Jinan University, referred to as Jida for short, is located in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. It is the first overseas Chinese university founded by the state in China and a national key university directly led by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, and is known as "the first overseas Chinese school in China". The school is a key university under the national "2 1 1 project" and "985 platform", and it has been selected into the "1plan", "201/plan" and "excellent doctoral education and training plan" of the Ministry of Education.

The word "Jin 'an" comes from the article "Shangshu Gong Yu": "The east is gradually in the sea, the west is in quicksand, and the south is combined, and the sound teaches the world." It means facing South Asia and spreading Chinese culture. 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. During his stay in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he moved to Jianyang, Fujian. 1946 moved back to Shanghai. /kloc-0 was merged into Fudan University and Jiaotong University in August, 949. It was rebuilt in Guangzhou in June, 1958, and the board system was implemented.

As of May, 20 18, the school has 37 colleges and graduate schools, 62 departments, 10 directly affiliated research institutes and 9 1 undergraduate majors. From 65438 to 0958, Jinan University was rebuilt with the strong support of Tao Zhu, then the first secretary of Guangdong Provincial Party Committee. Tao Zhu became the first principal after the reconstruction. From 65438 to the beginning of the Cultural Revolution in 0966, Jinan University stopped enrolling students, but the school still had more than 1000 students. 1970 65438+ 10, Lin Biao wanted to move the First Military Medical University to Guangzhou to replace Jinan University, verbally saying that the State Council agreed to hand over the Jinan University with an empty house to the army.

In February, the Revolutionary Committee of Jinan University was verbally informed to announce the cancellation of Jinan University, and the relocation plan was determined as February 12. Five days later, the "Request for Instructions on Revoking Jinan University" was drafted. It was not until March 5 that the Guangdong Provincial Revolutionary Committee officially issued a notice to cancel Jinan University. 1978 April 17, the State Council approved the "Request for Instructions on Restoring Jinan University and Huaqiao University" issued by the Ministry of Education and the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council. June 5438+10, Jinan University resumed classes.

65438-0979, the school began to recruit and train graduate students. 1In June, 1996, Jinan University became a national key construction university facing 2 1 century (Project 2 1 1). In 2007, the school was rated as excellent in the evaluation of undergraduate teaching level organized by the Ministry of Education. On 2011April 16, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, the Ministry of Education and the Guangdong Provincial People's Government signed an agreement on joint construction between the two provinces; On July 6, 201/kloc-0, the graduate school was established. The new campus of Panyu University Town was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission; Approved the "985 Engineering Advantage Discipline Innovation Platform". 201may 19, the foundation stone of Panyu new campus was officially laid.