Brief introduction of Nanchang University

Nanchang University, referred to as "Nantah" for short (formally referred to as Nantah, changed to "Changda" in 2003, and changed back to "Nantah" on 20 15), is a comprehensive university with "infiltration of literature, science and medicine, and integration of learning, research, production and application". Participate in the formation of the Midwest University Alliance for 2 1 1 key engineering universities, national engineering universities built by graduate high-level universities, key universities built by the comprehensive strength improvement project of central and western universities, the first batch of pilot schools of the excellent engineer education and training plan of the Ministry of Education and the excellent doctoral education and training plan, and the first batch of Nanchang University National University Science Park with eleven college students' scientific and technological entrepreneurship practice bases.

The school started in Jiangxi Public Medical College founded by 192 1 and National Chung Cheng University founded by 1940. 1993, Jiangxi University and Jiangxi University of Science and Technology merged to form Nanchang University. 1997, the school was listed as the national "2 1 1 project" key construction university. In 2004, the Ministry of Education signed an agreement with the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government to establish Nanchang University. In 2005, Nanchang University merged with Jiangxi Medical College to form the new Nanchang University.

The school is located in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, China. As of June, 20 16, the school has five campuses: Qianhu, Qingshan Lake, Donghu, Poyang Lake and Fuzhou, in which the main campus of Qianhu covers an area of more than 4,500 mu, with a building area of 1.3 million square meters. There are 452 faculty members1person, 36,936 full-time undergraduates, 362 graduate students1person, and 902 overseas students.

What is a "2 1 1 engineering" university?

"2 1 1 project" refers to the construction of about 100 institutions of higher learning and a number of key disciplines oriented to 2 1 century. This is a cross-century strategic project for China to implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, and it is also the largest key construction project in the field of higher education since the founding of New China. ( wap.gaokw.com )

Since the establishment of "2 1 1 Project" during the Ninth Five-Year Plan period, the central and local governments have invested1800 million yuan to build a number of colleges and universities and key disciplines, which have improved the teaching and scientific research conditions of a number of colleges and universities, and a number of key disciplines have become important bases for national scientific and technological innovation and high-level personnel training.

At present, there are 1 12 universities in China, including North China Electric Power University, China Youshi University, China Geo University and China University of Mining and Technology, and there are actually 1 16 universities.