Nankai University

Nankai University

南开大学
Motto	允公允能，日新月异 [1]
Motto in English	Dedication to Public Interests, Acquisition of All-round Capability, Aspiration for Progress with Each Passing Day [1]
Type	National, Public
Established	1919;105 years ago (1919)
President	Chen Yulu
Academic staff	2,286
Undergraduates	17,339
Postgraduates	17,467
Location	Tianjin , China
Campus	Balitai, Jinnan, TEDA
Website	nankai.edu.cn

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  Nankai University Yingshuidao Campus
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  Nankai University TEDA college
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  Joint Research Building of Tianjin University and Nankai University
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  Cemetery of Shiing-shen Chern
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  Siyuan building

Nankai University
Simplified Chinese	南开大学
Traditional Chinese	南開大學
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nánkāi Dàxué Wade–Giles Nan2-k'ai1 Ta4-hsüeh2

Nankai university encompasses three campuses. Balitai, Jinnan and TEDA. ^[37] The total local campus area is 456.1 and the building area 136.8 hectare. ^[38]

Balitai campus

Balitai was Nankai's first campus. established in 1919 and is located at Balitai in the Nankai district of Taijin. The campus hosts 10 colleges, namely the Business School, School of Economics, School of Literature, College of Chemistry, School of Mathematical Sciences, Institute of Physics, College of Foreign Languages, College of Life Sciences and Institute of Japan Studies. ^[39]

Jinnan campus

Jinnan campus is the latest campus of Nankai university. It was opened in September 2015 and is located in the jinnan Area. The campus hosts 14 colleges, the Zhou Enlai School of Government, College of Tourism and Service Management, School of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Law School, College of Chinese Language and Culture, Faculty of Philosophy, College of History, College of Computer and Control Engineering, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, School of Material Science and Engineering, School of Finance and College of Software. ^[40]

TEDA campus

TEDA campus is also located in the Binhai New Area and hosts the TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology and the TEDA Institute of Applied Physics. ^[41]

Main Building of Nankai University

Academics

The Eastern Arts Building

Nankai is a multidisciplinary university under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education. ^{[42] [ citation needed ]}

Teaching and Learning

The university has academic programs that cover the humanities, natural sciences, technology, life sciences, medical sciences and the arts, with an equal balance between the sciences and the liberal arts. ^[43]

Nankai's academic programs operate on a semester calendar, with two terms. The first beginning in early September and ending in early January and the second beginning in early February and ending in early July. Subsequently, winter break usually ranges from early January to early February and summer break from early July to early September. ^[44]

Nankai, in 2013, had 22 colleges and schools, and offered 79 bachelor's degree programs, 231 master's degree programs, and 172 PhD programs. The total enrollment stood at approximately 12,000 undergraduate students and 11,000 graduate students. Of the total student population, 10% were international students from different countries around the world.

In 2018 the university offered a total of 80 undergraduate programs, 231 Master and 172 PhD programs and 28 post doctoral research stations. The total count of full-time students was 24,525. Academic staff consisted of 1,986 full-time teaching personnel, with 214 professors and 805 associate professors. ^[38]

Nankai offers different scholarships, among them the Chinese Government Scholarship for international students, ^[45] the CSC Scholarship for American Students, ^[46] the Tianjin Government Scholarship, ^[47] the Confucius Institute Scholarship ^[48] and the Nankai University Scholarship. ^[49]

Nankai also offers several scholarship programs to support international exchanges and hosts different international student exchange programs. ^[50] Nankai's broad international programs are organized through the International Office. The university has established cooperations with more than 300 international universities and academic institutions, including programs like an Elementary School Chinese Program with schools in the US, which was launched in 2009. ^{[51] [52] [53] [54]} In 2010 the US-China exchange program Study International was launched, with the plan to send 100,000 American students to china in a four-year time frame. The first students were sent to Nankai university in the fall of 2010.

In 2012 Nankai was invited to become the 35th member of The Global University Leaders Forum (GULF), a global community of high-ranking universities, including renowned members like Yale University, Harvard University and the University of Oxford. ^{[55] [ additional citation(s) needed ]}

Nankai University Library (Central Library)

Research

The university has established broad international exchanges and collaborative relationships with more than 200 universities and academic institutions. Nobel Laureates Chen Ning Yang, Tsung-Dao Lee, Samuel Chao Chung Ting, Robert A. Mundell, and Reinhard Selten as well as former President of Korea Kim Dae Jung and former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger were all conferred Honorary Professorships by Nankai University. ^[56]

In November 2016 Robert F. Engle, who won the 2003 Nobel Prize in economics, became an honorary professor at Nankai. ^[57]

Many other world-known scholars and entrepreneurs have been invited as Visiting Professors at Nankai University. Dr. Heng-Kang Sang returned from the United States to found the College of Economic and Social Development in 1987. Nankai University, a magnet for talented mathematicians known both at home and abroad, has become one of the most famous centers for mathematics worldwide.

Nankai established nine Confucius Institutes around the world. ^{[58] [ citation needed ]}

Scientists from Nankai have been involved in different scientific breakthroughs and important advancements. ^{[59] [60] [61]}

Rankings and reputation

University rankings

BCUR National [62]	Domestic	20
Wu Shulian National [63]	Domestic	24
CUAA National [64]	Alumni	9
QS National [65]	General	20
THE National [66]	General	17–20
QS Asia (Asia version) [67]	General	92
THE Asia (Asia version) [68]	General	=61
ARWU World [69]	Research	151–200
QS World [70]	General	=384
THE World [71]	General	251–300
USNWR World [72]	General	=256

Nankai University Library (Central Library)

Nankai University is ranked among the top 10 universities in China, with exceptions in 2017 and 2018. ^[6] In the ranking of top 50 universities in China published by Renmin University of China in June 2011, it was ranked 10th. ^[4] In the Netbig ranking of 2011 it was ranked 10th as well. ^[5] In the QS World University Rankings of 2013 it was ranked 62nd among Asian universities, and 11th in China. ^[6] In the Chinese first-class university ranking of 2012 by Wu Shulian of China Management Academy, it was placed 8th. ^[7] In the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2013, it was ranked 53rd among world universities, and 1st in China. ^[73] In the Nature Index Global 2014, it was ranked 83rd among world universities, and 7th in China. ^[74]

Department rankings

The university is also highly regarded for its top quality undergraduate programs. ^[75] Nankai's mathematics, chemistry ^[76] , history, business and economics programs are among the best in China. ^{[75] [77] [78]}

Chern, Shiing-Shen established the world's largest mathematics institute (in terms of office area) in Nankai University. ^{[79] [ citation needed ]}

Student life

Student body

In 2018 Nankai enrolled 24,525 full-time students, with 13,067 undergraduate, 8,162 postgraduate and 3,296 PhD students. Of them 1,902 were international students. ^{[80] [ citation needed ]}

Colleges and schools

Chern Institute of Mathematics College of Artificial Intelligence College of Chemistry College of Chinese Language and Culture College of Computer Sciences College of Cyber Sciences College of Economic and Social Development College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering College of Environmental Science and Engineering College of Foreign Languages College of Life Sciences College of Pharmacy College of Philosophy College of Software College of Tourism and Service Management Faculty of History Institute of Finance and Development

Institute of Japan Studies Nankai Business School School of Economics School of Finance School of International Education School of Journalism and Communication School of Law School of Literature School of Marxism School of Materials Science and Engineering School of Mathematical Sciences School of Medicine School of Physics School of Statistics and Data Science TEDA College TEDA Institute of Applied Physics TEDA Biotechnology School Zhou Enlai School of Government

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  College of Chemistry
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  TEDA College
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  School of Medicine
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  School of Finance
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  School of Law

People

Presidents

The universities first president Zhang Boling

• Zhang Boling（张伯苓）: 1919–48
• He Lian (何廉): 1948–57 (acting)
• Yang Shixian（杨石先）: 1957–1969
• vacant due to the Cultural Revolution: 1969–1978
• Zang Boping（臧伯平）: 1978
• Yang Shixian (second term): 1979–1981
• Teng Weizao（滕维藻）: 1981–1986
• Mu Guoguang（母国光）: 1986–1995
• Hou Zixin（侯自新）: 1995–2006
• Rao Zihe（饶子和）: 2006–2011
• Gong Ke（龚克）: 2011–2018 ^[82]
• Cao Xuetao（曹雪涛）: 2018–2022 ^[83]
• Chen Yulu（陈雨露）: 2022– ^[84]

Notable alumni

Zhou Enlai, first Premier of the People's Republic of China and student of the first ever class at Nankai in 1919

Notable alumni of Nankai university include

• Wang Anshun, Chinese politician and former mayor of Beijing ^[85]
• Jerome Chen, Chinese historian and fellow of the Royal Society of Canada ^[86]
• Shiing-Shen Chern, Chinese mathematician regarded as a leader in geometry and one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century ^[87]
• Chow Chung-cheng, Chinese artist and author
• Zhou Enlai, Chinese politician and first Premier of the People's Republic of China ^{[88] [89]}
• Tsung-Dao Lee, Chinese-American physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957 (together with Chen-Ning Yang) ^[90]
• Ray Huang, Chinese philosopher and historian
• Li Jinyuan, Chinese businessman and billionaire
• David X. Li, Chinese statistician
• Guo Shuqing, Chinese politician, banker and formerly served as the Governor and Deputy Party Secretary of Shandong, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) ^[91]
• Wu Ta-You, Chinese atomic and nuclear theoretical physicist who worked in the United States, Canada, mainland China and Taiwan and has been dubbed the "Father of Chinese Physics"
• Zhang Wenzhong, Chinese businessman and scholar
• Liu Xinyuan, Chinese molecular biologist
• Ren Xuefeng, Chinese politician and business executive who served as the Communist Party Secretary of Guangzhou and the Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Guangdong
• Cao Yu, Chinese playwright, often regarded as China's Shakespeare and one of the most important playwrights of the 20th century ^{[92] [93]}
• Chen-Ning Yang, Chinese physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957 (together with Tsung-Dao Lee) ^{[94] [90]}
• Dou Yupei, Chinese politician and former Vice Minister of Civil Affairs
• Xiaowen Zeng, Chinese-Canadian author
• Zhang Yiming, Chinese businessman, founder and former CEO of ByteDance ^[95]

A more extensive list of Nankai alumni can be found here.

See also

• Tsin Ku University

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External links

• Official website
• Chern Institute of Mathematics
• Institute of Applied Physics

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