Yangtze University is a comprehensive institution of higher learning with the strong supports from both China Central Government and Hubei Provincial Government. Hubei Province gives its priority to run the institution. China National Petroleum Corporation, China Petrochemical Corporation, China National Offshore Oil Corporation and Hubei Provincial People’s Government also work together to develop Yangtze University. It has modernized teaching buildings, laboratory buildings, research centers, gyms and affiliated teaching hospitals. There are about 700 international students from 69 countries studying in YU. Students from more than 69 different countries are pursuing for bachelor's degree programs, master's degree programs, doctoral degree programs and Chinese language programs in Yangtze University now, including USA, Canada, France, Spain, Korea, Mexico, Bolivia, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia Pakistan, Nepal, Jordan, Chile, Papua New Guinea, Uganda, Zambia, Ghana, Cameroon, Tanzania, Namibia, Angola, Rwanda, Comoros, Benin, Niger, Zimbabwe, Morocco, Gabon, Kenya, Sudan, Benin, Liberia, Chad and son on. Students from all over the world are welcome to study in Yangtze University. Yangtze University has 3 post-doctor stations, 15 PhD programs, 175 master’s programs and 102 undergraduate programs covering 11 disciplines including economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management and art. Its National Unique Programs are Resources exploration engineering, Prospecting technology and engineering, Petroleum engineering, Agriculture, Machine design manufacturing and automation, Chemical engineering and technology. 1.1 Facts about Yangtze University Total acreage: 251 hectares Total floor space: 1.23 million square meters Full-time student body: over 34,000 Faculty members: 3,128 including 2,166 full time instructors Professors: 315; Associate professors: 774 National Excellent Teachers and Hubei Famous Teachers: 7 Experts having special grants from the State Council and Hubei Province: 66 Student to teacher ratio is 16: 1 Collection of libraries: paper books: 3.21 million: electronic books: 2.0 million Show less