Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST; Chinese: 南京信息工程大学; pinyin: Nánjīng Xìnxī Gōngchéng Dàxué), colloquially Nan Xin Da (Chinese: 南信大; pinyin: Nánxìndà) is an elite Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in certain disciplines, located in northern part of Nanjing city, China. It is well known for meteorology research and education.[1] The university is among the world's top 500 universities, according to QS World University Rankings,[2] CWTS Leiden Ranking [3] and Shanghai Ranking,[4] and among top 800 universities, according to Times Higher Education World University Rankings, [5] U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking,[6] and SCImago Institutions Rankings.[7] Nature Index identified it as one of the top 50 universities of China in Earth and Environmental Sciences.[8]

Not to be confused with Nanjing University, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, or Nanjing University of Technology.
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
南京信息工程大学
Former names
Nanjing Institute of Meteorology
TypePublic university
Established1960
PresidentLi Beiqun
Academic staff
1700
Students30000
Postgraduates4000
Other students
1600 overseas students
Address
Ningliu Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, P.R.C. 210044
,
Nanjing
,
Jiangsu
,
 People's Republic of China
Websitewww.nuist.edu.cn
NUIST main entrance gate
Nanjing Meteorological Institute (南京气象学院旧门)

History

NUIST was formerly the Meteorology College of Nanjing University,[9] was established in 1960 by the China Meteorological Administration, then changed the name into Nanjing Institute of Meteorology in May, 1963. NUIST is the oldest institution of higher learning of meteorology science in China.

The administration of NUIST was handed over from China Meteorological Administration to Jiangsu province in February, 2000. Its present name of Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST) was adopted in May, 2004 with authorization by Jiangsu Government and the Ministry of Education of PRC.

Programs

NUIST offers Associate, Bachelor, Master and Doctorate degree programs[10] in areas including Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science, Engineering, management, literature, economics, laws and agriculture. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in certain disciplines. Before 2004 some students were free of tuition if they agreed to work for China Meteorological Administration when entering the school and they will start to work for CMA by the fourth year of school while possible getting credentials as well.[11]

At Autumn 2013 more than 200 foreign students from 43 countries were studying at NUIST.

Colleges and departments
  • Binjiang College
  • College of Adult Education
  • College of English Department
  • Technical College for Professional Training
  • Reading Academy
  • Yue Jiang Academy
  • Foreign Languages Department
  • College of International Education – CIE (for foreign students)
  • Department of Atmospheric Science
  • Department of Mathematics and Statistics
  • Department of Applied Meteorological Science
  • Department of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering
  • Department of Computer Science and Technology
  • Department of Electronic Engineering
  • Department of Law
  • Department of Public Administration
  • Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
  • Department of Economics and Trade
  • Department of Spatial Information Science
  • Department of Information Management
  • Department of Information and Communications Technologies
  • Department of Chinese Language and Literature
  • Department of Resource, Environment and City-rural Planning

Scholarships and awards

NUIST offers many types of scholarships for local and international students. It is one of the only two universities to offer the Chinese Government Scholarship-WMO Program.[12] This is a specialized scholarship offered to students of meteorology or related fields. The only other university offering this scholarship is Hohai University.

External Partnership

The school has the scholarships from Chinese government, Hanban, the Jiangsu province to recruit students. In 2009, the school was founded the "Confucius class" in Bahamas, and it became the fourth Confucius class that Jiangsu Province has found in overseas universities, in 2011, "Confucius class" successfully upgraded to "Confucius Institute". The school has a "World Meteorological Organization Regional Training Center", which has trained more than 1,600 meteorological technicians and managers for 134 countries and regions, and successfully hosted the Tenth World Meteorological Organization Conference of Education and Training and the third session of " quantitative precipitation estimation and forecasting " international conference . In 2010, the World Meteorological Organization Executive Council session on 62 certificates in recognition of the important contribution of the school to make the international meteorological training. In 2015, the NUIST-Reading University (UK) Academy was jointly established, offering courses in pure sciences and social sciences.[13]

References
  1. "Brochure of NUIST, China" (PDF).
  2. "Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology". Top Universities. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  3. "Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China - Institutions | UniversityRankings.ch". www.universityrankings.ch. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  4. "Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology | Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2020 | Shanghai Ranking - 2020". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  5. "Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology". Times Higher Education (THE). 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  6. "Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology". U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  7. "Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology Ranking". www.scimagoir.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  8. "Nature Index 2018 China | Supplements | Nature Index". www.natureindex.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  9. "Introduction to NUIST, Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education".
  10. "Academic Programs at NUIST, Admissions Office".
  11. "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)".
  12. "Chinese Government Scholarship-WMO program". China Scholarship Council. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  13. "NUIST-University of Reading (UK) Academy".

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