Jinan University

Not to be confused with University of Jinan or National Chi Nan University.

Jinan University
暨南大学

Motto	忠信笃敬^[1]
Motto in English	loyalty, sincerity, integrity and respect^[2]
Type	National
Established	1906 1958 reestablished
Chairman	Dai Bingguo
President	Hu Jun
Academic staff	1917
Students	50,535
Undergraduates	22,527
Postgraduates	10,767
Location	Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Nickname	JNU
Website	english.jnu.edu.cn

Jinan University

Simplified Chinese

暨南大学

Traditional Chinese

暨南大學

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jìnán Dàxué
Wade–Giles	Chi-nan Ta-hsuëh

Jinan University (JNU) is a public research and comprehensive university based in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. It is one of the oldest universities established on mainland China tracing back to the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Its mission is to spread Chinese learning and culture from North to South, and from China overseas. Jinan University was the first university in China to recruit foreign students, and is currently the Chinese university with the largest number of international students.

In 1996, it was included in the state's Project 211 for development of key universities. It is a university administered by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council and the Chinese Ministry of Education.

History

Duanfang and students

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 Jinan National University, located in Shanghai. After the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) 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.^[3]

University name

The name "Jinan" (also Chi-Nan "reaching southward") 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.^[3]

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

Library of main campus

The university has five campuses:

Main campus, Tianhe District, Guangzhou
College of Chinese language and culture, Guangzhou
new campus, Guangzhou (Completed in 2014)
Zhuhai Campus, Zhuhai
Tourism College, Shenzhen

Administration

Jinan University has 27 colleges, comprising 59 departments and offering 89 undergraduate major fields. Among the 55 departments, 43 departments offer master's degree programs and 19 departments offer Ph.D degree granting programs. There are 15 postdoctoral research stations, 182 research institutes and 77 labs in Jinan University. 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 also 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. Still, the university has one national engineering center, 7 ministerial centers (engineering centers of the Ministry of Education) 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 of the university is Dr. Hu Jun. It has recently started a new undergraduate course MBBS, with Indian students mainly.

University achievements

One of the oldest universities in China and one of the "211" key national 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^[4]

Cooperation

Jinan University has been active at academic exchanges, and has established academic cooperation or academic exchange liaison with more than 180 universities and research institutes in Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania.^[5]

Now the university has 57 regional alumni associations all over the world.^[6]

Colleges and schools

JNU gate

International School
College of Liberal Arts
College of Foreign Studies
College of Journalism and Communication
College of Arts
College of Economics
Management School
Law school
Department of international studies
College of Intellectual Property
College of Science and Engineering
College of Information Science and Technology
College of Life Science and Technology
Medical school
The First Clinical Medical School
The Second Clinical Medical School
Pharmacy College
College of Chinese Language and Culture
School of Humanities
School of Translation Studies
International Business School
College of Electrical & Information
Shenzhen Tourism College of Jinan University
Education College

International School

International Wall

The International School is a college which provides programs taught exclusively in English. The School was established to cater to the escalating needs of Overseas Chinese and foreign students and selected high-caliber students from China. The Undergraduate Programs include Computer Science (CS), International Economics and Trade (IET), Clinical Medicine (CM), Accounting (CPA Canada), Food Quality and Safety, Pharmacy, Public Administration (ADM), Finance (FNC) and Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS).

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.^[7]

In 2011, Jinan University MBA programs were granted international accreditation of AMBA.^[8]

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.^[9]

Notable alumni

Wu Xueqian, former Chinese Foreign Minister.
Li Lanqing, Chinese politician.
Jack C. K. Teng, Chinese educator, writer, politician, diplomat and Olympic pioneer.
Lee Kong Chian, prominent Chinese businessman and philanthropist active in Malaya and Singapore from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Huang Binhong, Chinese art historian and literati painter born in Jinhua in Zhejiang province.
Cheng Yiu-tong, Hong Kong politician.
Zhang Tielin, Chinese actor and film director, dean of the art school of Jinan University.
Su Bingtian, Chinese track and field athlete who competes in sprints.
Lau Cheok Va, President of the Legislative Assembly of Macau.
Kwan Tsui Hang, member of the Legislative Assembly of Macau.
Ho Iat Seng, member of the Legislative Assembly of Macau.
Wong Kwok-hing, Hong Kong trade unionist and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

References

↑ "校训校徽校歌". Retrieved July 1, 2014.
↑ "JNU Motto & Spirit". Retrieved July 1, 2014.
1 2 "Jinan University »". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
↑ "Jinan University". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
↑ Office of International and Hong Kong,Macao and Taiwan of Jinan University
↑ The History of Jinan University Alumni Association
↑ "Jinan University". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
↑ "Jinan University". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
↑ "The College of Chinese Language and Culture of Jinan University". Retrieved 18 July 2015.

External links

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Jinan University Official website (Chinese)
Jinan University Official website (English)
Jinan University International School website (English)

Project 211

Higher education and universities in China

Beijing	Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Forestry University Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing Normal University Beihang University Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Beijing University of Technology Central Conservatory of Music Central University of Finance and Economics China Agricultural University China University of Geosciences China University of Mining and Technology China University of Political Science and Law Communication University of China Minzu University of China North China Electric Power University Peking Union Medical College Peking University Renmin University of China Tsinghua University University of International Business and Economics University of Science and Technology Beijing

Shanghai	Donghua University East China Normal University East China University of Science and Technology Fudan University Second Military Medical University Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai University Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Tongji University

Tianjin	Nankai University Tianjin Medical University Tianjin University

Chongqing	Chongqing University

Anhui	Anhui University Hefei University of Technology University of Science and Technology of China

Fujian	Xiamen University Fuzhou University

Guangdong	Jinan University South China Normal University South China University of Technology Sun Yat-sen University

Guizhou	Guizhou University

Gansu	Lanzhou University

Hainan	Hainan University

Hebei	Hebei University of Technology

Heilongjiang	Harbin Engineering University Harbin Institute of Technology Northeast Agricultural University Northeast Forestry University

Henan	Zhengzhou University

Hubei	China University of Geosciences Wuhan University Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan University of Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Huazhong Normal University Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

Hunan	Central South University Hunan Normal University Hunan University National University of Defense Technology

Jiangsu	China Pharmaceutical University Hohai University Jiangnan University Nanjing Aeronautics and Astronautics University Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Normal University Nanjing University Nanjing University of Science and Technology Soochow University Southeast University

Jiangxi	Nanchang University

Jilin	Jilin University Northeast Normal University Yanbian University

Liaoning	Dalian Maritime University Dalian University of Technology Liaoning University Northeastern University

Qinghai	Qinghai University

Shaanxi	Chang'an University Fourth Military Medical University Northwest A&F University Northwest University Northwestern Polytechnical University Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an Jiaotong University Xidian University

Shandong	China University of Petroleum (Huadong) Shandong University Ocean University of China

Shanxi	Taiyuan University of Technology

Sichuan	Sichuan Agricultural University Sichuan University Southwest Jiaotong University Southwestern University of Finance and Economics University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Yunnan	Yunnan University

Zhejiang	Zhejiang University

Guangxi	Guangxi University

Inner Mongolia	Inner Mongolia University

Ningxia	Ningxia University

Tibet	Tibet University

Xinjiang	Shihezi University Xinjiang University

See also: Project 985

Universities and colleges in Guangdong

National

Provincial

Guangzhou	Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts Guangzhou University Guangdong University of Economics and Finance Guangdong University of Foreign Studies Guangdong Institute of Science and Technology Guangdong University of Technology Guangdong Pharmaceutical University Southern Medical University Xinghai Conservatory of Music Guangdong Technical College Of Water Resources And Electric Engineering

Meizhou	Jiaying University

Zhaoqing	Zhaoqing University Guangdong Polytechnic College

Shantou	Shantou University

Shenzhen	Shenzhen University Shenzhen Polytechnic Shenzhen Tourism College of Jinan University Shenzhen Radio and TV University Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School of Tsinghua University Shenzhen Graduate School of Harbin Institute of Technology South University of Science and Technology CUHK Faculty of Shenzhen (Under Construction) The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen City University of Shenzhen (in processing)

Zhanjiang	Guangdong Ocean University Guangdong Medical College Zhanjiang Normal University

Zhuhai	Sun Yat-Sen University Zhuhai Campus Beijing Institute of Technology Zhuhai Campus Jilin University Zhuhai Campus Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Campus

See also: List of universities in China

WHO/MOE-Recognized English Medium Medical Schools (China)

Bolan Medical College Quetta
Beihua University
Capital University of Medical Sciences
Central South University
China Medical University (PRC)
China Three Gorges University
Chongqing Medical University
Dali University
Dalian Medical University
Fudan University
Fujian Medical University
Guangxi Medical University
Guangzhou Medical University
Harbin Medical University
Hebei Medical University
Hebei United University
Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Jiamusi University
Jiangsu University
Jilin University
Kunming Medical University
Lanzhou University
Liaoning Medical University
Nanchang University
Nanjing Medical University
Nantong University
Ningbo University
Ningxia Medical University
Qingdao University
Shandong University
Shantou University
Shihezi University
Sichuan University (incl. West China University of Medical Sciences)
Soochow University
Southeast University
Southern Medical University
Sun Yat-Sen University
Taishan Medical University
Tianjin Medical University
Tongji University
Weifang Medical University
Wenzhou Medical College
Wuhan University
Xi'an Jiaotong University
Xiamen University
Inner Mongolia University for the Nationalities
Xinjiang Medical University
Xuzhou Medical College
Yangzhou University
Zhejiang University
Zhengzhou University

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