Nanjing University
{{short description|Public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China}}
{{for|the historic university from 1888 to 1952|University of Nanking}}
{{Infobox university
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| name = Nanjing University
| native_name = {{native name|zh-cn|paren=no|南京大学}}
| former_name = {{ubl|Sanjiang or Liangjiang Normal College (1902–1914)|
Nanking Higher Normal School (1915–1923)|National Southeastern University (1921–1927)|
National Central University (1928–1949)}}
| native_name_lang = zh-hans
| mottoeng = Sincerity with Aspiration, Perseverance and Integrity{{cite web |url=http://www.nju.edu.cn/html/eng/AboutfhNJU/PresidentfhsfhMessage/1.html |title=President's Message |publisher=Nanjing University |access-date=2021-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629183223/http://nju.edu.cn/html/eng/AboutfhNJU/PresidentfhsfhMessage/1.html |archive-date=2014-06-29 }}
| established = {{start date and age|df=y|1902}}
| type = Public
| president = Tan Zhemin
| undergrad = 13,865
| postgrad = 12,793
| faculty = 2,135
| city = Nanjing
| province = Jiangsu
| country = China
| colors = {{Color box|purple|border=darkgray}} Purple
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| affiliations = C9, APRU, AEARU, WUN, Service-Learning Asia Network
| website = {{url|https://www.nju.edu.cn/en/|nju.edu.cn/en}}
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| p = Nánjīng Dàxué
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Nanjing University (NJU) is a public university in Nanjing, 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.
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.nju.edu.cn/EN/glance/list.htm |title=NJU at A Glance |publisher=Nanjing University |access-date=2018-07-29 |archive-date=2022-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230135135/https://www.nju.edu.cn/EN/glance/list.htm |url-status=dead }}
Nanjing University has four campuses: the Xianlin campus in the northeast of Nanjing, 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.
Faculties
Its faculty, including part-time faculty, includes more than twenty Nobel Laureates engaged in teaching.{{cite web|url=http://xw.qq.com/edu/20150525047303/EDU2015052504730300|script-title=zh:南京大学：20多位诺奖获得者为本科生上课|website=xw.qq.com|access-date=2017-09-23|archive-date=2017-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923193822/http://xw.qq.com/edu/20150525047303/EDU2015052504730300|url-status=dead}} The university is a Double First-Class Construction university in 15 academic disciplines.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/193560518_155652|script-title=zh:喜讯 {{!}} 南京大学入选"双一流"建设高校，15个学科入选建设学科！|date=2017-09-21|website=www.sohu.com|access-date=2018-03-28|archive-date=2018-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329121056/http://www.sohu.com/a/193560518_155652|url-status=live}}
Culture
= Motto =
Nanjing University's motto is "Sincerity with Aspiration, Perseverance with Integrity".({{zh|t=誠樸雄偉 勵學敦行|s=诚朴雄伟 励学敦行|hp=chéng pǔ xióng wěi lì xué dūn xíng|links=no}}){{cite web |title=University Motto & Spirit |url=https://www.nju.edu.cn/en/About/University_Motto_Spirit.htm |website=Nanjing University |access-date=22 January 2025 |archive-date=8 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250108164644/https://www.nju.edu.cn/en/About/University_Motto_Spirit.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=南大校训 |url=https://www.nju.edu.cn/ndgk/ndbs.htm |website=Nanjing University |access-date=22 January 2025 |archive-date=11 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211115938/https://www.nju.edu.cn/ndgk/ndbs.htm |url-status=live }} The first part of the motto, "Sincerity with Aspiration," originated during the university's period as the historical National Central University, while "Perseverance with Integrity" draws inspiration from classical Chinese aphorisms. {{cite web |title=从"嚼得菜根，做得大事"到"诚朴雄伟，励学敦行" ——南京大学校训的前世今生 |url=https://xiaobao.nju.edu.cn/a9/84/c18185a371076/page.htm |website=Nanjing University Xiaobao (Newspaper Electronic Edition) |publisher=Nanjing University |access-date=22 January 2025}}
Historically, Li Ruiqing, president of Liangjiang Higher Normal School, the precursor to Nanjing University, inscribed the motto "One who chews on the roots of vegetables can accomplish great things" ({{zh|t=嚼得菜根 做得大事|s=嚼得菜根 做得大事|hp=jiáo dé cài gēn zuò dé dà shì|links=no}}). Later, during the National Central University era, President Luo Jialun formally adopted "Sincerity with Aspiration" as the university's motto. Following the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Nanjing University underwent a series of reorganizations and consolidations, and a formal motto was not established for an extended period. The current motto, "Sincerity with Aspiration, Perseverance with Integrity", was adopted during the university's centennial celebration in 2002 under the leadership of then-President Jiang Shusheng, following extensive consultation with faculty and students.{{cite web |last1=Jiang |first1=Shusheng |title=南大校训 |url=https://www.nju.edu.cn/info/1015/1048.htm |website=Nanjing University |access-date=22 January 2025 |archive-date=9 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209103132/https://www.nju.edu.cn/info/1015/1048.htm |url-status=live }}
= Song =
The school song of Nanjing University was composed in 1916 and originally served as the school song of Nanjing Higher Normal School, with the lyrics written by Jiang Qian and melody composed by Li Shutong(Hong Yi).{{cite web |title=南大校歌 |url=https://www.nju.edu.cn/ndgk/ndbs.htm |website=Nanjing University |access-date=22 January 2025}}
Rankings
{{Infobox Chinese university ranking
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| CUAA_N = 6
| QS_N = 7
| THE_N = 7
| LINE_1 = 0
| QS_A = 24
| THE_A = 16
| LINE_2 = 0
| ARWU_W = 82
| QS_W = 145
| THE_W = 65
| USNWR_W = 98
}}As of 2025, Nanjing University ranked 7th in China and 65th globally by Times Higher Education World University Rankings.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-04 |title=World University Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/latest/world-ranking#!/length/50/locations/CHN/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en |archive-date=2014-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028092904/http://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings#!/length/50/locations/CHN/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats |url-status=live }} It also ranks 9th in China, 15th in Asia and 82nd globally by the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities.{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2024 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=www.shanghairanking.com |archive-date=2024-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815045113/https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2024 |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |date=19 October 2021 |title=Nanjing University |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/nanjing-university |website=Times Higher Education (THE)}}{{Cite web |title=ARWU World University Rankings 2020 {{!}} Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020 {{!}} Top 1000 universities {{!}} Shanghai Ranking - 2020 |url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2020.html |access-date=2021-02-27 |website=www.shanghairanking.com |archive-date=2018-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816224432/http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2020.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Best Global Universities Rankings: Nanjing University |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/nanjing-university-503849 |access-date= |publisher=U.S. News & World Report}}{{Cite web |title=Nanjing University |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/nanjing-university |access-date=2021-02-27 |website=www.topuniversities.com |language=en}}
Nanjing University was ranked 7th in China, 15th in Asia and 75th worldwide in 2024 in terms of aggregate performance from the three most widely observed university rankings (THE+ARWU+QS) as reported by the Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities.{{Cite web |title=Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities 2024 |url=https://research.unsw.edu.au/artu/artu-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628200730/https://research.unsw.edu.au/artu/artu-results |archive-date=2023-06-28 |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=research.unsw.edu.au |url-status=live }}
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.{{Cite web |title=2023 tables: Institutions {{!}} 2023 tables {{!}} Institutions {{!}} Nature Index |url=https://www.nature.com/nature-index/annual-tables/2023/institution/all/all/global |access-date=2023-06-19 |archive-date=2023-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726212401/https://www.nature.com/nature-index/annual-tables/2023/institution/all/all/global |url-status=live }}
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 the world.{{Cite web |date=November 9, 2007 |title=Times Higher Education: WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2007 |url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/hybrid.asp?typeCode=144 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509031808/http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/hybrid.asp?typeCode=144 |archive-date=2008-05-09 |access-date= |website=www.timeshighereducation.co.uk}} The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011 placed Nanjing 120th in the world, 16th in Asia and 4th in China.{{Cite web |date=13 April 2015 |title=World University Rankings 2011 |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2011/world-ranking/detailed |access-date=2022-02-02 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}} In 2017, Nanjing University was ranked 91-100 for World Reputation Ranking by Times Higher Education,{{Cite web |date=2017-06-05 |title=World Reputation Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2017/reputation-ranking |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en |archive-date=2017-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617115713/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2017/reputation-ranking |url-status=live }} and 114 by QS World University Rankings.{{cite web |date=16 July 2015 |title=Nanjing University |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/nanjing-university |access-date=22 September 2017 |archive-date=23 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923053842/https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/nanjing-university |url-status=live }} In 2017, its Graduate Employability rankings placed at #101 globally in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings.{{Cite web |title=Graduate Employability Rankings 2017 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/employability-rankings/2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002183747/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/employability-rankings/2017 |archive-date=2 October 2017 |access-date= |website=Top Universities |language=en}} Nanjing University has been consistently ranked among the top 20 universities in the world by Nature Index since 2016 by Nature Portfolio.{{Cite web |title=2016 tables: Institutions - academic {{!}} Annual tables {{!}} Nature Index |url=https://www.nature.com/nature-index/annual-tables/2016/institution/academic/all/global |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=www.nature.com |archive-date=2022-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821052512/https://www.nature.com/nature-index/annual-tables/2016/institution/academic/all/global |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=2017 tables: Institutions - academic {{!}} Annual tables {{!}} Nature Index |url=https://www.nature.com/nature-index/annual-tables/2017/institution/academic/all/global |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=www.nature.com |archive-date=2022-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813203657/https://www.nature.com/nature-index/annual-tables/2017/institution/academic/all/global |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=2018 tables: Institutions - academic {{!}} Annual tables {{!}} Nature Index |url=https://www.nature.com/nature-index/annual-tables/2018/institution/academic/all/global |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=www.nature.com |archive-date=2022-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821052517/https://www.nature.com/nature-index/annual-tables/2018/institution/academic/all/global |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=2019 tables: Institutions - academic {{!}} Annual tables {{!}} Nature Index |url=https://www.nature.com/nature-index/annual-tables/2019/institution/academic/all/global |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=www.nature.com |archive-date=2024-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908181819/https://www.nature.com/nature-index/research-leaders/2019/institution/academic/all/global |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=2020 tables: Institutions - academic {{!}} Annual tables {{!}} Nature Index |url=https://www.nature.com/nature-index/annual-tables/2020/institution/academic/all/global |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=www.nature.com |archive-date=2022-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813203515/https://www.nature.com/nature-index/annual-tables/2020/institution/academic/all/global |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=2021 tables: Institutions - academic {{!}} Annual tables {{!}} Nature Index |url=https://www.nature.com/nature-index/annual-tables/2021/institution/academic/all/global |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=www.nature.com |archive-date=2024-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908181821/https://www.nature.com/nature-index/research-leaders/2021/institution/academic/all/global |url-status=live }}
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.{{cite web |script-title=zh:盘点1987-2005中国大学排行榜 |url=http://www.northedu.com.cn/listshow/show.jsp?informationid=200601181653149568&classid=200611171526458253 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521030157/http://www.northedu.com.cn/listshow/show.jsp?informationid=200601181653149568&classid=200611171526458253 |archive-date=21 May 2013 |access-date=3 July 2015}} Academic Ranking of World Universities, conducted since 2003 by Shanghai Jiaotong University, suggested a domestic rank of number 2 to number 7.{{cite web |title=Shanghai Jiaotong University Academic Ranking of World Universities 2011 Results |url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2011.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824224446/http://www.arwu.org/ARWU2010.jsp |archive-date=2011-08-24 |access-date=2011-12-17}}
Academics
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List of schools and departments
Notable alumni and people
{{Main list|List of Nanjing University people
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- Nanjing University ranks No.1 in the number of alumni elected as academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences and/or Chinese Academy of Engineering graduated in recent more than 30 years since college admission entrance examination system was recovered in 1977 after Cultural Revolution."Nanjing University: providing best Chinese undergraduate education", June 28th, 2010 "China Education Newspaper"
- In the first time Examination for senior civil service post of Republic of China (as recovery of and equivalent to Imperial examination) in 1931, top 100 were selected, all were males, among them 25 are graduates of Nanjing University, including Zhuangyuan (principal graduate) Chow Bangdao, who was later president of China Medical College and Political Deputy Ministry of Examination, ROC, and the school in the second place is Peking University, with 8 graduates. In the second time exam held in 1933, there were females passed, half of whom graduated from Nanjing University, as well as Zhuangyuan Lee Hsuehteng, who graduated from law school and later became Chief Justice of ROC Supreme Court. One-fourth of Chief Justices in the early 60 more years of Republic of China are National Central University (Nanjing University) alumni.{{cite web |url=http://sec.ncu.edu.tw/ncunews/163/topics_201.html |title=:: 中大校訊 :: |access-date=2015-08-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723083853/http://sec.ncu.edu.tw/ncunews/163/topics_201.html |archive-date=2012-07-23 }}
- Of 53 first-time elected academicians of Academia Sinica in natural science including mathematics, 28 were graduates or once faculty members of Nanjing University.NU people of first-time (in 1948, and also the only time in mainland China) elected academicians of Academia Sinica in natural science: Wu Youxun, Ye Qisun, Zhao Zhongyao, Yan Jici, Wu Xuezhou, Zhuang Changgong, Zeng Zhaolun, Zhu Jiahua, Li Siguang, Huang Jiqing, Xie Jiarong, Zhu Kezhen, Zhou Ren, Mao Yisheng, Wang Jiayi, Wu Xianwen, Bing Zhi, Chen Zhen, Tong Dizhou, Hu Xiansu, Zhang Jingyue, Qian Chongpeng, Dai Fanglan, Luo Zongluo, Wu Dingliang, Cai Qiao, Li Xianwen, Deng Shuqun.
See also
Notes
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External links
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- [http://www.nuaa-us.org/ Nanjing University Alumni Association - US]
- [https://www.nju.edu.cn/EN/ Official English Website]
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