Ningbo University of Technology () is a comprehensive provincial university located in
Ningbo
Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...
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Zhejiang
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province of the
People's Republic of China
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Location
The university covers an area of 428 015.77 square meters, of which 204,000 square meters consist of buildings space. A new campus is being built and that covers an area of 914 791.894 square meters.
It is currently in
Jiangbei District.
It was formerly in
Haishu District
() is a county-level district under the jurisdiction of Ningbo city in Zhejiang Province of the People's Republic of China.
Since the district has a drum tower (''gulou'') that was constructed during the Tang Dynasty, it is alternatively called ...
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History
The university was established in 1983 as Ningbo College. In 1997, the university was approved by the
Chinese Education Ministry
The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China is a cabinet-level department under the State Council responsible for basic education, vocational education, higher education, and other educational affairs across the country. The Min ...
to receive the status of National Exemplary Engineering College.
It also gained further accreditation by the Ministry of Education in 2004 as a full-time university providing four-year undergraduate programmes. Presently the university has a faculty of approximately 700 staff. This include 41 professors and 133 associate professors. There is approximately 8000 full-time students.
Related Incident
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Murder of Chen Shijun
References
External links
Ningbo University of Technology
Universities and colleges in Zhejiang
Education in Ningbo
Educational institutions established in 1983
1983 establishments in China
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