Jinan University, referred to as "Jinan University" for short, is the first overseas Chinese institution of higher learning in China founded by the state, directly led by the Central United Front Work Department, and jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the Central United Front Work Department and Guangdong Province. It is a national "world-class discipline construction university" and a national "2 1 1 project" and "985 platform" key construction university; Selected into the national "11plan", "20 1 1 plan", excellent doctoral education and training plan, excellent legal talents education and training plan, national college students' innovation and entrepreneurship training plan, key research base of humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education, and national college students' cultural quality education. The State Council Overseas Chinese Affairs Office Chinese Education Base, National Construction of High-level University Postgraduate Project, New Engineering Research and Practice Project, China Government Scholarship Receiving Institution for Overseas Students in China, and the first batch of demonstration universities in China to deepen the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education; Director of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Logistics and Supply Chain Innovation Alliance; It is the first batch of universities in China to try out the credit system. [ 1][2]

The predecessor of the school was Jinan School founded by the Qing government in 1906. 1927 was renamed as National Jinan University. 1949 merged into Fudan University, Jiaotong University and other universities in August. 1958, reconstruction of Jinan University. [3]

As of March 2020, the school has five campuses in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai, and its headquarters is located in Guangzhou; The campus covers an area of 3 182.4 mu, with a building area of1670,500 square meters. There are 37 colleges, graduate schools and undergraduate schools and 25 affiliated hospitals; 2534 full-time teachers; There are 39,543 full-time students, including 27,487 undergraduates and 2056 postgraduates. 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 4 two disciplines key disciplines; Nine disciplines have entered the top of ESI world rankings 1%.