Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Chinese: 广州中医药大学) is a university in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University, included in the state Double First Class University Plan.

History

It was founded in 1924 as Guangdong Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology School (Chinese: 广东中医药专门学校), a tertiary educational institution approved by the government of the Republic of China. In 1956, it became Guangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine College, with the approval of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, and is one of four earliest established institutions in China specializing in Chinese traditional medicine. It was originally directly affiliated with the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China and the State Administration of Traditional Medicine. In 2000, the university became a joint venture between the central government and provincial government, but mainly under the jurisdiction of Guangdong province.

Rankings and reputation

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai Ranking, is one of the annual publications of world university rankings. It's the first global university ranking with multifarious indicators.

Year	Rank	Valuer
2023	19	ARWU Best Chinese Universities Ranking - Ranking of Chinese Medical Universities

Notable people

Deng Tietao, an alumnus and professor of the university, named "Master of National Medicine" of China

Guangzhou	Guangdong Institute of Science and Technology Guangdong Pharmaceutical University Guangdong Polytechnic of Science and Technology Guangdong Technical College of Water Resources and Electric Engineering Guangdong University of Finance and Economics Guangdong University of Foreign Studies Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts Guangzhou Medical University Guangzhou University Southern Medical University Xinghai Conservatory of Music
Meizhou	Jiaying University
Zhaoqing	Zhaoqing University Guangdong Polytechnic College
Chaozhou	Hanshan Normal University
Jiangmen	Wuyi University Jiangmen Polytechnic College
Shantou	Shantou University Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Shaoguan	Shaoguan University
Shenzhen	Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Shenzhen University Shenzhen Polytechnic Shenzhen Tourism College of Jinan University Shenzhen Open University Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School Shenzhen Graduate School of Harbin Institute of Technology South University of Science and Technology Shenzhen MSU-BIT University Shenzhen Technology University
Zhanjiang	Guangdong Ocean University Guangdong Medical College Lingnan Normal University Guangdong Institute of Arts and Sciences
Zhuhai	Sun Yat-Sen University Zhuhai Campus Beijing Institute of Technology Zhuhai Campus Jilin University Zhuhai Campus Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Campus United International College
Dongguan	Dongguan University of Technology Guangdong University of Science and Technology
Foshan	Foshan University Neusoft Institute Guangdong

See also: List of universities in China

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Higher education and universities in China
Beijing	Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Forestry University Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing Normal University Beihang University Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Beijing University of Technology Central Conservatory of Music Central University of Finance and Economics China Agricultural University China University of Geosciences (Beijing) China University of Petroleum (Beijing) China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) China University of Political Science and Law Communication University of China Minzu University of China North China Electric Power University Peking Union Medical College Peking University Renmin University of China Tsinghua University University of International Business and Economics University of Science and Technology Beijing
Shanghai	Donghua University East China Normal University East China University of Science and Technology Fudan University Second Military Medical University Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai University Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Tongji University
Tianjin	Nankai University Tianjin Medical University Tianjin University
Chongqing	Chongqing University Southwest University
Anhui	Anhui University Hefei University of Technology University of Science and Technology of China
Fujian	Xiamen University Fuzhou University
Guangdong	Jinan University South China Normal University South China University of Technology Sun Yat-sen University
Guizhou	Guizhou University
Gansu	Lanzhou University
Hainan	Hainan University
Hebei	Hebei University of Technology
Heilongjiang	Harbin Engineering University Harbin Institute of Technology Northeast Agricultural University Northeast Forestry University
Henan	Zhengzhou University
Hubei	China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) Wuhan University Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan University of Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Huazhong Normal University Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Hunan	Central South University Hunan Normal University Hunan University National University of Defense Technology
Jiangsu	China Pharmaceutical University Hohai University Jiangnan University Nanjing Aeronautics and Astronautics University Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Normal University Nanjing University Nanjing University of Science and Technology Soochow University Southeast University China University of Mining and Technology
Jiangxi	Nanchang University
Jilin	Jilin University Northeast Normal University Yanbian University
Liaoning	Dalian Maritime University Dalian University of Technology Liaoning University Northeastern University
Qinghai	Qinghai University
Shaanxi	Chang'an University Fourth Military Medical University Northwest A&F University Northwest University Northwestern Polytechnical University Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an Jiaotong University Xidian University
Shandong	China University of Petroleum (Huadong) Shandong University Ocean University of China
Shanxi	Taiyuan University of Technology
Sichuan	Sichuan Agricultural University Sichuan University Southwest Jiaotong University Southwestern University of Finance and Economics University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Yunnan	Yunnan University
Zhejiang	Zhejiang University
Guangxi	Guangxi University
Inner Mongolia	Inner Mongolia University
Ningxia	Ningxia University
Tibet	Tibet University
Xinjiang	Shihezi University Xinjiang University
See also: Project 985

v t e Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance (GHMUA)
粤港澳高校联盟（GHMUA）
China	Sun Yat-sen University Southern University of Science and Technology South China University of Technology Shenzhen University Guangdong University of Technology Jinan University Wuyi University Shantou University Guangzhou Medical University South China Agricultural University Southern Medical University Guangzhou University Guangdong Ocean University Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine South China Normal University Guangdong University of Foreign Studies Foshan University Dongguan University of Technology Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen Beijing Normal University
Hong Kong	University of Hong Kong Hong Kong University of Science and Technology City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Baptist University Lingnan University Chinese University of Hong Kong Education University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Macao	University of Macau University of Saint Joseph Macao Institute for Tourism Studies City University of Macau Macau University of Science and Technology Macao Polytechnic University Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau

Coordinates: 23°09′33″N 113°15′40″E / 23.1592°N 113.2611°E / 23.1592; 113.2611

Authority control
International	ISNI VIAF WorldCat
National	Germany United States