Out of 2,000 faculty members, there are 716 professors and 649 associate professors, including 33 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. NJU faculty has won various titles and awards, such as Chief Scientists in the “National Key Basic Research and Development Program” (4), Young and Middle-aged Experts with Distinguished Contributions in Science, Technology and Management (18), National Outstanding Young Scientists Award (87), Chair or Lecture Professors of "Cheung Kong Scholars Program" (57), Scholars in the “New Century Outstanding Talents Supporting Project” (74), and National distinguished Teachers (7), “Talents Cultivation Program” (9), “New Century Talents Cultivation Program (8)”.

Achievements

NJU has won more than 800 national, ministerial and provincial awards, including over 40 National Awards of Natural Sciences, Awards of Science and Technology Progress, and Awards of Innovation. Since 2000, it has received 11 National Awards of Natural Science (one First Prize, ten Second Prizes) and two of Science and Technology Progress.

Cooperation

In addition to the excellence in teaching and research work, NJU is also known for its vigorous exchanges with the outside world. Starting from 1979, it has established academic links with more than 200 universities and research institutes in around 70 countries. Such efforts resulted in the founding of joint education and research centers, e.g., the Center for Chinese and American Studies and the Sino-German Institute for Law Studies.  

Concerted efforts are being made to build up Nanjing University as a world leading university which is comprehensive, research-oriented and internationalized.