Hainan University
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Hainan University
Hainan University ( is a comprehensive provincial university in Haikou
, Hainan
province established in 2007.
South China University of Tropical Agriculture (South China Institute of Tropical Crops), created in 1958 by the central people's government to break the obstruction and embargo of natural rubber forced by foreign powers. It specialized in rubber and tropical agriculture. It was the only higher education center in Hainan to offer the State Key Disciplines and doctoral programs, which ran in partnership with the with China Academy of Tropical Agriculture created in 1954 (South China Academy of Tropical Crops) to have won over 900 education and scientific research awards.
Hainan University ( is a comprehensive provincial university in Haikou
Haikou
Hǎikǒu , is the capital and most populous city of Hainan Province, in the People's Republic of China. It is situated on the northern coast of Hainan, by the mouth of the Nandu River...
, Hainan
Hainan
Hainan is the smallest province of the People's Republic of China . Although the province comprises some two hundred islands scattered among three archipelagos off the southern coast, of its land mass is Hainan Island , from which the province takes its name...
province established in 2007.
History
The original Hainan university was established in 1983. It was a key provincial university. On August 14, 2007, the Ministry of Education approved the merger of the South China University of Tropical Agriculture (SCUTA) and Hainan University merged into a single which kept the Hainan University name.South China University of Tropical Agriculture (South China Institute of Tropical Crops), created in 1958 by the central people's government to break the obstruction and embargo of natural rubber forced by foreign powers. It specialized in rubber and tropical agriculture. It was the only higher education center in Hainan to offer the State Key Disciplines and doctoral programs, which ran in partnership with the with China Academy of Tropical Agriculture created in 1954 (South China Academy of Tropical Crops) to have won over 900 education and scientific research awards.
Campuses
Hainan University consists of three campuses, with a total area of 741 acres (3 km²):- Haidian Campus is the main campus and is located on Haidian IslandHaidian IslandHaidian Island is an island that forms part of the city of Haikou, Hainan province, China.Hainan University's main campus is located on Haidian Island which is also home to Baishamen Park, an ocean-side recreational leisure facility located on the north coast.-Access:The island is accessible via...
in HaikouHaikouHǎikǒu , is the capital and most populous city of Hainan Province, in the People's Republic of China. It is situated on the northern coast of Hainan, by the mouth of the Nandu River...
. It has three main gates: The east gate, located on Renmin Dadao, the north gate, located on Wushi Lu, and the south gate, located on Er Dong Lu. - Chengxi Campus is located in Chengxi District.
- Danzhou Campus is located in the city of DanzhouDanzhouDanzhou is a city in the northwest of the Chinese island province of Hainan. It is a County-level city administered directly by the province.- See also :* Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China...
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See also
- List of universities and colleges in Hainan
- List of universities in China
- Higher education in ChinaHigher education in ChinaHigher education in China is continuously growing, changing and developing. There are over 2,000 universities and colleges, with more than six million enrollments in total. China has set up a degree system, including Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees that are open to foreign students...