Nanjing University

A century-old institution with a long-standing reputation: Nanjing University is located in the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, with its predecessor being the Sanjiang Normal School established in 1902. It has gone through development periods including the National Central University, which was once Asia's top university. It has been hailed as 'the headquarters of the China Science Society and the main base for scientific development' and a stronghold of the humanities and social sciences.

Nanjing University, with its noble character like jade pursuing excellence: 'If you can eat vegetable roots, you can accomplish great things,' is a good place to study; it has never lacked the spirit of pioneering, advancing, and daring to be first, being the first to abolish the ban on female students, initiating the 'Anti-Hunger, Anti-Civil War' second front, achieving breakthroughs in the 'Two Bombs, One Satellite' program, and repeatedly opening new chapters with 'Practice is the Sole Criterion for Testing Truth'.

Strong integration of humanities, science, engineering, and medicine: After being key construction projects under China's '985 Project' and '211 Project', Nanjing University currently forms an overall layout of 'strengthening the foundation of natural sciences, enhancing the quality of humanities, innovating engineering, and strengthening the practical application of medicine' with 15 'Double First-Class' construction disciplines and 21 disciplines rated as Class A.

Outstanding basic discipline research: Nanjing University is renowned for its basic discipline research and cultivation of top-notch talent, and has formed an innovation chain of 'basic research + creative technology + achievement transformation'. In the 2019 Nature Index international rankings, its best performance was ranked 1st among Chinese universities and 7th globally.

Outstanding innovative talents emerge in large numbers: From 1994 to 2020, 201 recipients of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars graduated with bachelor's degrees from Nanjing University, ranking 2nd among universities nationwide in terms of quantity. In the 2020 ranking of outstanding academic talent alumni of Chinese universities, it ranks 3rd among universities nationwide.

Prioritizing the best undergraduate education: Nanjing University is committed to 'running the best undergraduate education in China', achieving 'one student, one curriculum' through three '100% selectable' options in courses, majors, and development paths, promoting personalized student development, and maintaining a satisfaction rate of 97% for the top two major preferences before the first major selection in the past three years.

The talent cultivation system is complete: The 'three-three system' talent cultivation new model won the special prize of national-level teaching achievement in higher education. The 'three-element four-dimensional' talent cultivation new system creates personalized adaptive learning models, connotative hierarchical growth models, and integrated comprehensive education models for new students.

Special zones for enrollment and talent cultivation are prominent: Nanjing University has established special talent cultivation zones such as the 'Strengthening the Foundation' classes, 'Top-notch' classes, and 'Interdisciplinary Experimental' classes, and continuously deepens the large-scale enrollment and cultivation reform that emphasizes a solid foundation and strong abilities, focuses on interdisciplinary studies with broad perspectives, and integrates international elements to pursue excellence, not only achieving 'admission as desired' but also 'learning as desired'.

Strong momentum for employment and further education: Undergraduate graduates have high employment quality, a wide range of fields to choose from, and strong development potential. The employment rate for the Class of 2020 undergraduate graduates is 98.90%, ranking among the top universities nationwide. The domestic and international further education rate is 63.45%; 885 graduates are employed by Fortune Global 500 companies.

Comprehensive universities achieve ideals: The greatness of a university lies in the Nanjing University talent cultivation model that integrates liberal arts, science, engineering, and medicine, and the strong liberal education tradition that gives students freedom, possibilities, and choices. The greatness of Nanjing University lies in that you can deeply specialize in your field to become an industry elite, or you can transcend your field to become a cross-border leader.