First, the spirit of school motto
The eight-character school motto of "Honesty, Simplicity, Macroness, Learning and Perseverance" is not only concise, catchy and easy to spread, but also dignified, profound and philosophical. "Honesty, simplicity and atmosphere" was originally the motto of Central University, and "Study hard and walk well" was selected from the famous sentence of ancient sages in China. The word "encouraging learning" often appears in ancient Chinese. Song Zhenzong wrote a poem called "Encouraging Learning" to encourage people to study hard; "Dunxing" can be found in the Book of Rites Quli: "Those who have knowledge and give in are also gentlemen." ; The combination of "sincerity and grandeur" and "hard study" not only embodies the fine tradition and characteristics of Nanjing University, but also embodies the ideal pursuit and realization of running a school.
Second, the school profile
Nanjing University, referred to as "Nanda" for short, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education and the Central Government of People's Republic of China (PRC). Together with "2 1 1 project" and "985 project", it is listed as a "double first-class" key construction university. Nanjing University is the earliest modern academic research institution in China and the earliest modern scientific research laboratory in China. It has become the first modern university in China with university autonomy, academic freedom, arts and sciences, agriculture, industry, commerce and other specialized applied disciplines, and the integration of teaching and scientific research. It is known as "the center of oriental education" internationally.