Quick Facts

◎ founded in 1985, formerly known as Sichuan Institute of Cuisine

◎ developed into “Sichuan Tourism University” in 2013, combining Sichuan Higher Institute of Cuisine and Sichuan Agricultural Management Cadre Institute

◎ multiple leisure and sports facilities, including rock-climbing ground, comprehensive training center, Chinese Tang ball course, beach volleyball court, tennis court, badminton court and natatorium

◎ 12 schools, 25 undergraduate programs

◎ the first full-time regular undergraduate university taking “tourism” as the name

◎ one of the 100 universities in China under the construction of the “Industry-Education Integration Development Project of Application-oriented Undergraduate Universities”

◎ Chinese Food Prosperity Plan Base as part of the Benefiting the Overseas Chinese Project approved by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council

◎ national AAA attraction

◎ more than 1.03 million paper books and 670 thousand electronic books, 29 electronic databases and knowledge service platforms in Chinese and foreign languages

◎ 450 full-time teachers, over 48.44% of whom are professors and associate professors, and 85.33% of whom hold master degree or above

◎ initiator and governing unit of the “China-ASEAN Tourism Education Alliance”