Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
Encyclopedia
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST; ), formerly the Meteorology College of Nanjing University, 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 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.
NUIST offers Associate, Bachelor, Master and Doctorate degree programs in areas including Atmospheric Science, Information Science and Technology, Environmental Science
, Engineering
, management, literature, economics, laws and agriculture.
At Autumn 2010 more than 150 foreign students from 27 countries were studying at NUIST.
The administration of NUIST handed over from China Meteorological Administration
China Meteorological Administration
The China Meteorological Administration , headquartered in Beijing, is the national weather service for the People's Republic of China.-History:...
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.
NUIST offers Associate, Bachelor, Master and Doctorate degree programs in areas including Atmospheric Science, Information Science and Technology, Environmental Science
Environmental science
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems...
, Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, management, literature, economics, laws and agriculture.
At Autumn 2010 more than 150 foreign students from 27 countries were studying at NUIST.
Colleges and departments
- Binjiang College
- College of Adult Education
- Technical College for Professional Training
- Yue Jiang Academy
- The Department of Atmospheric Science
- College English Department
- Department of Electronic Engineering
- Law Department
- Department of Public Administration
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Department of Computer Science and Technology
- Department of Economics and Trade
- Department of Spatial Information Science
- Mathematics Department
- Foreign Languages Department
- The Department of Physics
- Department of Information Management
- Department of Information and Communications Technologies
- Department of Applied Meteorological Science
- The Department of Chinese Language and Literature
- The Department of Resource, Environment and City-rural Planning
- College of International Education (for foreign students)