Jinan University
Jinan University is a national public university in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is affiliated with the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party, and managed by the UFWD, Ministry of Education of China, and the Guangdong Provincial People's Government. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction and Project 211. It is also one of the 13 Guangdong Province High-Level Universities.
"Jinan" literally means "reaching southward," indicating the university's original mission to disseminate Chinese learning and culture from North to South when it was founded in 1906 in Nanjing. It is the first Chinese university to recruit foreign students and one of the universities with the largest number of international students in China.
History
In 1906, Duanfang, the Viceroy of Liangjiang, submitted a memorandum to the Guangxu Emperor, proposing that an overseas Chinese school be set up for the purpose of spreading far and wide the enlightening influence of education and strengthening the emotional ties with compatriots overseas. The Guangxu Emperor approved of his proposal and thus Duanfang was honored as the founder of Jinan University. On March 23, 1907, Jinan Academy was founded in Nanjing, becoming the first of its kind in Chinese history and serving as a curtain-raiser for the later development of overseas Chinese education.In 1927, Jinan Academy was renamed National Jinan University, located in Shanghai. After the foundation of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Jinan University was closed and its schools were merged with those of other university such as Fudan University. In 1958, Jinan University was reestablished in Guangzhou.
University name
The name "Jinan" comes from the Classic of History, a compilation of documentary records related to events in ancient Chinese history. The articles reads, "His speech and teachings spread from South, from China to the rest of the world.Timeline
- 1906 – Jinan Academy, the predecessor of Jinan University was established in Nanjing.
- 1918 – Jinan Academy moved to Shanghai.
- 1927 – Jinan Academy was renamed Jinan National University.
- 1941–1946 – Jinan University moved to Fujian Province during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- 1949 – Jinan National University was merged into Fudan University and Jiaotong University.
- 1958 – Jinan University was re-established in Guangzhou.
- 1983 – Jinan University pioneered in the country the implementation of credit system.
- 1996 – Jinan University passed the pre-examination of the "211 program" related department and was put into the "top 100 normal universities" list, which would get prior construction in the 21st century.
- 2001 – College of Journalism and Communication, College of Information Science and Technology, College of Foreign Studies, Pharmacy College, Law School and International School were established.
- 2002 – Jinan University started to launch EMBA Program with approval from the Degree Administration Office of the State Council. As one of the first group of universities.
- 2006 – The celebration ceremony of the 100th Anniversary of Jinan University was held.
- 2011 – The Graduate School of Jinan University was established.
- 2014 – The new campus was established in Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center.
Location and campus
- Main Campus, Tianhe District, Guangzhou
- College of Chinese language and culture, Tianhe District, Guangzhou
- Panyu Campus, Panyu, Guangzhou
- Zhuhai Campus, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai
- Tourism College, Nanshan District, Shenzhen
- Japan Campus, Toshima, Tokyo
Administration
The university has four national key disciplines, eight key disciplines of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, 20 Guangdong Province Level-I key disciplines, and four Guangdong Province Level-II key disciplines. The university has a key research base of national humanity and social sciences, a teaching and research base for Chinese language and literature of the Education Ministry, a base for national university cultural quality education, a base of national base for teaching Chinese as a foreign language, an educational base for overseas Chinese education of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, and a key research base of humanity and social science of Guangdong Province. The university has one national engineering center, 7 ministerial centers and provincial centers, and 11 key ministerial and provincial key laboratories.
There are 50,535 students in the university, including 10,767 graduates and 22,527 undergraduates. The number of overseas students, including foreign students, overseas Chinese students, students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, is 13,512.
The current president is Xing Feng.
Colleges and schools
- International School
- College of Liberal Arts
- College of Foreign Studies
- College of Journalism and Communication
- College of Arts
- College of Economics
- Management School
- School of Public Administration/School of Emergency Management
- Law School / Intellectual Property School
- School of International Studies/Academy of Overseas Chinese Studies
- College of Science and Engineering
- College of Information Science and Technology / College of Cyber Security
- College of Life Science and Technology
- School of Medicine
- First Clinical Medical School
- College of Pharmacy
- College of Chinese Language and Culture
- School of Humanities
- School of Translation Studies
- International Business School
- College of Electrical and Information Engineering
- Shenzhen Tourism College
- Education College
- School of Physical Education
- School of Environment
- School of Marxism
- Jinan University - University of Birmingham Joint Institute at Jinan University
- School of Mechanics and Construction Engineering
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
International School
In order for students to gain various experiences worldwide, the International School developed several visiting and exchange programs with partner universities in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Australia, and New Zealand on a long- and short-term basis.
Management School
Base on JNU humanity tradition and accumulation of disciplines, School of Management tries the best to be one of top business schools in China for cultivating talents in management, it has deep understanding in Chinese culture, globalization with modern business education.In 2011, Jinan University MBA programs were granted international accreditation of AMBA.
College of Chinese Language and Culture
The college was conferred as the "National Base of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language" by the Education Ministry, and "Overseas Chinese Education Base" by Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council. The college has become the top college in South China offering the programs of teaching Chinese as a second or foreign language and overseas Chinese education.The college consists of the Department of Teaching Chinese as a Second or Foreign Language, the Department of Overseas Chinese Education, the Department of Applied Linguistics, Pre-University Department, Correspondence Course Department, Overseas Chinese Education Researching Institute, Overseas Chinese Researching Center, and Internet & Educational Technology Center.
Rankings and achievements
- One of the oldest universities in China and one of the Double First Class Universities in China
- The first university in China to recruit foreign students
- The first university in China to enroll students at both spring and autumn semesters
- The first university that pioneered the implementation of credit system in China
- The university with the largest number of overseas students
- The only university which have alumni in both Chinese and foreign state-level leaders in China
Cooperation
Now the university has 57 regional alumni associations all over the world.