Jilin Animation Institute, referred to as "Jidong", was founded in June 2000 and approved by the Ministry of Education as a private undergraduate college in 2008.
Jilin Animation Institute is an art school with animation tourism as its main subject. It is the first institution of higher learning in China that specializes in training animation and game talents; It is the largest national animation teaching and research institution in Asia; It is the largest animation college in the world, and is known as "the cradle of animation and game talents in China".
Jilin Animation Institute has 9 professional colleges, namely Animation Art College, Comics College, Game College, Design and Product College, Film Academy, Film Technology College, Cultural Industry Business School, Virtual Reality College and Civil Aviation College.