Southwest University for Nationalities

Southwest University for Nationalities
西南民族大学
Type Public
Location Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Website english.swun.edu.cn/

Southwest University for Nationalities (SWUN; Chinese: 西南民族大学; pinyin: Xīnán mínzú dàxué) often called Minzu Daxue in English, is a university located in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province. Its student population is largely composed of ethnic minorities, but it has recently opened up to Han Chinese and foreigners as well.

Campuses

Its main campus is located in Wuhou District,[1] in the southwestern section of the 1st ring road encircling central Chengdu. The university has two other campuses. One is located in Shuangliu county, near the airport;[1] the Taipingyuan campus is outside the second ring road.

In addition the university maintains the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Ecological Environmental Protection and Advanced Technology for Animal Husbandry in Hongyuan County, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Home" (Chinese). Southwest University for Nationalities. Retrieved on November 16, 2015. "武侯校区地址：四川省成都市一环路南四段16号(610041) 航空港校区地址：双流县航空港开发区大件路文星段168号(610225)" - English address of Wuhou campus: "Add: #16, South Section, 1st Ring Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Post Code 610041"
  2. ↑ "About Us." Southwest University for Nationalities. Retrieved on November 16, 2015.

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