Renmin University of China
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Renmin University of China (RUC) is a key national comprehensive university in the People's Republic of China. It focuses on humanities, social sciences, and the science of management, with natural sciences, information science and environmental science as supplements.
The predecessor of the university was Shaan Bei Public School established in 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Later it was renamed the North China United University and North China University. Renmin University of China was officially established in 1950. Eminent educationalists Prof. Wu Yuzhang, Prof. Cheng Fangwu, Prof. Yuan Baohua, Prof. Huang Da, and Prof. Li Wenhai have successively held the presidential posts. The current university president is Prof. Ji Baocheng, a renowned expert in trade economics and educational administration.
During the past half century, three generations of top Chinese leaders, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin, have shown much concern and have attached great importance to RUC's development. They each delivered speeches on the campus or offered inscriptions for the university.
External link
- Renmin University of China (http://www.ruc.edu.cn)zh:中国人民大学