Peking University
Peking University
After the outbreak of the Second -Japanese War in 1937 (and the resulting expansion of Japanese territorial control in east China), Peking University moved to Changsha and formed the Changsha Temporary University along University University. In 1938, the three schools moved again, this time to Kunming, and formed Southwestern Associated University. In 1946, after World War II, Peking University moved back to Beijing. At that time, the university comprised six schools (Arts, Science, Law, Medicine, Engineering, and Agriculture), and a research institute for humanities. The total student enrollment grew up to 3,000.In 1949, after the People's Republic of China was established, Peking University lost its "national" appellation to reflect the fact that all universities under the new socialist state would be public. In 1952, Mao Zedong's government re-grouped the country's higher education institutions with individual institutions tending to specialize in a certain field of study. As a result, some arts and science faculties of University and former University were merged into Peking University. At the same time, however, the university lost its Law, Medicine, Engineering and Agriculture schools. These schools and faculties were either merged into other universities or to found new colleges. During the regrouping,University was closed up. Peking University moved from downtown Beijing to the former campus.The first disturbances of the Cultural Revolution began at Peking University in 1966; education there ceased between 1966 and 1970.In 2000, Beijing Medical University was merged back into Peking University and became the Peking University Health Science Campus. Beijing Medical University used to be Medical School of Peking University and was separated from Peking University at 1952. Peking University now has eight affiliated hospitals and 12 teaching hospitals.In 2001, Peking University established the Program which was formalized in 2007 as College, named in honor of a highly respected former university president . The college hosts an elite undergraduate liberal program for select students.In 2001, Peking University set up a satellite campus in Shenzhen. The university's second business school was launched on this campus in 2004.Peking University is a national key university.[22] The university consists of 30 colleges and 12 departments, with 93 specialties for undergraduates, 2 specialties for the second Bachelor's degree, 199 specialties for Master's degree candidates and 173 specialties for doctoral candidates. A leader in basic sciences research and teaching, the university has sciences research and teaching as well.At present, Peking university has 216 research institutions and research including 2 national engineering research centers, 81 key national disciplines, 12 national key laboratories. With 11 million holdings, the university library is the largest of its kind in Asia.[23]The university has made an effort to combine the research on fundamental scientific issues with the training of personnel with high level specialized knowledge and professional skill as demanded by the country's modernization. Peking University Institute of Technology, and Emory University jointly administer the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Program, which is ranked the 2nd in the United States [24][25]Peking University has been becoming a center for teaching and research, consisting of diverse branches of learning such as pure & applied sciences, social sciences & humanities, and sciences of management & education.Over the past century, more than 400 Peking University alumni had become presidents of other major Chinese universities, including former President University President Yuan University President University President Zhang University President , Chinese University of Science and Technology President and many others.[26]Many domestic rankings have placed Peking University among the top universities in mainland China.[6] In 2015, the Chinese University Alumni Association in partnership with China Education Center considered it 1st among all Chinese universities.[6]U.S. News & World Report ranked Peking University 41st in the world, 1st in Greater China, and 2nd in Asia.[27] It also topped the newly launched Times Higher Education & Emerging Economies.[28]The campus of Peking University was originally located northeast of the Forbidden City in the center of Beijing, and was later moved to the former campus of University in 1952. The main campus is in northwest Beijing, in district, which is also home to other well-known colleges and universities. The new campus site is near the Summer the Old Summer Palace; the area is traditionally where many of Beijing's most renowned gardens and palaces were built.The university campus is in the former site of the Dynasty imperial gardens and it retains much traditional Chinese-style landscaping, including traditional houses, gardens, pagodas, as well as many notable historical buildings and structures. There are several gates that lead into campus — East, West and South gates, with the West Gate being the most well known for the painted murals on its ceiling. lake is in the north of the campus and is surrounded by walking paths and small gardens.The university hosts many museums, such as the Museum of University History and the Arthur M. Museum of Art and Archaeology.[29][30] Notable items in these museums include funerary objects that were excavated in Beijing and date back thousands of years from the graves of royalties of the Warring States period. There are ritual pottery vessels as well as elaborate pieces of jewelry on display. There are also human bones set up in the traditional burial style of that period.[30]Beyond its main campus, Peking University Health Science is on Yuan Road where the country's most distinguished colleges are. campus is less aesthetically appealing than the main Peking University campus but is nonetheless a fitting site for academics and research.In 2001, Peking University's Shenzhen campus, the Shenzhen Graduate School, opened its doors. The campus is located in the northwest part of Shenzhen City.A performance of 2008, the THE- World University Rankings ranked University as the 23rd best university in the world in arts and humanities; it is also the highest ranked university from Asia in this field.[31] The Peking University was ranked as the 18th (2007 rankings),[32] 10th (2006 rankings),[33] 6th (2005 rankings),[34]and 7th (2004 rankings)[35] best arts and humanities university in the world.Peking University is well known for its contribution to modern Chinese literature, poetry and art, and for the publications of groundbreaking modern Chinese