Southwest University
Southwest University Foreign Students Admission Information
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I. Introduction
Southwest University (SWU) is a comprehensive and national key university sponsored by
China’s Ministry of Education. SWU was founded in July, 2005, by the amalgamation of two formerly independent universities, Southwest China Normal University and Southwest China
Agricultural University. It is one of the "211 Project" universities (top 100) which get preferential support in their development and construction from the Chinese Central Government. SWU originates from the East Sichuan Teachers College since 1906.
SWU covers a wide range of majors including philosophy, economics, law, pedagogy, literature, history, science, engineering, agronomy and management. There are 32 Schools in
SWU. The university now offers 5 state level key disciplines, 37 provincial/ministry level key disciplines, 18 postdoctoral programs, 21 first class Ph.D disciplines, 1 professional Doctor’s program, 46 first class disciplines for Master’s programs, 19 professional Master’s programs and
105 bachelor's programs. SWU is known nationwide for its teacher education and agricultural researches. Majors in pedagogy, psychology and agriculture enjoy distinguished predominance in
China; and the research of Silkworm Genome is top in the world. A great deal of creative research fruits have been achieved in the fields of Zero Tillage Cultivation, Silkworm Genome, Education and Psychology of Southwestern Minorities, and Human Time Cognition, etc.
Now the total number of the students at SWU has reached more than 100,000, 50 000 of whom are full-time undergraduates and postgraduates. There are many international students from more than 60 countries or regions studying for their bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral degrees or for their further studies at SWU every year. SWU is located in Chongqing municipality, the central city in the Western China Development Project, and an ideal place for study in
（2013-第 1 稿）
I. Introduction
Southwest University (SWU) is a comprehensive and national key university sponsored by
China’s Ministry of Education. SWU was founded in July, 2005, by the amalgamation of two formerly independent universities, Southwest China Normal University and Southwest China
Agricultural University. It is one of the "211 Project" universities (top 100) which get preferential support in their development and construction from the Chinese Central Government. SWU originates from the East Sichuan Teachers College since 1906.
SWU covers a wide range of majors including philosophy, economics, law, pedagogy, literature, history, science, engineering, agronomy and management. There are 32 Schools in
SWU. The university now offers 5 state level key disciplines, 37 provincial/ministry level key disciplines, 18 postdoctoral programs, 21 first class Ph.D disciplines, 1 professional Doctor’s program, 46 first class disciplines for Master’s programs, 19 professional Master’s programs and
105 bachelor's programs. SWU is known nationwide for its teacher education and agricultural researches. Majors in pedagogy, psychology and agriculture enjoy distinguished predominance in
China; and the research of Silkworm Genome is top in the world. A great deal of creative research fruits have been achieved in the fields of Zero Tillage Cultivation, Silkworm Genome, Education and Psychology of Southwestern Minorities, and Human Time Cognition, etc.
Now the total number of the students at SWU has reached more than 100,000, 50 000 of whom are full-time undergraduates and postgraduates. There are many international students from more than 60 countries or regions studying for their bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral degrees or for their further studies at SWU every year. SWU is located in Chongqing municipality, the central city in the Western China Development Project, and an ideal place for study in