Nantong University

essential information

Historical evolution

In 2004, Nantong University was formed by merging the former Nantong Medical College, Nantong Institute of technology and Nantong Normal University. The former Nantong Medical College and Nantong Institute of technology were established in 1912 by Mr. Zhang Jian, a famous industrialist and educator.

Nantong Medical College

Nantong Medical College, formerly known as the private Nantong Medical College, was founded in March 1912 by Zhang Jian, the number one scholar in the late Qing Dynasty, and his brother Zhang Chen. It is one of the earliest medical colleges in China.

In 1927, Nantong Medical College became a private Nantong Medical University.

In 1928, the agricultural, textile and medical universities of Nantong merged into the private Nantong University, and then became the Medical University of Nantong.

In November 1930, the private Nantong University was changed into Nantong college.

In the second half of 1937, the Japanese imperialists expanded the war of aggression, and Nantong University was forced to suspend classes.

In August 1938, Nantong University moved to Shanghai, and the courses of agriculture and textile were resumed. Medical science and Jiangsu Provincial College of medical administration were merged into national Jiangsu medical college.

In 1946, the headquarters of Nantong University moved back to Nantong and recovered medical treatment.

In 1952, Nantong Medical College was transformed into a public medical college, named Subei medical college.

In 1956, it was renamed Nantong Medical College.

In 1957, Nantong Medical College moved to Suzhou and changed its name to Suzhou Medical College (now the medical department of Suzhou University). At the same time, Nantong Branch of Suzhou Medical College was established in Nantong.

In 1958, Nantong Branch was changed to Nantong Medical College.

In 1958, Nantong Medical College was administered by Jiangsu Province.

In September 1978, the subordinate relationship was changed to a system led by the Ministry of communications and Jiangsu Province.

Since February 2000, Nantong Medical College has been transferred from the Ministry of communications to the people's Government of Jiangsu Province. The management system of the central and local governments has been implemented.

Nantong Institute of Technology

Nantong Institute of technology, formerly known as Nantong textile dyeing Institute, was founded in April 1912.

In September 1913, it was renamed Nantong Private Textile College, the first textile college in China.

In 1927, it became Nantong Textile University.

In 1928, it merged with medicine and agriculture to form a private Nantong University.

In 1930, he was the textile department of Nantong University.

In 1952, the textile department of Nantong University moved to Shanghai and merged into East China Textile Institute (later changed to China Textile University, now Donghua University).

In December 1977, with the approval of the provincial people's government, Nantong Branch of Nanjing Institute of technology was established.

In January 1979, it was renamed Nantong Polytechnic College with the approval of the State Council.

In July 1980, with the approval of the Ministry of education, the provincial government changed its name to Nantong Textile College.

In January 1985, the provincial people's government was upgraded to Nantong Textile Institute with the approval of the State Council.

In September 1995, with the approval of the State Education Commission, it was renamed Nantong Institute of technology.

Nantong Normal College

Nantong Normal University is an undergraduate college established by the former Nantong normal college and Nantong Institute of education in March 1999 with the approval of the Ministry of education of the people's Republic of China.

Nantong Teachers College was founded in 1958 and closed down in 1962.

In December 1976, with the approval of the provincial government, the school was resumed under the name of "Nantong Branch of Yangzhou Normal University". In February 1979, with the approval of the State Council, the name of Nantong Teachers College was restored.

The predecessor of Nantong Institute of education is Nantong Teachers' Training College and Nantong Teachers' training college. Nantong Teachers' training college was established in 1959 with the approval of the Provincial Department of education, and was closed in 1963.

In March 1982, with the approval of the provincial government, Nantong Teachers' Training College and Nantong Teachers' training college were established.

In March 1983, Nantong municipal Party committee decided to merge the two academies to establish a new Nantong Teachers' training college. In July of the same year, with the approval of the provincial government, Nantong Teachers' training college was named Nantong education college.

Nantong University

On May 18, 2004, with the approval of the Ministry of education, Nantong Medical College, Nantong Institute of technology and Nantong Normal University merged to form Nantong University.

In 2009, it was approved as the construction unit of doctoral degree award project.

 

In May 2013, it was selected into the first batch of Pilot Universities for the reform of training mode of clinical medicine master degree.

 

School running conditions

Department setting

According to the official website of the University in September 2019, Nantong University has 106 undergraduate majors, 20 colleges, an independent college (Xinglin College), a large-scale comprehensive grade-3 first-class hospital (Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University), International Education College and continuing education college.

Faculty

There are 3152 faculty members in the school, including 1549 with senior professional titles and more than 1300 doctoral and master's supervisors. There are 10 academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Sciences (including 9 double employed academicians), 2 leading talents of national ten thousand talents program, 2 winners of National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 1 winner of National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 3 National candidates of "one million talent project", 2 chief scientists of "973" project, 4 chief scientists of national key R & D program, 1 Olympic champion and 1 provincial champion There are 1 "333" high-level talents in the first level, 10 in the second level, and 17 distinguished professors in Jiangsu Province.

 

Gu Xiaosong, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering

 

Two national teaching teams: Ancient Chinese literature teaching team, human anatomy and histology and embryology teaching team

 

Provincial excellent teaching team (2): Ancient Chinese literature teaching team, medical neurobiology teaching team

 

Discipline construction

According to the official website of the University in January 2016, the university has 99 undergraduate majors, 3 first-class discipline doctoral degree authorization points, more than 20 second-class discipline doctoral degree authorization points, 17 first-class discipline master's degree authorization points and 105 second-class discipline master's degree authorization points. It has one National Key Discipline Cultivation and construction site, six first-class key disciplines in Jiangsu Province, three first-class key disciplines in Jiangsu Province, five provincial excellent discipline echelons, and two first phase projects of superior discipline construction project in Jiangsu Province.

 

On February 22, 2019, the Chinese society of Higher Education released the 2018 national university discipline competition ranking. Nantong University ranked 88th among the top 100 universities (undergraduate) in the 2018 national university competition.

 

List of Postgraduates in Nantong University

 

Human anatomy and histology and embryology: one National Key Discipline Cultivation and construction site

 

Two dominant disciplines in Provincial Universities: Basic Medicine, new energy and its equipment

 

Provincial level key disciplines (6): Basic Medicine, information and communication engineering, clinical medicine, Chinese language and literature, special medicine, fine arts

 

Provincial key disciplines (6): human anatomy and histoembryology, ancient Chinese literature, communication and information system, aviation, aerospace and maritime medicine, internal medicine, surgery

 

Provincial key construction disciplines (3): mechanical design and theory, control theory and control engineering, ophthalmology

 

Provincial Excellent discipline echelons (5): human anatomy and histoembryology, ancient Chinese literature, mechanical design and theory, communication and information system, orthopaedic surgery

 

Provincial key medical disciplines (3): hand surgery, ophthalmology, experimental diagnostics

 

Provincial clinical medical center (1): hand surgery

 

Provincial key clinical medicine specialties (10): hematology, Gastroenterology, cardiovascular medicine, general surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, medical laboratory, neurology, dermatology and Venereology, nephrology

 

Post doctoral research mobile stations (3): Basic Medicine, clinical medicine, information and communication engineering

 

Teaching construction

According to the official website of the University in June 2014, the university has five national characteristic specialty construction sites, 20 brand specialties of Jiangsu Province, key disciplines of the provincial science and education project, and key specialties of clinical medicine; it has a number of high-quality teaching resources represented by national teaching achievement award, National Excellent Courses, national excellent teaching materials, and national experimental teaching demonstration center. The university is one of the first batch of advanced universities in Jiangsu Province.

 

National characteristic specialty construction points (5): clinical medicine, electrical engineering and automation, English, Chinese language and literature, preventive medicine

 

Provincial brand specialty (6)

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