Anhui University

About Anhui University

Anhui University, the only key comprehensive provincial institution, is located in Hefei, the beautiful capital city of Anhui Province. Founded in 1928 in Anqing and moved to Hefei in 1958, Anhui University is now a developing higher institution supported by the government under the State “211 Project”. Anhui University covers an area of about 207 hectares. Its library has a collection of more than 1.75 million books and over 7,000 Chinese and foreign periodicals, and it is equipped with a campus computer network. With beautiful scenery, the environment of the campus is very fine. Anhui University consists of 26 schools, 77 undergraduate specialties, 148 master degree programs, 50 Ph.D. programs, and 5 Postdoctoral Research Station. The University has a teaching staff of more than 1500, among whom more than 800 are professors or associate professors. The student population totals more than 31,000, among whom 21000 are undergraduate students and 6000 are postgraduate students. The university attaches great importance to the international exchange and cooperation. Now, it has entered into agreements with 95 overseas institutions. It began to accept foreign students in 1980. It is authorized by the Ministry of Education to enroll international students who enjoy Chinese government’s scholarships. It was designated by Overseas Chinese Affairs Office under the State council the Teaching Base for Chinese Language and Culture in 2000.Students from more than 40 countries have been admitted to study at the university. International students are warmly welcomed to study and conduct research at Anhui University!