Nanjing University

Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, established in 1960 as Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, became a nationally designated key university in 1978 and adopted its current name in 2004. Located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, it operates under joint oversight by the China Meteorological Administration and the Jiangsu Provincial Government. The university delivers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes across 55 specialisations, with academic activity organised through 22 schools and departments—including Atmospheric Science, Remote Sensing, Environmental Science, Computer and Software, and International Students. Its research infrastructure includes over 20 provincial and ministerial-level scientific institutes and a post-doctoral research centre. Around 30,000 full-time undergraduates study alongside more than 1,600 teaching staff, of whom 70% hold professorial ranks or doctorates, and over half have studied overseas. Academic strengths span meteorology, information science, environmental engineering, and interdisciplinary fields linking atmospheric and digital systems.

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, established in 1960 and renamed in 2004, began as a specialist institute in meteorology and retains strong academic roots in atmospheric and environmental sciences. Located in Nanjing, the university operates under joint oversight by the China Meteorological Administration and Jiangsu Provincial Government. It hosts around 30,000 undergraduate students and more than 1,600 academic staff, over half of whom hold doctoral degrees or have studied abroad. The institution comprises 22 schools and departments, spanning disciplines from atmospheric physics and remote sensing to computer science, economics, and languages. NUIST delivers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programmes across 55 undergraduate specialisations. Its research infrastructure includes over 20 provincial and ministerial-level institutes, with several disciplines designated as key or characteristic at national and provincial levels.

Founded in Nanjing in 1952, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics has grown into a multidisciplinary university with strong foundations in aeronautics, astronautics, and civil aviation. It hosts fifteen colleges, including Aerospace Engineering, Energy & Power Engineering, and Civil Aviation, alongside nearly one hundred research institutes and over fifty laboratories—among them a National Key Laboratory and several ministerial-level facilities. The university offers undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, and postdoctoral programmes across engineering, management, natural sciences, and the humanities. Its campus community includes more than sixteen thousand undergraduates, nearly eight thousand postgraduates, and over six hundred international students. With over three thousand full-time staff—including hundreds of professors, doctoral supervisors, and nationally recognised scholars—the university supports teaching and research through sustained institutional development. Its academic profile reflects a long-standing focus on aerospace-related disciplines while maintaining breadth across science, technology, and social sciences.

China Pharmaceutical University (CPU) is in Nanjing. It began as the National Pharmaceutical School in 1936 and was China’s first independent school of pharmacy. It remains a leading pharmacy university with many specialized fields. It is a “211 Project” key university under the Ministry of Education. 1 and Traditional Chinese Pharmacy ranks No. 3 CPU was among the earliest institutions authorized by the Ministry of Education to admit full-time pharmacy students and visiting scholars from overseas. It hosts Chinese scholarship students and has recruited international students since the 1950s. Structure: 6 schools (Pharmacy; Traditional Chinese Pharmacy; Life Science and Technology; International Pharmaceutical Business; Continuing Education; Higher Vocational Education), 4 independent departments (Basic Sciences; Foreign Languages; Social Sciences; Physical Education), and 23 key labs and centers at state or provincial level. For international students, CPU offers 22 bachelor’s, 33 master’s, 26 doctoral, and 23 post-doctoral programs in Chinese, plus English Pharmacy programs, visiting student and visiting scholar programs, Chinese language programs, and 6 short-term training programs

Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU) is a Ministry of Education university in Nanjing with agriculture and life sciences at its core. It is a Double First-Class institution offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programmes across plant, animal, food, engineering, and social-science faculties. International students join degree and exchange pathways in food, environment, and rural development fields.

Founded in 1942, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications is located across two campuses in Nanjing’s Xianlin and Sanpailou districts. It operates under joint oversight by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Jiangsu Provincial Government. Though rooted in postal and telecommunications education, the university now delivers programmes across engineering, science, economics, management, literature, education, and the arts. Its academic structure includes 19 colleges and 17 research institutes, offering undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees. Key disciplinary strengths include signal and information processing, information and telecommunications engineering, and organic optical electronics. The university maintains national and provincial subject construction sites, with faculty including members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and nationally appointed scholars.