Xuzhou Institute of Technology

Xuzhou Institute of Technology
Type National
Established 2005
President Han Baoping[1]
Administrative staff
 1,095 (2010)
Location Xuzhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
Website www.xzit.edu.cn

Xuzhou Institute of Technology (simplified Chinese: 徐州工程学院; traditional Chinese: 徐州工程學院) is a comprehensive university located in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province of China and is one of the provincial universities administered by Chinese Ministry of Education.[2][3]

Main Campuses

Campus of Xuzhou Institute of Technology

History

Having got the permission from Ministry of Education and the Jiangsu Provincial Government, Pengcheng Vocational University was merged with Xuzhou Economic Management Cadre College[4] and then became Xuzhou Institute of Technology in March 2005. In June 2007, Xuzhou Normal Academy[5] founded in 1959 was merged into it. The Chinese ministry of Education granted permission for the school to become a Full-time undergraduate college. This allowed the university to become a comprehensive university with specializations in engineering and sciences. This university was awarded as Garden-like School,[6] Advanced Collective award and some other prizes by the local government. The development of the Center campus was another very important milestone. Now it has several campuses which cover about 2035 acres with fixed assets worth 0.8 billion yuan and teaching equipment worth 120 million yuan.

Today

As a college established by both the province and the municipality, Xuzhou Institute of Technology has more space to make a further development and has established a strong relationship with Xuzhou Normal University, Xuzhou Medical College, China University of Mining and Technology, and Xuzhou Corps Command College. This university is aimed to cultivate talents who develop in an all-around way. Making constant efforts to improve the teaching quality and comprehensive strength makes it continue to rise in college rankings. Besides, the discipline structure is more rational, dominant disciplines are more obvious, and it has been trying its best to achieve a higher task.

The Library

The library in Xuzhou Institute of Technolegy consists of the main library and the branch libraries of Center campus, occupying an area of 25,208 square metres equipped with more than 2000 seats. The main library located in the south of Xuzhou is designed by a famous architect-Qi Kang,[7] an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Its architectural style is with a solemn atmosphere. In the library, all things are laid out rationally and suitably with recreational Facilities. All the documents are arranged according to the settings of subjects, adopting a service pattern of borrowing and reading integration, thus improving the work and service efficiency of the library, which reflects the concept of people first.

At present, the library has about 800,000 books, and has been an integrated library system including books, magazines, newspaper, video products, computer files and so on. The first floor hall is equipped with corridors for professors, building an atmosphere of showing respect to teachers and attaching great importance to education.

The library of Xuzhou Institute of Technology

Teaching staff

The college now has 1095 full-time teachers, including 69 professors, 330 associate professors, 408 masters and 157 doctors. Among them, three are external academicians, one is a judge of the State science and technology prizes, and three are awarded second grade professors. Five experts receive the Government Allowance. Now, the school has established 32 labs, 10 research institutes, 1 training center for engineering education, 3 Professional practice bases and more than 180 practice bases outside school. The teaching team of construction budget is provincial excellent teaching team. Besides, the experimental center for Food and Biological engineering, the experimental center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and the experimental center for physics are construction points for provincial teaching demonstration centres.

Schools and Departments

Academic Journals

Quality comprehensive journal
Main columns warship and social development, the culture of Han dynasty
Aim Serve others, Promote science, Develop education
Governing Unit Xuzhou government
Host unit Xuzhou Institute of Technology
Chief editor Liu Yanqing
ISSN 1673-0704
CN 32-1744/Z
Postalcode221008
Quality comprehensive
Main column research on Huo Qiubai, research on Jin Ping Mei, research on the culture of Chu Han
Governing Unit Department of Education of Jiangsu Province
Host unit Xuzhou Institute of Technology
Chief editor Han Baoping
ISSN 1674-3571
CN 32-1744/Z
Postalcode221008

External links

Xuzhou Institute of Technology(Chinese)[8]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.xzit.edu.cn/gaikuang/ld_hanbaoping.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.moe.edu.cn/
  3. ↑ http://baike.baidu.com/view/16156.htm
  4. ↑ http://wuxizazhi.cnki.net/Article/JSGJ200106051.html
  5. ↑ http://baike.baidu.com/view/398948.htm
  6. ↑ http://baike.baidu.com/view/2047445.htm
  7. ↑ g_(architect)
  8. ↑ http://baike.baidu.com/view/27576.htm

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