Yibin University
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宜宾学院 | |
| Type | Public college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1978 |
| President | Du Zhengcong |
| Students | 24,000[1] |
| Location | , , China 28°47′53″N 104°36′40″E / 28.798°N 104.611°E |
| Campus | 2,300 acres (930 ha) |
| Website | yibinu.edu.cn |
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Yibin University (Chinese: 宜宾学院; lit. 'Yibin College') is a provincial public college in Yibin, Sichuan, China. It is administered by the Sichuan Provincial People’s Government and co-supported by the provincial and Yibin municipal governments.
The university traces its history to Yibin Normal College, established in 1978. It took its current form in 2001 after merging with the Yibin Branch of the Sichuan Institute of Education, becoming the first undergraduate-level institution in Yibin. Since then, it has developed into an institution offering programs in education, engineering, management, arts, and other fields.
In 1975, Sichuan Normal College established a pilot class called "Come and go" in Maiba Township, Lizhuang District, which was named as the Yibin Branch of Sichuan Normal University. This was the predecessor of Yibin College. In June 1977, the school was restructured into Yibin Regional Communist Labor University.[2] On December 28, 1978, the State Council of the People's Republic of China approved the establishment of Yibin Normal College on the basis of Yibin Regional Communist Labor University. At that time, the campus was located in Baimiao Village, Maiba Township, Nanxi County (now Li Zhuang Town, Cuiping District, Yibin City), and three majors were approved.[3] In 1985, the school relocated to Jiangbei, Qiaoxi Bay, Yibin City (now Anfu Street, Cuiping District).[2] In 1993, the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China approved the renaming of the school to Yibin Normal Higher Vocational College.[4] In May 2001, the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China agreed to integrate the educational resources of Yibin Normal Higher Vocational College and the Yibin Branch of Sichuan Education College to establish Yibin College at the undergraduate level.[5]
With the completion and opening of the waterfront campus in the Sanjiang New Area University City, Yibin University has also begun to strive for the granting of master's degree awarding units and discuss upgrading to a university, in order to promote the development of science and technology innovation industries and educational undertakings in Yibin City.[6]
Campus
In 1985, the People's Government of Sichuan Province agreed to relocate Yibin Normal Higher Vocational College to Qiexi Bay on the north bank of the Min River in Yibin City, and the construction of the campus began. In August 1987, Yibin Normal Higher Vocational College relocated from Lizhuang Town to the Jiangbei Campus in Qiexi Bay (now located at No. 8 Jiusheng Road, Anfu Street, Cuiping District),[3] which is divided into A and B areas. The A area also serves as the location of the college headquarters, while the B area is located at its southern end.[7][8][9]
In addition to its main campus, Yibin University has also constructed a waterfront campus in the Sanjiang New Area University City. The first phase of construction was completed on December 31, 2019. Departments such as the Tea College, Intelligent Manufacturing College, Big Data and Software College, Quality Inspection College, and Transportation Service Engineering College have been relocated to the waterfront campus. The architectural style of the campus reflects a blend of Eastern and Western cultures.[10] This campus is adjacent to the Yibin Graduate School of Xihua University, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu College of Sichuan International Studies University, and Chengdu University of Technology among other higher education institutions in Yibin. It can be accessed via the Yibin Intelligent Rail T1 Line to travel between downtown Yibin and the Chengdu-Guizhou Intercity Bus Line Yibin West Station.[11][12]