about us
1. history
2. overviewof peoples by the numbers
3. discipline
4. students
5. international cooperation
1.history
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1946 |
the department of geography was established in national lanzhou university. |
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1952 |
the bachelor program in physical geography of the department of geography was established. |
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1958 |
the bachelor program of geology was established; the department of geography was renamed as the department of geology and geography. |
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1981 |
the department of physical geography was authorized to confer the master’s degree as soon as china restored the academic degree system, and doctor’s degree in 1986. the bachelor program of economic geography and urban-rural planning was established in 1987. |
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1991 |
the department of geography was entitled one of the national bases for fundamental research in science and teacher development. |
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1999 |
the school of earth and environmental sciences was founded, composed of the department of geographical sciences, the department of geology, the department of atmospheric sciences and the department of environmental sciences. |
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2000 |
key laboratory of western china’s environmental systems, ministry of education was set up. |
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2002 |
the department of hydrology and water resource engineering was established. |
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2004 |
the department of atmospheric sciences was independent from the school of earth and environmental sciences; the school of atmospheric sciences was set up. |
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2009 |
national exemplary centers of experimental education in environmental geography was established. the institute of western environment and climate change was established in lanzhou university. |
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2011 |
the department of geology was independent from the school of earth and environmental sciences, and the school of geological science and mineral resources was founded. |
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2015 |
the school of earth and environmental sciences and the school of western environment and climate change was integrated into one. the school of earth and environmental sciences was established. |
2.overview of peoples by the numbers
we actively absorb high-level talents from home and abroad, and form a team of experts and young scholars in the field of geography and environmental sciences.
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193 total |
66 professors |
48 associate professors |
28 lectures |
21 technicians |
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3 members of the chinese academy of sciences |
4 thousand talents program |
4 winners of the national science fund for distinguished young scholars |
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2 national renowned teacher and leading personnel of the national “ten thousand talents program” |
5 winner of the national science fund for outstanding youth |
6 the cheung kong scholars program |
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3.discipline
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national bases for fundamental research in science and teacher development |
geography |
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national key disciplines |
physical geography |
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provincial key disciplines |
geography、environmental sciences |
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esi top1% |
earth science |
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global natural index ranking（earth & environment） |
the earth and environmental sciences ranked 31st in 2017 in asian-pacific region (34th in 2016), and 9th among china’s universities (10th in 2016) |
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discipline |
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bachelor |
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physical geography & resource environment |
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human geography & urban-rural planning |
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geographic information sciences |
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environmental sciences and engineering |
environmental sciences |
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hydraulic engineering |
hydrology and water resources |
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master |
geography |
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earth system sciences |
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urban-rural planning |
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environmental sciences and engineering |
environmental sciences |
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environmental engineering |
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professional master’s degree in environmental engineering |
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hydraulic engineering |
hydrology and water resources |
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geology |
quaternary geology |
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doctor |
geography |
physical geography |
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human geography |
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cartography and gis |
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earth system sciences |
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environmental sciences and engineering |
environmental sciences |
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geology |
quaternary geology |
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post- doctoral research center |
geography |
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4.students
with more than 70-year development, the school of earth and environmental sciences has become a comprehensive teaching and research institute with a complete system in training bachelors, masters and doctors. there are more than 750 undergraduates, more than 450 postgraduates and over 170 phd students. our college has such characteristic research fields as the uplift and its environmental effects of the qinghai-tibet plateau, climate change and its mechanisms, cryosphere science, regional response and impact of global change, western geological disasters, and the control of environmental pollution and the restoration of ecology in western regions. our college is now famed as an important base for both fundamental research in geoscience & environmental science and academic exchanges and talent cultivation in western china.
5.international cooperation
our college attaches great importance to international academic exchange, signing cooperation agreements with universities in countries like the united states, germany, the united kingdom, france, sweden and japan. in recent years, "belt and road initiative" provides excellent opportunities for the development of our college, especially in building cooperation and exchange relations with universities in russia, mongolia, iran and pakistan,etc. the college makes great efforts to strengthen international cooperation through jointly applying projects, hosting international conferences and opening joint summer schools, etc.
international scientific and technological cooperation base: international joint research center for drought and environmental change in central and east asia
in recent 10 years
students for cooperative programs：120
students for doctorate abroad：30
international students in china：20