china University of Geosciences has two campuses: one in Wuhan City and the other in Beijing City, with its headquarters in Wuhan. The President, Professor Zhao Pengda, is a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

China University of Geosciences has two campuses

　　China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) is located at the foot of Nanwangshan Hill of East Lake, a famous scenic spot covering an area of 670,000（77.33hektare） square meters, with a floor area of 518,800 square meters. It also has a branch located in Hankou. The President is Professor Zhang Jingao, and its Secretary of Party Committee Professor Hao Xiang.

Hao Xiang　　Zhao Pengda　　Zhang Jingao

　　Now the staff of CUG totals about 2800, including 8 academicians of Chinese Academy of Science, 316 professors, and 575 associate professors. There are 9 middle-aged and young experts with outstanding contributions at national level. There are 20 middle-aged and young experts with outstanding contributions at provincial and ministerial level. 97 experts enjoy the special governmental subsidy offered by the State Council and 6 the special governmental subsidy offered by Hubei Province.

9 middle-aged and young experts with outstanding contributions at national level

　　A complete educational system with multi-channels and multi-levels has already been formed in CUG including programs for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorial degrees. There are also programs for oversea-students, distance education, and continuing education as well. The enrollment of students of all kinds totals more than 23,600.

　　In terms of campus construction, CUG is actively involved in socialization reforms of its service system such as carrying out the construction plan of garden university, trying to improve the taste of a cultural campus, and giving a full swing to the educational function of the campus environment.

a cultural campus

　　The collection of the CUG library is extensive. With its 820,000 books and more than 10,000 electronic periodicals on hand for students, it is an ideal resource. There are over 670,000 Chinese books, 150,000 foreign books, and 1500 periodicals. It also has an easy system to use Database of the collection, making finding sources simple. An Automatic Management System and Electronic Reading Rooms have also been built, creating an up-to-date multi-media environment for students. The library also has digital resources that amount to 1,000G.

CUG Library & Museum ...

　　There are more than 30,000 specimens on display in the museum of CUG, including more than 2,000 rare samples of fossils, minerals, and national treasures. The museum is quoted as having various functions:" A national treasury of geoscientific specimens," " A national education base for popular sciences," " A national education base of science and technology for adolescents," and " A national education base for patriotism."

　　The project for a new geological museum was approved by the Ministry of Education and financially sponsored by Shao Yifu Fund. It is expected to have a floor area of 10,000 square meters. The new museum will also incorporate two major subject exhibition areas, " The Formation and Evolution of Earth," and " The Origin and Evolution of Living Creatures." The new addition of the modified museum will be undoubtedly a landmark building for CUG.

A New Geological Museum

　　"Digital CUG" project was initiated in 2000. The campus network (www.cug.edu.cn) covers all the buildings on campus, facilitating Internet visits by the faculty, students, and the staff. CAI, electronic teaching plans, CAD, and multi-function classrooms are becoming gradually more popular. The digitalization of teaching, research, and management is also on the rise. CUG is qualified to be one of the experimental universities of the national modern distance education. Now it houses nearly 20 distance education centers off campus with more than 4,000 students.

Campus Network

　　Hankou Campus of CUG (Wuhan) is located at Hankou, the downtown of Wuhan City. It covers about 120,000 square meters with a total floor area of more than 90,000 square meters. It is mainly responsible for advanced vocational education, distance education, and adult education.

Hankou Campus of CUG (Wuhan)