Academic Reputation and Ranking
Guangzhou University is a well-reputable academic institution only in its local region in the Guangzhou Province of Southern China. On a large and national scale, Guangzhou University's level of academics is one of the lowest-ranking universities in China. In 2011, Guangzhou University was given a C for its quality of rigor and academics by China's Ministry of Education. It is not listed on the Chinese Ministry of Education's China's Best University list. The University Ranking on Academic Performance publications, authored by scholars from the Middle East Technical University in Turkey and co-contributed by European scholars from France, Netherlands and the United Kingdom ranked Guangzhou University at#153 out of the 183 nationally China and #1516 in ranking globally out of all the places of higher institutions in that category.
As of now 2012, Guangzhou University is a considered a low-tiered academic institution globally.
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