Jiangnan University
江南大学 | ||
Hanyu Pinyin | Jiāngnán Dàxué |
Jiangnan University (江南大学) is a
Previously known as the Wuxi University of Light Industry (无锡轻工大学), Jiangnan University emphasizes on
History
The private Jiangnan University (私立江南大学), one source of JiangnanU, was founded in Wuxi in 1947 by Rong Desheng, the largest national capitalist in the Republic of China era.
In 1952, during restructuring of higher education happened after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the engineering related departments of Nanjing University (stretches back to San Jiang Normal School which founded in 1902 in Nanjing and later renamed National Central University), merging engineering departments of private Jiangnan University and several other engineering departments of universities in east China area, including Fudan University, Wuhan University, Zhejiang University, etc. Later, they formed Nanjing Institute of Technology, now Southeast University in Nanjing.[3]
In 1958, the Department of Food Technology of Nanjing Institute of Technology moved to Wuxi and established Wuxi Institute of Light Industry (无锡轻工业学院) which was named Wuxi University of Light Industry in 1995.
In 2001, Jiangnan University (江南大学) was formed by the combination of Wuxi University of Light Industry (无锡轻工大学), Jiangnan College (江南学院) and Wuxi Education College (无锡教育学院).
Campus
The newly completed university campus covers 208 hectares with floor space of 1.05 million square meters. It is located by Lake Li (蠡湖), an inner lake of Lake Tai and also a national scenic resort in the south of Wuxi. It was designed and built to demonstrate the concept of an "Eco-campus".
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Schools
Jiangnan University consists of 17 schools and offers 48 undergraduate programs with 9 disciplines including science, engineering, medicine, literature, economics, management, law, education and arts. Jiangnan University has 7
Southwest:
School of Food Science and Technology
School of Biotechnology
School of Chemical and Material Engineering
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Wuxi School of Medicine
Southeast:
School of Business
School of Law
School of Marxism
School of Foreign Studies
School of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science
Northwest:
School of Textile and Clothing
School of Design
School of Internet of Things Engineering (incorporated by School of Communications and Control Engineering and School of Information Engineering)
School of Mechanical Engineering
School of Environmental and Civil Engineering
Northeast:
School of Science
School of Humanities and Education
Division of Sports
University rankings
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The U.S. News rankings (2022)[4] | |
Best Global Universities | 647 |
Best Universities in Asia | 143 |
Best Universities in China | 41 |
National Discipline Assessment (2012) [5] | |
Food Science and Engineering | 1 |
Light Industry Technology and Engineering | 2 |
Design Studies | 4 |
Textile Science and Engineering | 5 |
Rankings and reputation
According to the 2022
Research
The school has devoted itself to the mission of making China an innovation-driven country. The school has taken a leadership role in founding the Collaborative Innovation Center for
Since 2012, the school has been awarded 7 State Scientific and Technological Progress Awards and State Technological Invention Awards, tied for 20th in China, and was ranked 17th in the Patent Award for Chinese Universities list in 2016. It is ranked 50th on the Chinese University Evaluation handbook, and is one of China's fastest growing universities.
Key research institutes
- The National Key Lab of Food Science and Technology (食品科学与技术国家重点实验室)
- The National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology (粮食发酵工艺与技术国家工程实验室)
- The National Engineering Research Centre for Function Food (国家功能食品工程技术研究中心)
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education (工业生物技术教育部重点实验室)[10]
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education (糖化学与生物技术教育部重点实验室)[11]
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education (合成与生物胶体教育部重点实验室)
- Key Laboratory of Science and Technology of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education (生态纺织教育部重点实验室)
Faculty
The university has 3393 faculty members, including 2137 full-time instructors. 63.8% of faculty holds a senior title, 68.9% has a doctoral degree, and 42.1% has more than one year of overseas experience.
The school has three academician of the
International Engagement
The university has signed cooperation and exchange agreements with 190 universities and research institutions in 39 countries and regions, and 28.6% of the students have overseas exchange and exchange experience; it has built the world's first Confucius Institute with the theme of Chinese food culture in cooperation with the University of California, Davis.
Jiangnan University began to accept international students from 1964, and has cultivated students from more than 80 countries. The university specially establishes "President Scholarship",[13] "Taihu Scholarship”[14] and “New Student Scholarship” for international students. In 2010, the university recruited 25 self-enroll Chinese Government Scholarship students.[15]
References
- ^ "Jiangnan University / International Office / Office for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs". english.jiangnan.edu.cn. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ^ "【软科排名】|江南大学". www.shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ "学校章程-江南大学主页". www.jiangnan.edu.cn. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ "Jiangnan University in China l US News Best Global Universities".
- ^ "2012年学科评估结果公布 各学科排名汇总". 人民网. 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ^ "ShanghaiRanking-Univiersities". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ a b "2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities for Food Science and Technology". US News. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ a b "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects: Food science and technology". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ a b "URAP - University Ranking by Academic Academic Performance: Food Engineering 2022". urapcenter.org. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ "industrial biotech lab".
- ^ "lab of carbohydrate chemistry".
- ^ "Jiangnan University : Naturejobs". www.nature.com. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- ^ "JUN President Scholarship".
- ^ "JUN Tai Lake Scholarship".
- ^ "Study In China". www.csc.edu.cn. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- ^ "Study In China". www.csc.edu.cn. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
External links
- Jiangnan University (in English)