China University of Geosciences is a university that deserves great praise because of the achievements of outstanding persons. The university has shaped its own traditions and demeanours of being self-supporting and realistic. Up to now, the university has cultivated over 100,000 graduates. They are engaged in their own fields and they have dedicated themselves to the development of the country. Many of them have become academic elites, outstanding politicians, business tycoons and even excellent athletes. Premier Wen Jiabao and 27 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Engineering are some of the exceptional representatives from this university.
There is great enthusiasm in this whole university. It was born under a ministry-run system. In a new era with rapid development of higher education, the management of this university was transferred to the Ministry of Education. This has provided new opportunities for the development of CUG. The university is presently located on the shore of the beautiful East Lake beside the National Development Zone of High and New Technologies and Wuhan Guanggu of China. The transportation is convenient and the environment is beautiful. On campus, one can experience the pleasant surroundings of nature being able to see blue skies, clean lakes, several green trees and well-kept lawns. The entire environment makes CUG an ideal and conducive place for all students to pursue their studies.
Over more than fifty years, the people of CUG have been forging ahead, keeping pace with the times, and carrying out innovations. They have caught hold of the opportunities brought about by the reforms and achieved rapid progress with their intelligence and efforts. Today, CUG has changed from just a geological college with a single discipline to a comprehensive university offering multi-disciplines such as Geology, Resources, Environment and Geological Engineering technology as the main features. There is also the coordinate development of Sciences, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Management, Economics, Education and Law.
