China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)


The China University of Geosciences is a key national university directly under the administration of the Education Ministry of the People's Republic of China. It is located in Wuhan, the capital of Central China's Hubei Province. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in certain disciplines.
It is regarded as one of the top geosciences university in China and exerts considerable influence on the Chinese mining and oil industry. Its notable alumni include Wen Jiabao, the Premier of China's State Council between 2003 and 2013, who attended the China University of Geosciences when it was known as the Beijing Institute of Geology. The motto "Being austere and simple, keeping on practice and acting for truth" is from him.

Campuses

Main Campus

The Main Campus of CUG is located in No. 388 Lumo Road, Wuhan, is large and scenic campus. It has a large annual enrollment and has a wide range of courses other than geosciences. Its Yifu Museum is known for housing China’s top ranked displays of dinosaur fossils, mineral and rock specimens.

New Campus

The New Campus of CUG was built in the Future technology city of Wuhan.

History

1952–1970

The history of China University of Geosciences dates back to Beijing Institute of Geology which was a merger of the geology departments of Tsinghua University, Peking University, Tianjin University and Tangshan Railway College in 1952. It was among China's first 16 key universities back in the 1950s. The university suspended operations from 1966–1970 due to the Cultural Revolution.

1970–1975

In 1970, the school reopened in Jiangling County, Hubei Province as Hubei College of Geology.

1975–1987

In 1975 the campus was moved to Wuhan, and the school was renamed Wuhan College of Geology. In 1978 BIG reopened in Beijing with the help of Deng Xiaoping. In 1986 the Chinese Government ratified the foundation of the Beijing Graduate School of WCG. It was ranked as one of the first 33 Graduate Schools nationwide.

1987–present

Later in 1987, WCG was renamed China University of Geosciences, and its branch campus in Beijing was renamed the Beijing Graduate School of China University of Geosciences. In 2005, the two campuses in Wuhan and Beijing were renamed China University of Geosciences and China University of Geosciences , respectively. The Ministry of Education still considers the two campuses as a single university. CUG is among the first batch of 15 universities in project 211 for Higher Education.

Schools

National-level laboratories

Alumni