When the morning mist of the Songhua River spreads over the treetops of Nanling Campus, soaking the newly picked branches into translucent green, the ginkgo leaves are already gathering strength in the wind, waiting for the late autumn to cut the sunshine into pieces of gold and pave the road. The wind in Jilin University has weight – it is wrapped in the sweetness of the apricot buds in the avant-garde South District, mixed with the fragrance of disinfectant water in the cracks in the walls of the old buildings on the Xinmin Campus, and also stained with the earthy smell in the specimen boxes of the laboratory in the Chaoyang Campus. It passes through the cracks of the 40-year-old sycamore leaves, and then hits the keyboard sound in the computer room of the Nanhu Campus.
From the morning class where books are read in the shadow of apricot blossoms, to the lights that stay on all night in the Dingxin Building laboratory; from the smoothed lines on the pillars of the old buildings in the avant-garde North District, to the hum of the machine tools at the Nanling training base, every inch of land here is buried with the seeds of "realistic innovation": it is the edge of notes exposed in the white coat pocket of Bethune's medical student, the corner of the draft paper filled with formulas by the automotive engineering student, and the rock specimens that line half the wall in the earth science laboratory—— They took root in the fertile fields of the Northeast and followed the rhythm of the four seasons, growing into a continuous landscape.
Jilin University, referred to as "Jilin University", is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education. It is a national "211 Project", "985 Project" and "Double First-Class" Class A construction university. It is a comprehensive and research-oriented school, covering 13 university disciplines. It is the core force for high-level talent training, basic scientific research and major strategic needs in Northeast my country.
school business card
School abbreviation: Jilin University
Founded: 1946 (formerly Northeast Administrative College)
Institution type: Comprehensive research university directly under the Ministry of Education
School headquarters: Changchun City, Jilin Province
Core Positioning: National “Double First-Class” Class A Construction Universities
Discipline scale: There are 48 teaching units, covering 13 university disciplines including philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management, art, and interdisciplinary subjects. There are 121 undergraduate majors, 51 first-level discipline doctoral degree awarding points, 7 first-level discipline master's degree awarding points, 11 professional doctoral degree awarding points, 26 professional master's degree awarding points, 5 independent interdisciplinary doctoral degree awarding points outside the catalog, and 48 postdoctoral research mobile stations.
Development history
1946: Northeast Administrative College was established in Harbin, the predecessor of Jilin University;
1950: Changed its name to Northeast Renmin University and moved to Changchun;
1952: During the nationwide restructuring of departments, it became a comprehensive university;
1958: Changed its name to Jilin University;
2000: The original Jilin University, Jilin University of Technology, Bethune Medical University, Changchun University of Science and Technology, and Changchun Institute of Posts and Telecommunications merged to form the new Jilin University;
2004: The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Munitions University was merged into Jilin University.
School motto and emblem
School motto: Practical and innovative, inspirational and strong.
School emblem: It is a circular emblem within a double circle. The standard color is dark blue. The year of founding of the school "1946" is marked above the inner circle, and "JLU" forms a flying swan shape in the center, symbolizing the teachers and students' pursuit of truth and lofty ideals. The English school name is on the top of the outer ring, and the Chinese school name inscribed by Guo Moruo is below. It combines Chinese and Western elements to highlight academic rigor and international positioning, echoing the school motto of "Practice, Innovation, Inspiration and Strength."
Prestigious school style
Qianwei South District (main campus): It is the core area of the school's administration, liberal arts and sciences. It houses the School of Liberal Arts, the School of Mathematics, the School of Physics and other departments. Xinghua Avenue on the campus is an iconic landscape in spring. Main buildings such as the library and Dingxin Building are also located here. It is the academic and cultural center of Jilin University.
Avant-garde North District: Mainly composed of some liberal arts departments (such as the School of Philosophy and Social Sciences) and graduate schools. The campus retains many old buildings and has a quiet atmosphere. It is a campus that focuses on basic subject research and graduate training.
Nanling Campus: Focuses on engineering disciplines, including the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, the School of Automotive Engineering, etc. It is the core location of Jilin University’s engineering strength. There are a large number of training bases and industrial-style buildings on the campus, and many cooperation projects with FAW Group and other companies are located here.
Xinmin Campus: Inheriting the spirit of Bethune’s medical science, it is dominated by the Bethune School of Medicine (including clinical medicine, stomatology and other departments). The old buildings on the campus have a sense of medical education. The affiliated hospital is also close to the campus. It is a concentration area for medical teaching, scientific research and clinical practice.
Chaoyang Campus: Focusing on geoscience and resource disciplines, it includes the School of Earth Sciences, the School of Construction Engineering, etc. The laboratory contains a large number of geological specimens and exploration instruments. It is the research center of Jilin University in the fields of earth science and resource exploration.
Nanhu Campus: With the discipline of information and communications as the core, it covers the School of Electronic Science and Engineering, the School of Communication Engineering, etc. The campus is close to Nanhu Park and has dense computer rooms, communication laboratories and other facilities. It is the main campus for information discipline teaching and technology research and development.
Faculty: The school has a strong faculty, with 6,279 full-time teachers, including 2,533 professors, and 5,312 of the full-time teachers have received doctorate degrees. There are 14 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (including 2 foreign academicians), 7 senior professors of philosophy and social sciences, a total of 602 national-level talents of various types, 172 "Changbai Mountain Scholars" and "Changbai Talent Plan" talents in Jilin Province, and 1,110 "Kuang Yaming/Tang Aoqing Scholars" of Jilin University.
Notable Alumni
Jilin University has alumni from all walks of life. Representative figures include:
Xu Ruren: Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, inorganic chemist;
Yu Jihong: Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, academician of the Academy of Sciences of Developing Countries, foreign academician of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, foreign academician of the European Academy of Sciences, senior academician of the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, professor and doctoral supervisor of the State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Jilin University, director of the International Cooperation Joint Laboratory of Jilin University, and chairman of the World Digital Education Alliance.
Wang Jiarui: Graduated from the School of Economics and Management of Jilin University, majoring in finance, on-the-job postgraduate degree, PhD in economics, senior economist, and former chairman of the China Welfare Association;
Zhan Tao: Doctor of Science, professor, doctoral supervisor, former president of Shandong University, former president of Jilin University, and director of the UNESCO Institute of Educational Information Technology.
Talent training highlights
Based on the training philosophy of “thick foundation, broad caliber, and emphasis on practice”, Jilin University has built a “bachelor-master-doctoral” training system:
Focusing on cultivating top-notch talents in basic disciplines, we have opened special experimental classes such as "Tang Aoqing Class" and "Kuang Yaming Class", and adopted a training model led by small class teaching and mentorship to build a growth ladder for students directly leading to cutting-edge scientific research;
Promote the "large-scale enrollment, separate training" model to break down subject barriers, allowing students to first lay a solid foundation in general education, and then accurately choose a professional direction based on their interests and expertise to achieve personalized development;
Actively expand the territory of international exchanges, establish in-depth exchange and cooperation relationships with more than 100 universities at home and abroad, and send more than a thousand students to study abroad and study abroad every year to broaden academic horizons through cross-cultural exchanges;
Undergraduate students are encouraged to enter projects and laboratories early. Relying on the rich scientific research platform and resources on campus, the proportion of undergraduates participating in scientific research projects exceeds 40%, and their innovation and practical capabilities continue to improve;
In the past three years, students have emerged in national-level science and technology competitions such as the "Challenge Cup" and "Internet+", winning more than 500 awards. They use solid knowledge and the courage to venture and try to write the answers to their youthful endeavors.
Scientific research platform and results
There are currently 6 national key laboratories (National Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, etc.), 1 national engineering laboratory, and 1 national engineering technology research center. These high-level scientific research platforms are like the "hard-core engines" of scientific and technological innovation, providing solid support for the in-depth integration of basic research and applied research. In the past five years, the school has focused on national strategic needs and cutting-edge scientific issues, and has taken the lead in winning 20 national science and technology awards such as the National Science and Technology Progress Award and the National Natural Science Award. For the remaining items, the gold content and transformational power of scientific research results have continued to increase; in the dominant subject areas such as chemistry, materials, and engineering, the quality and influence of academic papers have steadily increased. The number of ESI highly cited papers published ranks among the top universities in China, and the scientific research voice of Jilin University has been continuously conveyed to the world;
At the same time, the school has made intensive efforts based on the characteristics of its disciplines, and has formed a number of landmark achievements in the fields of superhard materials, automotive engineering, and research on the history of the Northeast Anti-Japanese War. This not only contributes wisdom to industrial upgrading and technological breakthroughs, but also lays a solid foundation for inheriting the red cultural heritage and exploring regional historical value.
social contribution
Take the lead in establishing the Northeast Revitalization and Development Research Institute, which brings together top think tanks from multiple disciplines such as economics, management, and law to conduct in-depth research on key issues such as industrial upgrading, ecological protection, and improvement of people's livelihood, providing high-value decision-making reference and think tank support for high-quality regional economic and social development;
The Affiliated Hospitals of Bethune Medical School are rooted in the Northeast, and receive more than 10 million patients per year. With their superb diagnosis and treatment technology and complete medical service system, they have become a regional medical center radiating across the Northeast, protecting the lives and health of the people there;
The agricultural discipline team is deeply involved in the protection and utilization of black soil, and has developed and promoted a series of core technologies to improve the quality of cultivated land and increase grain production. The annual technology promotion covers more than one million acres of cultivated land, injecting Jida strength into ensuring national food security;
The automotive engineering discipline leverages its traditional advantages and cooperates deeply with leading companies such as FAW Group to jointly tackle key core technologies such as automobile chassis and new energy power, promote the domestic automobile industry to break through in the direction of high-end and intelligence, and empower and increase efficiency for the transformation and upgrading of the old industrial base in Northeast China.
Discipline construction
Double first-class disciplines: archaeology, mathematics, physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering, and biology.
National key disciplines: 4 first-level disciplines include mathematics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, geological resources and geological engineering, and 15 second-level disciplines including Marxist philosophy, quantitative economics, legal theory, criminal law, condensed matter physics, biochemistry and molecular biology.
ESI ranks among the top 1% of disciplines in the world: 20 disciplines including chemistry, materials science, clinical medicine, engineering, physics, pharmacology and toxicology, mathematics, economics and business (among them, chemistry ranks among the top 1‱ in the world; materials science, engineering, pharmacology and toxicology, and clinical medicine rank among the top 1‰ in the world)
Living security and subsidy system
Living security: Jilin University’s six campuses are all equipped with standardized dormitories (including four-person rooms, beds and tables), canteens (covering northern and southern cuisines and specialty snacks), and sports venues (gymnasiums, track and field fields, swimming pools, etc.);
Funding system: A six-in-one funding system of "awards, grants, loans, diligence, subsidies, and exemptions" has been constructed: national scholarships for undergraduates and national motivational scholarships cover more than 10%. Students with financial difficulties can apply for national student loans and on-campus grants. Over 200 million yuan in funding is distributed every year, ensuring that no student will drop out of school due to poverty.
Rooted in white mountains and black waters, Jilin University takes "realism, innovation, inspiration and strength" as its mission. It not only educates talents – letting the knowledge in the classroom grow the wings of scientific research, and letting the lights of the laboratory illuminate the journey of innovation; it also assumes the responsibility of the times – empowering the revitalization of the Northeast with the results of think tanks, protecting the health of all families with medical benevolence, breaking through industrial barriers with hard-core technology, and moving steadily towards the goal of becoming a world-class university with Chinese characteristics.
