The Wuhan University School of Medicine and Tongji University Medical School jointly formed Central-south Tongji Medical College (later Wuhan Medical College), then Tongji Medical University. On August 2, 2000, with the approval of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the new Wuhan University was established as a combination of four major universities close together: the former Wuhan University, the former Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electrical Engineering (WUHEE), the former Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping (WTUSM), and the former Hubei Medical University (HBMU). Note:  In 2018, Wuhan University's student body consisted of 29,405 full-time undergraduates and 19,699 full-time master's degree candidates, 7,163 Ph.D candidates and 2,453 international students. Wuhan University is ranked among the top 10 universities in China. In 2016, CUAA ranked it the 4th. In 2015, CUAA ranked it the 4th and Wu Shulian ranked it the 7th. In 2014, CUAA ranked it the 5th and Wu Shulian ranked it the 7th. In 2019, QS World University Rankings ranked it 257th in the world and 9th in China. In 2016, "US News and World Report" ranked it 251st in the world and 9th in China. In 2015, Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked it between 301st-400th in the world and 14th-27th in Greater China (including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan). It came 351st-400th in the 2014 "Times Higher Education World University Rankings" where it ranked 10th in China. The university has rolling physical features with the scenic Luojia Hill and the beautiful East Lake. Its campus is heavily wooded and green, with fragrant flowers everywhere year-round. Wuhan University is widely known as one of the most beautiful universities in China, especially for its cherry blossom garden. A cherry blossom festival is held every spring. Most stylish old buildings were designed by F. H. Kales (1899–1979). Educated in MIT, Kales was a pioneer to blend western architectural styles with traditional Chinese elements, which is most evident from his roof designs. Wuhan University boasts a campus covering an area of 5508 mu and has a floor area of 2.42 square kilometres. The university's libraries have a collection of approximately 5.4 million volumes and subscriptions to more than 10,000 Chinese and foreign periodicals.