Oh my God! Sichuan University of Science and Engineering is changing its name again!

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On October 24, the official website of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Education published a notice regarding the institutions that had applied to be considered for establishment as higher education institutions by the Sichuan Provincial Higher Education Institution Establishment Evaluation Committee in 2017. In accordance with relevant regulations such as the Higher Education Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Interim Regulations on the Establishment of Regular Higher Education Institutions, and the Interim Provisions on the Establishment of Regular Undergraduate Institutions, the committee plans to conduct on-site inspections in the near future to assess the applications by Chengdu University and Sichuan University of Science and Engineering to change their status to universities, as well as those by Sichuan Vocational College of Science and Technology, Chengdu Vocational College of Arts, and Sichuan Urban Vocational College to upgrade to undergraduate-level institutions. According to the basic information sheets of the 5 universities selected for evaluation, Chengdu University, a university under the jurisdiction of Chengdu, intends to apply to change its name to “Chengdu University”; Sichuan University of Science and Technology, a provincial university, plans to apply to change its name to “Sichuan University of Science and Technology”; and Sichuan Vocational College of Science and Technology aims to be upgraded to “Sichuan College of Science and Technology”” ； Chengdu Art Vocational College plans to apply for elevation to “Sichuan University of the Arts”” ； Sichuan City Vocational College plans to apply for upgrading to “Sichuan City University”.