University of Sanya
三亚学院 (Chinese)
TypePrivate
Established2005
ChairmanLi Shufu
PresidentDr. Dan Lu
Students20,000
Location
Sanya
,
Hainan
,
China
Websitehttp://www.sanyau.edu.cn/
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese三亚学院
Traditional Chinese三亞學院

University of Sanya (USY) (Chinese: 三亚学院) [1] was established in 2005 and endowed by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group as one of the first privately owned universities in China. Based in Sanya in Hainan Province, along the coast of the South China Sea, it currently consists of 18 schools and an office of academic affairs. 71 undergraduate degree programs in 9 categories are offered, including law, literature, economics, management, engineering, science, agriculture, education, and art. In 2018, the university enrolled 20,000 students together with 1000 teaching and research staff members.

The university offers courses across geographical regions, and currently has made partnerships with State Forestry and Grassland Administration of China, Department of Culture Radio Television Publication and Sports of Hainan, Hainan Provincial Tourism Bureau, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hainan Microsoft Innovation Center, etc. USY pioneers in several key subjects, such as Tourism Management, Financial Engineering, in which Saxo Fintech Business school [2] was established jointly with Saxo Bank, and Automotive Engineering with Geely Auto.

Due to its strategic geographical location in Sanya which is boasted as "China's Hawaii", many academic forums including Global Humboldt Forum were held on campus. Boao Forum for Asia also has close proximity to the university and city.

Academics

Accreditation and memberships

USY is a member of SAP University Alliances.[3]

Notable faculty members

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The homepage of USY". March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Saxo Fintech Business School". March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  3. ↑ "SAP University Alliances Member Universities". SAP. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

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