An Introduction to Wenshan University
The National Southwestern Teacher School, the predecessor of Wenshan University was moved to the south of Yunnan province from Zhaotong to Wenshan in 1947, based on which Wenshan Teacher Training School was founded in 1955 and then the government of Yunnan Province approved to establish Wenshan People’s College with the establishment of the Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Nationalities Autonomous Prefecture in 1958. With the foundation of Wenshan Teacher Training School and the approval of the Yunnan Provincial government, Wenshan Teacher College was formally founded in 1984. The school was officially upgraded into undergraduate university by the Ministry of Education named in 2009.
The Wenshan University campus covers an area of 877 mu (acres) with 270,000 square meters of facility area. There are 950,000 works in the library with an estimated total value of 289 million Chinese Yuan and an estimated total value for the facilities of 47.47 million Chinese Yuan. There are 568 faculty and staff in the school, 520 of which are full-time teachers.
Wenshan University has established eleven second-level institutes and one research department for ideological and political theory with 36 undergraduate programs in nine disciplines, covering literature, science, engineering, education, arts, history, law, management, and agriculture. Now the university has two provincial-level teaching teams, five provincial level specialties (groups), two provincial level “high quality courses,” two sets of curriculum for the province's “twelve-five” project, three Yunnan Province distinguished teachers, five teachers selected by the Yunnan Technology Innovation Talent Training Project, one teacher selected as a “Yunling Industry and Technology Pioneer” Training Project. In addition, the school was awarded the second-place prize for teaching achievement in higher education of Yunnan Province.
Wenshan University has eleven second-level institutes including the School of Humanities, the School of Chemistry and Engineering, the School of Environmental Sciences and Resource Management, the School of Notoginseng, the School of Mathematics, the School of Information Sciences, the School of Foreign Languages, the School of Politics and Law and Economy, the School of Physical Education, the School of Art, and the School of Education. 9360 students are recruited from more than twenty provinces and federal districts (directly-governed municipalities) across China.
With a view to constructing a university distinctively focused on applied technology, Wenshan University established three academic and research centers: the Wenshan Sanqi Notoginseng (Panax notoginseng) Research Institute, the Wenshan Ethno-biology Resources Development and Research Center, and the Minority Ethnic Cultural Heritage and Innovation Research Center. In addition, the university has also established some national and provincial research centers and labs, such as the “Notoginseng Research Base of the Institute of Chinese Materia Medica of CACMS,” the “Yunnan Province Center for the Development and the Utilization of Local Botanical Resources,” the “Yunnan Notoginseng Engineering Technology and Research Center”, and the “Yunnan Notoginseng Agriculture Engineering Laboratory.” An academic periodical entitled The Journal of Wenshan University is published for domestic and international distribution, with more than 4800 institutional subscribers in seventeen different countries and territories. The faculty has about three hundred research projects of all levels and all types. More than fifty faculty are co-editors of publications and textbooks. More than ten faculty’s projects have been issued national patents, eight concerning technology transformation. Thirteen technology projects have received the second-place prize of in the Yunnan Science and Technology Progress project, with more than thirty projects receiving first, second or third “Science and Technology Progress” prizes, with one receiving a contribution award for science and technology progress. The faculty have written 2243 academic papers, including 199 published in major academic journals and 31 accepted by the SCI and EI.
The school's seventy years of development has resulted in the school motto of “Think critically, reflect carefully, behave morally, carry out sincerely.” “Reasoning, questioning and pursuing the truth ”is our style of study and the style of “teaching by example and developing fully” has proved to be effective and beneficial.
Wenshan University has established collaborative relationship with universities in Europe, America，South and Southeast Asia, such as the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Australia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, South Korea, etc. Among the universities are Lindenwood University, Tarleton State University, University of New Castles, Hanoi University, Chiangmai University, Jeonju University, etc. Agreements have been signed between Wenshan University and those mentioned above.
Since 1995, The school have invited more than 20 foreign experts to teach English, Thai language and Vietnamese on campus. They are from Great Britain, the United States, Belgium, France, Australia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Since 2004, the school have recruited more than 300 international students to study on campus who are from the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Finland, Australia, Vietnam, Laos, South Korea, Japan and Singapore. The school also send more than 300 students to study in universities in Thailand and Vietnam, such as Hanoi University, Foreign Languages School of Thai Nguyen University, Chiangmai University, Chamber of Commerce University, etc.
Wenshan University is implementing the government guidelines for further education reform and development. The university continues to focus on building itself into an undergraduate university for applied studies, with an emphasis on minority nationalities, regional issues, and openness. The university focuses on the coordination and appropriate management of resources and structures, maintaining a special focus on the design of the programs, cultivation of talent cultivation, and local economic development.
Mission & Academics
Wenshan University is dedicated to the development of knowledge in a wide range of academic fields. It offers values-centered programs for undergraduate students through research and creativity. The programs offered at the University prepare students to assume important roles in their field of studies to contribute to the welfare of society. The institution welcomes people from all racial, ethnic and geographical regions in the world and seeks to cooperate with other institutions of higher education worldwide. The new millennium will allow Wenshan University, its students, faculty, and staff to achieve their personal and professional aspirations and compromise with society by cultivating well educated individuals, scholars, and intellectuals.
Wenshan University recognizes the importance of the community and seeks to work with local, provincial, and national educational institutions and share ideas to ameliorate the living conditions of the people through furthering lifelong learning and promoting ethical lifestyles. One of our main goals is to support academic liberty and foster cultural enrichment to our community and beyond.
With the guidance and support from the excellent faculty members of our institution, students are able to carry out their academic goals and this is how our remarkable teaching reputation is one of the most important elements of Wenshan University.
We believe that education is an essential element for our community and the global society. Wenshan University is determined to fulfill student’s motivations and support scholarship for those who possess exceptional qualifications. It is in our best interest to enhance the skills and knowledge of young learners in meeting their objectives, and our commitment to prepare future leaders to face the new challenges of the globalized world will generate harmony and promote the importance of academic awareness.
Academic goals
Wenshan University is committed to the development of the whole person within a value system focusing on morality, wisdom and health and creates a harmonious environment where students grow mentally and physically well. We, while learning skills, gain a broad range of knowledge and understanding about the arts, humanities and sciences; obtain social and physical enjoyment through athletic and recreational activities and special events; grow in capacity for work, achievement and leadership; and experience self-discovery and personal fulfillment that will serve a lifetime.
The University Community seeks to foster peace and harmony by maintaining order and stability. Policies and rules help to establish order and serve the common good. The Wenshan University Community is a voluntary society that asks you as itsmember to possess a loyalty to the institution and personal commitment to growth,education and the community.
