Jiangnan University (JiangnanU or JU; ) is a

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located in

Wuxi Wuxi (, ) is a city in southern Jiangsu province, eastern China, by car to the northwest of downtown Shanghai, between Changzhou and Suzhou. In 2017 it had a population of 3,542,319, with 6,553,000 living in the entire prefecture-level city ar ...

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its ca ...

, China. It is a

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funded by the

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and former

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, and is directly administered by the Chinese Ministry of Education. Previously known as the Wuxi University of Light Industry (), Jiangnan University is renowned as the cradle and one of the major institutions of China's

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, and industrial design are the most distinguished disciplines of the university. According to the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities, Jiangnan University ranked 401st-500th among world universities. Jiangnan University is regarded as one of the world's top "Food Science and Technology" research institutions. As of 2022, the "Food Science and Technology" program was ranked No.1 Globally by the

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, and URAP ranking, and 3rd in the world by the U.S. News Rankings.

History

The private Jiangnan University (), one source of JiangnanU, was founded in Wuxi in 1947 by Rong Desheng, the largest national capitalist in the Republic of China era. In 1952, during restructuring of higher education happened after the establishment of the

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, the engineering related departments of

Nanjing University Nanjing University (NJU; ) is a national public research university in Nanjing, Jiangsu. It is a member of C9 League and a Class A Double First Class University designated by the Chinese central government. NJU has two main campuses: the Xian ...

( stretches back to San Jiang Normal School which founded in 1902 in

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

and later renamed

National Central University National Central University (NCU, ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Kwet-li̍p Chung-yong Thài-ho̍k'', Wade–Giles: ''Kuo2 Li4 Chung Yang Ta4 Hsüeh2'' or ''中大'', ''Chung-ta'') is a public research university with long-standing traditions based in Taiw ...

), merging engineering departments of private Jiangnan University and several other engineering departments of universities in east China area, including

Fudan University Fudan University () is a national public research university in Shanghai, China. Fudan is a member of the C9 League, Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First Class University identified by the Ministry of Education of China. It is als ...

Wuhan University Wuhan University (WHU; ) is a public research university in Wuhan, Hubei. The university is sponsored by the Ministry of Education. Wuhan university was founded as one of the four elite universities in the early republican period of China and i ...

Zhejiang University Zhejiang University, abbreviated as ZJU or Zheda and formerly romanized as Chekiang University, is a national public research university based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is a member of the prestigious C9 League and is selected into the n ...

, etc. Later, they formed Nanjing Institute of Technology, now

Southeast University Southeast University (SEU, ) is a public research university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It was formed from one of the oldest universities and the first coeducational university in China, and designated as a member of the Double First C ...

. In 1958, the Department of Food Technology of Nanjing Institute of Technology moved to

and established Wuxi Institute of Light Industry () which was named Wuxi University of Light Industry in 1995. In 2001, Jiangnan University () was formed by the combination of Wuxi University of Light Industry (), Jiangnan College () and Wuxi Education College ().

Campus

The newly completed university campus covers 208 hectares with floor space of 1.05 million square meters. It is located by Lake Li (), an inner lake of

Lake Tai Taihu (), also known as Lake Tai or Lake Taihu, is a lake in the Yangtze Delta and one of the largest freshwater lakes in China. The lake is in Jiangsu province and a significant part of its southern shore forms its border with Zhejiang. Wi ...

and also a national scenic resort in the south of Wuxi. It was designed and built to demonstrate the concept of an "Eco-campus". 20151001--10-59 in Jiangnan Univ

Schools

Jiangnan University consists of 17 schools and offers 48 undergraduate programs with 9 disciplines including science, engineering, medicine, literature, economics, management, law, education and arts. Jiangnan University has 7

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Research Stations in the fields of Light Industry Technology and Engineering, Food Science and Technology, Chemical Engineering and Technology, Control Science and Engineering, Environment Engineering,

Textile Engineering Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful good ...

and Design. It is entitled to confer master's degrees in 58 programs, and doctoral degrees in 28 programs. Southwest: School of Food Science and Technology School of Biotechnology School of Chemical and Material Engineering School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Wuxi School of Medicine Southeast: School of Business School of Law School of Marxism School of Foreign Studies School of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science Northwest: School of Textile and Clothing School of Design School of Internet of Things Engineering (incorporated by School of Communications and Control Engineering and School of Information Engineering) School of Mechanical Engineering School of Environmental and Civil Engineering Northeast: School of Science School of Humanities and Education Division of Sports

Rankings and reputation

According to the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities, Jiangnan University ranked 401st-500th among world universities.Jiangnan University is regarded as one of the world's top "Food Science and Technology" research institutions. As of 2022, the "Food Science and Technology" program was ranked No.1 Globally by the

, and URAP ranking, and 3rd in the world by the U.S. News Rankings.

Research

The school has devoted itself to the mission of making China an innovation-driven country. The school has taken a leadership role in founding the Collaborative Innovation Center for Food Safety and Nutrition, and has founded five "111 Plan" Base for Innovation and Talent Recruiting and 18 international joint laboratories. Since 2012, the school has been awarded 7 State Scientific and Technological Progress Awards and State Technological Invention Awards, tied for 20th in China, and was ranked 17th in the Patent Award for Chinese Universities list in 2016. It is ranked 50th on the Chinese University Evaluation handbook, and is one of China's fastest growing universities.

Key research institutes

*The National Key Lab of Food Science and Technology () *The National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology () *The National Engineering Research Centre for Function Food () *Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education () *Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education () *Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education () *Key Laboratory of Science and Technology of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education ()

Faculty

The university has 3393 faculty members, including 2137 full-time instructors. 63.8% of faculty holds a senior title, 68.9% has a doctoral degree, and 42.1% has more than one year of overseas experience. The school has three academician of the

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, 14 " Thousand Talents Plan" awardees, 13 " Chang Jiang Scholars Program" distinguished professors, 5 National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars awardees, five National Science Fund for Outstanding Scholars awardees, one "973 Program" chief scientist, eight "Ten Thousand Talent Program" awardees.

International Engagement

The university has signed cooperation and exchange agreements with 190 universities and research institutions in 39 countries and regions, and 28.6% of the students have overseas exchange and exchange experience; it has built the world's first Confucius Institute with the theme of Chinese food culture in cooperation with the University of California, Davis. Jiangnan University began to accept international students from 1964, and has cultivated students from more than 80 countries. The university specially establishes "President Scholarship", "

Taihu Taihu (), also known as Lake Tai or Lake Taihu, is a lake in the Yangtze Delta and one of the largest freshwater lakes in China. The lake is in Jiangsu province and a significant part of its southern shore forms its border with Zhejiang. Wit ...

Scholarship” and “New Student Scholarship” for international students. In 2010, the university recruited 25 self-enroll Chinese Government Scholarship students.

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for international students mainly includes:

Food Science Food science is the basic science and applied science of food; its scope starts at overlap with agricultural science and nutritional science and leads through the scientific aspects of food safety and food processing, informing the development ...

, Fermentation Engineering,

Pharmaceutical Engineering Pharmaceutical engineering is a branch of engineering focused on discovering, formulating, and manufacturing medication, analytical and quality control processes, and on designing, building, and improving manufacturing sites that produce drugs. I ...

and Technology, Textile Science and Engineering, Control Science and Control Engineering, Chemistry Engineering and Technology, Environment Engineering, Light Industry Machinery and

Packaging Engineering Packaging engineering, also package engineering, packaging technology and packaging science, is a broad topic ranging from design conceptualization to product placement. All steps along the manufacturing process, and more, must be taken into a ...

, Product Design Theory and Technology, etc.

References

External links

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