University of Sanya (USY) () was established in 2005 and endowed by
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group as one of the first privately owned universities in China. Based in
Sanya
Sanya (; also spelled Samah) is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan Province in South China.
According to the 2020 census, the total population of Sanya was 1,031,396 inhabitants, li ...
in
Hainan Province
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, along the coast of the South China Sea, it currently consists of 18 schools and an office of academic affairs. 71 undergraduate degree programs in 9 categories are offered, including law, literature, economics, management, engineering, science, agriculture, education, and art. In 2018, the university enrolled 20,000 students together with 1000 teaching and research staff members.
The university offers courses across geographical regions, and currently has made partnerships with State Forestry and Grassland Administration of China, Department of Culture Radio Television Publication and Sports of Hainan, Hainan Provincial Tourism Bureau,
Peking University
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Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charter ...
,
Tsinghua University
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, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering of
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hainan
Microsoft
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Innovation Center, etc. USY pioneers in several key subjects, such as Tourism Management, Financial Engineering, in which Saxo Fintech Business school
was established jointly with
Saxo Bank
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