Université Bonaparte-Mériot

Université Bonaparte-Mériot (UBM; Chinese: 波拿巴梅里奧大學; pinyin: Bō ná bā-méilǐ ào dàxué), also known as Huanzhou University (環洲大學) is a public university located in Huanzhou, Tseng.

Founded in 1899 by the French, it is the oldest continually operating university in Tseng, and is one of the top universities in Tseng. Despite Huanzhou having its name reverted from Bonaparte-Mériot after Tsengian independence in 1946, the name of the university has remained the same.

Notable alumni include first president of Tseng Pierre Huang-li, dashang founder Pacôme Saint-Pierre, actors Huang En-yu, Min Chu-hua and Joe Gui, basketball players Yun Guoqiang, Pierre Raimond and Eduard Tang-tsu, and singer Nie Shanyuan.

The current president of UBM is Duan Li-min.

History
UBM was established in 1899 as the Bonaparte College (Collège Bonaparte). Like most places of higher education in Tseng at the time, admission was limited to white people, but non-white people could be admitted if they had excellent scores on two entrance exams. Pierre Huang-li was one of these people, achieving a perfect 100 on both his exams.

In 1937, UBM started to admit non-whites, removing the 'perfect score' policy. In 1946, it was upgraded into a provincial university and became a national university in 1959.

In 1979, UBM amalgamated with the nearby Université de l'Ouest de Bonaparte-Mériot (UOBM). UBM started accepting female students starting in 1988, one of the last universities in Tseng to do so, and would amalgamate with Heping Women's University in 1991.

Campus
UBM's main campus is located in Jiucheng District, Huanzhou, with satellite campuses in Donghuan District, Heping District, and the cities of Zhugang, Shishui, and Jinghai.