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The School of Resources, Environment and Materials was established in June 2017 by merging three existing schools: the School of Resources and Metallurgy, the School of Environment, and the School of Materials Science and Engineering. This was done to promote the development of “Double First-Class” disciplines and strengthen cross-disciplinary studies. In November of the same year, the Wood Science and Engineering major from the School of Forestry was also incorporated into the new school. Currently, the School of Resources, Environment and Materials has three first-level disciplines and five undergraduate majors.

Guangxi is rich in natural resources and boasts talented people and beautiful scenery. The school, guided by the educational tenet of “safeguarding China and developing Guangxi” and the school motto of “diligence, honesty, learning, and innovation”, inherits the aspirations and traditions of its predecessors and has been committed to cultivating first-class professionals for the development of the country and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region.

The school has a long history dating back to 1928 when a group of renowned domestic scholars such as Ma Junwu, Li Siguang, He Jie, Cai Chengyun, Zheng Jianxuan, and Wang Zhanxin taught related professional subjects and conducted scientific research at Guangxi University, laying the foundation for the development of the school’s disciplines and cultivating a large number of professional and technical personnel for the country and Guangxi. Today, the school has developed into a teaching and research institution that integrates undergraduate and graduate education. Through the joint efforts of all faculty members, the Materials Science discipline entered the top 1% of ESI disciplines globally in 2015, and the Environmental/Ecology discipline entered the top 1% of ESI disciplines globally in 2021.

The school currently has 167 staff members, including 125 full-time teachers. Among them, there are 39 professors and other senior professors as well as 34 associate professors and other associate senior professors. The school has 117 faculty members with doctoral degrees, 26 doctoral supervisors, and 119 master’s supervisors. There are also 19 high-level talents in various fields. The school has a total of 3,056 full-time students, including 1,953 undergraduate students and 1,103 graduate students.

Currently, the school has five undergraduate majors: Mineral Resource Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials Forming and Control Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Wood Science and Engineering. There are 3 master’s degree programs in the first-level disciplines of Mining Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering. There are 2 professional master’s degree programs in Materials and Chemical Engineering (Materials Engineering, Forestry Engineering) and Resources and Environment (Environmental Engineering, Mining Engineering). The Materials Science and Engineering discipline is a first-class discipline construction project in Guangxi, and in the final evaluation of the first round of first-class discipline construction in Guangxi in July 2021, it received an “A” grade. The majors of Materials Science and Engineering, Mineral Resource Engineering, Wood Science and Engineering, and Environmental Engineering in our school are all national first-class specialty development sites. Materials Forming and Control Engineering is a first-class undergraduate specialty development site in Guangxi. Mineral Resource Engineering and Wood Science and Engineering are national characteristic specialty majors. Materials Science and Engineering and Wood Science and Engineering are national comprehensive reform pilot specialty majors. The majors of Environmental Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering are both selected in the “Excellent Engineer Education and Training Program” of the Ministry of Education.

The school emphasizes scientific research, integrates research with education, cultivates talents, and has established a number of high-end scientific research and teaching platforms and technology application platforms. These include: One national key laboratory co-built by the province and the ministry, one key laboratory of the Ministry of Education, two Guangxi key research platforms, two Guangxi innovation centers, three Guangxi key university laboratories, as well as a number of other research institutions.

List of Research Platforms

The school has focused on conducting scientific research related to Guangxi’s characteristic resources and economic and social development over the years, serving regional development. It has won a series of important scientific and technological awards, such as the Guangxi Science and Technology Progress Special Contribution Award and the Guangxi Natural Science First Prize. It has also undertaken and completed many major national and provincial key scientific research projects. In recent years, 498 new research projects have been added, with funding reaching 260 million yuan. There are 81 national-level projects with funding of 40.272 million yuan and 124 provincial-level projects with funding of 140 million yuan. In addition, 4 new national key R&D projects and 77 national natural science foundation projects have been added. There are also 28 new Guangxi innovation-driven development projects, 9 key R&D plan projects, 63 Guangxi natural science foundation projects, 16 Guangxi science and technology base and talent projects, and 8 other projects. A total of 1,582 academic papers have been published, including 167 research papers published in high-level academic journals such as Nature Communications and Nano Energy, and 21 books of various types have been published. The school has been granted 213 invention patents, with 13 patents transferred, generating a total of 5.828 million yuan. It has won 16 different science and technology awards, including 12 provincial-level research awards.

The construction and development of the school and its key laboratories have received support and attention from leaders and experts at all levels. Wang Yang, member of the Politburo Standing Committee, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and Party Secretary, Han Qide, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and former Vice Chairman of the 12th National Committee of the CPPCC, Huang Wei, former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Liu Xiaoming, Deputy Secretary of the Autonomous Region Party Committee, Huang Junhua and Xu Xianhui, Vice Chairmen of the Autonomous Region, Lei Chaozi, Director-General of the Department of Science, Technology and Information of the Ministry of Education, Fan Hailin, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education, Li Guozhong, Party Secretary of the Autonomous Region Department of Science and Technology, and Jia Xingchao, Li Kechun, and Tang Xianlai, Deputy Directors-General of the Autonomous Region Department of Science and Technology have all visited the school to provide guidance and encourage and support the school in building a high-level scientific research platform and improving its ability to attract talents, transform achievements, and provide scientific and technological services.

The school attaches great importance to moral education and cultivating students’ sense of social responsibility and collectivism. It adheres to the principles of cultivating talents for the Party and the country. The school encourages and guides students to participate in social practices, voluntary services, and cultural and sports activities. The performance of student volunteers has been widely praised both on and off campus. The Student Spring Society was awarded the “Outstanding Youth Volunteer Service Organization” in Nanning, and the student volunteer team has won the “Best Operation Award for Government-Supported Volunteer Service Projects” in Nanning. The school encourages practice and emphasizes applying what has been learned. It actively organizes students to participate in academic competitions. The school has achieved outstanding results in various competitions, such as the China International “Internet Plus” School Students’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, the “Challenge Cup” National School Students’ Extracurricular Academic and Scientific Works Competition, and the National School Students’ Metallographic Skills Competition. In 2021 and 2022, the school team won the gold medal in the national finals of the 7th and 8th China International “Internet Plus” School Students’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.

The school is committed to scientific and technological innovation, focusing on the development of Guangxi and striving to solve key scientific and technological problems faced by related industries in Guangxi, such as materials, mining, environmental protection, and automotive. It has established technology research and development partnerships with numerous backbone enterprises. Currently, the school has established various forms of industry-university-research cooperation with more than 80 research institutes, scientific research units, and production enterprises in industries such as mining, metallurgy, environmental protection, water supply, aluminum processing, steel, cement building materials, mechanical casting, automotive, new energy, new materials, and wood processing. It has participated in solving a series of major technological difficulties faced by enterprises and promoted the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. Its ability to serve the local economy and social development has continuously strengthened, and it has played a positive role in serving the local economy.

The school emphasizes basic research, pays attention to scientific and technological frontiers, and conducts high-level scientific research in combination with Guangxi’s needs, thereby continuously providing new impetus for sustainable development in Guangxi. In recent years, the school has been exploring in the fields of new energy materials and devices, advanced optoelectronic materials and devices, high-purity specialty metal extraction, specialty mineral separation theory and formulations, metal alloy phase diagrams, biomass material development and application technology.Scholars of the school have  published a large number of high-level research papers, obtained a number of patents, produced a batch of scientific and technological application results, and trained a large number of professional and technical backbone talents.

The school values international cooperation and actively seeks opportunities for collaboration and development with institutions from the ASEAN region and overseas. In recent years, it has hosted and co-organized multiple international academic conferences, and established joint training and academic exchange relationships with high schools and research institutions in the United States, Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Thailand, and other countries. Scholars from the school has cooperated on more than 70 high-level research papers, enhancing its international academic influence.

Looking forward, the road to national prosperity and rejuvenation can not be achieved overnight. The faculty and students of Guangxi University School of Materials and Environmental Engineering will bear in mind their mission, and uphold the pursuit of first-class spirit of “cultivating virtue and knowledge, striving for excellence”. The school will adhere to the principles of cultivating talents, forging ahead, unity and hard work, and contribute efforts to promoting the high-quality development of education.

Address: No. 100 Daxue Road, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China

Postal Code: 530004

Phone: 0771-3232200

Fax: 0771-3232200

(Data updated as of March 2023)