Xihua University
Provincial public university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Xihua University (XHU; Chinese: 西华大学) is a provincial public university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. It is affiliated with the Sichuan Provincial People's Government.
西华大学 | |
| Motto | 求是 明德 卓越 |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Diligence Virtue Excellence |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1960 |
Academic affiliations | Double First Class University Plan (Provincial), Basic Capacity Building Project For Colleges and Universities in Central and Western China |
| Chairman | Qingyou Liu (刘清友) |
| President | Huimin Bian (边慧敏) |
| Vice-president | Xiaolin Wang |
| Students | 45,000 |
| Location | , China |
| Colors | Green |
| Website | www |
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Foundation
XHU was founded on April 16, 2003 when Sichuan University of Science and Technology (Chinese: 四川工业学院) and the Teacher's College merged. The Sichuan University of Science and Technology, previously called the Sichuan Mechanical College of Agriculture (Chinese: 四川农业机械学院), was founded in 1960. The former Teacher's College, located in Peng Zhou County, was founded in 1971.
Location
Xihua University covers about 2,850 mu (469.5 acres) in the hi-tech zone of Chengdu. The campus has a tributary of the Ming Jiang River and the Ancient Irrigation Project—Du Jiangyan, and its national scenery zone is to the west.

Resources
XHU as of December 2011[when?] has 1,400 teachers and staff members, among whom 380 teachers have the title of senior post.
External links
- Official website Archived 2010-11-30 at the Wayback Machine (English version Archived 2024-06-17 at the Wayback Machine)
- XiHua Online student journal – An online student journal from students of China West Normal University
