Science of Chinese Materia Medica

Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (GUCM)， established in 1956, is one of the four oldest Chinese Medicine (CM) institutes of higher education in China and a key CM university supervised by State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China and People's Government of Guangdong Province. The current name is designated in 1995 and it is one of the first group of universities to confer Master's and doctoral degrees. The university consists of the Sanyuanli campus and the University Town campus covering 1,377 mu (918,000 sq.m. in total). GUCM has rich teaching resources and strong research ability and enjoys great fame and reputation in CM field home and abroad.

With years of striving, GUCM has steadily accumulated rich traditional Chinese culture, comprehensive study in Chinese Medicine, as well as in-depth and extensive research on Western culture and Modern Medicine, since the development of Chinese Medicine not only demands the mutual learning between Oriental and Western cultures and Chinese and Western Medicine, but also the combination of science and humanities, ancient and modern cultures. Over the past fifty years' sustained efforts, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine has become a modern comprehensive CM higher education institute of research type consisting of 14 colleges and offering 16 undergraduate specialties including medicine, engineering, administration, economics, science, arts and education. In August 2007, Chinese Medicine Science is designated national first-level key subject and 13 second-level subjects including Chinese Medicine Clinical Foundation, Chinese Medicine Internal Medicine, Chinese Medicine Orthopedics and Traumatology, Chinese Medicine Gynecology and Chinese Medicine Fundamental Theories are also included as national key subjects which realize the significant breakthrough in national key subject development. GUCM has 7 National Administration of Chinese Medicine key subjects, 4 Guangdong Province prominent subjects (Chinese Medicine Science, Chinese Materia Medica Science, Acupuncture and Tuina Massage, Pharmaceutical Engineering), 19 doctoral programs, 24 master programs and 3 post-doctoral stations. The doctoral and Master's programs cover all the first-level subjects of Chinese Medicine Science, Chinese Materia Medica Science and Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine. There are more than 18,000 on-campus students.

Facing the rapidly developing science and technology, GUCM inherits the outstanding historical heritage, maintains the unique feature and charm of South of Five Ridges, keeps up with the frontier science, improve the strict academic disciplines and ensure the academic and educational fame home and abroad. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine is the dream university for students wishing to pursue their brilliant career in Chinese Medicine. The university now has more than 18,000 students including over 2,400 postgraduate students and over 12,000 undergraduates and junior college students.
 

Each campus has a branch of the university library, the area in use being 32,000 square meters. The total volume reaches 960,000 and there are more than 60 database products. It enjoys the richest and most complete Chinese Medicine literary resources in Guangdong. The digital resources are most advanced among national universities of Chinese Medicine.
In more than 30 years, GUCM offers foreign education through various channels and in various forms and has obtained favorable social and economic benefits. Till December 2008, GUCM has offered 419 sessions of short-term Chinese Medicine education training courses. More than 6,000 people from over 50 countries and regions attended these courses. At present, GUCM has established cooperative relationship with more than 50 countries and regions and signed collaboration agreements with several foreign universities.

Campus	Room	Charge(CNY)	Facilities
International Building  in University Town	Double Room of  A District	19200	Toilet, air conditioner,  telephone, television,  network access and warm water
International Building  in University Town	Single Room of  F District	16000	Toilet, air conditioner,  telephone, television,  network access and warm water
Sanyuanli	Double Room of  New Building A District	17200	Toilet, air conditioner,  telephone, television,  network access and warm water
Sanyuanli	Single Room of  New Building B district	14400	Toilet, air conditioner,  telephone, television,  network access and warm water
Sanyuanli	Double Room of  Student Abroad Building	17600	Toilet, air conditioner,  telephone, television,  network access and warm water
Sanyuanli	Single Room of  Student Abroad Building	12800	Toilet, air conditioner,  telephone, television,  network access and warm water

Medical insurance

In accordance with regulation of Chinese Education Ministry, all foreign students shall purchase medical insurance during their study in China. The fees are specified as follows:

1.For those above the age of 45, the fee is around RMB 1000 yuan per year.
2.For those under the age of 45, the fee is around RMB 600 yuan per year.
If you study in Higher Education Mega Center (HEMC), it would be helpful with an all-purpose card. It costs RMB 100 yuan for purchase.

The card is an all-purpose rechargeable card with the function of identification, small-value electric wallet, Guangzhou bus and railway travel, which can be used in dining, traffic and recreation. The card is provided by the all-purpose card Company. Once you pay 100 yuan for the card, 70 yuan is at your disposal for use and 30 yuan is made for nominal fee, which is charged by the card company. In order to make it more convenient for you, our school has bought the cards from the company in advance. So if you want, you can buy it while registrating.

The bedding and other daily necessities are on your own responsibility.
       

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