Nanjing Tech University evolved from Sanjiang Normal College established by Zhang Zhidong in 1902, and the Department of Mechanics of Tongji Medical and Engineering School established in 1915. After 120 years of vicissitudes, it has presented one memorable milestone after another in history with itshard work.
The Timeline of Nanjing Tech University
Time, like a river, runs forever, witnessing both peaceful moments and great disturbances. Nanjing Tech University was formed by the merger of Nanjing University of Chemical Technology and Nanjing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture in 2001. In the 20thcentury, the two parts of Nanjing Tech University have respectively completed an extraordinary course of entrepreneurial development, leaving a solidfoundation.
In 1958, the Chemical Engineering Department of Nanjing Institute of Technology (now Southeast University) was relocated to found Nanjing Institute of Chemical Technology.
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In 1995，Nanjing Institute of Chemical Technology was renamed as Nanjing University of Chemical Technology.
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In 1953, Nanjing Architecture and Civil EngineeringSchoolwas established.
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In 1980, Nanjing Architecture and Civil EngineeringSchoolwas upgraded to Nanjing Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering.
On May 19, 2001, the merger of the two institutes was held.
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Over the past 21 years, NanjingTech hasalways placedcultivating talents as its fundamental responsibility. Focusing on the country’s top prioritiesandinsisting on strengthening its foundation and collaborative innovation,NanjingTech hasachieved a series of remarkable achievementsin the fields ofeducation, research, social services, cultural heritage and innovation, international exchange and cooperation, as well as contributed to the realization of the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation.
