Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine is a provincial public university in Nanjing, in Jiangsu province, China. It was founded in 1954 and took its present name in 1995. It specialises in traditional Chinese medicine, and it is one of the best known institutions of its kind in the country.
The university works on three campuses. The Xianlin campus, opened in 2002, is the main one and stands at 138 Xianlin Road in the Qixia District of Nanjing. The Hanzhongmen campus is at 282 Hanzhong Road in the Gulou District, and the Taizhou campus, opened in 2020, is at 6 Kuangshi Road in the Pharmaceutical High-tech District of Taizhou. In 2018 nearly 20,000 students were enrolled. The record does not state the number of staff.
The offer includes 33 undergraduate programs, 7 master programs and 4 doctoral programs. The university has 17 schools and institutes, among them Basic Medicine, three schools of Clinical Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Integrative Medicine, the Graduate School and the International Jingfang Institute. About 33 hospitals and clinical schools, and three pharmaceutical companies, are linked to it.
The libraries hold more than one million printed volumes, including about 40,000 ancient books, which represent roughly 40 percent of the existing ancient books on Chinese medicine. This is a rare resource for historians of medicine and for researchers in traditional pharmacology.
The university has been a WHO Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine since 5 August 1983, and it is now in its ninth consecutive term. It has been a partner of RMIT University in Australia since 1993, and the two institutions established a Chinese Medicine Confucius Institute on 20 June 2010. It runs eight overseas Chinese medicine centres and has ties with more than 90 countries and regions. Fees depend on the programme and the status of the student. Check the current tariff.
For a prospective student, the specialised profile is the main point. Programmes combine classical texts with modern clinical training and laboratory work, and the Jingfang Institute gives special attention to classical prescriptions. The university welcomes international students, and applicants should read the official pages for the programmes taught in English, the entry conditions and the scholarships available.
Domains taught:
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Microbiology and Genetics
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
WHO Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine, partnership with RMIT University, Chinese Medicine Confucius Institute, about 33 hospitals and clinical schools.
Research:
Traditional Chinese medicine, pharmacy, integrative medicine and clinical medicine.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
N/A
Current students***:
20000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
WHO Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine since 1983, library with about 40,000 ancient books, ties with over 90 countries and regions.
Cons
Specialised in Chinese medicine, teaching mainly in Chinese, campuses in several districts.
Best For
Students seeking education in traditional Chinese medicine with international partnerships.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of microbiology and genetics and life sciences can consider Fujian Medical University, and it covers bioengineering as well, and has almost the same size, at about 19,600 students.
Anhui Medical University is the closest domestic counterpart for microbiology and genetics and life sciences; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers bioinformatics as well.
Guangzhou Medical University follows much the same lines as this institution, with microbiology and genetics and life sciences as common ground, and it is slightly larger, at about 23,300 students against roughly 20,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Think of Wenzhou Medical University when microbiology and genetics and life sciences is the priority: it covers optics and bioengineering as well, and is slightly larger, at about 22,416 students against roughly 20,000 here.
Among national alternatives, Capital Medical University stands out for its focus on microbiology and genetics and life sciences, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
University of Szeged in Hungary shares the microbiology and genetics, chemistry and life sciences orientation of this institution, and it is slightly larger, at about 22,693 students against roughly 20,000 here, and is also a public institution.
University of Otago, based in New Zealand, is built around microbiology and genetics, chemistry and life sciences much like this institution, and it covers finance and marine science as well, and has almost the same size, at about 21,315 students.
The closest overseas parallel on microbiology and genetics, chemistry and life sciences is Hebrew University of Jerusalem, located in Israel; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
The closest overseas parallel on microbiology and genetics and life sciences is Tehran University of Medical Sciences, located in Iran; it is smaller, enrolling about 11,543 students against roughly 20,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Beyond national borders, University of Regensburg stands out as a comparable school for microbiology and genetics, chemistry and life sciences; it has almost the same size, at about 21,088 students, and is also a public institution.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
Where is Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine?
In Nanjing, Jiangsu province, with its main Xianlin campus in the Qixia District.
When was it founded?
In 1954.
When did it take its present name?
In 1995.
How many campuses does it have?
Three: Xianlin, Hanzhongmen and Taizhou.
How many students did it have in 2018?
Nearly 20,000.
How many schools and institutes does it have?
17.
What is special about its library?
About 40,000 ancient books, roughly 40 percent of the existing ancient Chinese medicine books.
Is it a WHO Collaborating Center?
Yes, for Traditional Medicine, since 5 August 1983.
Which Australian university does it partner with?
RMIT University, since 1993.
What does it cost?
Fees depend on the programme and the status of the student. Check the current tariff.
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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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