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Sanjiang University

Sanjiang University
三江学院
AffiliationNational People's Congress of China
PresidentProfessor Chen Wannian
Academic staff
550
Students18,000
Location
Nanjing
,
Jiangsu
,
China
LanguageChinese language
Websitesju.js.cn (Chinese language)
The north gate of Sanjiang University
Gate No. 1 of Tiexinqiao Campus of Sanjiang University still retains the words "三江大学"

Sanjiang University (Chinese: 三江学院) is a university in the countryside of Nanjing city, which is the capital of China's Jiangsu Province.[1]

History

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The name of Sanjiang College is taken from Sanjiang Normal School, which was founded in 1902. In 1992, Tao Yongde and Ding Chengjing, with other retired professors of Nanjing University and Southeast University, initiated the establishment of "Sanjiang College".[2] College was opened for enrollment in June 1993, and a new campus was established in 1999, which is located in Tiexinqiao, Yuhuatai District, Nanjing, China.[3]

In February 2002, approved by the Ministry of Education, the university was upgraded to an undergraduate college and named "Sanjiang University".[4]

Campus

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Sanjiang University is the first private institution of higher learning in the Jiangsu Province. The current president is Professor Chen Wannian, who is a member of the ninth National People's Congress of China.[1]

The campus occupies an area of more than 300,000 square metres, and its buildings have 200,000 square metres of floor space.[1]

The student body of this institution consists of around 18,000 students, including 1300 students in Continued Education School. Sanjiang University also recruits foreign students. Sanjiang University employs around 550 faculty members, of which, more than 380 are professors and associate professors.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sanjiang University". China Tefl. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ^ 江苏年鉴编纂委员会; 江苏省 (1996). 江苏年鉴 (in Chinese). 南京大学出版社. ISSN 1005-3379. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  3. ^ 南京统计年鉴 (in Chinese). 南京市新闻出版局. 2002. p. 1981. ISBN 978-7-5037-3790-9. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  4. ^ 南京市地方志编纂委员会. 办公室 (2003). 南京年鉴 (in Chinese). 江苏古籍出版社. p. 292. Retrieved 2024-07-21.


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