The predecessors of Jiangxi Medical College, Jiangxi University and Jiangxi University of Technology can be traced back to Jiangxi Public Medical College founded by 192 1, National Chung Cheng University founded by 1940 and Jiangxi Institute of Technology founded by 1958 respectively. 1993 Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People's Government decided to merge Jiangxi University and Jiangxi University of Science and Technology to form Nanchang University; In 2005, Nanchang University merged with the former Jiangxi Medical College to form the new Nanchang University.