Founded in 1909 and located in Lanzhou, Lanzhou University is  under the sponsorship of Ministry of Education in China. At the conference on Asian Higher Education held in Manila, Philippines in 1993, 100 universities were cited for their academic excellence; Lanzhou University ranks sixth among the 26 universities selected from China. Lanzhou University is active in developing international education exchange and cooperation through the international exchange ith universities and organizations in more than 30 foreign countries and regions including USA, Japan, UK, France, Germany, Australia, Canada, Russia, Kong Kong and many others.