Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, referred to as "Li Jiang" for short, was founded in 1958 as Jiangxi Institute of Metallurgy, and changed its name to Southern Institute of Metallurgy in 1988, and changed its name to Jiangxi University of Science and Technology in 2004. The school has been affiliated to the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry and China Nonferrous Metals Industry Corporation. 20 13 became a university jointly established by Jiangxi Provincial People's Government, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Ministry of Education.