Nanjing University, founded in 1902 as Sanjiang Normal School, is a key construction university of the "211 Project" and "985 Project", a national training base for life science and technology talents, and a century-old famous university with a long history/outstanding reputation
Nanjing University is located in the ancient capital of Jinling, which is a century-old university with a long history and outstanding reputation. Its predecessor was the Sanjiang Normal School, which was founded in 1902, and then changed its name to Nanjing University in 1950 after going through the historical periods of Liangjiang Normal School, Nanjing Higher Normal School, National Southeast University, Fourth Sun Yat-sen University, National Central University, and National Nanjing University. In 1952, in the adjustment of colleges and universities across the country, Nanjing University adjusted some departments such as engineering, agriculture and normal and merged with the College of Arts and Sciences of Jinling University, which was founded in 1888, and was still named Nanjing University. The site of the school was moved from the fourth archway to the original site of the Drum Tower Jinda.
In the course of more than a century of running the university, Nanjing University and its predecessors have breathed with the times and shared the destiny of the nation, sought the strength of the country and the progress of science, and made important contributions to the prosperity of the country and the rejuvenation of the nation. Especially since the reform and opening up, as a key comprehensive university directly under the Ministry of Education, Nanjing University has radiated new vitality in a new historical opportunity, maintained a good development trend in various fields such as teaching, scientific research and social services, and ranked among the top universities in the country in various school-running indicators and comprehensive strength. In 1994, Nanjing University was identified as a key university supported by the national "211 Project"; In 1999, Nanjing University entered the ranks of the first batch of high-level universities under the national "985 Project". In 2006, the Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Province signed an agreement on the joint construction of Nanjing University. In 2011, the Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Province signed an agreement to continue to focus on the establishment of Nanjing University.
At present, Nanjing University has three campuses in Xianlin, Gulou and Pukou, with 29 directly affiliated departments and a total of 33,145 students, including 13,244 undergraduates, 11,176 master's students, 5,656 doctoral students, and 3,069 full-time foreign students. There are 86 undergraduate majors, 24 professional master's degree programs, 1 professional doctoral degree program, 18 master's degree programs, 9 master's degree programs, 41 doctoral degree programs, 3 doctoral degree programs, 3 doctoral degree programs, 38 postdoctoral research stations, and 13 national talent training bases. There are 8 national key disciplines of first-level disciplines, 13 national key disciplines of second-level disciplines, and 22 disciplines and key sequence disciplines of the second phase of the construction project of advantageous disciplines of Jiangsu universities; There are 1 national laboratory (in preparation), 2 national 2011 collaborative innovation centers, 7 national key laboratories, 8 key laboratories of the Ministry of Education, 5 collaborative innovation centers of Jiangsu universities, 9 key (engineering) laboratories of Jiangsu Province, 1 national engineering technology research center, 1 national engineering research center, 2 engineering centers of the Ministry of Education, 1 engineering technology research center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, 1 national defense key discipline laboratory of the National Defense Science, Technology and Industry Bureau, and 1 key laboratory of the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation. There are 11 engineering centers in Jiangsu Province and 4 key research bases of humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education. The school has a high-quality teaching team, including 28 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 3 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 1 foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4 academicians of the Third World Academy of Sciences, 1 academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 academician of the Royal Canadian Academy of Sciences, 30 innovative talents of the "Thousand Talents Program", 14 entrepreneurial talents, 2 candidates of the "Thousand Talents Program", 7 leading talents of scientific and technological innovation of the "Ten Thousand Talents Program", 3 leading talents of philosophy and social sciences, and 1 leading talent of the Millions of Projects. There are 2 famous teachers, 97 distinguished professors and 25 chair professors of the "Changjiang Scholars Award Program" of the Ministry of Education, 113 winners of the National Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 10 national famous teachers, 22 members of the discipline evaluation group of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, 27 young and middle-aged science, technology and management experts with outstanding contributions at the national level, 36 chief scientists of the "973 Program" and major scientific research projects, 113 winners of the "Youth Thousand Talents Program", and 8 young top-notch talents of the "Ten Thousand Talents Program". , 238 people were selected for the "New Century Excellent Talent Support Program" of the Ministry of Education, and 32 people were selected for the national level of the "Millions of Talents Project".
Spring breeze and rain, peach and plum fragrance. Over the past century or so, Nanjing University has always adhered to the principle of educating people, and has cultivated and cultivated many Chinese talents in various historical stages, who have made outstanding contributions and achievements in their respective fields. Since the reform and opening up, Nanjing University has carried out many explorations in the reform of education and teaching, formed many important educational ideas and teaching concepts, and exerted an important influence on the higher education circles at home and abroad. At present, Nanjing University has put forward the goal of "running the best undergraduate education in China", adhered to the talent training concept of "integrating discipline construction with undergraduate teaching, integrating general education with personalized training, broadening the foundation and strengthening practice, and learning to learn and learn to behave", continuously deepened the reform of the innovative talent training mechanism, and actively cultivated future leaders and top-notch innovative talents with innovative spirit, practical ability and international vision for all walks of life.
The predecessor of Nanjing University is "famous for science", and the scientific spirit and tradition of learning from things and pursuing truth have always run through the development history of Nanjing University, and have become the most important feature of Nanjing University. Generations of NTU people have diligently explored, climbed high and tackled tough problems, won glory for the country and benefited the people, and a large number of outstanding scientific research achievements have emerged, which are well-known in the academic circles at home and abroad. Today, Nanjing University takes "strengthening application, focusing on the basics, developing the margins, and promoting cooperation" as the policy, and "basic research is oriented to the international academic frontier, applied research is oriented to the national strategic needs and the main battlefield of national economic construction, and is committed to solving major theoretical and practical problems related to the national economy and people's livelihood" as the guiding ideology, adjusting the scientific research layout, strengthening the scientific research organization, and improving the overall original scientific research ability and level, so as to build Nanjing University into an important scientific research center in China.
Since its establishment at the beginning of the last century, Nanjing University has been one of the most active Chinese universities in carrying out international exchanges and cooperation, and has established close cooperative relations with many first-class universities and high-level scientific research institutions in the world. Founded in the 80s of the 20th century, the Nanjing University-Hopkins University Center for Chinese and American Cultures has been successfully held for 30 years, and it is the earliest long-term project of international cooperation in higher education after China's reform and opening up. At present, under the new historical situation, NTU is vigorously promoting international exchanges and cooperation in various fields and channels, and comprehensively improving the internationalization level of the university.
At present, Nanjing University has opened a new century of education. All NTU people will always maintain a high-spirited spirit and a simple work style, thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's instructions on "the first NTU", focus on the development of connotation, highlight the characteristics of NTU, strive to build Nanjing University into a world-class university as soon as possible, and make greater contributions to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!
