Gu Shiwen

Gu Shiwen
谷士文
President of Hunan University
In office
April 2003  July 2005
Preceded by Wang Kemin
Succeeded by Zhong Zhihua
President of Central China Normal University
In office
February 2001  April 2003
Preceded by Lu Gang
Succeeded by Ma Min
Personal details
Born May 1944 (age 71)
Yuyao, Zhejiang
Nationality Chinese
Political party Communist Party of China
Residence Changsha, Hunan
Alma mater Beijing Jiaotong University
Occupation Educator, physicist
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Gu.

Gu Shiwen (Chinese: 谷士文; pinyin: Gŭ Shìwén; born May 1944) is a Chinese educator and physicist. He previously served as President of Central China Normal University from 2001 to 2003, and President of Hunan University between 2003 to 2005.[1]

Gu is a member of the China Railway Society and Chinese Signal Processing Society.

Biography

Gu was born and raised in Yuyao, Zhejiang. He entered Beijing Jiaotong University in 1963, majoring in communication science, where he graduated in 1967. From 1967 to 1978 he worked in Liuzhou Railway Bureau. Beginning in 1978, he served in several posts in the School of Railway of Central South University, he was Deputy Dean in 1989, and four years later promoted to the Dean position. In 2000 he was Vice-President of Central South University, one year later, he was transferred to Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, and appointed the President of Central China Normal University. He became the President of Hunan University in April 2003, and held that office until July 2005.[2]

References

  1. 谷士文教授出任湖南大学新校长. China Education and Research Network (in Chinese). 2003-04-11.
  2. 谷士文教授辞去校长职务 钟志华任湖大校长. Xinhua News (in Chinese). 2005-07-15.

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Educational offices
Previous:
Lu Gang (路钢)
President of Central China Normal University
February 2001-April 2003
Next:
Ma Min (马敏)
Previous:
Wang Kemin (王柯敏)
President of Hunan University
April 2003-July 2005
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Zhong Zhihua (钟志华)
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