Datong University is an undergraduate college with a history of one hundred years. Founded in 1902, located in Datong City, Shanxi Province. The school's predecessor was Dongyue Normal School in Shanxi Province. After a hundred years of development, the school has become a comprehensive university, covering many disciplines such as literature, science, engineering, medicine, management, law and teaching, with 47 undergraduate majors and 30 postgraduate majors.
The school campus covers an area of about 1800 mu and is a modern garden-style campus. The architectural style in the park is modern, and the trees are shaded, which constitutes a beautiful ecological environment. There are also many supporting facilities in the park, such as university science park, library, multi-functional service center, student apartment, canteen and so on, which provide convenience for teaching and student service.
Datong University has an excellent teaching team, covering doctors and masters from famous universities and research institutions at home and abroad, as well as elites from all walks of life. The school pays attention to the combination of teaching and practice, pays attention to the cultivation of students' ability and quality in teaching, and promotes innovative education and first-class teaching methods. The school pays attention to the interaction between teachers and students, and provides students with a perfect curriculum system and teachers, which can not only meet the needs of students to learn knowledge, but also provide support for students to become talents.
In terms of scientific research, Datong University has advanced scientific research facilities and equipment, and has built a number of scientific research platforms and institutions. The school has introduced various forms of scientific and technological achievements transformation mechanisms to support young scientists and students to innovate and start businesses, and scientific and technological achievements in many fields have emerged continuously. The school has been identified as "a high-level college with applied characteristics" by the Shanxi provincial government, and its discipline construction is in a leading position in the province.
The school actively carries out internationalization work and cooperates with many foreign universities. For example, Indian Institute of Technology, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and University of Naples in Italy have made great achievements in teaching staff and academic exchanges. The school also welcomes a large number of foreign students every year, which is not only a means of internationalization, but also a measure to make up for the imbalance of state-owned high-quality resources.
Shanxi Datong University is a famous university with beautiful campus environment, high-level teaching and scientific research achievements, colorful cultural activities and active international work highlights. It spared no effort to cultivate high-quality talents and made contributions to social and economic development and people's happiness.
Advantages of the second college
1. The teaching quality is no less than that of universities: compared with universities, there may be some gaps in teaching resources and teaching staff between the two colleges, but this does not mean that their teaching quality will be poor. The second college pays attention to the cultivation of students' practical ability and has accumulated some research in related fields.
3. Complete majors: The two colleges offer a wide range of majors, covering arts, science, engineering, business, law, education and other fields. Students are also more diverse when choosing majors.
4. Higher employment rate: Due to the cultivation of practical ability and strong professionalism, the graduates of the two colleges have higher employment rates, and the positions they apply for cover many fields, including science, finance, education, marketing, IT technology, medical services and other industries.
5. Good learning atmosphere: Compared with University A, the two universities have fewer students, closer interaction between teachers and students, and a relatively good learning atmosphere, which is helpful for students to better master the course knowledge and give full play to the disciplinary potential.