Universities

Beihua University is a comprehensive provincial university in Jilin. Approved by the Ministry of Education, it was founded in 1999 by merging the former Jilin Teacher’s College, Jilin Medical College, Jilin Forestry College, and Jilin Electrification Academy. It has 1 medical faculty, 31 teaching colleges (or centers), 18 academic research institutes, 4 affiliated institutions, and 5 teaching-support departments. It offers 72 undergraduate programs, 56 master’s programs, and 8 specialized master’s programs. Enrollment includes about 23,905 students: 21,368 undergraduates, 1,157 graduates, plus junior college students, and 510 international students from 60 countries (about 350 in degree programs). Campuses: East, South, and North, plus one affiliated hospital. The library holds about 3 million books and Chinese and foreign journals, mainly covering teaching, science, medicine, agriculture, and forestry. There are 1,574 full-time faculty, including 693 professors or associate professors and 937 with master’s or doctoral degrees. The university lists 4 academicians of the two academies and 189 senior experts as part-time or guest professors. It has exchange and cooperation ties with 38 universities or education institutions in the United States, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Canada, and other countries