Lanzhou University (SC: 兰州大学, TC: 蘭州大學, PY: Lánzhōu Dàxué) is a university in Lanzhou, China (the capital city of Gansu province). It has programs for undergraduate, graduate and post graduate students on four campuses--three in Lanzhou city centre and one 45 minutes away in Yuzhong (榆中). Total enrollment is approximately 20,000. Undergraduate students study at the Yuzhong campus. It was founded in 1908.

Lanzhou University had formerly been one of China's premier institutions of higher learning. It once had some of the best facilities and most prestigious professors in all of China. It still maintains its position as the best university in Northwestern China. Comparison is sometimes made with the Xi'an's several high-ranking schools.

Currently Lanzhou University maintains one of China's top ten Ph.D. programs in physics,chemistry, and geography and highly-ranked programs in biology, botany, ecology and Chinese literature.

Lanzhou University's main campus is a ten minute walk from Lanzhou Train Station. Parts of the campus are considered highly aesthetically pleasing, particularly in comparison to the rest of highly-industrialized Lanzhou, with a small park and man-made pond. However, other buildings, such as the dormitories, are in some degree of disrepair.

Lanzhou University employs instructors from outside China in foreign languages (e.g. English, Russian and Japanese) and in physics, as well as frequently inviting guest lecturers from a variety of fields. It also has a popular Friday gathering within the gardens of the university to allow students to practice their English language skills. Non-university students are generally allowed to attend such gatherings.

External link

• Official University Website

Chinese universities | Gansu