Academics
GDUFS is managed by about 2,000 staff. This includes full or associate professors and lecturers from other countries. The total student population is about 24,000 of which over 20,000 are undergraduate and the rest postgraduate students.
Currently the university offers 55 undergraduate majors in 20 faculties and departments, which fall into 7 disciplines, namely literature, economics, management, law, engineering, science, and education. In early 1981, the University was granted the rights to award Master's degrees and in 1986 it began awarding Doctoral degrees. It was one of the earliest universities in the China to cater to postgraduate students. Of all the degree courses offered to students, five are named key disciplines at the provincial level and one at the national level, while eight are named provincial priorities. GDUFS has two state designated research centers, one for research in humanities and social sciences and the other for training students of minor languages. In addition, the university has a province designated research center for the study of foreign literatures and cultures.
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