

U.S. News & World Report ranked Soochow University 409th in the world, 21st in Greater China, and 58th in Asia.^[12] The Times Higher Education Word University Rankings ranked Soochow University 17th in China, and 501–600 in the world.^[13] CWUR World University Ranking 2018/2019 ranked Soochow University 361st worldwide and 24th nationwide.^[14]

Campus

The university consists of 6 campuses covering an area of 135 hectares and with 940,000 square meters of building area. The main and most beautiful campus is located at No.1 Shizi Street. The total enrollment is more than 39,000 students, including more than 28,000 graduates/undergraduates and more than 11,000 adult students of formal education.

The campus grounds have been described as among China's most beautiful, in part based on the incorporation of "typical features of the classical gardens in Suzhou".^[15]

Schools and Departments

School of Humanities
School of Communication - received financial support provided by Phoenix Television, Hong Kong until 2018.^[16]
School of Social Science
School of Politics and Public Administration
School of Education
School of Business
Kenneth Wang School of Law
School of Foreign Languages
Gold Mantis School of Architecture and Urban Environment
School of Mathematical Sciences
School of Physical Science and Technology & School of Energy
School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
School of Computer Science and Technology
School of Electronic Information
School of Mechanic and Electronic Engineering
School of Textile and Clothing Engineering
School of Arts
School of Music
School of Sports Science
Medical College - merged with the previously independent Suzhou Medical College in 2000.
School of Rail Transportation
School of Iron and Steel
Applied Technology College
Wenzheng College
School of Overseas Education ^[17]

International collaboration

The university has established several joint programs with foreign universities:

Soochow University and Athabasca University in Canada offer a joint degree program for Chinese undergraduate students, who study in Suzhou and are awarded a Bachelor of Management degree (from Athabasca) and a Bachelor of Administration degree (from Soochow) upon completing four years of coursework.^[18] All courses are delivered in English.
Daejin University, a South Korean private university, operates one of its two China campuses on the Soochow University grounds, with the other campus located at Harbin Normal University.^[19] Daejin maintains its own building with accommodation and classrooms.^[20]
Cornell Law School (United States) and Bucerius Law School (Germany) operate a Summer Law Institute in partnership with Soochow's Kenneth Wang School of Law.^[21]
Bard College, a private liberal arts college in New York in the United States, and Soochow University will offer a comprehensive partnership that will include a joint programme between Soochow University School of Music and Bard College Conservatory of Music, exploration leading to the creation of The Bard College Liberal Arts Academy at Soochow University, and student exchange.

Notable alumni

The following people attended Soochow University after 1900, or one of the institutions that later merged with the university:^[22]

Jin Yong (Louis Cha Leung-yung, 金庸) - novelist and essayist, co-founder of the Hong Kong daily newspaper Ming Pao and its first editor-in-chief.
Yang Jiang (Yang Chiang, 楊絳) - playwright, author and translator.
Tan Jiazhen (Tan Chia-Chen, 談家楨) - geneticist, founder of modern Chinese genetics; member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of United States.
Zhao Puchu (趙樸初) - religious and public leader, president of the Buddhist Association of China, renowned Chinese calligrapher.
Lu Zhiwei (Lu Chih-wei, 陸志韋) - psychologist and linguist, influential figure in Chinese modern poetry.
Chiang Wei-kuo (蔣緯國) - adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek, former Army general of Republic of China.
Wu Chenfu (胡經甫) - entomologist, founder of modern entomotaxonomy of China.
Ni Zhengyu (倪征燠) - jurist and the first Chinese judge of the International Court of Justice.
Tang Lan (唐蘭) - historian and paleographist.
Wu Chi-chang (吳其昌) - historian and paleographist.
Thomas Dao - Chinese American physician and specialist in breast cancer.
Nora Lam (Neng Yee-sung, 宋能爾) - Christian religious leader, Chinese Protestant Christian minister.
Li Haopei - international law academic and jurist
Ma Ke - fashion designer
Chen Yanqing - weightlifter, Olympic gold medalist.

References

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External links

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v t e Project 211
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Beijing	Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Forestry University Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing Normal University Beihang University Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Beijing University of Technology Central Conservatory of Music Central University of Finance and Economics China Agricultural University China University of Geosciences China University of Mining and Technology China University of Political Science and Law Communication University of China Minzu University of China North China Electric Power University Peking Union Medical College Peking University Renmin University of China Tsinghua University University of International Business and Economics University of Science and Technology Beijing
Shanghai	Donghua University East China Normal University East China University of Science and Technology Fudan University Second Military Medical University Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai University Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Tongji University
Tianjin	Nankai University Tianjin Medical University Tianjin University
Chongqing	Chongqing University
Anhui	Anhui University Hefei University of Technology University of Science and Technology of China
Fujian	Xiamen University Fuzhou University
Guangdong	Jinan University South China Normal University South China University of Technology Sun Yat-sen University
Guizhou	Guizhou University
Gansu	Lanzhou University
Hainan	Hainan University
Hebei	Hebei University of Technology
Heilongjiang	Harbin Engineering University Harbin Institute of Technology Northeast Agricultural University Northeast Forestry University
Henan	Zhengzhou University
Hubei	China University of Geosciences Wuhan University Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan University of Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Huazhong Normal University Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Hunan	Central South University Hunan Normal University Hunan University National University of Defense Technology
Jiangsu	China Pharmaceutical University Hohai University Jiangnan University Nanjing Aeronautics and Astronautics University Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Normal University Nanjing University Nanjing University of Science and Technology Soochow University Southeast University
Jiangxi	Nanchang University
Jilin	Jilin University Northeast Normal University Yanbian University
Liaoning	Dalian Maritime University Dalian University of Technology Liaoning University Northeastern University
Qinghai	Qinghai University
Shaanxi	Chang'an University Fourth Military Medical University Northwest A&F University Northwest University Northwestern Polytechnical University Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an Jiaotong University Xidian University
Shandong	China University of Petroleum (Huadong) Shandong University Ocean University of China
Shanxi	Taiyuan University of Technology
Sichuan	Sichuan Agricultural University Sichuan University Southwest Jiaotong University Southwestern University of Finance and Economics University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Yunnan	Yunnan University
Zhejiang	Zhejiang University
Guangxi	Guangxi University
Inner Mongolia	Inner Mongolia University
Ningxia	Ningxia University
Tibet	Tibet University
Xinjiang	Shihezi University Xinjiang University
See also: Project 985

v t e Universities and colleges in Jiangsu
National	Nanjing University Ω Southeast University Ω Hohai University Ω Nanjing University of Science and Technology Ω Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Ω Nanjing Agricultural University Ω China Pharmaceutical University Ω China University of Mining and Technology Ω Jiangnan University Nanjing Audit University Ω
Provincial	Xuzhou Medical College Jiangsu Normal University Yangzhou University Soochow University Jiangsu University Jiangsu Polytechnic University Jinling Institute of Technology Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing Medical University Nanjing Normal University Nanjing University of Finance & Economics Ω Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology Nanjing University of Technology Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications Suzhou Medical College
Private	Southeast University-Monash University Joint Graduate School Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
See also: List of universities in China

v t e National Alliance of High-level Local Universities
NAHLU全国地方高水平大学联盟
Shanghai (1)	Shanghai University
Jiangsu (1)	Soochow University
Beijing (1)	Beijing University of Technology
Henan (1)	Zhengzhou University
Jiangxi (1)	Nanchang University

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