Universities

Guizhou University (GZU) is a key “211 Project” university jointly built by the Ministry of Education and the People’s Government of Guizhou Province. In 2012 it was listed among 14 universities in the Project for Improving Comprehensive Abilities of Midwestern Universities in China. Library: over 3.1 million regular books. Structure: 33 colleges; 136 undergraduate specialties across 11 branches including philosophy, economics, law, liberal arts, history, science, engineering, agriculture, and administration. Full-time enrollment: 55,121 students. Teaching staff: 4,003, of whom 2,714 are full-time teachers. International cooperation: relations with more than 140 academic institutions in over 40 countries and regions.

Kaili University is a full-time institution approved by the Ministry of Education, located in Kaili, capital of Qian Dongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. The area is known for forests, song and dance traditions, and eco-tourism. Campus: about 112 hectares; construction area about 200,000 square meters. Teaching equipment investment exceeds 30 million RMB, including Gigabit Ethernet. Library: about 610,000 volumes. Staff: 643 total, 514 full-time; 53 professors, 139 associate professors, 226 teachers with MA. Structure: 12 faculties and 10 research centers; 31 undergraduate degree programs, 26 three-year tertiary programs, and 1 pre-university program for national minorities. Since 1992 the university has offered long- and short-term international programs in Mandarin/Chinese culture and ethnic language/culture (e.g. Miao, Gejia). By the end of 2011, thousands of international students had studied there