Jinggangshan University

Located in Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province, Jinggangshan University (JGSU) is a comprehensive applied university jointly supported by the Jiangxi Provincial Government and the Ministry of Education. Founded in 1958 and renamed in 2007, it became a master's degree-granting institution in 2021.

The university has three campuses (Qingyuan, Jifu, Changgang) covering 164 hectares with 937,000 square meters of buildings and teaching equipment valued over 490 million yuan. With over 28,000 full-time students including international students from various countries, JGSU emphasizes global engagement through partnerships with overseas universities, joint programs, and academic exchanges.

JGSU's strengths lie in its unique red culture research, leveraging the revolutionary heritage of Jinggangshan with a dedicated Red Culture Research Institute that has won national awards. Its medical programs are robust, supported by one Grade-A tertiary hospital and four affiliated hospitals, excelling in clinical medicine, nursing, and pharmacy with advanced simulation centers.

As a top-tier applied university in Jiangxi, JGSU emphasizes industry-academia integration with over 100 enterprise partnerships (e.g., Huawei, ZTE) for internships, enhancing students' practical skills. The university offers 3 first-level master's disciplines and 11 professional master's programs across arts, sciences, engineering, medicine, economics, and management, with biology and Marxist theory as provincial first-class disciplines.

JGSU comprises 18 teaching colleges and 3 management schools, offering 51 undergraduate programs and 3 vocational undergraduate programs across nine disciplines: arts, sciences, engineering, medicine, economics, management, law, education, and arts.

The university promotes innovative teaching methods such as small-class instruction and project-based learning, with students winning hundreds of provincial and national competition awards in recent years. Research platforms include Jiangxi provincial key laboratories, engineering technology centers, and humanities research bases, with over 100 national-level projects and hundreds of provincial projects in five years, research funding exceeding 200 million yuan.

The three campuses offer distinct environments. Qingyuan campus, the main one, features modern teaching buildings, labs, and a library with study rooms and digital resources. Dormitories are equipped with air conditioning, hot water, and private bathrooms.

Multiple canteens serve diverse cuisines including halal options. Sports facilities include a gym, track field, basketball courts, tennis courts, and a swimming pool. Jifu campus focuses on medicine with advanced simulation and clinical training centers.