Soochow University (simplified Chinese: 苏州大学; traditional Chinese: 蘇州大學; pinyin: Sūzhōu Dàxué), also known as Suzhou University, is a public university in Suzhou (Soochow), China. Its root can be traced to the original Soochow University (東吳大學) founded by Methodists in 1900, which was later split and merged with a couple of institutions. It is part of the Double First Class University Plan held by the Ministry of Education for developing world-class universities. It only admits those who score at top 5% in the National College Entrance Examination of China, thus is regarded as a relatively selective university. The School of Humanities, School of Textile and Clothing Engineering, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and School of Medicine are the university’s most distinguished schools.
Schools and Departments
- School of Humanities
- School of Communication – received financial support provided by Phoenix Television, Hong Kong until 2018.[18]
- School of Social Science
- School of Politics and Public Administration
- School of Education
- School of Business
- Kenneth Wang School of Law
- School of Foreign Languages
- Gold Mantis School of Architecture and Urban Environment
- School of Mathematical Sciences
- School of Physical Science and Technology & School of Energy
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- School of Computer Science and Technology
- School of Electronic Information
- School of Mechanic and Electronic Engineering
- School of Textile and Clothing Engineering
- School of Arts
- School of Music
- School of Sports Science
- Medical College – merged with the previously-independent Suzhou Medical College in 2000.
- School of Rail Transportation
- School of Iron and Steel
- Applied Technology College
- Wenzheng College
- School of Overseas Education