Lanzhou University was founded in the early 20th century and has a history of more than 100 years. As a key university in Northwest China, Lanzhou University is unique in the 985 Project and is an important center of higher education in Gansu Province and even the entire Northwest Region. Lanzhou University has a long history of growth, and since 1909, it has undergone several renaming and expansion. After decades of development, Lanzhou University has now become a national key university, undertaking a number of major tasks directly under the Ministry of Education, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and the Ministry of Education.
Today, Lanzhou University has two campuses, covering an area of more than 3,500 acres, with 47 teaching and research units and 99 undergraduate majors. The university has a large education scale, with more than 20,000 undergraduates, nearly 14,000 master's students, and more than 4,000 doctoral students. Lanzhou University is also a member of many major education reform programs, such as the Everest Plan, the Strong Foundation Program, and the Outstanding Legal Talent Education and Training Program.
However, compared with its profound history and heritage, Lanzhou University's educational situation in recent years is not optimistic. Although it is still a member of Project 985, its status and reputation have suffered a serious decline. In particular, in terms of admission scores, Lanzhou University is significantly lower than other 985 engineering schools, which means that its attractiveness to students in the college entrance examination has been greatly reduced.
This decline is mainly due to the special geographical location of Lanzhou University. Lanzhou, located in the northwestern border of China, is limited by a relatively backward regional environment in terms of economic development and educational resources. As a result, Lanzhou University is facing a serious problem of brain drain. Many outstanding students choose to leave Lanzhou and pursue better education and career development opportunities in cities in the eastern region, which has led to a significant decline in the number of teachers at Lanzhou University.
For today's Lanzhou University, we should not only stay in the hesitation of the reasons for the regression, but also see its value and potential. Although the development of Lanzhou University has been restricted to a certain extent due to geographical limitations, it is still one of the important 985 engineering universities in China, with important influence and academic status. Lanzhou University has unique advantages in science and engineering, grassland science, environmental science, etc., and has made important contributions to China's ecological environmental protection and sustainable development.
In the future, Lanzhou University needs to further strengthen its own connotation construction and make greater breakthroughs in academic research, scientific innovation and social services. At the same time, the society should give more attention and support to Lanzhou University, provide necessary resources and conditions, and provide a better environment for the development of Lanzhou University. Only in this way can Lanzhou University maintain its competitiveness in the face of fierce competition at home and abroad and achieve long-term sustainable development.
In short, Lanzhou University, as an old 985 project university, although facing serious regression problems, we cannot ignore its history, heritage and potential. Lanzhou University still has a high reputation and academic strength, which deserves our expectation and support for its development. At the same time, Lanzhou University also needs its own efforts and reforms to adapt to the development of the times and the requirements of educational reform, and to cultivate more outstanding talents and make more contributions to the development of the country.