Jinan University ranks 43rd among 2 1 1 universities. Jinan University, referred to as "Jida" for short, is directly under the leadership of the Central United Front Work Department and is jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the Central United Front Work Department and Guangdong Province. It is a "world-class discipline", "2 1 1 engineering" and "985 platform". Jinan University ranks 43rd among 2 1 1 universities, 39th in China and 3rd and 4th in Guangdong Province. The school's predecessor can be traced back to Jinan School. In 1906, the Qing government founded it in Nanjing and then moved to Shanghai. In 1927, it was renamed as National Jinan University. War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, the school moved to Jianyang. With its excellent academic level and profound historical background, Jinan University has attracted many famous scholars, such as Ma Yinchu, Li and Zheng Zhenduo, who have taught here.