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About the university

Guangxi University (GXU), located in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is the only national "211 Project" and "Double First-Class" construction university in Guangxi. It is jointly built by the Ministry of Education and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Government, and is a member of the Midwest University Comprehensive Strength Enhancement Project, the National High-Level University Public Graduate Program, the New Engineering Research and Practice Project, the Excellence Engineer Education and Training Program, the Excellence Legal Talent Education and Training Program, the Excellence Agriculture and Forestry Talent Education and Training Program, the National College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program, the Chinese Government Scholarship Institution for International Students, the National Engineering Master Education Innovation University, the One Province One University (Z14) Alliance, the ASEAN University Network, and the South and Southeast Asia Network. It is also a key comprehensive research university supported by Guangxi. Founded in 1925 by the new Guangxi clique led by Li Zongren, Guangxi University was established as a provincial university in 1928 with Huang Shaohong as chairman and Ma Junwu as its first president. It was renamed National Guangxi University in Guilin in 1939. In 1952, Chairman Mao Zedong personally inscribed the university's name. During the national university restructuring in 1953, its faculty, disciplines, equipment, and library resources were redistributed to 19 universities in central and southern China. The university was reestablished in Nanning in 1958 with approval from the State Council. In 1997, Guangxi University merged with Guangxi Agricultural University to form the current institution. As of June 2025, the university covers an area of approximately 21,800 mu (about 1,453 hectares), with a total building area of about 1.42 million square meters. It has 3,407 faculty and staff members, 23,419 full-time undergraduate students, 15,875 full-time graduate students, and 2,529 part-time graduate students.