Sichuan University Located in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University is a national key university directly under the Ministry of education and under the direct control of the central government. It ranks among the world's first-class universities in construction (Class A), 211 project and 985 project, and has been selected into the Everest plan, 2011 plan, 111 plan, strong foundation plan, excellent engineer education and training plan, excellent doctor education and training plan and excellent legal person training plan It is an independent evaluation unit of degree authorization, a member of the president Association of Chinese graduate schools, a member of the "double first class" medical construction alliance, and an independent university in Western China It is a high-level research-oriented comprehensive university.The university is composed of three national key universities, Sichuan University, Chengdu University of science and technology and West China Medical University. The former Sichuan University was founded by Lu Chuanlin, governor of Sichuan Province, in 1896. It is the earliest modern university in Southwest China. The former Chengdu University of science and technology is the first multi-disciplinary engineering college founded in the new China. The former West China Medical University is the West China Union University founded by the western Christian Church in Chengdu in 1910 The earliest Western University and one of the earliest universities in China to train graduate students. In 1994, the former Sichuan University and the former Chengdu University of science and technology were merged into Sichuan United University and renamed Sichuan University in 1998. In 2000, it merged with the former West China Medical University to form a new Sichuan University.As of February 2020, the university has three campuses of Wangjiang, Huaxi and Jiang'an, covering an area of 7050 Mu and a building area of 2694000 square meters; there are more than 37000 full-time undergraduates, more than 28000 graduate students, and nearly 4500 foreign students and students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. By the end of 2019, there will be 4527 full-time teachers.