Imperial Nanking University
| 南京大学(南京大學) | |
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Former name
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| Motto | 诚朴雄伟励学敦行(誠樸雄偉勵學敦行) |
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Motto in English
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Sincerity with Aspiration, Perseverance and Integrity (Official) or Sincerity, Simplicity, Sturdiness, Greatness, Endeavor to Learn, Urge to Act (Literal) |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1902 |
| President | Chen Jun (陈骏) |
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Academic staff
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2,135 |
| Undergraduates | 13,865 |
| Postgraduates | 12,793 |
| Location | Nanjing, Jiangsu, China |
| Campus | Urban: Gulou campus Suburban: Xianlin campus |
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| Affiliations | APRU, AEARU, WUN, C9, Service-Learning Asia Network |
| Website | www.nju.edu.cn |
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| Global | |
| Times | 91-100 |
| QS | 130 |
Nanjing University (NJU or NU, simplified Chinese: 南京大学; traditional Chinese: 南京大學; pinyin: Nánjīng Dàxué, Nánkīng Tàhsüéh. Chinese abbr. 南大; pinyin: Nándà, Nanda), or Nanking University, located in Nanjing, China, is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher learning in China. Following many changes through dynasties since CE 258, it was established as a modern school in 1902 in late Qing dynasty, and became a modern university in the early 1920s, the early years of Republic of China, being the first Chinese modern university with the combination of education and research, and also as a pioneer laying the foundations for the establishment of the modern educational system in China. Before the eve of establishment of People's Republic of China in 1949, the name was changed from National Central University to Nanjing University.
Nanjing University is a top comprehensive research university. It is a member of "China's Ivy League",C9 League, and Yangtze Delta Universities Alliance. It is a national university directly under the Ministry of Education of China, largely funded by national and Jiangsu provincial governments, also with other income sources including donations. Nanda mainly has two campuses: Xianlin campus, located in northeast of Nanjing south of the Yangtze River, which is the home to most undergraduates and large part of graduates, and Gulou campus, located in the centre of Nanjing City.
Nanking Imperial University, the predecessor of today's Nanjing University, was initially founded in the first year of Yong'an reign (CE 258) under the Kingdom of Wu by Emperor Jing of Wu, with the role of educating students in the Confucian learnings, Six Arts, and the first president was Wei Zhao (韋昭). In the first year of Jianwu reign (317), Taihsueh (太學) campus was built in today's Fuzimiao (夫子廟) area on the banks of Qinhuai River, and Nanking Imperial University began recruiting students from common families instead of only from noble families. Like its forerunner Chengjun (成均) and succeeding Shang Hsiang (上庠) founded by Yu (禹, 21st century BCE) in Chungyuan, the earliest recorded imperial higher learning institutions and their successors, it was the Kingdom's central university, which after Han dynasty excellent students from local schools could be selected to attend to pursue further education.
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