Yunnan University
云南大学 | |||||||
Other name | Yunda | ||||||
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| Motto | 自尊 致知 正义 力行 | ||||||
Motto in English | Perfection in Moral Integrity, Excellence in Scholarly Attainments, and Greatness in Career Pursuits | ||||||
| Type | Public | ||||||
| Established | December 1922 | ||||||
Academic affiliations | Project 211 Greater Mekong Sub-region Academic and Research Network | ||||||
| President | Fang Jingyun | ||||||
Administrative staff | 2,372 | ||||||
| Students | 31,141 | ||||||
| Undergraduates | 16,330 | ||||||
| Postgraduates | 14,811 | ||||||
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| Location | , China | ||||||
| Campus | Urban | ||||||
| Colours | Navy blue & white | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 云南大学 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 雲南大學 | ||||||
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Yunnan University (YNU; 云南大学) is a provincial public university in Kunming, Yunnan, China. It is affiliated with the province of Yunnan, and co-funded by the Yunnan Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.
Founded in December 1922, Yunnan University started to enroll in April 1923. It began as a privately run institution called the "University of the Eastern Land" and its name has changed six times since then. Yunnan University has also been included on the list of the key national universities for the "China Western Development" program.