China University of Geosciences (CUG) is a national leading university directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education of P. R. China, and is among the first Universities joining the national “211 Project” which is designed to develop one hundred first-rate universities in the 21st century and in 2006 was also selected as one of the group of pilot universities for the "Platform for National Advanced Disciplines Innovation" program. It was one of the first universities to be entitled to establish state-approved graduate schools.

It is renowned for the study of geosciences with 2 national key disciplines: geology，geological resources and geological engineering and at the same time it maintains a balanced program of science, engineering, humanities, management, economics, law, education and philosophy. CUG(Wuhan) is adjacent to the national high-tech development zone and China Optical Valley, with the scenic East Lake by its side. The university is a member of the National Civilized Units, and one of the best Civilized Units of Hubei Province. In CUG, there is a 4A level national scenic area: Yifu Science and Technology Museum, which is the first and only 4A level national spot among all the Chinese universities in China. CUG has a complete personnel training system: Bachelor – Master – Doctor.

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