Founded in 1946 as the Northeast College of Administration in Harbin, Heilongjiang, Jilin University merged with many universities and colleges and changed its name many times. In May 1948, the Northeast Administration College merged with the Harbin University and was renamed Northeast Academy of Science. In November 1948, the Northeast Academy of Science moved to Shenyang, Liaoning and restored the name of Northeast Administration College. In 1950, it was renamed as Northeast People's University. During the Korean War it was relocated to Changchun, Jilin. In 1958, it was renamed Jilin University.[4]
In 2000, Jilin University, Jilin University of Technology, Norman Bethune University of Medical Sciences, Changchun University of Science and Technology (established 1951), and Changchun Institute of Posts and Telecommunications combined to form the current Jilin University. On August 29, 2004, University of Military Logistics also merged into Jilin University.
In April 2006, an institute dedicated to projects of military interest was created within Jilin University[5].
As of 2021, the CWTS Leiden Ranking table 2021 ranked Jilin University at 11th in the world based on their publications for the time period 2016–2019.[20] In 2021, it ranked 70th among the universities around the world by SCImago Institutions Rankings.[21] The university ranked 66th among the leading institutions globally in the Nature Index 2021 Annual Tables by Nature Research, that measure the high-quality research published in 82 high-quality science journals.[22]
The University Ranking By Academic Performance 2021/22 ranked Jilin University at 105th globally.[23] Jilin University ranked 223rd worldwide and 23rd nationwide in the Center for World University Ranking (CWUR) 2022/23.[24]
Yury Gogotsi - leading Ukrainian scientist in the field of material chemistry, professor at Drexel University, founder and director of the A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute
Wilma Olson - professor at the BioMaPS institute for Quantitative Biology at Rutgers University, visiting professor at the Polymer Chemistry Department of Jilin University.
Helmut Ringsdorf - polymer Chemist, known for being the first to propose covalently bonding drugs to water-soluble polymers.
Wang Xianghao - mathematician who introduced the Grunwald–Wang theorem, correcting an error in Wilhelm Grunwald's original statement and proof of this.
Zhu Guangya - renowned Chinese nuclear physicist, head and first director of Jilin University Department of Physics
Colleges, Institutions and other Affiliated Organizations
There are 47 colleges or schools, as well as a few institutions and other affiliated organizations within 9 divisions in Jilin University,[25] including:
