Hebei University offers a variety of courses covering a wide range of fields.
Hebei University is one of the top universities within
Hebei Province. It is situated in Baoding, a city with a long history and rich cultural heritage in China, within easy access of Beijing.
As a comprehensive university,
Hebei University offers a variety of courses covering a wide range of fields, including Philosophy, Economics, Law, Education, Literature, History, Science and Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Management. The 15 colleges offer 56 specialized undergraduate courses leading to bachelor's degrees. The university can also award master's degrees in forty-four subjects and doctorates in six fields. Ten of
Hebei’s specialized subjects and two of its laboratories are at the provincial-appointed level.
Chinese Language & Literature and History are appointed as the bases for research and cultivation of talents in liberal parts by the province. Currently the university has an enrollment of 17,862, including 845 graduates and 17,000 undergraduates and two-year students. 16,972 adult students and 46 international students are also studying at the university.
Hebei University has assembled a teaching faculty well known for its intellectual vigor, among which there are quite a few accomplished scholars and experts. There are 2,100 teaching and administrative staff, of which nearly half are doing teaching and research work, including three members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and 550 professors and associate professors.
Hebei University campus covers an area of over 700 acres. It is well equipped with first-class facilities, notably in the areas of science and technology. The University library has a collection of 2,770,000 books and 5,000 periodicals published at home and abroad. It has one of the largest collections of rare books among the universities in China. The University museum houses more than 8,000 historical relics over 70 of which enjoy the highest degree of national protection. Furthermore, the museum also possesses some rare specimens of animals and plants. As one of the first 100 universities and colleges which entered the Chinese Education and Research Net (CERNET), [the net of
Hebei University – HEBUNET] is on its way to rapid development. With the support of the Municipal Party Committee and the local government of Baoding,
Hebei University launched ambitious plans for expansion.
Hebei University insists that scientific research should be combined with the development of the local economy. In the light of this principle, the University has contributed to the development of the economy, the advancement of science and technology and the progress of society in
Hebei Province. In many fields of study,
Hebei University has become the center of scientific research and serves as a window in academic exchange. The University has produced more research papers than any other university with
Hebei Province and some papers have been recorded in SCI.
The academic exchange between
Hebei University and the universities and institutions in China and overseas, is brisk and extensive. Taking full advantage of its convenient location close to Beijing & Tianjin, the University has started a “bring-in” program. Its purpose is to invite members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and other nationally distinguished scholars to give lectures.
Hebei University has also reached agreements with ten sister universities and institutes in Japan, Russia, Mongolia and the USA to exchange students and established friendly relationships with many universities and institutes in Canada, Australia, South Korea, and Germany. In the last few years, over a hundred scholars and experts from more than ten countries have been invited to
Hebei University for teaching, short-term lecturing, and joint research. The International students program includes short-term and long-term language training, bachelor-degree, master-degree and doctor-degree programs.
