Foshan University

Foshan University
佛山大学 (Chinese)
Motto	明德博学，自强有为
Motto in English	Upright, Independent, Accountable, Knowledgeable
Type	Public
Established	1958; 66 years ago
President	Zou Cairong
Academic staff	1490
Undergraduates	21,968
Location	Foshan, Guangdong, China
Campus	urban
Affiliations	GHMUA
Website	www.fosu.edu.cn/english/
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	佛山大学
Traditional Chinese	佛山大學
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Fúshān Dàxué

Foshan University (FOSU, Chinese: 佛山大学) is a designated full-time comprehensive university in Foshan, Guangdong province, China. It was also named as Foshan Science and Technology College or Foshan Institute of Science and Technology in the translation of English until 2023.^[1]

History

The university is a merger between its predecessor and Foshan Agriculture & Animal Husbandry College approved by the Chinese Education Ministry. It came under the administration of the Guangdong provincial government and Foshan local government in 1995.

In 2002, Foshan University was accredited with the national teaching assessment for bachelor's degree program. After merging with Foshan Medical College and Foshan College of Education in 2005, Foshan University has three campuses, all located in Foshan — Xianxi Campus, Jiangwan Campus, Hebin Campus^[2]^[3]^[4] — covering a land area of 2,210.7 acres (8.946 km²), with a total construction area of 345,400 square meters.^[5]

Administration

The university comprises the following schools: Literature and Art School, Law and Politics School, Science School, Mechatronics and Information Engineering School, Environment and Civil Engineering School, Life Science School, Business School, Medical School, Education Science School, Faculty of Physical Education.

The university has been developing into a well-structured, multidisciplinary university with a full set of specialties.