Situated in the old capital city Nanjing, Hohai University (HHU) has a one-hundred-year-long history and enjoys high prestige. As a key comprehensive university under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Education, HHU has upgraded itself with good momentum of development in hydraulic engineering and water resources as its main focus, education of engineering subjects as its first priority, and coordinated development of a wide array of disciplines covering engineering, sciences, economics, management, liberal arts and law, ranking among China’s top universities in its teaching indexes and overall strength. Nowadays, HHU offers 12 post-doctorate programs, 66 Ph.D programs, 198 Master’s programs, 18 Engineering Master’s programs and the MBA program, and 54 undergraduate programs. In 2017, the discipline of Hydraulic Engineering and Environment Engineering were selected into the construction of “Double First-Rate” Discipline Plan.

Students and Faculty

At present, HHU has 3 campuses: Xikang Road Campus, Jiangning Campus, and Changzhou Campus respectively in Nanjing and Changzhou cities, with the total building area of 1720,625 square metres. With 20 schools under the university’s direct supervision, the number of the students is 51,272 in total, including 19,853 undergraduates, 16,439 master and doctoral students, and738 international students (by June , 2017).There are 3423 staff members, including 2 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 1174 professors and associate professors, and 435 supervisors of Ph.D. students, as well as 15 academicians employed as part-time professors and tutors for Ph.D. students. HHU has one state key research center and one state key laboratory--- “State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering”; “State Key Engineering Research Center of Efficient Utilization of Water Resources and Engineering Safety”.

International Education

Hohai University is among the first batch of state-authorizing universities to award bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees to foreign students. The University has received students from over 100 countries and regions, most of whom have become senior experts, scholars and officials in their home countries. Hohai University is proactively seeking international cooperation opportunities to integrate quality resources both home and abroad. It has established connections with over 70 institutions around the world and is conducting programs including joint training, mutual credit recognition, short-term student and teacher exchanges, fellowships and other academic visits.The International School is committed to the management and service of international students, overseas studies, short-term exchanges and education of Chinese language and culture.