Hohai University

Hohai University (Chinese: 河海大学; pinyin: Héhǎi Dàxué) is a research university in Nanjing, China under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education of China. From 1958 to 2000 it was administered by the Ministry of Water Resources. The University, named after "河海 (Hohai)" which means river and sea in Chinese, is famous for its water engineering and water science programs. Some even say Hohai University is the " 黄埔军校 (Whampoa Military Academy)" in the Chinese water engineering industry for the fact that it has cultivated countless talents for the developments and welfares of the modern Chinese water conservancy.

Hohai University
河海大学
Former names
East China Technical University of Water Resources
Motto艰苦朴素，实事求是，严格要求，勇于探索[1]
TypeNational university
Established1915
ChairmanTang Hongwu
PresidentXu Hui
Location
Nanjing
,
Jiangsu
,
China
Campus1 XiKang Road
Websitewww.hhu.edu.cn

The university's main focus including the research and study of hydrology and water resources, hydropower engineering, irrigation and drainage, hydraulic engineering, coastal engineering, ocean engineering and it primarily educates engineering subjects, with coordinated development of engineering, science, economics, management, arts and law. It is part of Project 211 (a development initiative by the Chinese government involving over 100 key universities) and has set up a graduate school. It is also a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in certain disciplines.[2]

History

Hohai Civil Engineering School was founded in 1915. Later it was merged with the Department of Engineering of National Southeastern University and became Hohai College of Engineering in 1924. It was incorporated into the Dyisyi Chungshan University, becoming the Department of Water Resources, of later National Central University in 1928.

With the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, it became the Department of Water Resources, Nanjing University. In 1952 the Departments of Water Conservancy, Hydrology, and Water Resources of Nanjing University, Jiaotong University, Tongji University, Zhejiang University and the East China Engineering School of Water Resources were merged into the East China Technical University of Water Resources. In 1985 it became what it is named today, the Hohai University, under the authority of Deng Xiaoping.

Campuses and facilities
Main Campus
Gate of Hohai University
Building in HU
Building in HU
Dormitory of HU
A place in HU

Hohai University has three campuses, occupying a total of 132 hectares (326 acres). The main campus, covering 45 hectares (111 acres), is located at the northern foot of Qingliang Hill in Nanjing. With green shade trees, fragrant flowers in four seasons and an elegant environment, it is one of the 300 Best Green Campuses, and has won Jiangsu Provincial Award of Garden University. A secondary campus was established in February 1986 in Changzhou, a city between Shanghai and Nanjing. Fully equipped, it occupies an area of 30 hectares in the High-Tech Development Zone of Changzhou. A third campus, comprising 57.6 hectares (142 acres) in Jiangning Economic Development Zone of Jiangning District, Nanjing, began operations in September 2001.

Hohai Library consists of three libraries in three campuses with a total area of 47,000 square meters. It has more than 1.85 million books, including 120,000 Chinese and English periodicals, with 567,000 electronic books (including a CD database). Hohai University provides internet service all day.

Students can find classrooms, dining halls, shopping centers, entertainment center, gym, and swimming pool on campus.

Colleges and schools

Hohai University consists of the following colleges and schools:

  • School of Law
  • Graduate School
  • Business School
  • College of Sciences
  • College of Environment
  • College of Public Administration
  • Business School (Changzhou Campus)
  • College of Mechanics and Materials
  • College of Earth Science and Engineering
  • College of Hydrology and Water Resources
  • College of Internet of Things Engineering
  • College of Foreign Languages and Cultures
  • College of Energy and Electrical Engineering
  • College of Computer and Information Engineering
  • College of Civil and Transportation Engineering
  • College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
  • College of Harbour, Coastal and Offshore Engineering
  • College of Oceanography
  • College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering
  • Department of Physical Education
  • Dayu College
  • Wentian College (Ma'anshan City)

It has nine state and provincial key laboratories and five state and provincial engineering research centers. There are three state key disciplines, eight provincial and ministerial key disciplines, five post-doctorate mobile stations, 33 Ph.D. programs, 73 Master's programs, 18 Engineering Master's programs and MBA, and 46 undergraduate programs.

Staff and students

There were over 30,000 degree students enrolled at the university in 2005, of which 7,143 were Master and Ph.D. candidates and 18,648 undergraduate students. There are over 3,000 staff members, including one academician of both the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, one academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 796 professors and associate professors, and 167 doctor's supervisors. Ten academicians are employed as adjunct professors and supervisors for Ph.D. students.

Research

The university has undertaken tasks and research projects for the Chinese government. Such programs include:

The university has been involved in large projects concerning water conservancy and hydropower, for instance:

It has been involved in large traffic engineering construction projects such as:

Hohai University has won 262 prizes for scientific research work, including 19 state prizes and 185 ministerial and provincial prizes since 1995. More than 11,822 dissertations have been published in academic publications and conferences at home and abroad, over 245 scientific monographs have been printed, and nearly 94 patents has been conferred.

Cooperation and development

Hohai Cooperation and Development Committee was founded in December 2001 in response to the needs for economic construction and social development, to deepen the strength and extent of higher education serving economic construction, and to expand the channels of social participation in running a school.

The former Vice President of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the first president of the East China Technical University of Water Resources, Ms. Qian Zhengying, participated in the inaugural meeting and was elected the Honorary President of the Committee. 24 big names and scholars became commissioners. The 120 unit commissioners are from many enterprises and institutions of the government at all levels, such as departments of water conservancy, electrical power, traffic, environmental protection, education, finance, and army.

International cooperation

Hohai, with its international exchange and cooperation arrangements, was one of the first universities entitled by the State Council to confer the degrees of Doctor, Master and Bachelor upon overseas students. It has trained hundreds of Doctors, Masters and bachelor's degree students for overseas countries and districts, and has established inter-universities cooperative relationships with nearly 50 universities from more than 20 countries and districts.

Notable Alumnus

References
  1. "校训、校徽". Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. "教育部 财政部 国家发展改革委 关于公布世界一流大学和一流学科建设高校及建设 学科名单的通知 (Notice from the Ministry of Education and other national governmental departments announcing the list of double first class universities and disciplines)".

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