China University of Geosciences

China University of Geosciences (CUG), founded in 1952, is a national key university affiliated with the Ministry of Education. It is also listed in the National “211 Project” and the “Double First-class Plan”. CUG, featuring geosciences, is a comprehensive university that also offers a variety of degree programs in science, engineering, literature, management, economics, law, education and arts. Its Geology and Geological Resources & Engineering have both been ranked as national number one disciplines. Located in the hinterland of the Wuhan East Lake National Innovation Demonstration Zone, CUG has two campuses in Wuhan,the Nanwang Mountain Campus and Future City Campus, covering a combined area of 1,474,353 m2. The total area of buildings is 1,385,752.04 m2. CUG is equipped with modern teaching buildings, libraries, student apartments, sports facilities, and other amenities such as the Yifu Museum, an 4A-level Tourist Attraction. Guided by the principle of cultivating virtue and fostering knowledge and skills at the same time, aiming at equipping students with virtues, solid foundation, and expertise, CUG implements the “three-fusion” approach, which emphasizes the fusion between different disciplines, fusion between teaching and research, and fusion between academic work and innovation and entrepreneurship education. “Three-fusion and Three-cross” graduate education approach is championed by CUG: pursuing the fusion between research and teaching, between industry and education, and that between undergraduate and graduate learning; promoting cross-disciplinary learning, cross-platform learning, and cross-culture learning. Themed on “A Beautiful China & A Habitable Earth”, CUG’s strategic plan depicts the blueprint of the second goal of the “three-step strategic goals”, which is to build a world-renowned research university in Earth Sciences by 2030 based on the attained goal of developing CUG into a “high-level university with first-class Earth Sciences and coordinated development of multi-disciplines”. CUG has 1,956 faculty members and 1,413 staff members. Among the faculty members, 12 are members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 is the member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. And there are 464 PhD supervisors, 452 professors, and 814 associate professors at CUG. Among CUG faculty members, 16 scholars have received the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, and 19 have received the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars. Besides, CUG has 3 innovative research groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 3 innovation teams of the Ministry of Education, 6 national-level teaching teams, 1 national-level outstanding teachers, and 9 provincial outstanding teachers. CUG has 86 affiliated institutions, laboratories and institutes (centers). Among them, there are 2 state key laboratories, 1 national research center for engineering technology, 1 national field scientific observation and research station, 1 national and local joint engineering laboratory, 1 international science and technology cooperation base, 1 international joint research center, 2 national platforms for innovation of advantageous disciplines, and 1 demonstration base of innovative talent cultivation of the Ministry of Science and Technology, 3national demonstration centers for experimental teaching, and 1national center for experimental teaching of virtual simulation. CUG has 4 field study centers in Zhoukoudian, Beidaihe, Zigui, and Badong, among which the center in Zhoukoudian is known as “the cradle of geologists” and recognized as the “National Demonstration Center for Experiment (Fieldwork) Teaching of Geology” as well as the “National Base for Basic Science Research and Teacher Training”. The Library of China University of Geosciences is an academic institution providing services for CUG’s teaching and scientific research. The 27,000 m2-library provides various services such as catalog searching, regular borrowing, scientific and technological novelty search, retrieval and citation, selective dissemination of information (SDI), user training, document delivery, etc.