Located in Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, it is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education and the Central Government. It is the national "double first-class", "2 1 1 project" and "985 project" key construction. Jilin University was founded in 1946 and 1952, and became the first comprehensive university founded by China * * * production party after the founding of the People's Republic of China. 1960 was listed as a national key university by the State Council.

In 2000, Jilin University, Jilin University of Technology, Bethune Medical University, changchun university of science and technology and Changchun University of Posts and Telecommunications merged to form a new Jilin University. In 2004, the former China People's Liberation Army Quartermaster University was transferred and merged.

2. changchun university of science and technology.

Established by Jilin Province, the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and Changchun City, it is a multidisciplinary teaching and research university featuring photoelectric technology, combining optics, machinery, electricity, calculation and materials, and coordinating the development of engineering, science, literature, economics, management, law and art; The school was originally named Changchun Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics.

1958 was founded by China academy of sciences, with Wang Daheng, founder of China optics, as the founder and the first dean. It is the first university in New China to train optical professionals. It successively belongs to China Academy of Sciences, National Defense Science and Technology Commission, Fifth Machinery Department, Weapons Department, Machinery Committee, Mechanical and Electrical Department and Weapons Industry Corporation. 1999 was transferred to Jilin province and renamed in 2002.

3. Changchun University of Technology.

Located in Changchun City, Jilin Province, it is a provincial key university and a high-level applied research university with the characteristics of Jilin Province. As of 202 1, 1, 1, the school has two campuses, namely Nanhu and Beihu (Beihu Campus is divided into two campuses).

Covering an area of 6,543,800+252,000 square meters; At present, there are 15 colleges, 54 undergraduate majors, 1 postdoctoral mobile station, 5 first-level discipline doctoral degree authorization points and 20 first-level discipline master degree authorization points.