Nanjing University ( NJU ) is a public university in Jiangsu , China. It is affiliated and sponsored by the Ministry of Education . The university is part of Project 211 , Project 985 , and the Double First-Class Construction . The university is a member of the C9 League .
13-510: Established in 1902 as Sanjiang Normal School, Nanjing University underwent a number of name changes, such as Nanjing Higher Normal School, National Southeastern University and National Central University, until it was renamed Nanjing University in 1950. It merged with the University of Nanking in 1952. Nanjing University has four campuses: the Xianlin campus in the northeast of Nanjing ,
26-493: A domestic rank of number 2 to number 7. Nanjing University has a long history in the field of Chinese language and literature. The School of Literature founded by Hsieh Yuan in the 15th year of Yuanjia reign (CE 438) was the oldest literature school in ancient China. In modern times, it was the first in mainland China to have granted a doctoral degree in Chinese Language and Literature. In addition, Nanjing University
39-505: Is "Be Honest and Intelligent, Study Hard and Act Sincerely."(simplified Chinese: 诚朴雄伟 励学敦行 ; traditional Chinese: 誠樸雄偉 勵學敦行 ; pinyin: chéng pǔ xióng wěi lì xué dūn xíng ) The first half of this motto was the motto during the National Central University time, and the last half was quoted from the classic literature work Book of Rites . It was voted to be the motto by university students in 2002, and
52-501: Is in close cooperation with the United Nations to offer a Chinese language programme. Widely recognized as one of the most eminently prestigious Schools of Chinese in the world, it was ranked with Peking University as Joint No. 1 in Chinese Language and Literature. Peking University and Nanjing University are widely recognized in the academic community as the two top universities in the field of Chinese Language and Literature in
65-680: The Gulou campus in the city center of Nanjing, the Pukou campus in the Pukou District of Nanjing, and the Suzhou campus in the city of Suzhou . Its faculty, including part-time faculty, includes more than twenty Nobel Laureates engaged in teaching. The university is a Double First-Class Construction university in 15 academic disciplines. Officially translated into English as "Sincerity with Aspiration, Perseverance and Integrity". Another version
78-802: The 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities . Nanjing University consistently features in the top 150 global universities as ranked by the Academic Ranking of World Universities , the QS World University Rankings , the Times Higher Education World University Rankings , and the U.S. News & World Report . Nanjing University was ranked 7th in China, 15th in Asia and 83rd worldwide in 2023 in terms of aggregate performance from
91-612: The merger of The Christian College (基督書院, Jidu Shuyuan, founded in 1891) and The Presbyterian College (益智書院, Yizhi Shuyuan, founded in 1894) and changed the name to Private University of Nanking (金陵大學), and was registered with the New York State Education Department. It is the first educational institution in China officially named "university" in English. In 1951, Ginling College (former Ginling Women University established in 1913) merged into
104-481: The then university president supported it and wrote an article to interpret it. The university song, recovered in 2002, was created in 1916. It is the first school song in the modern history of Nanjing University, with the lyrics written by Jiang Qian and melody composed by Li Shutong . As of 2024, Nanjing University ranked 8th in China and 65th globally by Times Higher Education World University Rankings . It also ranks 9th in China, 15th in Asia and 82nd globally by
117-706: The three most widely observed university rankings ( THE + ARWU + QS ) as reported by the Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities . Regarding scientific research output, the Nature Index Annual Table 2022 ranked Nanjing University the 5th university in China and the Asia Pacific region, and 8th in the world among global universities. The joint THE-QS World University Rankings 2007 ranked Nanjing University 4th in China (after Peking , Tsinghua and Fudan ), 17th in Asia and 125th in
130-403: The top 20 universities in the world by Nature Index since 2016 by Nature Portfolio . Chinese university ranking , conducted since 1999 by the higher education publisher Netbig, consistently ranked the university among the top 3 before 2005, and in the most recent ranking among the top 5. Academic Ranking of World Universities , conducted since 2003 by Shanghai Jiaotong University , suggested
143-519: The world, with both consistently taking the two top places in rankings on the subject. [Nanjing University] had produced modern China's first PhD in Chinese Language and Literature, Mo Lifeng (莫砺锋). 32°03′22″N 118°46′30″E / 32.05611°N 118.77500°E / 32.05611; 118.77500 University of Nanking The University of Nanking (金陵大學) was a private university in Nanjing , Jiangsu , China, from 1888 to 1952. It
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#1732783989283156-544: The world. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011 placed Nanjing 120th in the world, 16th in Asia and 4th in China. In 2017, Nanjing University was ranked 91-100 for World Reputation Ranking by Times Higher Education , and 114 by QS World University Rankings . In 2017, its Graduate Employability rankings placed at #101 globally in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings. Nanjing University has been consistently ranked among
169-513: Was sponsored by American churches. Founded in 1888, the university effectively become defunct in 1952, following the 1952 reorganization of Chinese higher education by the central government of the newly established People's Republic of China. Nanking University (匯文書院, Huiwen Shuyuan) was founded in 1888 by C.H. Fowler. Initially there were three faculties: liberal arts, divinity and medicine. In 1910, The Nanking University merged The Union Christian College (宏育書院, Hongyu Shuyuan, formed in 1900 by
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