Jinan University is a 985 university. Jinan University is the first overseas Chinese university founded by the government in China. The word "Jin 'an" comes from Shangshu Gong Yu: "The east is gradually in the sea, the west is in quicksand, and the south is combined, which teaches the world." It means facing South Asia and spreading Chinese culture. The school is a national "double-class" construction university jointly established by the Central United Front Work Department, the Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, and is directly under the management of the Central United Front Work Department.

Jinan University is one of the oldest universities in China. The school's predecessor was Jinan School, which was founded by the Qing government in Nanjing on 1906. Later, it moved to Shanghai, and 1927 was renamed as National Jinan University.

Jinan University has a complete range of disciplines, including literature, science and medicine. It has 37 colleges, graduate schools and undergraduate schools, 58 departments and 20 directly affiliated research institutes. There are 98 undergraduate majors, 40 first-level disciplines authorized by master's degree, 24 first-level disciplines authorized by doctor's degree, and 3 1 professional degree authorization category; Postdoctoral mobile stations 19, postdoctoral research mobile stations 1.

There are 1 national "double first-class" construction disciplines, 4 national second-class key disciplines, 8 the State Council Overseas Chinese Affairs Office key disciplines, 2 state administration of traditional chinese medicine key disciplines, 2 1 Guangdong first-class disciplines and 14 Guangdong two disciplines key disciplines.