Ningbo University
| 宁波大学 | |
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| Motto | 实事求是 经世致用 |
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Motto in English
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"Seeking truth from facts and applying knowledge to the service of the nation" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1986 |
| President | Manhong Shen |
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Academic staff
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2,300 |
| Students | 25000 |
| Location |
Ningbo, Zhejiang,  People's Republic of China
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| Campus | Urban, 5.3 km² |
| Website |
nbu.edu.cn (Chinese) www.nbu.edu.cn/english (English) |
Ningbo University (NBU; simplified Chinese: 宁波大学; traditional Chinese: 寧波大學; Pinyin: Níngbō Dàxué) is located in Jiangbei District, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. It is a provincially governed key university in Zhejiang Province.
Ningbo University was established in 1986 by the donation of Yue-Kong Pao. Other major benefactors include Sir Run-run Shaw, Sir Chao An Chung (赵安中), Sir Hans Tang, Sir Yue-shu Pao (), Sir Cao Guangbiao (), Sir Li Dashan (), Sir Zhu Yinglong (). Deng Xiaoping wrote the school title.
In 1996, Ningbo Normal College (宁波师范学院) and Zhejiang Shuichan College, Ningbo (浙江水产学院宁波分院) were merged into Ningbo University.
In the early years of the school founding, Zhejiang University, Fudan University, China University of Science and Technology, Beijing University and other counterparts reconstruction, starting point to begin the school history.
After 2000, Ningbo Maritime School, Ningbo Forestry School, and Ningbo Normal School were merged into Ningbo University.
The first President was Zhu Zhaoxiang (朱兆祥), from September 1985 to September 1988.
In 2012, the government of Zhejiang province and Ningbo city decided to build the university as Ministry of school (the same level as 211 program).
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