Universities

Guangxi Medical University was founded on 21 November 1934 in Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Formerly Guangxi Provincial Medical College; moved to Guilin in 1940; relocated several times before 1949; named Guangxi Province Medical School in November 1949; under Zhongnan health leadership in 1952; renamed Guangxi Medical College in April 1953; moved from Guilin to Nanning in July 1954; renamed Guangxi Medical University with Ministry of Education approval in May 1996. It is a key university in Guangxi and a base for medical education, research, and clinical/preventive medicine.

Guangxi University was established in 1928. It is a regional comprehensive teaching-and-research university and the only university in Guangxi included as a key university in the National “211 Project.” It has 30 colleges covering philosophy, economics, law, liberal arts, science, engineering, agriculture, management, and education. Programs: 97 bachelor’s; 186 second-grade master’s; 58 second-grade doctoral; 7 postdoctoral research stations. Faculty and staff: 3,585, including 422 professors (144 doctoral supervisors) and 711 associate professors. Campus: 307.19 hectares; floor space 1,202,600 square meters; equipment worth RMB 478 million. Libraries hold 3.12 million print volumes, 1.98 million digital books, over 4,000 paper periodicals, and 17,000 electronic periodicals. It was among the first 66 universities certified by the Ministry of Education to recruit international students (recruitment began in 1961).

Guilin University of Electronic Technology (GUET) is in Guilin. Founded in 1960, it is jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, and the government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is a nominated university under the National Basic Ability Construction Project for Western and Central China and a key public university of Guangxi. Campuses: Jinjiling, Liuhelu, Huajiang, and Beihai — about 684 acres total. Library: about 45,000 square meters, 2 million books, 19,000 Chinese and foreign journal titles, and 71 databases. Academic scale: 17 colleges; 70 bachelor programs; 18 first-level master’s programs across 7 fields; 4 first-level PhD programs; 1 postdoctoral research station; over 2,900 teachers and staff; about 40,600 students. Students have won awards in national competitions such as the National College Students Electronic Design Competition, National Internet Plus Competition, and Mathematical Modeling, including a Gold Medal in National Internet Plus and the SONY Cup in the Electronic Design Competition.