General situation of Jinan University
Jinan University is the first overseas Chinese university founded by the government in China. It is a key comprehensive university under the "2 1 1 Project" jointly established by the State Council Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, and directly under the leadership of the State Council Overseas Chinese Affairs Office.
The word "Jin 'an" comes from Shangshu Gong Yu: "The east is gradually in the sea, the west is in quicksand, and the south is combined, which 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,1949 merged with Fudan University, Jiaotong University and other universities in August. After the founding of New China, Jinan University was rebuilt in Guangzhou, 1958. Suspended during the Cultural Revolution, 1978 reopened in Guangzhou.
After the reform and opening up, the school has developed rapidly. 1In June, 1996, Jinan University became a national key university facing the 2 1 century. 20 1 1 In April, the State Council Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, Ministry of Education and Guangdong Provincial Government signed an agreement to jointly build Jinan University. 2065438+June 2005, the school was selected as a key construction university of high-level universities in Guangdong Province. 2065438+September 2007, the school was selected as a national "double-class" construction university.
Specialty setting of Jinan University
The school has a complete range of disciplines, including literature, science and medicine. There are 37 colleges, 64 departments and 18 directly affiliated research institutes. There are 94 undergraduate majors, 4 1 master's degree, 23 doctoral degree and 27 professional degree authorization categories. Postdoctoral mobile stations 16, postdoctoral scientific research mobile stations 1 6.
In recent years, with the efforts of teachers and students, the discipline construction and strength of the school have been significantly improved. At present, there are 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, 265,438+0 Guangdong first-class disciplines and 4 Guangdong two disciplines key disciplines.
Eight disciplines of engineering, chemistry, clinical medicine, pharmacology and toxicology, materials science, biology and biochemistry, agricultural science and environment/ecology have entered the top of ESI world rankings 1%. In the fourth round of discipline evaluation by the Ministry of Education, our school ranked 30 first-class disciplines, ranking third in the number of universities in the province, among which journalism and communication got A- and applied economics, China language and literature, biology and business administration got B+.