In 1926, National Wuchang University, National Wuchang University of Commerce, Hubei Provincial Medical University, Hubei Provincial University of Legislation, Hubei Provincial University of Liberal Arts, and the private Wuchang Zhonghua University were merged into National Wuchang Sun Yat-sen University (also known as National Second Sun Yat-sen University). The school has an undergraduate department and 6 subjects including liberal arts, science, law, economics, medicine, and preparatory courses, 17 departments, and 2 departments.[3][4][5][6]
In 1928, the Nanjing National Government officially established the National Wuhan University based on the former National Wuchang Sun Yat-sen University, with four colleges: liberal arts, law, science, and engineering.[3][4][5][6]
A congratulation calligraphy given to the first class of graduates of National Wuhan University by
Cai Yuanpei
In 1949, National Wuhan University was taken over by the Communist Party and renamed Wuhan University.[3][4]
Former library situated on top of the old dorms, as depicted in the university's logo.QingGuangxu Emperor's approval of establishing the Ziqiang Institute.
Academics
In 2018, Wuhan University's student body consisted of 29,405 full-time undergraduates and 19,699 full-time master's degree candidates, 7,163 Ph.D candidates and 2,453 international students.[7]
Regarding scientific research output, the
Nature Index 2023 ranked Wuhan University the No.14 university in the Asia Pacific region, and 33rd in the world among the global universities.[38] The 2023
CWTS Leiden Ranking ranked Wuhan University 22nd in the world by total publications and 45th in the world based on the number of their scientific publications belonging to the top 1% in their fields for the time period 2018–2021.[39]
Former library situated on top of the old dorms, as depicted in the university's logo.The administrative building houses the president's office.School of LawThe building that housed the College of Chinese Language and Literature and School of HistorySchool of Economics and Management (previously known as the School of Business)College of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Campus
Campus map of Wuhan University (excluding the Medical Campus)Cherry blossoms in Wuhan University
The university has rolling physical features with the scenic Luojia Hill and the beautiful
East Lake. Its campus is heavily wooded and green, with fragrant flowers everywhere year-round. Wuhan University is widely known as one of the most beautiful universities in China, especially for its cherry blossom garden. A cherry blossom festival is held every spring.[40]
Most stylish old buildings were designed by F. H. Kales (1899–1979).[41] Educated in MIT, Kales was a pioneer to blend western architectural styles with traditional Chinese elements, which is most evident from his roof designs.
Wuhan University boasts a campus covering an area of 5508
mu and has a floor area of 2.42 square kilometres.
The university's libraries have a collection of approximately 5.4 million volumes and subscriptions to more than 10,000 Chinese and foreign periodicals.[42]
Luojia Hill (Luojiashan)
Former School of Science
Administration Building, Former School of Engineering
Former Dorm for male students
Wuhan's blue roof tiles
2nd Classroom Building
3rd Classroom Building
Former Law School Building
Student Club
Student Union and Debate Team
Cooperation
Wuhan University has established cooperative relationship with more than 300 universities and research institutes in over 40 countries and regions.