The university was established in Nanning, Guangxi on 21 November 1934 as the Guangxi Provincial Medical School, and the campus was moved to Guilin in November 1949, shortly after the establishment of the People's Republic of China. Established in 1934, the university is one of the first universities in China to accept international students into its English language medical education program, which is limited only to clinical medicine. Foreign students on scholarship are required to study all their courses in Mandarin Chinese
Campus
The campus has a total area of 400,000 square meters, which includes teaching buildings and dormitories for Chinese students, international students and teaching staff, a library, food halls, an indoor tennis hall, a swimming pool and laboratories. The campus is located near the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, which is the largest hospital in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and the Institute of Dentistry
Programmes
There are nine five-year undergraduate programs offered by the Guangxi Medical University, including clinical medicine, preventive medicine, stomatology, pharmacy, nursing, dentistry, and seven three-year college specialties including nursing, pharmacy, community medical care and cosmetology. International education has shown a rapid development since the university begin to accept international students, whether for language study or enrolling in clinical medicine program, which offers the MBBS title for undergraduate students. Most international students come from Vietnam, which is a one-hour bus ride from Nanning. Vietnamese students primarily attend Chinese language classes. International students who attend the English language classes come from India, Indonesia, Nepal, and Mauritius. Lately there are international students from Somalia, Yemen, Kenya, Nigeria, Namibia, Thailand, and Libya. In September 2008, the clinical medicine in English program was altered as a six-year programme.
Clinical Research
In the research field of Clinical Medicine, Guangxi Medical University ranks top 1% among institutions globally, according to Thomson Reuters Web of Science Essential Science Indicators. Clinical research papers by first or corresponding authors from Guangxi Medical University have been published in New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Biotechnology, and Nature Genetics.
