Sichuan University, located in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, holds a world ranking of 186. The university offers fully funded scholarships covering both tuition and hostel fees. The available majors in English include Civil Engineering, Software Engineering, Tourism Management, and International Business Management.
In 1994, the former Sichuan University and the former Chengdu University of Science and Technology merged into Sichuan United University, and then in 1998, it was renamed Sichuan University. CPC and state leaders including Jiang Zemin and Li Peng wrote congratulatory messages and gave their best wishes to the merger of the two universities. The second merger took place in 2000 when Sichuan University and the former West China University of Medical Sciences joined together. Sichuan University is a pioneer in the institutional reform of higher education. It’s one of the first universities being reformed and has made historic contributions to the reforms of higher education in China,commented Li Lanqing, a former Vice Premier. During the May 12th Wenchuan earthquake relief period, CPC and state leaders including Wu Bangguo and Wen Jiabao visited Sichuan University.