Changzhou 2 1 1 University has only Hohai University. Hohai University is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education, featuring water conservancy, focusing on engineering and coordinated development of multiple disciplines. It was established by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Water Resources, the State Oceanic Administration and the People's Government of Jiangsu Province. It is the first unit in China that has the right to award doctoral, master and bachelor degrees. It is a national world-class discipline construction university and a national key construction university, 2 1 1 project.

The predecessor of Hohai University can be traced back to Hohai Engineering College, and 19 15 was founded in Nanjing. It is the first institution of higher learning in China to train water conservancy talents. 1924 merged with the Engineering Department of National Southeast University to form Hohai University of Technology, 1927 merged with National Fourth Sun Yat-sen University, and later renamed as National Central University and Nanjing University. From 65438 to 0952, Nanjing University, Jiaotong University, Tongji University, Zhejiang University and Water Conservancy Department of East China Institute of Water Conservancy merged to form East China Institute of Water Conservancy. 1960 was recognized as a national key university by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. 1985, restore the traditional name of Hohai University.

The school has Xikang Road Campus, Jiangning Campus and Changzhou Campus in Nanjing and Changzhou, covering an area of 2,462 mu. Offering 63 undergraduate majors; There are 3,535 faculty members and 54,478 students, including 65,438 graduate students +088 13 undergraduates, 2,065,438 ordinary undergraduates and 65,438 adult students +0420 1 international students.