China Three Gorges University

China Three Gorges University is located in Yichang City, the hydroelectric capital of the world, a city along Changjiang River, at the entrance of Xilin Gorge (one of the Three Gorges). Here are the famous Three Gorges Water Control Project, the magnificent Gezhouba Water Control Project and the Geheyan Hydropower Plant which is the biggest in Hubei Province.

   --Zubinalpy 06:47, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

- In Yichang, local hydroelectricity and tourism construction are developing rapidly; there is a long history of the culture of famous people and folk custom; there is a rich resource of traditional Chinese medicine and ecological environment, and so on. All of these provide superior conditions for the university to carry out education and scientific research, to develop characteristic discipline and special fields of study. The campus now occupies 200 hectares, and the total building area comprises 830,000m2. The libraries contain 1,630,000 volumes. The whole value of teaching equipment is nearly 100 million Yuan RMB.

CTGU actively grasps the opportunities of the state's opening and development, and carries out the strategy of enhancing science and education to help the country prosper. It has also taken advantage of scientific personnel so as to serve the state's key projects and local economic development. In recent years, CTGU has undertaken and completed over 100 research studies at the state or provincial level, including the state’s key tasks, such as the China Natural Scientific Fund, the State Electric Power Corporation and the Huo Yingdong Fund .The university has achieved a group of international first class scientific achievements, and in particular has made important contributions to the construction of the Three Gorges Project and the Qingjiang Valley Development Project