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Soochow University (Suzhou)
Soochow University (Chinese: 苏州大学; Pinyin: Sūzhōu Dàxué; abbreviated SUDA[citation needed]) is a comprehensive university located in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, one of the most economically developed regions in China. It is administered by the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Province as part of the national Double First-Class initiative. The university is also co-constructed by the China National Space Administration. Soochow University was among the first institutions included in China's Project 211 and the 2011 Collaborative Innovation Plan. It is one of China's leading universities, ranking 28th nationwide.
The university traces its origins to Soochow University, a private institution founded in 1900. In August 1952, the Chinese Departments of the private Soochow University, along with its Departments of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, the Suxun Institute of Culture and Education, and the Mathematics and Physics Department of the private Jiangnan University, were merged to establish the Sunan Teachers College on the former Soochow University campus. In December of the same year, the institution was renamed Jiangsu Teachers College.
In February 1982, with the approval of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, Jiangsu Teachers College was reorganized into a provincial comprehensive university under the name Soochow University. In the same month, the Suzhou School of Finance and Economics was incorporated into the university. In June 1982, the State Council formally approved the renaming. Subsequent incorporations included Suzhou Sericulture College in 1995; Suzhou Institute of Silk Technology (1997), Suzhou Medical College (2000), and the Suzhou campus of Nanjing Institute of Railway Technology (2012). Soochow University was listed as a Project 211 university in 1996 and was selected into the first and second rounds of China's Double First-Class initiative in 2017 and 2022, respectively.
As of May 2025, the university operates four campuses—Tiancizhuang, Dushu Lake, Yangcheng Lake, and the Future Campus—covering an area of 3.06 million square meters with over 1.66 million square meters of building space. Soochow University comprises 37 schools and departments, offering 132 undergraduate programs, 47 first-level master's degree disciplines, 35 professional master's degree categories, 31 first-level doctoral disciplines, 1 professional doctoral program, and 30 postdoctoral research stations. The university has 5,983 faculty and staff members and a student population of over 45,000.[citation needed]
The original Soochow University (simplified Chinese: 东吴大学; traditional Chinese: 東吳大學; pinyin: Dōngwú Dàxué; Wade–Giles: tung-wu ta hsüeh) was founded by Methodists in Suzhou in 1900 as a merger of three existing institutions: the Po-hsi Academy, the Kung-hsiang Academy, and the Chung-hsi Academy by David Lawrence Anderson who became its first president. Originally known as the Central University of China, it was renamed the Soochow University in the Republic of China period. The word Soochow in its English name is the old spelling of the city's Chinese name according to the early postal romanisation. The original Chinese name "東吳 (Tung-wu)" refers to the Eastern Wu, one of the Three Kingdoms in the ancient time, of which the region of Suzhou was an important part.
The university was split in 1949 as a result of the Chinese Civil War, and merged with the Southern Jiangsu College of Culture and Education and the Department of Mathematics and Physics at Jiangnan University to form the Jiangsu Teacher's College in 1952. The English name Soochow University was revived in 1982; however, the original Chinese name "東吳 (Tung-wu)" was not adopted, and the institution was given the Chinese name "蘇州 (Soochow)". The Suzhou College of Sericulture, Suzhou Institute of Silk Textile Technology and Suzhou Medical College were each merged into the university in 1995, 1997 and 2000 successively.
Members of the Soochow Alumni Association who fled to Taiwan after 1949 established the Soochow University in Taipei, starting with its College of Law in 1951 and becoming a full-fledged university with five schools in 1971.
The university is part of the national "211 Project" and is a "2011 Plan" university. It is also one of the Jiangsu provincial key comprehensive universities. Soochow University currently has 26 post-doctoral programs, 24 main discipline doctoral programs, including 167 doctoral programs with different areas of emphasis, one professional doctoral program, 47 main discipline master's programs, including 244 master's degrees with different areas of emphasis, 21 professional master's programs, and 124 undergraduate programs. Today, Soochow University has developed into a comprehensive university with 12 major disciplines: philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management science, and art.
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Soochow University (Suzhou)
Soochow University (Chinese: 苏州大学; Pinyin: Sūzhōu Dàxué; abbreviated SUDA[citation needed]) is a comprehensive university located in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, one of the most economically developed regions in China. It is administered by the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Province as part of the national Double First-Class initiative. The university is also co-constructed by the China National Space Administration. Soochow University was among the first institutions included in China's Project 211 and the 2011 Collaborative Innovation Plan. It is one of China's leading universities, ranking 28th nationwide.
The university traces its origins to Soochow University, a private institution founded in 1900. In August 1952, the Chinese Departments of the private Soochow University, along with its Departments of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, the Suxun Institute of Culture and Education, and the Mathematics and Physics Department of the private Jiangnan University, were merged to establish the Sunan Teachers College on the former Soochow University campus. In December of the same year, the institution was renamed Jiangsu Teachers College.
In February 1982, with the approval of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, Jiangsu Teachers College was reorganized into a provincial comprehensive university under the name Soochow University. In the same month, the Suzhou School of Finance and Economics was incorporated into the university. In June 1982, the State Council formally approved the renaming. Subsequent incorporations included Suzhou Sericulture College in 1995; Suzhou Institute of Silk Technology (1997), Suzhou Medical College (2000), and the Suzhou campus of Nanjing Institute of Railway Technology (2012). Soochow University was listed as a Project 211 university in 1996 and was selected into the first and second rounds of China's Double First-Class initiative in 2017 and 2022, respectively.
As of May 2025, the university operates four campuses—Tiancizhuang, Dushu Lake, Yangcheng Lake, and the Future Campus—covering an area of 3.06 million square meters with over 1.66 million square meters of building space. Soochow University comprises 37 schools and departments, offering 132 undergraduate programs, 47 first-level master's degree disciplines, 35 professional master's degree categories, 31 first-level doctoral disciplines, 1 professional doctoral program, and 30 postdoctoral research stations. The university has 5,983 faculty and staff members and a student population of over 45,000.[citation needed]
The original Soochow University (simplified Chinese: 东吴大学; traditional Chinese: 東吳大學; pinyin: Dōngwú Dàxué; Wade–Giles: tung-wu ta hsüeh) was founded by Methodists in Suzhou in 1900 as a merger of three existing institutions: the Po-hsi Academy, the Kung-hsiang Academy, and the Chung-hsi Academy by David Lawrence Anderson who became its first president. Originally known as the Central University of China, it was renamed the Soochow University in the Republic of China period. The word Soochow in its English name is the old spelling of the city's Chinese name according to the early postal romanisation. The original Chinese name "東吳 (Tung-wu)" refers to the Eastern Wu, one of the Three Kingdoms in the ancient time, of which the region of Suzhou was an important part.
The university was split in 1949 as a result of the Chinese Civil War, and merged with the Southern Jiangsu College of Culture and Education and the Department of Mathematics and Physics at Jiangnan University to form the Jiangsu Teacher's College in 1952. The English name Soochow University was revived in 1982; however, the original Chinese name "東吳 (Tung-wu)" was not adopted, and the institution was given the Chinese name "蘇州 (Soochow)". The Suzhou College of Sericulture, Suzhou Institute of Silk Textile Technology and Suzhou Medical College were each merged into the university in 1995, 1997 and 2000 successively.
Members of the Soochow Alumni Association who fled to Taiwan after 1949 established the Soochow University in Taipei, starting with its College of Law in 1951 and becoming a full-fledged university with five schools in 1971.
The university is part of the national "211 Project" and is a "2011 Plan" university. It is also one of the Jiangsu provincial key comprehensive universities. Soochow University currently has 26 post-doctoral programs, 24 main discipline doctoral programs, including 167 doctoral programs with different areas of emphasis, one professional doctoral program, 47 main discipline master's programs, including 244 master's degrees with different areas of emphasis, 21 professional master's programs, and 124 undergraduate programs. Today, Soochow University has developed into a comprehensive university with 12 major disciplines: philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management science, and art.