Unnc was established with the approval of the Ministry of Education in 2004. It is the first Sino-foreign cooperative university with independent campus and legal personality in China, and it is also one of the important members of the global education system of Nottingham University.
The school is committed to cultivating innovative senior talents based in China, with international vision and competence for the future. Undergraduate, master and doctoral students are enrolled at home and abroad, with more than 9,000 registered students from more than 70 countries and regions in the world. Unnc now has three colleges: Institute of Technology, Business School and College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Engineering science and social science rank among the top 0.5% and 1% in the basic science index database (ESI) respectively. Business administration, management and economics rank 1 1, 26, 44(202 1) among domestic universities, and unnc is also the only Sino-foreign cooperative university with all three disciplines on the list.