Guangzhou University

Guangzhou University

广州大学 (Chinese)
Motto	博学笃行，与时俱进
Motto in English	Encyclopaedic studying, sincere practice, trend tide and welcome wave.
Type	Public
Established	1927; 97 years ago (1927)
President	Wei Minghai
Academic staff	2,401
Undergraduates	30,024
Location	Guangzhou , Guangdong , China
Campus	Urban, 1.32 km2
Affiliations	Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance (GHMUA)
Website	english.gzhu.edu.cn/index.htm
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	广州大学
Traditional Chinese	廣州大學
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu Dàxué Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Gwong2 zau1 daai6 hok6

Guangzhou University (GZHU; Chinese: 广州大学) is a public university in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.

The university is made up of two campuses. The major campus is located in Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center (HEMC, geographically called Xiaoguwei Island), covering a total area of 131.7 hectares, with a building space of 596,000 square meters. The other campus is located in downtown (GuiHuaGang) of Guangzhou, covering 20 hectares.^[1]

The university is dually affiliated to Guangzhou Municipal Government and Guangdong Provincial Government. The funding for the university is subject to Guangzhou Municipal Government.