East China Institute of Technology

The Nanjing University of Science and Technology (), colloquially NJUST (), is one of the National Key Universities under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China. It is a science-oriented university located in Xuanwu District in the east suburban area of Nanjing. The university is included in the Chinese state Double First Class University Plan.

History

The Nanjing University of Science and Technology can be traced back to 1953, as Department of Artillery Engineering of Institute of Military Engineering of the PLA ( People's Liberation Army) in Harbin. Since its establishment, it aims on serving national strategies and promoting social progress. In 1962, the campus moved to Nanjing. The name of the university changed many times, and finally determined as current name in 1993. In September 1998, the name on the school badge was inscribed by Chinese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party Jiang Zemin. Since June 2008, the Nanjing University of Science and Technology has been subordinated to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Academics

The Nanjing University of Science and Technology is a multidisciplinary university, comprising academic fields including science, engineering, liberal arts, economics, business, management, law and education. In addition, it encompasses a wide array of centers, institutes, programs, and administrative support offices. It carries on its education and research on both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in 15 schools, led by a total of 70 undergraduate majors, 116 master programs and 49 doctoral programs, and 14 post-doctoral research stations.

NJUST is one of the Seven Sons of National Defence.

Project 211, 985 and the Double First Class University Plan

The Nanjing University of Science and Technology has become a National Key University of Project 211 in 1995. In 2000, the Ministry of Education approved NJUST to start the graduate school. Later in 2011, the university was authorized to build 985 Advantage Discipline Innovation Platform.

In September 2017, the Nanjing University of Science and Technology was included in the Chinese state Double First Class University Plan identified by the Ministry of Education of China.

Schools and departments

As of June 2018, the Nanjing University of Science and Technology has the following colleges and schools:

School of Mechanical EngineeringSchool of Chemical EngineeringSchool of Electronic Engineering and Optoelectronic TechnologySchool of Computer Science and TechnologySchool of Economics and ManagementSchool of Energy and Power EngineeringSchool of AutomationSchool of ScienceSchool of Foreign StudiesSchool of Public AffairsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringSchool of Environmental and Biological EngineeringSchool of Design and CommunicationTsien Hsue-Shen CollegeSchool of Intellectual PropertySchool of MarxismSchool of International EducationSchool of Continuing EducationSino-French Engineer SchoolZijin CollegeTaizhou Institute of Science and TechnologyGraduate School

Campus

Different from many universities in Nanjing, the Nanjing University of Science and Technology has only one main campus based in Xiaolingwei, Xuanwu District, on the south of Purple Mountain and the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum. It covers a total area of 3,118 mu (207.87 ha). Undergraduates and graduate students of shares the same main campus.

In 1998, Zijin College of NJUST was founded in Xianlin University City, Nanjing. In June 2004, the Taizhou Institute of Science and Technology was founded in Taizhou, Jiangsu, as a branch institute of the Nanjing University of Science and Technology.

Notable alumni

* 潘德炉, leading researcher of ocean color remote sensing in China, CAE member
* 李鸿志, CAE member
*Wang Zeshan, CAE member
* 刘怡昕, CAE member
* 陈志杰, CAE member
*Ren Xinmin, aerospace engineer and specialist in astronautics and liquid rocket engine technology, CAS member
* 邢球痕, solid rocket motor scientist, CAS member
* Lu Ke, material scientist, CAS member
* 崔向群, astronomer, CAS member
* 田禾, fine chemistry expert, CAS member
* 李应红, aeronautical propulsion theory and engineering expert, CAS member
* 芮筱亭, emission dynamics scientist, CAS member
*Lu Zhangong, Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

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