Liaoning University Of Traditional Chinese Medicine

About the university

Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (LNUTCM) was established in — as Liaoning College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and it is the only institution of higher education in traditional Chinese medicine in Liaoning Province. Approved by the Liaoning Provincial Committee, Liaoning TCM Training School (established in —) and Liaoning TCM Hospital (established in —) combined into the present Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (LNUTCM). In —, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, the university was renamed “Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine”, the present name. In —, LNUTCM added the new title of “Liaoning Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine” with the approval of Liaoning Provincial Government. LNUTCM led to establish “Liaoning TCM Health Industry School-Enterprise Alliance” in — and “Liaoning Institute of Technological Innovation in Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry” in —, and in — LNUTCM set up the “Liaoning Provincial Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine”.

LNUTCM is one of the first universities to confer doctoral and master's degrees, one of the first universities qualified to receive foreign students, and students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and one of the first universities entrusted with the cultivation of the “Silk Road” Chinese government scholarship program . Also, LNUTCM is among the list of the first national TCM service export bases, the first national TCM clinical research bases and ranks among National Basic Ability Construction Project of Western and Central China list and the first batch of national TCM literature search sub-center.

Party Building and Honors

Focusing on the fundamental task of “fostering moral integrity and educating people ”, the Party Committee of LNUTCM cultivates socialist builders and successors with comprehensive development in moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic aspects Firmly grasping the direction of socialist education, LNUTCM conscientiously implements the Party’s education policy and closely combines the characteristics of TCM with Party building. Adhering to the spirit of “inheriting the essence, keeping the innovation” and the “student-centered and teacher-focused” concept, with the leadership of the Party, LNUTCM has established and enhanced its spirit marked by “phenomenon of good people of LNUTCM”.

LNUTCM has received many honors successively, such as the National Advanced Grassroots Organization of CCP in the Campaign of Contending for Excellence, the National Advanced Collective of the Educational System in Discipline Inspection, the National Civilized Unit, the National May First Labor Award, the National Advanced Collective in Health and Family Planning System, the Advanced Grassroots Party Organization of Liaoning Province, the Advanced Collective of Liaoning Province, the May First Labor Award of Liaoning Province, Pioneer Workers of Liaoning Province, the Advanced Party Committee of Liaoning Educational System, the Advanced Collective of Liaoning Educational System, the Civilized Unit, Civilized Campus and Safe Campus of Liaoning Province as well as other awards.

University Scale and Organization

LNUTCM covers a total area of more than — mu, with the main campus located in Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning Province, and the branch campuses located in Dalian and Benxi respectively, forming the “one university , three campuses” pattern. The university has set up 6 disciplines, including medicine, science, engineering, management, literature and law, with 25 undergraduate majors and more than — students. LNUTCM boasts 17 colleges, 4 directly affiliated hospitals, 1 teaching department, 3 teaching experiment centers, 1 laboratory animal center, 1 academy of science, 3 research institutes, 3 libraries, and it is the only institution of higher education in Liaoning Province that cultivates talents in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Traditional Chinese Pharmacology, Acupuncture and Tuina, Chinese and Western Medicine in Clinical Practice, Senior Nursing and other medical related fields.

Discipline and Degree Construction

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