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Sichuan University (SCU), as it is now, is the result of a merge of three key national universities. In 1994, the original Sichuan University merged with the Chengdu University of Science and Technology (CUST), a national university under the Ministry of Education. The merged university was shortly known by the name of Sichuan Union University. In 2000, Sichuan University merged with West China University of Medical Science (WCUMS), an important university under the State Ministry of Health, and became "Sichuan University" as it is today.The original Sichuan University was one of the earliest institutions of higher education in China, with a history dating back to Sichuan Zhong-Xi Xuetang (Sichuan Chinese and Western School), established in 1896. The Xuetang was in a direct line of succession with Jinjiang Shuyuan and Zunjing Shuyuan, institutions of classical learning, established in 1704 and 1875, respectively. By 1949, Sichuan University had developed into the biggest national multidisciplinary university with six branches in literature, science, engineering, agriculture, law, and teachers' training. Sichuan University is one of the pioneers of modern Chinese higher education, playing a critical role in the development of higher education in Western China.The Old Gate at Sichuan University In 1949, upon the nationwide adjustment of universities and colleges, spurred by the Chinese revolution, Sichuan University became a comprehensive university with focus on literature, historiography, religion, mathematics, physics, biology, amongst others. In 1958, it was the only university outside Beijing directly administrated by the Central Government.The former Chengdu University of Science and Technology was established as the Chengdu Engineering College in 1954 as the result of the nation-wide college and department adjustment. It specialized in areas such as chemical engineering, hydroelectricity, mechanics, textiles, and light industry.The former West China University of Medical Science was originally built as a private medical school, once known as Huaxi Xiehe College (West China Union College). It was established in 1910 by five Christian missionary groups from the U.S., UK and Canada, with offered courses in stomatology, biomedicine, basic medicine and clinical medicine. WCUMS has been a prestigious medical university in China that also enjoys reputation abroad.Throughout its centennial history, Sichuan University has been the cradle for a great number of celebrated scientists, men of letters, educators, and revolutionaries. Among them, Zhang Lan, social activist, educationist, and former Vice-Chairman of the Chinese Central Government, and Wu Yuzhang, revolutionary and educationist, were once the President of the university. Other notable people who studied at SCU include Marshal Zhu De, one of the founding fathers of the People's Republic of China and the People's Liberation Army, Guo Moruo, a literary giant and the previous president of Chinese Academy of Science, and Ba Jin, a well-known Chinese author. There are at least 45 academicians among the alumni.Today, Sichuan University is the most comprehensive and largest university in Western China. It has 15 national disciplines and 14 "211 Project" key construction disciplines. Sichuan University grants doctorates in twelve first-class disciplines and 111 subordinate disciplines. It also grants six professional degree programs, and has 16 disciplines for post-doctoral research. The 109 bachelor's degree programs Sichuan University grants cover the major fields in liberal arts, sciences, engineering, medicine and agriculture. Sichuan University has a current student population of more than 70,000. It has an alumni base of over 200,000.

 
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