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Lingnan College, Sun Yat-sen University

中山大学岭南学院
Motto	Education for Service
Established	1988
Parent institution	Sun Yat-sen University
Location	ChinaGuangzhou
Website	lingnan.sysu.edu.cn

PEPSINEIL/Lingnan (University) College

Lingnan College, Sun Yat-sen University, abbreviated as Lingnan College, formerly named Lingnan (University) College, was established in 1988，is one of the five schools of Faculty of Economic and Management of Sun Yat-sen University.

In 2015, this college obtained international accreditation from AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS, becoming the third business school in mainland China to achieve triple accreditation. Currently, the college is one of the governing units of the China Economic Association. As of September 2023, it offered two undergraduate majors, including Finance and Economics.

History

An old building of the former Lingnan University (Guangzhou)

In 1888, with the approval of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, American missionaries founded an ecumenical Christian university in Guangzhou known as "Hackett College." In 1926, the institution was renamed "Lingnan University" as a private institution. In 1952, during the restructuring of Chinese higher education institutions, Lingnan University ceased to exist as a private university, and its major departments were incorporated into Sun Yat-sen University. Soon after, Sun Yat-sen University relocated from its original campus in Shipai, Tianhe District, to the former Lingnan University campus in Haizhu District.

In 1988, on the occasion of the centenary of the founding of the former Lingnan University, Lingnan (University) College of Sun Yat-sen University was established with the approval of the National Education Commission of the People's Republic of China, becoming an affiliated department of Sun Yat-sen University. The College was renamed to Lingnan College in 2022.

Alumni

Lingnan University

• Liang Yusheng: A modern martial arts fiction writer, renowned alongside Jin Yong. He previously served as an editor for the Hong Kong "Ta Kung Pao" newspaper.
• Gan Naiguang: Secretary and instructor of the Political Department at Huangpu Military Academy, former Mayor of Guangzhou and former Ambassador of the Republic of China to Australia.
• Gregory Chou: Renowned econometrics professor, honorary professor of political economy and economics at Princeton University.
• Sun Ke: A high-ranking official in the government of the Republic of China. Son of Sun Yat-sen
• Wu Shun Tak: Co-founder of the Hong Kong Maxim's Group, former Chairman and Managing Director of Maxim's Caterers Limited.