The China University of Geosciences (simplified Chinese: 中国地质大学(武汉); traditional Chinese: 中國地質大學(武漢); pinyin: Zhōngguó Dìzhì Dàxué (Wǔhàn); abbreviated 地大 or CUG) 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 state Double First Class University Plan university identified by the Ministry of Education.
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 (BIG). The motto “Being austere and simple, keeping on practice and acting for truth” is from him.
Schools[edit]
- School of Earth Sciences
- School of Earth Resources
- Faculty of Material Science and Chemistry
- School of Environmental Studies
- Faculty of Engineering
- Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics
- College of Marine Science and Technology
- School of Mechanical Engineering and Electronic Information
- School of Automation
- School of Economics and Management
- School of Foreign Languages
- School of Geography and Information Engineering
- School of Mathematics and Physics
- Gemological Institute
- School of Public Administration
- School of Computer Science
- School of Physical Education
- School of Arts and Communication
- School of Marxism
- School of Li Siguang
- Institute of Higher Education
- Distance Learning and Continuing Education College
- International Education College