social sciences

The school was founded in March 1952 as the Guangxi Branch of the Central University for Nationalities (now the Central University for Nationalities). It was renamed as Guangxi Provincial College for Nationalities in 1953, Guangxi University for Nationalities in 1958, and was approved by the Ministry of Education to be renamed as Guangxi University for Nationalities on February 14, 2006. It is a comprehensive ethnic higher education institution jointly built by the National People's Commission and the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and a key construction project of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region during the 11th Five Year Plan.