Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine was founded in 1956. It is one of the four oldest Traditional Chinese Medicine higher education institutions in mainland China. Contemporarily, GZUCM constitutes of two campuses (overall 920,000 square meters), namely the San Yuan Li Campus and the Higher Education Mega Center Campus. Our academic departments are organised into 15 schools, as well as 10 research institutions. We are striving for providing outstanding education for our students, for the sake of honoring our educational idea of of student-centered teaching. For study in Bachelor degree, we have 20 programmes on offer, featuring Medicine, Engineering, Administration, Economics, Arts and Education, etc. For post-graduate study, we provide 46 master degree and 19 doctoral degree programmes in Chinese Medicine, Chinese Herbal Medicine and Integration of Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, and we also own three centers for post-doctoral studies and practicums. At present, we have more than 20,000 students enrolled, including 14,692 undergraduates; 3,485 postgraduates and 2,108 Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and overseas students.

Our advantages:

1.Faculty and Staff

The GZUCM has one of the most professional academic support in Chinese Medicine fields. Currently has 1 National TCM Master, 2 chief scientists of Plan 973 (Core National Basic Research Plan) and 1 Chung Kong Professor and 4 Pearl River Scholars.

2.Clinical Teaching Ability

The GZUCM has 26 affiliated hospitals and 35 teaching hospitals. The first, second and third affiliated hospital form in 43 national key featured clinical care department, which can provide more than 5,000 beds. The hospital’s amount of outpatient users has has reach 15 millions annually which has been the first place in China for 20 years.

3.Resources

For studies in Bachelor degree, we have 20 programmes on offer, featuring Medicine, Engineering, Administration, Economics, Arts and Education, etc. For post graduate study, we provide 46 master degree and 19 doctor degree programmes in Chinese Medicine, Chinese Herbal Medicine and Integration of Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, and we also own three centers for post-doctoral studies and practicums. And we have the only Museum of Chinese Medicine, which is also the biggest one in South China.

4.Partnership and International Communication

In the past 40 years, we have trained more than 60,000 outstanding overseas talents in Chinese Medicine from 113 countries and regions. We have built partnerships with a wide range of universities, governmental institution, Chinese Medicine Association from over 50 countries and regions. In 2009, we have become a base of international exchanges and cooperation of Ministry of Science and Technology and State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and now is one of the foremost Universities of Chinese Medicine in the world.