In recent years, with the country's emphasis on and increasing demand for pharmaceutical education, the number of pharmaceutical universities in China is also increasing. At present, the only three pharmaceutical universities in China are China Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University and Guangdong Pharmaceutical University. So, what is the strength of these three universities? What about rankings?
First, let's take a look at the brief history of these three universities. The history of China Pharmaceutical University can be traced back to 1936, at first as Nanjing National College of Pharmacy, and later after several mergers and reorganizations, it officially became China Pharmaceutical University in 1986. The history of Shenyang Pharmaceutical University can be traced back to 1931, when the Red Army Guard School was founded in Ruijin, Jiangxi Province, and then transferred to Shenyang. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University was first founded in 1958 as the Guangdong Provincial Health Cadre Training College. Although the three universities have been in operation for different times, they all have a long history.
Second, let's take a look at the size of the facilities at these three universities. China Pharmaceutical University has a campus of 2,100 acres, a construction area of 690,000 square meters, and a library collection of 1 million books. The campus of Shenyang Pharmaceutical University covers an area of 1,945 acres, with a construction area of 660,000 square meters and a library collection of 860,000 books. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University has the largest campus, covering an area of 5,300 acres, with a construction area of 770,000 square meters and a library collection of 2.4 million books. The facilities of these three universities are not only large-scale, but also rich in books.
Next, let's take a look at the faculty of these three universities. The number of full-time teachers in China Pharmaceutical University has reached 1,128, including 2 academicians, 6 national outstanding young people, and 5 national candidates for millions of talents. The number of full-time teachers in Shenyang Pharmaceutical University is 682, including 1 academician, 1 national famous teacher, and 4 national candidates for millions of talents. The number of full-time teachers in Guangdong Pharmaceutical University has reached 1,666, including 2 national outstanding young people and 4 national excellent young people. It can be seen that the teaching staff of these three universities is strong and has a number of national high-level teaching talents.
Next, let's take a look at the academic education of these three universities. China Pharmaceutical University currently has 31 undergraduate majors, including 5 national first-class undergraduate majors and 5 national characteristic majors. Shenyang Pharmaceutical University currently has 21 undergraduate majors, with 11 national first-class undergraduate majors and 5 national characteristic majors. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University currently has 49 undergraduate majors, with 6 national first-class undergraduate majors and 3 national characteristic majors. The disciplines of these three universities are mainly pharmacy, multidisciplinary development, and complete bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, providing students with a wide range of learning and development space.
Next, let's take a look at the situation of these three universities in terms of discipline construction. China Pharmaceutical University is a double-first-class discipline, pharmacy ranks in the top 1% of the ES global rankings, and other disciplines such as traditional Chinese medicine, integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and business administration have also achieved good results. Shenyang Pharmaceutical University has a national key discipline of pharmacy, two provincial first-class disciplines and three disciplines that are in the top 1% of ESI in the world. The discipline construction of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University is relatively weak, with three provincial key disciplines, and the pharmaceutical discipline is evaluated as B. Overall, the pharmacy disciplines of these three universities have performed well and have a certain degree of disciplinary strength.
In addition, these three universities also have certain advantages in terms of employment. According to the data, all three universities have higher employment rates for undergraduate graduates, exceeding the national average. The employment direction mainly covers pharmaceutical related fields such as production and marketing enterprises, educational and scientific research units, and administrative supervision departments.
Finally, the overall ranking of these three universities is also relatively stable in various university rankings. For example, according to the ranking of the Ranking of Ranking and the Alumni Association, the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is at the forefront, the University of Shen Pharmaceutical is in the middle reach, and the University of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical is behind.
To sum up, China Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, and Guangdong Pharmaceutical University are all good pharmaceutical universities, which are worthy of candidates who are interested in a career in pharmacy. There are some differences between different schools in terms of school history, facility size, teaching staff, academic education and discipline construction, etc., and candidates can choose according to their interests and needs. Finally, I wish the majority of candidates excellent results in the field of pharmacy!