Brief Introduction to Sun Yat-sen University 4 History of Development 4

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School of Nursing

The School of Nursing was established in 1998, based on the former Department of Nursing and the Second Affiliated Health School of Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences. The former Department of Nursing was one of the first institutions to restore higher nursing education in China in 1983. The School is currently recognized as one of the premiere nursing schools in the country, with the mission to establish excellence in nursing education and research.

Staff

Total .................................................................................... 18

·Professor .......................................................................... 1

·Associate Professors ....................................................... 5

·Senior Lecturers ............................................................... 5

·Lecturers .......................................................................... 7

Students

·Undergraduate Students .............................................. 325

·Graduate Students ......................................................... 28

·Post-registration BSN Students .................................. 1154

·Post-registration Advanced Diploma Students .......... 1839
Programs

·Advanced Diploma Program

Science in Nursing

·Undergraduate Program

Science in Nursing

·Graduate Program

Science in Nursing

·PhD Program

Nursing

·Specialty Program

Enterostomal Therapist Program

Research Fields

The main research fields focus on management of chronic illness with particular concern on children and the elderly, community nursing services and oncology nursing. A research fund of 20 million RMB has been granted to the School over the past few years.
Center

·Chair Institution of Self-learning Examination Programs (Nursing) of Guangdong Province for Both Advanced Diploma Program and BSN Program

Facilities/Resources

The teaching building of the School hosts excellent administrative offices, classrooms, nursing labs, language lab and computer rooms.

Achievements

The School was awarded the prize of "The School of Nursing for Excellent Teaching Outcomes of the Baccalaureate Nursing Program" and the "Excellent Baccalaureate Nursing Program in 2005" by the Department of Education of Guangdong Province. The faculty has published over 190 papers in national journals and has participated as chief editors or chapter authors of 15 national textbooks.

Exchange and Cooperation

The School has been very active in academic exchanges and continuous cooperation with prestigious universities in China (including Hong Kong and Macao) and those from USA, Australia, Japan, and Korea, etc. It has established collaborative partnerships with those schools of nursing. The School has mutual agreements with the Department of Nursing Studies, the Faulty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong, and the School of Nursing at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the School of Nursing at the University of Ballarat in Australia. The School currently has 3 visiting professors from Hong Kong.

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School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Staff

Total ................................................................................... 108

·Full-time ...................................................................... 101

Professors ...................................................................... 18

Associate Professors ...................................................... 18

Lecturers ......................................................................... 22

·Part-time ........................................................................... 7

Students

Total .................................................................................. 853

·Undergraduate Students ............................................... 417

·Graduate Students ........................................................ 146

·Other Students .............................................................. 290
Programs

·Undergraduate Program

Pharmaceutical Sciences

·Postgraduate Programs

Biological and Biological Science

Pharmacology

Pharmaceutics

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Pharmacognosy

Pharmaceutical Analysis and Pharmacy

·Unique Programs

--Developing medicine from natural medicine resources, including terricolous Nanyao (medicine originally from Southeast Asia and Africa) and marine medicine.

--Developing chemical synthesized medicine, biotech medicine and modernization of Chinese traditional medicine.

--In 2003, 35 research subjects were undertaken by the School and the total research funding is 13 million RMB, including 8 million RMB supported by the Key Research Project of Guangdong Province.

Laboratories

·Laboratory of Pharmacognosy Science and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry

·Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Molecule Design

·Laboratory of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Engineering

·Laboratory of Chinese Traditional Medicine and Marine Medicine

·Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Evaluation

·Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology

·Laboratory of Drug Metabolizing and Pharmacokinetics

·Laboratory of Microbe and Biochemical Pharmacy (under construction)
Exchange and Cooperation

In 2005,105 research projects were undertaken by the School and the total research funds added up to 9.79 million RMB.

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School of Public Health

The School of Public Health, located on the North Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, was established in 1985 and originated from the Faculty of Hygiene, which was founded in 1976. The School is one of the nation's pre-eminent centers, which is dedicated to protecting and promoting public health and is noted for its excellence in teaching, research and service.

The School consists of 4 faculties, 1 department, 1 institute and a staff of 92 members and 874 students. It has 4 accredited doctoral programs, 8 graduate programs and 3 postdoctoral programs. To keep up with the School's service-oriented philosophy, the faculty combines research and academia with a practicum requirement, which results in the enhancement of a rigorous and well-rounded curriculum. Students at the School receive state-of-the-art training from distinguished experts in the field of public health.
In order to better serve the public and broaden its teaching and research, the School maintains close connections with the local Center of Disease Control and Prevention, the Occupational Disease Preventive Hospital, as well as the countryside disease-prevention units for field studies and internship training. So far it has established 18 teaching and practice bases in the Pearl River Delta area. This measure will maintain as a priority in the coming years due to its crucial role in strengthening the School's educational capacities and providing health services to the community.
Since the 1980s, the School has made major contributions to defining and addressing public health issues through participation in numerous scientific projects and providing health services to the local and national population. In addition, the School has conducted many research projects and training programs in collaboration with universities in USA, Canada, Finland, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. The School anticipates greater international cooperation on research projects related to public health.
Staff Students

Total .................................. 92 Total .............................................. 874

Professors .................... 13 ·Undergraduate ........................... 473

Associate Professors ....... 16 ·Postgraduate .............................. 401

Lecturers ...................... 20

Technicians .................. 33

Administrators ..............10
Programs

·Undergraduate Programs

Children and Maternal Health

Health Management

Medical Nutrition

Preventive Medicine

·Postgraduate Programs

Child and Adolescent Hygiene

Epidemiology and Health Statistics

Health Toxicology

Maternity and Child Health Care

Nutrition and Food Hygiene

Occupational and Environmental Health

Public Health and Health Management

Social Medicine and Health Management
Department and Institute

·Department of Health Administration

·Institute of Preventive Medicine
Laboratories

The central laboratory, consisting of 3 small laboratories: the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, the Laboratory of Chemistry Analysis and the Laboratory of Teaching, covers a total area of 1,175㎡. The Laboratory was authorized by the National Institute of Metrology of China as one of the national centers for toxicological assessment and functional tests. In 2001, it was approved by the National Quality and Technical Supervision Organization to perform the tests on new products of food supplements. Now the Laboratory plays an important role in supporting and facilitating the works of teaching and research

Each laboratory is now equipped with various instruments to fulfill the teaching tasks and to conduct research projects. Moreover, an SFP-grade animal facility with an area of 280㎡is under reconstruction and will be put into service in 2007, which will greatly improve the experimental environment.
Exchange and Cooperation

NO. Period Projects Cooperative Units

Prostate Cancer in High Risk and

Low Risk Populations: Role of National Center for

1 2002-present Food-derived Heterocyclic Amine Toxicological Research

Carcinogens and Chemopreventive (NCTR), FDA, USA

Agents
2 2002-present Postdoctoral Fellow Exchange Oak Ridge Institute of Science

Training and Medicine (ORISE).USA

Functional Analysis For The SNPs National Center for

3 2002-2005 In The Promoters of Genes Relative Toxicological Research

with Environmental Factors (NCTR), FDA, USA
Effects of Bacillus Acidi Lactici on Department of Clinical

4 2001-2004 the Metabolism of Aflatoxin Nutrition,Kuopio University, Finland

Clinical Center for

5 1996-2008 Comparative Study of Learning Developmental Disorders,

Disabilities in Japan and China Shirayuri College, Tokyo Japan

A 90-day Medium Chain Triglyceride Obesity Research Center,

Diet Causes Weight Loss and Improves Dept. of Medicine, Boston Uni.

6 2004-2007 Insulin Sensitivity in Free Living School of Medicine, USA

Chinese Type II Diabetes Subjects

Study of the Mechanism of DNA

Damage and Repair Caused by Dana Farber Cancer Institute,

7 2006-2008 ECPS Harvard Medical School, USA

"WHOQOL-OLD"; Contract Number:

8 2002-2005 QLK62CT22000200320 University of Edinburgh

European Union Frame 5
"DIS-QOL-PROJ ECT"; European

9 2006-2008 Union Frame 6 University of Edinburgh

Study of the Methods for Water Laboratory & Research Center,

10 2001-2005 Protozoon Detection The Macao Water Supply Co.

Ltd
Effects of a Multivitamin and

Multi-mineral Supplementation on Access Business Group LLC,

11 2005-2009 Nutrient Status and DNA Damage in USA

Healthy Chinese.
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Zhongshan School of Medicine

Zhongshan School of Medicine (ZSOM) is located on the north campus of Sun Yat-sen University. It has a prestigious history since the 1866's. Today ZSOM consists of the Department of Clinical Medicine, which provides 8/7-year programs and 5-year programs, the Department of Forensic Medicine, the Department of Biomedical Engineering, the Department of Medical Test, the Department of Ophthalmology, the Department of Medical Imaging, the Department of Anesthesiology, the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, 23 teaching departments and 10 research centers. ZSOM also has 5 research institutes and 2 laboratories.

ZSOM offers 16 master's degree programs and 13 Ph.D. programs, as well as post-doctoral programs. Among all the disciplines in ZSOM, Pharmacology is a national key discipline, Pharmacology and Pathogen Biology are provincial key disciplines. Basic Medical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine/Biology are elaborate subjects that rank the 1st grade.
ZSOM undertakes teaching tasks in 15 specialties for full-time undergraduates, including 8/7-year programs of Clinical Medicine or Stomatology; 5-year programs of Clinical Medicine, Anesthesiology, MedicalImaging, Ophthalmology, Stomatology, Preventive Medicine or Forensic Medicine; and 4-year programs of Biomedical Engineering, Nursing, Rehabilitation Medicine, Management of Public Health, Pharmacy, etc. The teaching covers common elementary courses, elementary medical courses and some more specialized courses. The School also provides courses for medical graduates and adults who need continuing education. 89 courses are offered to undergraduates, amongst which Physiology, Parasitology, Anthropotomy, and Pharmacology are the nationally designated key disciplines. Anatomy is a provincially designated key discipline. Biochemistry, Histology and Embryology are the university designated key disciplines.
ZSOM focuses on quality teaching and education innovation. Since 2001, over 100 applied reforming programs have been successfully carried out, 13 of which are national or provincial programs. For example, 2 scholars were awarded the second prizes in China for their outstanding teaching achievements. 6 programs were awarded provincial prizes: 4 first prizes and 2 second prizes. The School has also participated in the program of "Human Parasitology", an 8-year program of the Ministry of Health, in which the School acted as chief editor for 2 teaching materials. In addition, the School has edited more than 30 sets of teaching materials, 2 of which have been published by the Higher Education Press.
The University has invested about 20 million RMB to improve the laboratories conditions in the Experimental Teaching Center, Department of Forensic Medicine and Department of Biomedical Engineering. The investment has ensured the implementation of experimental teaching innovation and improvement of teaching quality. A number of reforming teaching programs are being undertaken, such as the Science of Experimental Physiology and the Skill of Molecular Medicine, etc.
During the past 5 years, ZSOM has undertaken 256 research projects, including 4 projects from the China Youth Excellency Foundation; 1 from the "Ladder Project", 2 from the "863 Program", 3 from "Sub-Program 973", by the Ministry of Science and Technology; 43 projects were funded by the National Natural Science Foundation and 2 were funded by the China Medical Board. Total funding in 2005 amounted to 53.8 million RMB, plus 340,000 USD. ZSOM was granted 26 awards in the last 5 years by various national organizations, including the prestigious "National Award for Science and Technology Progress".

Staff

Total ...................................................................................... 331

·Professors .......................................................................... 34

·Associate Professors .......................................................... 44

·Lecturers ............................................................................ 89

Students

Total ................................................................................... 4212

·Undergraduate Students ................................................ 3267

·Postgraduate Students ..................................................... 947

Programs

·Undergraduate Programs

Biomedical Engineering

Forensic Medicine

5-year programs of Clinical Medicine

7-year programs of Clinical Medicine

Ophthalmology

Anesthesiology

Medical Imaging

Medical Test

Rehabilitation Medicine
·Postgraduate Programs

Anthropotomy, Histology and Embryology

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Biomedical Engineering

Cell Biology and Physiology

Forensic Medicine

Genetics

Immunology

Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine

Microbiology

Neurobiology

Nuclear Medicine

Parasitology

Pathogen Biology

Pathogenic Organisms

Pharmacology

Stem Cell and Histology Engineering
·Unique Programs

Pharmacology, a national key discipline, was among the earliest to offer a PhD program at national level. The research in Neuro-pharmacology and Cardiovascular Pharmacology enjoys an excellent reputation both at home and abroad.

Pathogen Biology is a provincial key discipline, which covers the research of malaria, schistosomiasis, molecular diagnosis of clonorchiasis, vaccine of plasmodium falciparum, opportunistic protozoiasis and molecu-lar biology of schistosomiasis.

Research Institutes/Laboratories

·Key laboratory of the Ministry of Education for the prevention of tropical disease

·Research Institute of Molecular Medicine

·Neuroscience and Cognition Research Center

·Institute of Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine

·Research Institute of Genome and Disease

·Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering

·Research Institute of Pain

·Medicolegal Expertise Center

·Research Institute of Clinical Standardization

·Biological Safety Laboratory

·Research Institute of Cardio-cerebral and Cerebro-Vascular

·Research Institute of Neuroscience

·Analytic and Testing Center

·Laboratory for Protein Studies

·Research Institute of Pathogen Biology Detection

·Computer Center

·Research Institute of Exploration of Science and Technology
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School of Continuing Education

Continuing education started in Sun Yat-sen University in the 1950's. In 1988, the School of Adult Education was set up and was renamed the School of Continuing Education in 1995. Adult education is an important part of the education system of Sun Yat-sen University, and it is also part of the "211 Project". The School of Continuing Education is responsible for designing examinations for self-taught students. Its motto is: "high quality education and service to society". The School was awarded the "National Excellent School of Adult Education" and the "National Advanced Unit for Self-Taught Exams" by the Ministry of Education, as well as the "Excellent School of Correspondence and Evening Education" and the "Continuing Educational Base for Professional Technicians" by Guangdong Province. Through the development of more than 4 decades, especially that of the past 20 years, the School has formed an educational structure with many disciplines, combining production, studies and research.

Staff

·Full-time .............................................................................. 54

Professors (as consultants) .................................................. 9

·Part-time

Professors .......................................................................... 82

Associate Professors .......................................................... 34

Lecturers ............................................................................. 51
Students

·Total students in Diploma Training Programs ................. 1200

·Total students in Non-Diploma Training Programs ......... 2195
Programs

·Undergraduate Programs

Business Management

Finance

Marketing

·Vocational Programs

Accountancy Finance

Administrative Management

Economy Management

Electronic Business

English

Human Resource Management

·Programs of Self-taught Examinations

Administrative Management

Chinese Literature and Language

Computer and Application

Computer Information Management

Computer Network

Law

Nursing Science

Philosophy

·Non-Diploma Training Programs

Advanced Courses for CEO

Advanced Courses for MBA

Advanced Courses for Financing Theory and Practice

Advanced Courses for Community Building and Management

Advanced Courses for Administrative Management and Execute of

Administrative Law

Course of Certificate of Financing Planning (CFP)

Course of Logistic National Certificate

Course of Adult Diploma Education

Postgraduate Diploma Courses of Integrated Marketing Communication

(Sun Yat-sen University and the University of Hong Kong)

Postgraduate Diploma Courses of Human Resources Management (Sun Yat-sen University and the University of Hong Kong)

Postgraduate Diploma Courses of International Accountancy (Sun Yat- sen University and the University of Hong Kong)
Exchange and Cooperation

·Courses of Postgraduate Diploma (Sun Yat-sen University and the University of Hong Kong)

The Joint Training Center co-founded by Sun Yat-sen University and the University of Hong Kong was authorized by the Ministry of Education and was set up in 2001. With relevant courses completed and exams passed, students will be granted an internationally accepted postgraduate diploma issued by the University of Hong Kong. Without going aboard, they can take the Postgraduate Diploma Course of Human Resources Management (University of Leicester), or Postgraduate Diploma Course of Integrated Marketing Communication (University of California).
Currently, the Joint Training Courses cover Public Administrative Management, Integrated Marketing Communication, Human Resource and International Accountancy. Notable among them is the course of Integrated Marketing Communication and Human Resources.
·MBA Courses (Sun Yat-sen University and University of Ballarat, Australia)

This program was introduced by Sun Yat-sen University and the Old Professors Association in Hong Kong, in order to train more managerial talents for the new century.

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School of Online Education

Sun Yat-sen University is one of the first universities in long-distance education authorized by the Ministry of Education. Since it's founding in 2000, the School of Online Education has been committed to the policy of "active development, standard management, enhanced service, improved quality, strengthened innovation", which has greatly improved the level of education. The School is particularly proud of its excellent education resources, standard management and service, state-of-the-art online conditions and individualized curriculums. After years of continuous effort, the School now offers 18 online courses in administration, law, electronic business and nursing, etc.

The School has set up a credit system combined with flexible schooling period. Students can graduate if they have gained the required credits within a certain period of time. Bachelor Degree Certificates are awarded to those who are qualified to graduate for a bachelor's degree.
Faculty

Professors .................................................................................... 63

Associate Professors ................................................................... 98

Lecturers ....................................................................................... 91

Students

Online education students ....................................................... 6277

Programs

·Undergraduate Programs and Vocational Programs

Accountancy

Business English

Business Management

Chinese Literature

Communication English

Computer Science and Technology

Electronic Business

English Education

Hotel Management

Law

Pharmacology

Public Administration

Public Relation

Sanitation Management

Science in Nursing

Tourism Management