Situated in the historically and culturally renowned city, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, Jiangsu University was established through the combination of Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang Medical College and Zhenjiang Teachers’ College with the approval of the Ministry of Education of China in August, 2001. Its main body, the former Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, a brother university of Nanjing University and Southeast University, was one of the 88 key universities designated by the State Council in 1978.

 　　At present, Jiangsu University has 24 schools, with more than 4700 staff members, among which 280 are professors, and an enrollment of more than 42,000 students, of whom about 7,200 are postgraduates. It offers 76 undergraduate programs in the fields of engineering, science, medicine, literature, economics, law, management, education, history. It has 8 post-doctoral research stations, 5 primary Ph.D. disciplines, 33 Ph.D. programs, 100 master’s programs, 2 national key disciplines, 4 provincial key disciplines, 1 key laboratory co-sponsored by Jiangsu Province and the Ministry of Education, 10 provincial key disciplines, 10 provincial key laboratories and engineering centers. In addition, it runs 23 ME (Master of Engineering) and MBA (Master of Business Administration) programs, one publishing company, Jiangsu University Press, and one affiliated hospital.

　　Jiangsu University is strongest at engineering, one of its five chief fields: engineering, medicine, science, management and humanities. It cultivated the first batch of postgraduates and the first doctor on agricultural machinery in China. Its Ph.D. program, Fluid Machinery and Engineering, is the sole national key program that features pump researching. Its Farm Products Processing Engineering program is the first Ph.D. program in its field in China and its Vehicle Engineering the fourth.

　　With “erudition, truthfulness, virtuousness” as its motto, Jiangsu University has cultivated a large number of graduates with innovative thoughts, scientific attitudes and practical ability. For instance, it was awarded the “Winning Cup” with its sixth place in the 10th National Challenge Cup for Academic and Scientific Achievements among university students. It passed the assessment by the Ministry of Education as one of the “Excellent Universities for Undergraduate Education” and won the provincial award for its outstanding performance.

   The University attaches great importance to scientific research. In the past five years, more than RMB 930 million Yuan are spent on scientific research. It has won a group of National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars and undertaken several high-level research programs such as “11th Five Year” Major Projects for Science and Technology Development, “863” Key Programs, 190 programs supported by National Science Foundation and 11 programs supported by National Social Science Foundation. Five of its research programs have won national prizes for achievement in science and technology while around 130 have won ministerial or provincial prizes for achievement in science and technology. More than 3,000 articles are included in three major searching systems. In 2003, it was placed 44th in the list of competitiveness for intellectual property rights among all Chinese scientific institutions and entered the top ten of Jiangsu provincial institutions for patent approval.

Now the whole University, guided by the scientific outlook on development and the principle of four priorities (priority should be given to teaching quality, topnotch faculty members, strong disciplines and independent innovation), is trying its best to build Jiangsu University into a first-rate comprehensive university that features opening, engineering and multidisciplinary development in China.