The predecessor of Hohai University can be traced back to the "Hohai Engineering College" founded in Nanjing in 19 15, and it is the first institution of higher learning in China to train water conservancy talents. 1924 merged with the Engineering Department of National Southeast University to form Hohai University of Technology, 1927 merged with National Fourth Sun Yat-sen University, and later renamed as National Central University and Nanjing University.

From 65438 to 0952, the water conservancy departments of Nanjing University, Jiaotong University, Tongji University, Zhejiang University and East China Water Conservancy College merged to form East China Water Conservancy College. 1960 was recognized as a national key university by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. 1985, restore the traditional school name "Hohai University".

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In April, 2023, official website showed that the school has three campuses, namely Xikang Road, Jiangning and Changzhou, covering an area of 2,464 mu, with 20 departments, 7/kloc-0 undergraduate majors, 3,535 faculty members, 16 postdoctoral mobile stations and 42 degree authorization points. Students with 559 12 degrees.

History:

19 15, Zhang Jian, then general manager of Nongshang and director of the State Water Conservancy Bureau, presided over the establishment of the Engineering College, with Huang Yanpei as the preparatory director of the school and Xu as the first president, and a modern water conservancy expert recognized by the water conservancy community in China as the academic director of the school. This is the first institution of higher learning in China that specializes in training water conservancy technical talents. It is subordinate to the State Water Conservancy Bureau and reported to the Ministry of Education for the record.

In April 2023, official website showed that there were 20 departments and 765,438+0 undergraduate majors.

competence

In April 2023, the official website of the school showed that there were 3,535 faculty members, 540 teachers with senior titles 1.540 and 596 doctoral supervisors. There are 5 academicians (including 2 foreign academicians), 8 1 national high-level talents, 8 1 national excellent teachers, 3 national model teachers, 3 national famous teachers, 8 young and middle-aged experts who have made outstanding contributions to the country, and 11winner of "Millions of Talents Project in the New Century".