Yantai University

University in China

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Yantai University

烟台大学

Motto| 守信 求实 好学 力行[1]

Motto in English

| Be trustworthy, be down-to-earth, be fond of learning, and practice earnestly[2]
Type| Public
Established| July 1984; 41 years ago (1984)
Location|

Yantai

China

Campus| Yantai University
32 Qingquan Avenue
Yantai
Shandong 264005
China
Website| http://www.ytu.edu.cn/
http://en.ytu.edu.cn/

Yantai University (Chinese: 烟台大学) is a key provincial public university of Shandong Province founded in 1984 with the assistance of two C9 league members (Peking University and Tsinghua University) in Yantai, Shandong, China.[3] Yantai University is located in Yantai, a national historical and cultural city in China. It is a key comprehensive university in Shandong Province.

## History

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Yantai University was established as a modern comprehensive university along the coast in Yantai, in July 1984, from a generous bequest by Zhang Chengxian (Chinese: 张承先). Zhang Chengxian was appointed the first president.

## Overview

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Yantai University's motto is 'to be honest, modest and natural'. Its coat of arms is constituted by a dolphin and ocean flows, designating intellectual and mind opening respectively. The majority of students registering in Yantai University are Shandong natives.

In 2008, the university had 21 faculties and provides 49 programs covering arts, law, science, education, management, medicine, music, engineering, continuing education, international culture.

The university library serves the community with 1,680,000 physical bibliographies and 700,000 electronic items.

### International education

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Yantai University has stable communication with academic institutes in the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, Australia, Korea, Germany, and the United States. Each year, about 500 international students accept their admissions from Yantai University. A number of teachers from the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada are working for the university. It is also home to international students who are studying Chinese language.

## Geography

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The university is along coast and a 25-minute ride from downtown by bus No. 7 or No. 10, both of which terminate outside the railway station and quite close to one of the several long-distance bus stations in the city. The Coal College now named Shandong Institute is no more than a 15-minute walk from the university's north gate.

## Gallery

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Yantai University playground

* An English teacher is explaining new words.

* Yantai University view.

* Yantai University.

* Students on the beach of the university.

* Lake of Yantai University

## References

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1. ^ "烟台大学校训及释义 (Chinese)". Yantai U. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
2. ^ "Message from the Leadership". Yantai U. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
3. ^ "About Yantai University". Yantai University. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yantai University.

* Official Website of Yantai University (in English)

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Yantai

Subdivisions

Districts|

* Fushan
* Laishan
* Muping
* Zhifu

County
-level cities|

* Haiyang
* Laiyang
* Laizhou
* Longkou
* Penglai
* Qixia
* Zhaoyuan

Counties|

* Changdao

Development zones|

* Yantai Economic and Technological Development Zone
* Yantai Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone

Education

Schools|

* Korean School in Yantai
* Chefoo School

Universities|

* Ludong University
* Shandong Institute of Business and Technology
* Yantai University
* China Agricultural University

Other

Transport|

* Yantai Penglai International Airport

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States

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