China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

中国地质大学（北京）
Former names	Beijing Institute of Geology, Beijing Graduate School of Wuhan College of Geology
Motto	艰苦朴素 求真务实
Motto in English	Work hard, keep modest, and pursue truth and pragmatism
Type	National Public
Established	November 1952; 72 years ago (1952)
Chairman	Lei Yaling
President	Sun Youhong
Location	Beijing , China 39°58′48″N 116°20′27″E / 39.98000°N 116.34083°E / 39.98000; 116.34083
Campus	Urban, 130 acres (53 ha)
Website	cugb.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	中国地质大学(北京)
Traditional Chinese	中國地質大學(北京)
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Dìzhì Dàxué (Běijīng)

The China University of Geosciences (Beijing) is a public university located in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Natural Resources. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction and Project 211.^[1]

In administrative and legal terms, the China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and the China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) are considered separate entities, although these two universities shared common history until 2005. CUG Beijing and CUG Wuhan have different constitutions, presidents, and governing boards, as well as separate legal entity registration, admission procedures, financial systems, Internet domains, and logos.