Jiangnan University

Jiangnan University is a public research university in Wuxi, Jiangsu, affiliated with the Ministry of Education and co-sponsored with the Jiangsu provincial government, and it is placed in the 771-780 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.江南大学是位于江苏省无锡市的公立研究型大学，直属教育部、与江苏省人民政府共建，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 771-780 区间。

A member of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction, it specialises in light industry, food science, biotechnology, design and textile engineering, and its OpenAlex record lists 74,990 research works and 5,758,459 citations.该校为「211 工程」与「双一流」建设高校，以轻工、食品、生物技术、设计与纺织工程见长，其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 74,990 项、被引 5,758,459 次。

The modern university was formed in 2001 by the merger of Wuxi University of Light Industry, Jiangnan College and Wuxi College of Education, and enrols more than 20,000 undergraduates in the 2024/25 academic year.现代的江南大学于 2001 年由无锡轻工大学、江南学院与无锡教育学院合并组建，2024/25 学年本科生逾 20,000 人。

History

• One source of the university is the private Jiangnan University founded in 1947 in Wuxi by Rong Desheng, the largest national capitalist of the Republican era, as part of the Rong family's educational philanthropy.该校的一支源流是 1947 年由民国最大民族资本家荣德生在无锡创办的私立江南大学，属荣氏教育慈善事业的一部分。

• Food science professor Qin Hanzhang of National Central University taught at the private Jiangnan University and headed its farm products manufacturing department, one of the earliest such programmes in China.中央大学食品工程教授秦含章受聘兼任私立江南大学教授及农产制造系主任，开中国同类专业之先。

• In 1948 the historian Qian Mu was appointed first dean of the private university's Faculty of Letters and head of its history department.1948 年，史学家钱穆受聘担任私立江南大学文学院首任院长兼历史系主任。

• In 1950 the private university created China's first food industry department under Professor Zhu Baoyong, who drew teaching plans on the models of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Soviet food industry institutes.1950 年，私立江南大学在朱宝镛主持下创建食品工业系，为新中国第一个食品工业系，教学计划引进美国麻省理工学院与苏联食品工业学院的模式。

• The 1952 national restructuring of higher education merged the food industry department of the private Jiangnan University with the food departments of Nanjing University, Zhejiang University, Wuhan University and Fudan University into the Food Industry Department of the Nanjing Institute of Technology, today's Southeast University.1952 年全国院系调整，私立江南大学食品工业系与南京大学、浙江大学、武汉大学、复旦大学的食品农化系合并，组建南京工学院（今东南大学）食品工业系。

• In 1958 the Food Industry Department of the Nanjing Institute of Technology moved east to Wuxi as a whole and became the Wuxi Institute of Light Industry, with Zhu Baoyong serving as vice president.1958 年，南京工学院食品工业系整建制东迁无锡，成立无锡轻工业学院，朱宝镛出任副院长。

• In 1995 the institute was renamed Wuxi University of Light Industry, and in 1998 it transferred from the China National Light Industry Council to the direct administration of the Ministry of Education.1995 年，学院更名「无锡轻工大学」；1998 年由隶属中国轻工总会划转教育部直属。

• A second line of descent began in October 1980, when the Wuxi Vocational University was prepared on the base of a workers' college and approved by the Jiangsu provincial government in February 1981.另一支源流始于 1980 年 10 月，无锡市职工大学基础上筹建无锡职业大学，1981 年 2 月经江苏省人民政府批准创办。

• That institution became Wuxi University in August 1984, was renamed Jiangnan University in July 1985 to honour Rong Desheng's educational work, and was upgraded to the undergraduate Jiangnan College in April 1996.该机构 1984 年 8 月更名「无锡大学」；1985 年 7 月为表彰荣德生兴学之功更名「江南大学」；1996 年 4 月升格为本科院校并更名「江南学院」。

• In January 2001 the Ministry of Education approved the merger of Wuxi University of Light Industry, Jiangnan College and Wuxi College of Education into the present Jiangnan University.2001 年 1 月，教育部批准无锡轻工大学、江南学院、无锡教育学院合并组建江南大学。

• The merged university held a centenary celebration in 2002, arguing that a share of its lineage stretched back to 1902, a dating that sparked public debate over historiography.合并次年该校即举办「百年校庆」，理由是部分源流可上溯 1902 年，这一校史追溯曾引发公开争议。

• The Wuxi campus of Donghua University merged into Jiangnan University in 2003, consolidating the city's light-industry and textile programmes.2003 年，东华大学无锡校区并入江南大学，无锡的轻工与纺织学科进一步整合。

• In November 2018 the university marked its 60th anniversary, resetting the founding year to 1958 and closing the earlier historiographical dispute in practice.2018 年 11 月，学校举行 60 周年校庆，将建校起点改定为 1958 年，此前校史之争在事实上落定。

• In September 2022 the Yixing graduate campus opened and received its first cohort of graduate students, and in 2024 the Ministry of Education formally approved the Yixing campus.2022 年 9 月，宜兴研究生院启用并迎来首批研究生；2024 年，宜兴校区获教育部批复。

• In 2025 part of the faculty and students of the new School of Environment and Ecology relocated to the Yixing campus, extending the university's footprint to the Taihu Lake shoreline.2025 年，新组建的环境与生态学院部分师生迁入宜兴校区，学校的办学版图延伸至太湖之滨。

• The university's food-industry line, China's first department of its kind from 1950, has produced successive generations of food technologists for the national industry.1950 年诞生的中国第一个食品工业系，至今为国家食品工业输送了代代技术人才。

• During the 1950s the institute's founding cohort of engineers transferred Soviet-style curricula into Chinese light industry education, shaping packaging, fermentation and food chemistry courses.1950 年代，建院一代工程师把苏式课程体系移植进中国轻工教育，奠定了包装、发酵与食品化学课程的基础。

• The university's designation in Project 211 followed Jiangsu's provincial support for light-industry higher education in the 1990s.1990 年代江苏省对轻工高等教育的扶持，为学校其后入选「211 工程」铺路。

• Its industrial design school, nurtured from the Wuxi period, grew into one of China's earliest university design programmes in the 1960s.发端于无锡时期的工业设计学科，至 1960 年代成长为全国最早的大学设计专业之一。

• By the 2020s the university had consolidated its Wuxi bases and the new campuses at Yixing and Jiangyin into a three-site structure under one governing board.到 2020 年代，学校形成无锡本部与宜兴、江阴新校区的三地办学格局，统一治理。

Academics

• Teaching is organised through schools including the School of Food Science and Technology, the School of Biotechnology, the School of Design, the School of Chemical and Materials Engineering and the School of Internet of Things Engineering.教学组织包括食品学院、生物工程学院、设计学院、化学与材料工程学院、物联网工程学院等。

• The university operates 7 postdoctoral stations, 10 first-level doctoral programmes, 31 first-level master's programmes and 15 professional master's categories, per its official academic structure.按官方学科结构，学校设有 7 个博士后流动站、10 个一级学科博士点、31 个一级硕士学位授权点与 15 个硕士专业学位类别。

• Food science and engineering received the grade A+ in the fourth national discipline evaluation of 2017, sharing the top grade with China Agricultural University.食品科学与工程在 2017 年第四轮全国学科评估中获评 A+，与中国农业大学并列全国第一。

• Light industry technology and engineering, covering fermentation and papermaking sciences, was also graded A+ in the same 2017 evaluation round.覆盖发酵与造纸等学科的轻工技术与工程，在同一轮 2017 年评估中同样获评 A+。

• Food science and engineering was named a Double First-Class discipline in the first round of 2017, with light industry technology and engineering added in the second round of 2022.食品科学与工程于 2017 年首轮入选「双一流」建设学科，轻工技术与工程在 2022 年第二轮增列。

• One national first-level key discipline and five national second-level key disciplines anchor the university's state-supported research portfolio.1 个国家一级重点学科与 5 个国家二级重点学科构成学校获国家支持的研究板块。

• Four disciplines of the Jiangsu universities advantage programme, including design and control science, plus three provincial key disciplines of the 13th Five-Year Plan period, round out its regional standing.设计学、控制科学与工程等 4 个江苏高校优势学科建设工程立项学科与「十三五」省重点学科 3 个，构成其在省内的学科地位。

• The School of Design, descended from the 1960s industrial design programme, is repeatedly ranked among China's best design schools and trains industrial and fashion designers.承袭 1960 年代工业设计传统的设计学院，长期位居全国设计院校前列，培养工业与服装设计师。

• Biotechnology research covers brewing microbiology and enzyme engineering, supporting China's fermentation, wine and bio-chemical industries through joint laboratories with distilleries and food companies.生物技术研究覆盖酿造微生物学与酶工程，通过与酒企和食品公司的联合实验室支撑中国酿造与生物化工产业。

• The library system holds more than 2.27 million volumes, concentrated at the Lihu campus, with special collections in food science and design.图书馆藏书 227 万余册，集中于蠡湖校区，食品科学与设计方面的专藏尤具特色。

• The Lihu campus covers more than 3,200 mu with a built floor area of over 1.05 million square metres and 16 student apartment clusters.蠡湖校区占地 3,200 余亩，建筑面积 105 余万平方米，建有 16 个学生公寓组团。

• Graduate education expanded to the Yixing campus in 2022, whose planned site of 35.53 hectares was approved by the Ministry of Education in 2024.研究生教育于 2022 年扩展至宜兴校区，该校区规划用地 35.53 公顷，2024 年获教育部批复。

• A third campus in Jiangyin, planned on 790 mu under a 2021 agreement with the Jiangyin municipal government, was completed and delivered in June 2024.第三个校区位于江阴，规划用地 790 亩，源于 2021 年 5 月与江阴市政府签订的共建协议，2024 年 6 月完工交付。

• Student numbers exceed 20,000 undergraduates in the 2024/25 academic year, with doctoral training concentrated in food science, biotechnology and light industry.2024/25 学年本科生逾 20,000 人，博士生培养集中于食品科学、生物技术与轻工领域。

• International cooperation includes joint programmes and student exchange with partner universities in Europe, Oceania and Southeast Asia, coordinated through the international office established after the 2001 merger.国际合作包括与欧洲、大洋洲和东南亚伙伴大学的联合培养与交换项目，由 2001 年合并后设立的国际合作处统筹。

• Affiliated industry platforms include national engineering research centres for fermentation technology and grain processing that link campus laboratories to production lines.附属产业平台包括发酵技术与粮食加工领域的国家工程研究中心，把校园实验室与生产线直接相连。

Campus

• The main Lihu campus stands beside Lake Li in southern Wuxi, with its coordinates at 31.56887 degrees north and 120.28857 degrees east, about ten kilometres from the city centre.主校区蠡湖校区坐落于无锡城南蠡湖之畔，坐标为北纬 31.56887、东经 120.28857，距市中心约十公里。

• Its grounds of more than 3,200 mu include lakeside lawns, the Wen Hao Science Hall and sports stadiums, with 16 student apartment clusters housing the residential community.校园 3,200 余亩，含湖滨草坪、文浩科学馆与体育场馆，16 个学生公寓组团构成生活社区。

• The Yixing campus at Xinzhuang street, planned on 35.53 hectares, opened for graduate education in September 2022 and received ministry approval in 2024.宜兴校区位于新庄街道，规划用地 35.53 公顷，2022 年 9 月启用承担研究生教育，2024 年获教育部批复。

• The Jiangyin campus, on 790 mu by agreement of May 2021, was built from May 2022 and delivered in June 2024.江阴校区依 2021 年 5 月的共建协议规划 790 亩，2022 年 5 月启动建设，2024 年 6 月完工交付。

• Wuxi's Metro network links the Lihu campus to the railway station and Sunan Shuofang Airport within an hour, and the campus sits on the line serving the southern lake district.无锡地铁网络把蠡湖校区与火车站、苏南硕放机场连接在一小时车程内，校区即位于服务城南湖区地铁沿线。

• The library on the Lihu campus, with 2.27 million volumes, is among the largest academic libraries in the Yangtze delta region for food science holdings.蠡湖校区图书馆藏书 227 万册，其食品科学馆藏规模居长三角高校前列。

• Laboratory buildings host the university's national engineering research centres in fermentation and grain processing, jointly operated with industrial partners.校区实验楼设有发酵技术与粮食加工领域的国家工程研究中心，与产业伙伴联合运营。

• Student residences, dining halls and the university hospital cluster on the Lihu campus, keeping daily life within the lakeside grounds.学生宿舍、食堂与校医院集中于蠡湖校区，日常生活均在湖滨园区内完成。

• The Yixing campus on the shores of Lake Tai hosts the School of Environment and Ecology, taking advantage of the lake region's ecological research setting.宜兴校区地处太湖之滨，环境与生态学院设于此，就近利用太湖流域的生态研究环境。

• Wuxi's location between Shanghai and Nanjing places the university two hours by high-speed rail from both cities, supporting industry internships across the delta.无锡地处上海与南京之间，高铁两小时可达两城，为横跨长三角的产业实习提供便利。

Reputation

• Jiangnan University is placed in the 771-780 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.江南大学在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 771-780 区间。

• THE World University Rankings 2027 place it in the 601-650 band.2027 年度 THE 世界大学排名将其列于 601-650 区间。

• The 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities survey ranks it 357th worldwide, the strongest position among the four main global rankings for the university.2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名将其列于世界第 357，为四项主榜中该校的最高座次。

• The Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 places it in the 301-400 band, reflecting its strength in food science and engineering.2026 年软科世界大学学术排名（ARWU）将其列于 301-400 区间，反映其食品科学与工程领域的实力。

• In the fourth national discipline evaluation of 2017 it earned two A+ grades, in food science and engineering and in light industry technology and engineering, a result matched by few institutions of its size.在 2017 年第四轮学科评估中，该校斩获食品科学与工程与轻工技术与工程两个 A+，同规模高校中罕见。

• Its OpenAlex record lists 74,990 research works and 5,758,459 citations, concentrated in food technology, applied microbiology and chemical engineering.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 74,990 项、被引 5,758,459 次，成果集中于食品技术、应用微生物学与化学工程。

• Designated a Project 211 university and a Double First-Class university, it is one of the ministry-affiliated universities in Jiangsu province.作为「211 工程」与「双一流」建设高校，它是江苏省域内部属高校之一。

• Within China's food and brewing industries it is widely regarded as the leading academic base, with graduates staffing technical and quality leadership across the sector.在中国食品与酿造行业，该校被普遍视为首席学术基地，毕业生遍布行业技术与质量管理岗位。

• Its School of Design ranks among the national top tier for art and design education, feeding China's consumer product and fashion industries.其设计学院位居全国艺术设计教育第一梯队，为中国消费品与时尚产业输送设计人才。

Student life

• The university motto is Duxue Shangxing, Zhiyu Zhishan, meaning devoted learning and upright practice, resting in the highest good, drawn from classical Chinese texts.校训为「笃学尚行，止于至善」，取自中国经典，寓意潜心为学、躬行不怠、臻于至善。

• Campus anniversaries have shifted with historiography, from the contested 2002 centenary to the 60th-anniversary celebration of November 2018 fixed on 1958.校庆叙事随校史考证而变化，从 2002 年有争议的「百年校庆」落到 2018 年 11 月以 1958 年为起点的 60 周年庆典。

• Sixteen apartment clusters on the Lihu campus house the residential community, and lakeside running paths along Lake Li are a fixture of student recreation.蠡湖校区 16 个公寓组团构成生活社区，沿蠡湖的环湖跑道是学生日常锻炼的固定去处。

• Dozens of student societies cover brewing culture, design exhibitions, volunteering and the arts, with the design school's degree shows among the campus year's highlight events.数十个学生社团涵盖酿造文化、设计展览、志愿与艺术领域，设计学院的毕业展是校园年度盛事。

• The annual sports meeting and the lake-side New Year celebration structure the campus calendar alongside academic conferences on food science.年度运动会与湖畔跨年活动构成校园日程的节点，与食品科学学术会议穿插并行。

• Student media and the university press cover campus affairs, while dining halls showcase the food science faculty's research in campus catering.学生媒体与校方出版平台报道校园事务，食堂则把食品科学教师的科研成果端上学生的餐桌。

• Volunteer programmes connect students to Wuxi's industries and communities, reflecting the city's role as a light-industry and IoT manufacturing hub.志愿服务项目把学生送进无锡的产业与社区，呼应这座城市轻工与物联网制造业枢纽的地位。

• Graduate life extends to the Yixing and Jiangyin campuses, which run their own orientation and society programmes under the unified student affairs office.研究生生活延伸至宜兴与江阴校区，两校区在学生工作部门统一管理下各自组织迎新与社团活动。

• Wuxi's lakeside geography shapes campus culture, with spring outings to Lake Tai and Yuantouzhu scenic area organised by the student union.无锡的湖滨地理塑造了校园文化，学生会每年组织春游太湖与鼋头渚景区。

Notable people

• Rong Desheng, the industrialist who founded the private Jiangnan University in 1947, was the largest national capitalist of the Republican era and a leading educational philanthropist.荣德生，1947 年创办私立江南大学的实业家，是民国最大的民族资本家，也是著名的教育慈善家。

• Qian Mu, the historian and Confucian scholar, served as first dean of the private university's Faculty of Letters in 1948 before his later career in Hong Kong and Taiwan.钱穆，史学家与儒学大家，1948 年出任私立江南大学文学院首任院长，后移席香港、台湾。

• Qin Hanzhang, food scientist and long-serving head of national food industry institutes, taught at the private Jiangnan University and led its farm products manufacturing department.秦含章，食品科学家、国家食品工业研究机构长期负责人，曾在私立江南大学执教并任农产制造系主任。

• Zhu Baoyong, founder of China's first food industry department in 1950, moved the discipline east to Wuxi in 1958 and served as vice president of the Wuxi Institute of Light Industry.朱宝镛，1950 年创建中国第一个食品工业系，1958 年随系东迁无锡，出任无锡轻工业学院副院长。

• Chen Jian, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and bio-fermentation specialist, served a long term as president of the university in the 2000s and 2010s.陈坚，中国工程院院士、生物发酵专家，2000 至 2010 年代长期担任该校校长。

• Chen Wei, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and food microbiologist, was appointed president in 2020, continuing the university's food-science leadership tradition.陈卫，中国工程院院士、食品微生物学家，2020 年出任校长，延续该校的食品科学领导传统。

• Rong Zhijian, grandson of founder Rong Desheng through his son Rong Yiren, led CITIC Group in the 1990s, extending the founding family's national economic role into the reform era.荣智健，创办人荣德生之子荣毅仁的下一代，1990 年代执掌中信集团，把荣氏家族的全国经济影响力延续到改革开放年代。

• Former students of the food industry department lead technical departments across China's brewing, dairy and condiment industries, a presence dating to the first graduating classes of the 1950s.食品工业系历届毕业生执掌中国酿造、乳品与调味品行业的技术部门，这一传统可追溯到 1950 年代首届毕业生。

• Design alumni of the School of Design hold faculty posts at art academies across China, extending the 1960s industrial design lineage nationwide.设计学院的毕业生在全国各地美术学院任教，把 1960 年代的工业设计传统推广至全国。

• Visiting scholars from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Soviet food industry institutes contributed the original teaching plans that Zhu Baoyong adapted for the 1950 department.来自麻省理工学院与苏联食品工业学院的访问学者提供了原始教学计划，经朱宝镛改造用于 1950 年建系。