Nankai University has a strong faculty. Among the more than 1000 professors and associate professors, there are 7 academicians from China Academy of Sciences and China Academy of Engineering, 2 academicians from China Academy of Sciences, 2 academicians from the Third World Academy of Sciences, 488 doctoral supervisors and 575 master supervisors. Nankai University has a national first-class key laboratory and a good learning environment, with a total library area of 3 1000 square meters and a collection of more than 2.9 million books. Nankai University Graduate School has trained a large number of senior professionals for the country and society. 1978 to 2004 * * * enrolled 23,523 master's and doctoral students, among which 2,352 were awarded doctor's degrees and 0,35/kloc-0 were awarded master's degrees. In 2004, the total number of graduate students reached 8535.