Zijin College of Nanjing University of Science and Technology was founded in 1999 and approved by Jiangsu Provincial Education Commission. It is a public and private secondary college of Nanjing University of Science and Technology.

It belongs to an independent college approved by the Ministry of Education. It is a pilot demonstration base for the integration of production and education in the National Manufacturing Information Training Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology, an industrial talent training base in Jiangsu Province, and a pilot university for outsourcing talent training in Jiangsu Province.

The profile of Nanjing University of Science and Technology is as follows:

Nanjing University of Science and Technology has obvious disciplinary advantages. The school has an excellent team of teachers, including national famous teachers, Changjiang scholars and winners of the National Outstanding Youth Fund.

The school has 12 colleges, covering engineering, science, management, literature, law, economics, teaching, art and other disciplines. Among them, chemistry, materials science, mechanical engineering, control science and engineering, computer science and technology, electronic science and technology, optical engineering and other disciplines have entered the top of the global ESI ranking 1%.

Nanjing University of Science and Technology has strong scientific research strength. The school has made important achievements and breakthroughs in many major scientific research projects such as the National "863 Plan", "973 Plan" and "National Natural Science Foundation".

The school has a number of national and provincial key laboratories and engineering centers such as "photoelectric measurement technology and instrument" and "advanced robot technology and system". The school has also established close cooperative relations with many universities and research institutions at home and abroad, actively promoting academic exchanges and cooperative research.

The quality of education and teaching in Nanjing University of Science and Technology has been widely recognized. The school pays attention to cultivating students' practical ability and innovative spirit, and has opened many practical courses and laboratories, such as robot making and competition, "electronic design competition" and so on. The school has also actively promoted international education, established cooperative relations with many foreign universities, and opened a number of international courses and joint training programs, providing students with a broad international vision and communication platform.