Hefei University

Hefei University is an institution of higher learning in Hefei, the capital of Anhui Province, China. It was founded in 1980 as Hefei Union University (合肥联合大学), by nuclear chemist Yang Chengzong (杨承宗). In 2002, it merged with Hefei Education College and Hefei Normal School to form Hefei University. The university has 16 departments, 5 research centers and a further education college, offe...

Hefei University is an institution of higher learning in Hefei, the capital of Anhui Province, China. It was founded in 1980 as Hefei Union University (合肥联合大学), by nuclear chemist Yang Chengzong (杨承宗). In 2002, it merged with Hefei Education College and Hefei Normal School to form Hefei University. The university has 16 departments, 5 research centers and a further education college, offering 40 bachelor's degree programs with a full-time student population totaling 12,527 on two campuses, the Downtown Campus and the Nanyanhu Lake Campus. The university's strength lies in engineering, economics and management, and it also comprises literature, science and education. The current party secretary is Cai Jingming, and the current president is Wang Qidong.