Baoji University of Arts and Sciences

Baoji University of Arts and Sciences (BUAS) is a full-time, multi-disciplinary institution of higher learning under the jurisdiction of the provincial government. It includes such disciplines as liberal arts, history, philosophy, natural sciences, engineering, management, law and education with teacher training as its focus. It was founded in 1958, first as Baoji University. It granted Bachelor's degrees, but was closed down due to local economic problems in 1963. In 1975 a branch school of Shaanxi Normal University was established on the site of the old Baoji University. In 1978 this branch school became Baoji Teacher's College. However, in 1984 Baoji University was reestablished and in 1992 Baoji Teacher's College and Baoji University merged to become Baoji University of Arts and Sciences under the ratification of the former National Education Commission. Baoji is the second industrial city of Shaanxi province, with the university located in the new state-level High Technology Development Zone. With the Qinling Mountains to the south and the Wei River to the north, the university covers an area of more than 900 thousand square meters. Baoji University of Arts and Sciences now consists of 17 departments, 41 specialties are offered for full-time undergraduates. Three of these specialties — chemistry, Chinese language and literature, mathematics and math application — are province-level key specialties. The university has its Adult Education College and Higher Professional Education College , and enrolls students from all over the country, and has been authorized to enroll students from abroad. The university now has over 1,6000 full-time students on its campus.