Guangxi University (GXU), established in 1928, is the pioneering institution of higher education in Guangxi. As the region's most comprehensive university with the longest history and largest scale of operation, GXU stands as the only university in Guangxi designated under the national "Double First-Class" Initiative. It is jointly administered by the Ministry of Education and the People’s Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

GXU began enrolling master’s students in 1978, making it one of China's earliest institutions to resume postgraduate education following the national restoration of graduate programs. In 1998, it was authorized to confer doctoral degrees. Over more than four decades of development in degree and postgraduate education, the University has continuously expanded its range of academic disciplines, degree-granting programs, and postgraduate enrollment scale. With its inclusion in the "Double First-Class" Initiative and its status as a ministry-region co-developed university, GXU has entered a new phase of comprehensive and accelerated development.

Currently, GXU offers 19 first-level doctoral programs, 38 first-level master’s programs, 3 professional doctoral programs, and 26 professional master’s programs. These span eleven major disciplinary categories: Philosophy, Economics, Law, Education, Literature, Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Medicine, Management, and Arts. A diversified postgraduate education and training system has been established, encompassing both academic and professional degrees, doctoral and master’s levels, and full-time and part-time study modes.

As of December 2025, GXU has 19,234 postgraduate students enrolled, including 2,121 doctoral candidates and 17,113 master’s candidates. The university employs 579 doctoral supervisors and 1,576 master’s supervisors. Among the faculty are two full-time members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 69 recipients of major national talent awards, and 26 experts receiving special government allowances from the State Council. In recent years, GXU has intensified efforts to attract and cultivate high-level talent, strengthening its supervisory team and providing robust faculty support for postgraduate training. By 2025, the university had recruited 38 international experts and teachers from 13 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Thailand, Vietnam, and Pakistan. Among them are 4 high-level talents, 19 postdoctoral researchers, 5 outstanding young scholars from ASEAN countries, and 10 language instructors and researchers.

GXU currently possesses 1 World-Class Construction Discipline, 2 ministry-region co-constructed first-class discipline clusters, 12 Guangxi first-class disciplines, and 14 postdoctoral research stations. The university hosts 2 National Key Laboratories, 1 National International Science and Technology Cooperation Base, 1 National University Talent Introduction Platform, 2 Key Laboratories of the Ministry of Education, 2 Ministry of Education Engineering Research Centers, 1 Ministry of Education Country and Regional Research Base, 2 provincial-ministerial co-constructed collaborative innovation centers, 1 Key Laboratory of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, 1 International Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, 1 Ministry of Education National Language Promotion Base, 1 Ministry of Education Science and Technology Committee Strategic Research Base, and 59 provincial-level scientific and technological innovation platforms. Additionally, GXU has established 26 Science and Technology Demonstration Centers, such as the Fusui Nut Science and Technology Courtyard and the Xingning Fufeng Chicken Science and Technology Courtyard, 1 Autonomous Region-level Excellent Engineer Innovation Research Institute, 5 Guangxi Demonstration Postgraduate Joint Training Bases—including the Civil Engineering, Architecture, and Water Conservancy Postgraduate Joint Training Base, 36 Autonomous Region-level Postgraduate Joint Training Bases—such as the Multidisciplinary Interdisciplinary Base for Astrophysics and Related Detection Technology, and 3 university-enterprise/local government industry-education integration institutes, including the GXU Bama Industry-Education Integration Research Institute. These continuously strengthened and improved platforms provide abundant resources to support postgraduate training at GXU.

Guided by the philosophy of "Learning with the World, Leading for Tomorrow," the university’s degree and postgraduate education initiatives are dedicated to fostering a community with a shared future for mankind and contributing to a peaceful and prosperous world.