  shanxi university () is a public university located in taiyuan city, shanxi province, china. founded in 1902, sxu was one of the 3 pioneer national modern universities of china in 1910s (other two universities were the precursors of peking university and tianjin university). the university provides courses covering philosophy, law, education, liberal arts, history, science, engineering, medical science and management to local and international students pursuing bachelor, master or phd degrees. a national base of chinese language and culture education was designated by the state council for sxu's good teaching and research quality in relevant field. at present, 10713 undergraduates and 2200 postgraduates are registered with sxu. ==history== shanxi university, situated in taiyuan, capital of shanxi province, has a century-long history and profound cultural accumulation. shanxi university, was founded on may 8 th, 1902, as shanxi grand school, alongside the metropolitan grand school (the predecessor of peking university) and the northern grand school (the predecessor of tianjing university), inaugurating a new era for modern chinese higher education. in may 2005, shanxi university was co-established by the state ministry of education and the people's government of shanxi province. over her one hundred years, shanxi university has evolved a cultural tradition of "knowing the east and the west; seeking the good and true; promoting the virtuous and the talented; being self-reliant and serving the country", and a school spirit of "being industrious, strict, honest and creative." shanxi university is currently the sole comprehensive university in shanxi province with all academic fields covering philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, enginee
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