China Academy of Art (simplified Chinese: 中国美术学院; traditional Chinese: 中國美術學院; pinyin: Zhōngguó měishù xuéyuàn) is the highest university of art in China. It was founded in Hangzhou in 1928 by the government of Republic of China. China Academy of Art (also China National Academy of Fine Arts), colloquially known in Chinese as Guomei (國美, Guóměi). The China Academy of Art has the most complete range of degree offerings and programs of study in fine arts in China. There are eight schools under its jurisdiction offering Ph.D., master’s and bachelor’s degrees in fine arts, design, architecture, multi-media and film. There are currently 7,000 undergraduate and graduate students in three campuses with a faculty and staff of 800. The administration of the Academy is headquartered in the Nanshan Campus, which is located right on the beautiful West Lake in Hangzhou. Students in the Master's program live on the alternate campus 40 minutes away, on the outskirts of Hangzhou. A free bus is offered to transport students to and from the campus from the dorms at designated times. Taxis do not drive to the outlying campus after 4:30 in Hangzhou.