Luoyang University is one of the most successful government funded providers of comprehensive higher education in china. It is one of first seventeen multiversities that benefit with the loan from World Bank in China. Among over 200 schools, it is authorized to recruit international students.
It is located in Luoyang which is a world-famous ancient city having been 13 dynasties in its history. It is adjacent with Longmen Grottoes in the south, named World Culture Inheritance, and Luopu Public Park, High-tech Development Zone on the north bank of Luohe River. The University of Melbourne provides an exciting campus based environment, which is committed to providing cultural and intellectual stimulation.
A great university is above all, about knowledge. It has established 10 schools: literature & history, Art, Economy, Foreign Language, Environment and Chemistry Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering , Adult Education and teachers school. And it also has 4 Teaching and Scientific Research Administration: Preparatory education, social and scientific Department, , Oriental Culture Research Center and International Academic Exchanges Center. It offers 36 specialties for 13683 students at campus, enrolling throughout Hnan, Guangdong, Hubei, Hunan, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangsu, Xinjiang, Ningxia, Sichuan and etc., totally 29 provinces and autonomous regions.
The faculty and staff members of LYU is around 497, 114 of whom are professors or associate professors or senior engineers, and 135 of whom are lecturers and engineers. Honorary President of Luoyang University is Li Xueqin who is Chief of Chinese History Academe and Superintendent of Chinese Slavery Intermitted History Project. There are two visiting professors: Zhu Jiusi and Fengmu that the former is an excellent educator and the emeritus president of Center China Engineering Institute, and the latter is a distinguished writer.
International relationship plays a very important role in Academic cooperation and exchange with foreign colleges and Universities, of which is the United States, England, Mexico, Australia, Japan, and Korea. It is available to invite the experts and professors to assist international employers recruit students who are interested in returning home or gaining employment abroad. Otherwise, we periodically appoint teachers and exchange students to go abroad for further study. Since 1985, there are totally 26 groups of international students to our school, from Japan, Korea, the United States and etc.
LYU provides an exciting campus based environment, which is committed to providing cultural and intellectual facilities. It covers 689,700 square meters and 210,000 square meters estate area. Advanced equipments have been set up in the Calculator Center, Network Center, multi-media classrooms and various laboratories. The arc-shaped library is the largest and most abundant one in Henan Province. Specially, the Modern Electronics Reading Room can lodged more than 6,000 various Chinese and Foreign academic periodicals. It also has 31,000 square meters of student dormitories, of which has two bedrooms, a living-room , a separate bathroom and a rented telephone. It is an environment in which students will be challenged to extend themselves intellectually and creatively, so that graduates are prepared for the 21st century and are at home anywhere in the world.
The University of Luoyang has developed speedily with the support of local government and social reputation. It is on the top list of New College City, being the first one on the strategic plan.