Is Foshan University coming?, 28 years later, official website | Guangdong Provincial Department of Education | Foshan University
On August 7th, the official website of the Education Department of Guangdong Province released a notice on the planned application for the establishment of universities in 2023.
According to the public announcement, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Higher Education Law of the People's Republic of China, the Interim Regulations on the Establishment of Ordinary Higher Education Institutions, the Interim Provisions on the Establishment of Ordinary Undergraduate Schools, and the Opinions of the Ministry of Education on the Establishment of Higher Education Institutions during the 14th Five Year Plan period, in order to do a good job in the relevant work of the proposed application for the establishment of higher education institutions in 2023, after the inspection and evaluation of experts from the Provincial Higher Education Institutions Establishment Evaluation Committee, two matters, namely the renaming of Foshan University of Science and Technology to Foshan University and the establishment of Zhaoqing Health Medical College based on Zhaoqing Medical College, are now announced to the Ministry of Education. The public notice period is from August 7th, 2023 to August 11th, 2023.
The above news shows that after failing to apply for a renaming to Guangdong University of Science and Technology, Foshan University of Science and Technology is preparing to rename itself as Foshan University. The name Foshan University has been used in history.
Public information shows that Foshan University of Science and Technology originated from Foshan Normal University and Foshan Branch of South China Agricultural University founded in 1958. Later, Foshan Normal University was renamed Foshan Normal College; In February 1986, Foshan University was established on the basis of Foshan Normal College, and the Foshan Branch of South China Agricultural College was also renamed Foshan Veterinary College and Foshan Agriculture and Animal Husbandry College.
In March 1995, with the approval of the National Education Commission, Foshan University and Foshan College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry merged to form Foshan University of Science and Technology, which was upgraded to a bachelor's degree. In February 2005, with the approval of the People's Government of Guangdong Province, Foshan Workers' Medical College and Foshan Education College were merged into Foshan University of Science and Technology.
Pengpai News reporters have noticed that since 2015, there have been constant reports of Foshan University of Science and Technology being renamed as a university. The school has also established a leading group for the renaming of Foshan University of Science and Technology.
According to the "Foshan Daily" WeChat official account on June 26, 2019, leaders of Foshan University of Science and Technology revealed that since the start of the construction of a high-level university of science and engineering in 2015, the school's strength, influence and ability to serve local innovation drive have been greatly improved.
The school leadership introduced that substantial progress has been made in the renaming of the university and the construction of doctoral authorization units. The renaming of the university has been included in the 13th Five Year Plan for the establishment of universities in Guangdong Province, and the construction of doctoral authorization units has been included in the project construction units of Guangdong Province. Currently, the Ministry of Education is officially applying to rename Guangdong University of Science and Technology.