Moutai University

Moutai University (Chinese: 茅台学院) is a private alcohol-centred university in Renhuai, Guizhou Province, Southwest China. The university is established by Kweichow Moutai Group, the parent company of Kweichow Moutai, the producer of Moutai, known as the "national liquor" of China. The establishment of the university aims at addressing the lack of technical skills and talent in the liquor industry of China.The preparatory work to establish Moutai University began in 2012, and approved by the Ministry of Education of China in May 2017. There are five majors in the university – including distilling, wine-making, food quality and safety, resource recycling science and engineering, and marketing. The campus of the university covers an area of 72 hectares. Some instructors are senior professionals from Moutai Group. The first class was enrolled from the natives of Guizhou in 2017.[2][3][4][5][6]

Moutai University
茅台学院
TypePrivate
Established2017
ChairpersonGao Weidong (高卫东)
PresidentFeng Xiaolun (封孝伦)
Undergraduates1,749 (Summer 2019)[1]
Location
Renhuai
,
Guizhou
,
China
CampusSuburban, 0.346 km2 (0.134 sq mi)
Websitewww.mtxy.edu.cn
Moutai University
Simplified Chinese茅台学院
Traditional Chinese茅台學院
Literal meaningMaotai Institute

References
  1. "茅台学院简介". Official website of Moutai University. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. "New Chinese university offers degrees in making China's 'national liquor', mao-tai". South China Morning Post.
  3. "Chinese Moutai University to offer liquor degree". BBC.
  4. "China's top liquor maker to launch 'Moutai university'". Financial Times.
  5. "Moutai college opens to train professionals for distilleries". Xinhua. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  6. "Moutai University brews up plans for growth". China Daily. 2017-07-21. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

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