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{{Short description|Public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China}}
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 | name                   = Nanjing University of<br>Science and Technology
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 | former_name            = Artillery Engineering College of the PLA (炮兵工程学院); <br />East China Institute of Engineering (华东工程学院);<br />East China Institute of Technology (华东工学院)
 | motto                  = 进德修业 志道鼎新
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 | mottoeng               = Enhancing moral characters, Delving into knowledge, Seeking truth, Innovating
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 | president              = Fu Mengyin<ref name="admin">{{cite web |url=http://english.njust.edu.cn/587/list.htm |title=Administration |website=english.njust.edu.cn |access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref>
 | vice-president         = {{unbulleted list|Chen Qian<ref name="admin" />|He Yong<ref name="admin" />|Lu Guibin<ref name="admin" />}}
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 | faculty                = 2,078<ref name="stats">{{cite web|url=https://english.njust.edu.cn/590/list.htm|title=By the Numbers|website=english.njust.edu.cn |access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref>
 | students               = 27,063<ref name="stats" />
 | undergrad              = 16,159<ref name="stats" />
 | postgrad               = 8,021<ref name="stats" />
 | doctoral               = 1,836<ref name="stats" />
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 | address                = 200 Xiaolingwei Street, [[Xuanwu District, Nanjing|Xuanwu District]]
 | city                   = [[Nanjing]]
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 | province               = [[Jiangsu]]
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 | postcode               = 210094
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 | campus                 = Suburban
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 | colors                 = {{color box|#990099}} Purple
 | affiliations           = [[Sino-Spanish University Alliance|Sino-Spanish University Alliance (SSU)]]
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The '''Nanjing University of Science and Technology''' ('''NJUST'''; {{lang-zh|s=南京理工大学|p=|labels=no}}) is a provincial [[public university]] in [[Xuanwu, Nanjing|Xuanwu]], Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated with the [[Ministry of Industry and Information Technology]], and co-sponsored with the [[Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China|Ministry of Education]] and the Jiangsu Provincial Government. The university is part of [[Project 211]] and the [[Double First-Class Construction]].

== History ==
The Nanjing University of Science and Technology can be traced back to 1953, as Department of Artillery Engineering of Institute of Military Engineering of the PLA ([[People's Liberation Army]]) in [[Harbin]]. Since its establishment, it aims on serving national strategies and promoting social progress. In 1962, the campus moved to Nanjing. The name of the university changed many times, and finally determined as current name in 1993. In September 1998, the name on the school badge was inscribed by [[President of the People's Republic of China|Chinese president]] and [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of China|general secretary of the Communist Party]] [[Jiang Zemin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://business.sohu.com/20131115/n390224953.shtml |script-title=zh:你知道这些高等学府都是谁题的名吗？|website=[[Sohu]] |language=zh|date=15 November 2013 |access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> Since June 2008, the Nanjing University of Science and Technology has been subordinated to the [[Ministry of Industry and Information Technology]].

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{{tree chart| | | | | HDGF | | | | |HDGF=East China Institute of Engineering<br />(1966)|}}
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{{tree chart| | | | | GXBQ | | | | |GXBQ=East China Institute of Technology<br />(1984)|}}
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{{tree chart| | | | | NLGX | | | | |NLGX= Nanjing University of Science and Technology<br />(1993)|}}
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== Academics ==
The Nanjing University of Science and Technology is a multidisciplinary university, comprising{{Infobox university rankings|QS_Asia==236|QS_Asia_year=2025|QS_Asia_ref=<ref name="topuniasia">{{Cite web |title=QS Asia University Rankings 2025 – Overall |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/asia-university-rankings?items_per_page=150 |access-date=15 March 2025 |website=Top Universities |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>}} academic fields including science, engineering, liberal arts, economics, business, management, law and education. In addition, it encompasses a wide array of centers, institutes, programs, and administrative support offices. It carries on its education and research on both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in 15 schools, led by a total of 70 undergraduate majors, 116 master programs and 49 doctoral programs, and 14 post-doctoral research stations.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}

NJUST is one of the [[Seven Sons of National Defence]].<ref name="VOA 2021" >{{cite news |last=Cong |first=Forest |date=4 June 2020|title=US Ban on Chinese Students With Military Links Divides Experts on Impact |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/usa_us-ban-chinese-students-military-links-divides-experts-impact/6190553.html |work=[[Voice of America]] |access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref>

=== Funding Schemes ===
The Nanjing University of Science and Technology has become a [[National Key University]] of [[Project 211]] in 1995. In 2000, the [[Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China|Ministry of Education]] approved NJUST to start the graduate school. Later in 2011, the university was authorized to build [[Project 985|985 Advantage Discipline Innovation Platform]].<ref name="intro">{{cite web|url=http://www.njust.edu.cn/3627/list.htm|title=学校简介 |website=njust.edu.cn |language=zh |date=April 2020 |access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref>

In September 2017, the Nanjing University of Science and Technology was included in the Chinese state [[Double First-Class Construction]] identified by the Ministry of Education of China.<ref name="Chinese Department of Education">{{cite web |url=http://www.moe.gov.cn/srcsite/A22/moe_843/201709/t20170921_314942.html |script-title=zh: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 |website=moe.gov.cn|language=zh|publisher=[[Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China]]|date=21 September 2017|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref>

=== Schools and departments ===
As of June 2018, the Nanjing University of Science and Technology has the following colleges and schools:
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*School of Mechanical Engineering
*School of Chemical Engineering
*School of Electronic Engineering and Optoelectronic Technology
*School of Computer Science and Technology
*School of Economics and Management
*School of Energy and Power Engineering
*School of Automation
*School of Science
*School of Foreign Studies
*School of Public Affairs
*School of Materials Science and Engineering
*School of Environmental and Biological Engineering
*School of Design and Communication
*Tsien Hsue-Shen College]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://qxs.njust.edu.cn/xyjj/list.htm|title=学院简介|website=qxs.njust.edu.cn |language=zh |access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref>
*School of Intellectual Property
*School of Marxism
*School of International Education
*School of Continuing Education
*Sino-French Engineer School
*Zijin College
*Taizhou Institute of Science and Technology
*Graduate School
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== Campus ==
Different from many universities in Nanjing, the Nanjing University of Science and Technology has only one main campus based in [[Xiaolingwei]], [[Xuanwu District, Nanjing|Xuanwu District]], on the south of [[Purple Mountain (Nanjing)|Purple Mountain]] and the [[Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.njust.edu.cn/595/list.htm|title=Campus|website=english.njust.edu.cn|access-date=7 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607035515/http://english.njust.edu.cn/595/list.htm|archive-date=7 June 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> It covers a total area of 3,118 mu{{efn|''mu'' (亩) is a [[Chinese units of measurement|Chinese unit of measuring]] area, 1 ''mu'' {{=}} 614.4 m<sup>2</sup> {{=}} 734.82 sq yd}} (207.87 ha).<ref name="intro" /> 
[[File:NJUST Yifu building and library.jpeg|350px|thumbnail|right|A square in front of Teaching Building No. 4 and the library of the NJUST main campus]]

In 1998, Zijin College of NJUST was founded in [[Xianlin University City]], [[Nanjing]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zj.njust.edu.cn/njzjxy/portal/childindex.do?web_id=1000&plate_id=122524 |title=紫金学院简介 |website=zj.njust.edu.cn |language=zh |access-date=7 May 2022 |archive-date=3 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803104334/http://zj.njust.edu.cn/njzjxy/portal/childindex.do?web_id=1000&plate_id=122524 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June 2004, the Taizhou Institute of Science and Technology was founded in [[Taizhou, Jiangsu|Taizhou]], [[Jiangsu]], as a branch institute of the Nanjing University of Science and Technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nustti.edu.cn/index.php/List/index/cid/9.html|script-title=zh:学校简介 |website=nustti.edu.cn |language=zh |date=May 2020 |access-date=7 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915073555/http://www.nustti.edu.cn/index.php/List/index/cid/9.html |archive-date=15 September 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Notable alumni ==
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*[[Wang Zeshan]], CAE member
*[[Ren Xinmin]], aerospace engineer and specialist in astronautics and liquid rocket engine technology, [[Chinese Academy of Sciences|CAS]] member
*[[Lu Ke]], material scientist, CAS member 
*[[Lu Zhangong]], Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{Official website|https://english.njust.edu.cn/}}

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