| Dali University | |
| Native Name: | 大理大学 |
| Mottoeng: | Dade Dudgeon learned to reason |
| Motto: | 博学达真 大德至理 |
| Established: | (Dali Medical College & Dali Teachers College) (Dali University) |
| Enrollment: | 17,900 |
| Administrative Staff: | 1,200 |
| President: | Zhang Qiaogui |
| Campus: | Urban, 410 acres |
| Website: | www.dali.edu.cn |
Dali University is a provincial public university located in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China. The university is affiliated with the Yunnan Provincial People's Government.
The university is located in the famous tourist city Dali, Yunnan, which was the capital of Nanzhao Country over 1,000 years ago. The University has two campuses, one is ancient city and the other is water lily. It covers an area of 2,500 mu or about 410 acres. And it covers ten academic disciplines, including education, management, economics, law, philosophy, literature, science, engineering, medicine, agriculture and art. The University has one college, sixteen schools, eight research institutes, forty-nine undergraduate degree programs, twenty-eight master's degree programs and more than seventeen thousand full-time students. The university is located in the foothills of the Cang Mountains, overlooking Erhai Lake and the city of Dali. It is honored as University in the landscape, the landscape of the University.
Dali University can be traced back to its predecessors, Dali Medical College and Dali Teachers College, which were established in 1978. In 2001, the two schools merged to form Dali College.[1]
Dali University covers an area of 2,500 mu (about 410 acres) located in China’s historical and cultural city Dali (Ancient Town). It has two campuses, one is at Gucheng (Ancient City campus) and the other one is at Xiaguan (Water Lily Campus). The Ancient City campus is located in the foothills of the Cangshan mountains, overlooking the Erhai Lake and the city of Dali. The Water Lily Campus is located in downtown.
Dali University's buildings are a blend of ancient and contemporary art. The University campus consists of large academic buildings, dormitory buildings, libraries, large parks like public spaces, athletics facilities, department stores, dining halls and the central administrative offices. The University provides shuttle bus service inside campus. Additionally, just outside the university main gate, students can access public transport to downtown or other stations.
National Level Research Projects 76
International Research＆Protection Projects 7
Monographs and Teaching Materials 115
SCI ＆ EI 146
Provincial Level Research Projects 109
China Invention Patents 71
Papers 2800
Dali College
School of Education
School of Agriculture and Biology Science
School of Chinese Language and Literature
School of Foreign Languages
School of Pre-clinical
School of Art
School of Nursing
School of Sports Science
School of Economics and Management
School of Public Health
School of Mathematics and Computer
School of Engineering
School of Marxism
School of Pharmacy and Chemistry
School of continuing education
School of Clinical Medicine
National Culture Research
Materia Medica Research
Erhai Lake Resource Protection Research
Tourism Culture Research
Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research
Pathogens and Vectors Research
Economics Research
Astronomy and History of Science and Technology Research
Dali University Libraries are networking, electronics and intelligence, and holding some 2.15 million volumes.
Dali University has one collection, saving a lot of ethnic medicine literature and many historical references of the local culture that are more than one thousand years old.
Dali University is an international university that enjoys a high reputation in Southeast Asia and throughout South Asia.[8] As of 2013, there were more than 5000 international students graduated from Dali University. They were from 42 countries and regions, including Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, USA and South Korea.[9]
As of 2022, the Best Chinese Universities Ranking ranked Dali University 5th in Yunnan Province after (Yunnan University, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan Normal University, and Yunnan Agricultural University) and 308th in China.[10] Dali is the only university in Dali City to rank among the top 5 universities in Yunnan province, apart from major universities, located in the provincial capital city of Kunming.[11]
Dili University ranked 2082th worldwide and 361th in China by the University Rankings by Academic Performance 2023/24.[12]
As of 2024, Dali University was ranked # 2138 globally, # 932 in Asia and # 358 in China in the 2024-2025 Best Global Universities by the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking.[13]
The University has established many exchange and cooperation projects and academic research working with more than 40 foreign universities.[14]
Representatives and Delegations from Puducherry / Pondicherry (Mr. K Lakshminarayanan - MLA, Former Minister, Mrs. Radha Srinivasagoplane, Dr. Bikash Kali Das - Chinese Consultant) visited Dali University 2016 .07. 29
The consul general and vice consul general of Australia consulate general in Chengdu visited Dali University[15] February 2014
The delegation from Thailand's ministry of education visited Dali University[16] July 2013
The Republic of Suriname ambassador visited Dali University[17] February 2013
The vice president of faculty of education of Deakin University in Australia visited Dali University[18] September 2012
The ambassador of Thailand's foreign office and diplomatic academy visited Dali University[19] September 2012
The delegation of Burma’s association of culture and education visited Dali University[20] September 2012
Nepal Medical Association delegation visited Dali University[21] October 2011
The Mildura City (in Australia) delegation visited Dali University[22] September 2011
Taiwan's Chienkuo Technology University delegation visited Dali University August 2011
The South and South-east Asia press corps visited Dali University[23] June 2011
The women's basketball team of St. Mary’s College of Maryland visited Dali University[24] May 2011
The consul general of Pakistan consulate general in Chengdu visited Dali University[25] April 2011
The economic counselor of consulate general of Pakistan in Chengdu visited Dali University.[26] March 2011