About the university
Shenyang Urban Construction University, formerly known as Urban Construction College of Shenyang Jianzhu University, was founded in July —, and it has been approved as a formal independent university by the Ministry of Education in —.The university is a full-time undergraduate school that mainly trains application-oriented talents, with more than — undergraduate and junior college students.
The campus is located in the beautiful, historic and cultured city— Shenyang. The university lies in the centre of Hunnan district of “university town” which consists of multiple universities— Shenyang Institute of Science and Technology, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Xinglin College, Northeastern University, Shenyang Sport University. Liaoning Provincial Library, Liaoning Science and Technology Museum, and Liaoning Provincial Museum are also within the area. It is located in the new administrative and educational area with convenient transportation, excellent research and innovation environment and cutting—edge energy saving facilities.
The campus covers an area of — square meters, with a building area of more than — square meters. The campus environment is beautiful. The teaching facilities are advanced, and the living facilities are complete.Here is the main teaching building, Yejing Building, which is all multimedia classrooms; The Sicheng Building and the Science and Technology Building are spacious; The International Student Institute and the University Student Activity Center echo each other at a distance; Luban Building is one of the important places for students to carry out practical teaching. The International Academic Exchange Center can meet the needs of various academic exchange activities inside and outside the school.The modern Hongde Library, built near the lake, has a collection of more than 1.174 million books, more than — e-books, 144 type of journals in Chinese and foreign languages, and — electronic periodicals. The international standard plastic playground and indoor playground are equipped with complete facilities, and students' study and life are convenient and comfortable.
The school has nearly 700 teachers, including nearly 500 full-time teachers. Among the full-time teachers, 91.22% are teachers with master's degree or above, 35.71% are teachers with senior professional titles, 22.65% are "double-qualified" teachers, and 43.06% are teachers with industry and engineering practice experience. Many teachers hold positions in national, provincial, municipal and other academic organizations and evaluation institutions, including famous teachers in Liaoning Province and well-known experts in the industry. The university has hired well-known engineering and technical talents with rich experience in industry practice to teach in the university, forming a high-level teaching team with professional and part-time combination, noble teachers' ethics, excellent quality and excellent business, ensuring the quality of education and teaching and the quality of talent cultivation.
The university adheres to open education and international cooperation, and has signed cooperation projects with many foreign universities such as Eastern Illinois University in the United States and University of Central Lancashire in the United Kingdom. It also actively established contacts with universities in South Korea, New Zealand, Malaysia and other countries, actively promoted international cooperation, further expanded international communication channels, and created a more diversified learning environment for students. The school actively carries out education for foreign students in China, and officially began to recruit foreign students in —. In addition to teaching Chinese, Chinese culture and professional courses, it has also established a cooperative learning model for Chinese and foreign students, promoting mutual learning and exchange between Chinese and foreign students, and creating a learning atmosphere with international vision. At present, it has cultivated more than 300 international students from more than 30 countries.