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Xihua University

Coordinates: 30°46′43″N 103°57′40″E / 30.77848°N 103.9611°E / 30.77848; 103.9611
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Xihua University
西华大学
Motto求是 明德 卓越
Motto in English
Diligence Virtue Excellence
TypePublic university
Established1960; 64 years ago (1960)
Academic affiliations
Double First Class University Plan (Provincial), Basic Capacity Building Project For Colleges and Universities in Central and Western China
ChairmanQingyou Liu (刘清友)
PresidentHuimin Bian (边慧敏)
Vice-presidentXiaolin Wang
Students45,000
Location,
China
ColorsGreen
Websitewww.xhu.edu.cn

Xihua University (XHU; Chinese: 西华大学) is a provincial public university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. It is affiliated with the Sichuan Provincial People's Government.

Foundation

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XHU was founded on April 16, 2003 when Sichuan University of Science and Technology (Chinese: 四川工业学院) and the Teacher's College merged. The Sichuan University of Science and Technology, previously called the Sichuan Mechanical College of Agriculture (Chinese: 四川农业机械学院), was founded in 1960. The former Teacher's College, located in Peng Zhou County, was founded in 1971.

Location

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Xihua University covers about 2,850 mu (469.5 acres) in the hi-tech zone of Chengdu. The campus has a tributary of the Ming Jiang River and the Ancient Irrigation Project—Du Jiangyan, and its national scenery zone is to the west.

Xihua University campus entrance

Resources

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XHU as of December 2011[when?] has 1,400 teachers and staff members, among whom 380 teachers have the title of senior post.

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30°46′43″N 103°57′40″E / 30.77848°N 103.9611°E / 30.77848; 103.9611