Nanjing University
南京大学 | |||||||||||||||
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| Motto | 诚朴雄伟励学敦行 | ||||||||||||||
Motto in English | Sincerity with Aspiration, Perseverance and Integrity | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1902 | ||||||||||||||
| President | Tan Zhemin | ||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 2,135 | ||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 13,865 | ||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 12,793 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | , , | ||||||||||||||
| Colors | Purple | ||||||||||||||
| Affiliations | C9, APRU, AEARU, WUN, Service-Learning Asia Network | ||||||||||||||
| Website | nju.edu.cn/en | ||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 南京大学 | ||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 南京大學 | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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.