Jilin University

Jilin University (JLU; simplified Chinese: 吉林大学; traditional Chinese: 吉林大學; pinyin: Jílín Dàxué; often abbreviated JLU or 吉大) located in Changchun, founded in 1946, is a leading national research university under the direct jurisdiction of China's Ministry of Education.[4] It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Class A Double First Class University.[5] It is strongly supported by state key projects such as Project 985, Project 211 and Project 2011. Jilin University is consistently ranked as one of the most prestigious universities in China,[6][7] and has research projects in automobile engineering, chemistry, computer science, electrical engineering and biology be identified as internationally renowned.[8][9][10] In 2017, the university is supported to achieve "world-class" academic status under the Double First Class University Plan by China.[11][12] JLU's alumni include the Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Liu Yandong, and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.

Jilin University
吉林大学
Motto
求实创新 励志图强[1]
Motto in English
Truth · Innovation · Aspiration[2]
TypeNational, Public
Established1946
PresidentZhang Xi (张希)[3]
Academic staff
6,624 (June 2019)
Administrative staff
15,626
Undergraduates41,734 (June 2019)
Postgraduates26,872 (June 2019)
7,813 (June 2019)
Location
Changchun
,
Jilin
,
China
Campus611 hectares (1,510 acres)
Nickname吉大
AffiliationsBRICS Universities League, Double First Class University, 211 Project, 985 Project
Websitewww.jlu.edu.cn

History

Founded in 1946 as the Northeast College of Administration in Harbin, Heilongjiang, Jilin University merged with many universities and colleges and changed its name many times. In May 1948, the Northeast Administration College merged with the Harbin University and was renamed Northeast Academy of Science. In November 1948, the Northeast Academy of Science moved to Shenyang, Liaoning and restored the name of Northeast Administration College. In 1950, it was renamed as Northeast People's University. After the Korean War broke out, it was relocated to Changchun, Jilin. In 1958, it was renamed Jilin University.[13]

In 2000, the former Jilin University, the former Jilin University of Technology, the former Norman Bethune University of Medical Sciences, the former Changchun University of Science and Technology (established 1951) and the former Changchun Institute of Posts and Telecommunications combined to form the current Jilin University. On August 29, 2004, the former University of Military Logistics also merged with JLU. The university established a campus in Zhuhai in 2003.[14]

Academics

The university has seven campuses in six districts that are home to 47 colleges covering 13 academic disciplines, including philosophy, economics, law, literature, education, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management, military science and art. The university has five state key laboratories, one national engineering laboratory, six national-local joint laboratories, one national engineering and technology research center, six humanities and social science key research bases of the Ministry of Education, ten key laboratories of the Ministry of Education, five engineering research centers of the Ministry of Education and 18 key laboratories of other ministries.

It is a comprehensive and national key university.[15][16] JLU offers a variety of degree programs. It has 129 undergraduate programs, 304 Master's degree programs, 244 doctoral degree programs, and 42 centers for post-doctoral studies, 47 first-class university and discipline construction projects. There are 73,702 full-time students, with 27,397 postgraduate students, 43,260 undergraduate and college students, over 2,000 overseas students.

There are 6,657 faculty members in total, among which there are 2,110 professors and 1,618 doctoral advisors. There are 43 members of Chinese Academy of Sciences or Chinese Academy of Engineering (including 33 adjunct members),[17] 7 senior professors of philosophical and social sciences, 20 members of assessment group of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, 29 involved in the “Ten Thousand Talents Program”, 8 national-level outstanding teachers, 5 chief experts in research and construction projects of the Marxism theory in the central government, 6 chief scientists in the national “Program 973”, 15 young and middle-aged experts with prominent contribution, 59 selected in the “Changjiang Scholars Program”, 33 winners of the “National Outstanding Youth Fund”, 31 winners of “National Excellent Youth Fund” and 90 selected in “Changbai Mountain Scholars” in Jilin Province.

Rankings and Reputation
University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[18]151-200 (2020)
QS World[19]493 (2021)
QS Employability[20]301-500 (2020)
USNWR Global[21]466 (2021)
Regional – Overall
QS BRICS[22]38 (2019)
USNWR Asia[23]76 (2021)
National – Overall
USNWR National[24]35 (2021)

The CWTS Leiden Ranking table 2020 ranked Jilin University at 14th in the world based on their publications for the time period 2015–2018.[25] In 2020, it ranked 82nd among the universities around the world by SCImago Institutions Rankings.[26] The university ranked 71st among the leading institutions globally in the Nature Index 2020 Annual Tables by Nature Research, that measure the high-quality research published in 82 high-quality science journals.[27] The University Ranking By Academic Performance (URAP) 2020/21 ranked Jilin University at 106th globally.[28] Jilin University ranked 255th worldwide and 21st nationwide in the CWUR World University Ranking 2020/21.[29]

Facilities

There are more than 50 multimedia and language learning audiovisual classrooms. Special attention has been paid to the construction of 20 basic science laboratories.

The university library claims a collection of 7.57 million books and is designated as the library of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and World Bank. It serves as the Comprehensive Information Center of Liberal Arts of the Education Ministry, the only Foreign Scientific Text Book Center in Northeast China, and the National Humanities and Social Science Higher Education Books Import Center. It is one of the seven centers of China Academic Library and Information System (CALIS) Center in Northeast China.

Several campuses have gymnasiums, stadiums, and arenas for basketball, volleyball, table tennis and artistic gymnastics. The Nanling Campus Stadium, which has a grass soccer field surrounded by standard synthetic racetracks, has 10,000 seats. There are tennis and basketball courts throughout the campus.

Jilin University has established ties with more than 289 universities, colleges, and research institutes in 39 countries/districts. Over 2,000 foreign students currently attend the university.

People

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

Colleges, Institutions and other Affiliated Organizations

There are 47 colleges or schools, as well as a few institutions and other affiliated organizations within 9 divisions in Jilin University,[30] including:

Division of Humanities

Division of Social Sciences

Division of Sciences

Division of Engineering

Division of Information Sciences

Division of Earth Sciences

Norman Bethune Health Science Center

Division of Agricultural Sciences

Division of Interdisciplinary Research

Others

See also
  • Badabu - Part of the university's Xinmin Campus

References
  1. 校训. Archived from the original on 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  2. "The Motto". Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  3. "Prof. Dr. Xi Zhang appointed President of Jilin University". Archived from the original on 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  4. "China-Rice Advanced Leadership Forum". Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  5. 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]. Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.
  6. "University in China - China Education Center". Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  7. "2013йѧа600ǿ-Ѻ". Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  8. "985工程"学校名单. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  9. "211工程"学校名单. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  10. 教育部公示“2011计划”入选名单. 人民网. 2013-04-12.
  11. http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0921/c90000-9272101.html
  12. http://www.moe.gov.cn/srcsite/A22/moe_843/201709/t20170921_314942.html
  13. "A Survey of Jilin Province". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. "ȫصѧ¼". Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  16. 中华人民共和国国家重点大学列表
  17. "两院院士10人（含双聘院士33人）" (in Chinese).
  18. Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020
  19. QS World University Rankings 2021
  20. "QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020". Top Universities.
  21. "US News Best Global University Rankings 2021".
  22. "QS University Rankings: BRICS 2019". Top Universities.
  23. "US News Best Asia University Rankings 2021".
  24. "US News Best China University Rankings 2021".
  25. Studies (CWTS), Centre for Science and Technology. "CWTS Leiden Ranking". CWTS Leiden Ranking. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  26. "University Rankings 2020". www.scimagoir.com. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  27. "2020 tables: Institutions | 2020 tables | Institutions | Nature Index". www.natureindex.com. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  28. "URAP - University Ranking by Academic Academic Performance". www.urapcenter.org. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  29. "Jilin University Ranking 2020-21 - Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)". cwur.org. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  30. "院系设置" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  • Jilin University (English)

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.