Minzu University of China

About the university

Located on the west side of Beijing, Minzu University of China (MUC) is generally recognized as the most prestigious institution of higher learning for the education of ethnic minorities in China. It is considered the “cradle of senior professionals of Chinese ethnic minorities”, which enjoys priority support from the national government through "211 project", "985 project" and "Double First-class Initiative". Minzu University of China is located in Haidian District, which is full of academic institutions in Beijing. It is adjacent to the National Library in the south and Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park in the north.

Minzu University of China (MUC) is an institution of higher learning with distinctive characteristics established by the Chinese Communist Party and the state to solve China's ethnic problems and train relevant ethnic minority cadres and senior professionals. The predecessor of MUC was the Yan'an Minzu Institute, established in —. After the founding of New China, with the central government's approval, the Central Institute for Nationalities was established in Beijing in —, with Ulanhu as the first president (Council Vice Premier Mr. Ulanhu as the founding president). In November —, it was renamed Minzu University of China. In — and —, the school was included in the national-level "211 Project" and "985 Project". In —, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, the Ministry of Education, and the Beijing Municipal People's Government signed the "Agreement on Key Joint Construction of Minzu University of China", accelerating the pace of school reform and development. In —, it entered the"Double First-class Initiative". The current MUC Chinese Communist Party Secretary is Zhang Jingze (张京泽), and the university president is Guo Guangsheng (郭广生).

After more than sixty years of development, MUC has become a comprehensive research university with humanities as its main focus and ethnic studies as its unique characteristic, providing a full range of courses in literature, history, philosophy, economics, administration, law, science, engineering, medicine, education while also offering multiple levels of education credentials such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, PhDs, ministerial leaders training, ethnic minority pre-foundational education, art-related secondary schooling and other kinds of further education. Currently, MUC has twenty-three schools, with sixty-six undergraduate programs, ninety-six master's programs and thirty-three PhD programs. The broad range of studies at MUC, covering all aspects of ethnicity, is widely recognized internationally. New courses are continually being developed to meet the demands of a thriving society.

Facilities

MUC currently covers an area of — square meters, with a building area of — square meters, more than — square meters of teaching and administrative buildings, and a total asset value of 3.4 billion yuan. The new (second) Beijing campus is located on the banks of Qinglong Lake in Fengtai District, Beijing. It covers an area of — square meters and is currently under construction. MUC has more than 4.9 million volumes of various books and e-books. The collection of books and documents on ethnology and Chinese minority languages and literature ranks among the top universities in China. The MUC press is the national publishing base for teaching materials and works on ethnic subjects. The Journal of Minzu University of China and the National Education Research are the core national journals issued at home and abroad.

Students

MUC recruits students from 31 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government, and Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. There are — full-time students, including — undergraduates, — master and doctoral students, and 185 minority preparatory students (our school); undergraduates (Including preparatory students), the proportion of minority students is 48.4%. The school is the recipient of the "Chinese Government Scholarship" for international students. Nearly 700 international students from more than 50 countries are studying at the school. Since its establishment, the school has sent more than — graduates of all ethnic groups to the country. There are nearly — well-known experts and scholars, nearly 100 provincial and ministerial leaders of ethnic minorities, nearly — prefectural and departmental leaders, and more than — county-level leaders. They are in different positions for the national unity and development of the country. The cause has made outstanding contributions. Minzu University of China has become a cradle for cultivating outstanding talents of ethnic minorities and good national unity.

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