Ningbo University

Ningbo University is one of the premier institutions of higher learning located in the picturesque port city of Ningbo in the Zhejiang Province of the People’s Republic of China. Spread across five campuses with a total area of 3000 acres, the university offers a comprehensive range of diverse disciplines of study that includes engineering, medicine, agronomy, economics, science, management, liberal arts, history, education and law.

FOCUS ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Established in 1986, the main focus of this premier institution of higher learning is on research and development. The university received a total of 0.3 billion RMB as annual fund for research from the Chinese Central government, during the eleventh Five-Year Plan. Besides this, the university also acquires financial and other resources from the provincial and municipal government for research purposes from time to time.

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS CONFERRED
The institution has received 12 first class Natural Science Awards, instituted by the Education Ministry, 5 National Sci-Tech Progress Awards for the R&D and industrialization of energy-saving equipment for drinking-water advanced-treatment’, ‘the innovation and industrialization of key technology for sea-water active bait and swelling-feeding’,” innovation and application of key technology for wireless media telecommunicating transition and terminal system’ etc. Moreover it has also received Zhejiang Provincial Sci-Tech Awards and many Ningbo Municipal Sci-Tech Awards.

FACILITIES OFFERED
Ningbo University offers diverse facilities for research and teaching. It’s libraries have an enviable collection of approximately 3,310,000 books and are covered by CNKI Network Administration Service Center. The university also has 8 affiliated hospitals for students to undergo internship.

PROGRAMS OF STUDY
This premier institution of higher learning has 19 colleges that offers 71 bachelor degree programs, 135 master degree programs and 6 PhD programs.

TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
The total number of teaching and administrative staff is 2330 which includes 283 full professors, 507 associate professors, 5 academicians, and 1300 teachers.

STUDENTS
A total number of 4000 resident postgraduate students, 400 international students, 25,000 full-time undergraduate students and 15,400 part-time students are pursuing their studies at the university.

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED
Scholarship opportunities are offered by Ningbo University to distinguished international students in the field of Mechanical Engineering and Fashion Designing programs.

ACCOMMODATION
The university provides convenient and safe accommodation which is also affordable, to its students.

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
Ningbo University has maintained international cooperation and exchange programs with more than 80 reputed institutions of higher learning of 30 countries world wide. These include Canberra University, Purdue University (USA), University of Montreal (Canada), Wollongong University (Australia) and others.

Every year more than 130 students are sent overseas to study in foreign institutions as part of the exchange programs of the university. For the convenience of international students the university offers English medium programs that includes MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery), Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of International Economics and Trade, MBA (Masters in Business Administration), Business Administration, Fashion Designing and Aquaculture.

Ningbo

A busy seaport, Ningbo (宁波市) is a busy commercial urban hub in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This north-eastern sub-provincial municipality is spread over an area of 2,000/sq mi (770/km2) in the Zhejiang province.

NOMENCLATURE

The Chinese word ‘Ningbo’ is a compound form of two terms “ning’ and ‘bo’. ‘Ning’ (寧 or 宁) connotes “serene/tranquil”, whereas the other Chinese term ‘bo’ means (波) “waves”. Therefore, the English transcription of the term ‘Ningbo’ is ‘Serene Waves’/ ‘Tranquil Waves’.

Often the city’s name is also abbreviated to 甬 (Yǒng), after 甬山 (the Yong Hill) — a major coastal hill near Ningbo. There is also the Yong River meandering through the metropolis.
The ellipsis ‘Ning’ is popularly used for Nanjing.

Earlier referred to as ‘Ningpo’, the modern metropolis of Ningbo is variously put in black and white. For instance, it is written as Níngbō in pinyin; (the term is pronounced thus in the Ningbo dialect Nyin-poh/Nyin-pou; as nying平po平 in Wu; as 宁波 in Chinese; and as 寧波 in Traditional Chinese.

At one point of time, Ningbo was also known as 明州 (Míngzhōu). The term 明 (Ming) points to two lakes located within the wall of the metropolis —月湖 (the Moon Lake) and 日湖 (the Sun Lake). Today, only the Moon Lake is extant.

POLITICAL STATUS
The Ningbo Municipality enjoys a Sub-Provincial Administrative Status. The Chinese Government also allows the town’s management to draw up its very own state-planning blueprint.

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
Ningbo has 11 County-level divisions and 148 Township divisions.

LOCATION & ELEVATION
Ningbo is located between coordinates 29°52′N and 121°33′E. This Chinese cultural hub is situated at an elevation of 488 ft (150 m) above the sea level.

BOUNDARIES
The Hangzhou Bay is to the north of this ancient city while the East China Sea is to the east. Ningbo shares its boundaries with Shaoxing in the west and with Taizhou in the south. There is a narrow water strip between this town and Zhoushan.

POPULATION
Ningbo is presently home to a mixed population of 7,605,689 (2010 Census). The metro population has been estimated at 3,491,597 whereas that of the urban area spread over six districts is 3,491,597.

POPULATION DENSITY
The density of population is 2,000/sq mi (770/km2).

TRACING THE ROOTS
The roots of Ningbo have been traced to 4800 BC. That was the flourishing time of the extremely rich Hemudu culture. This town was a major mercantile hub on the famed Silk Road some 2000 years back. Then it also developed as a key seaport together with Guangzhou and Yangzhou during the heydays of the Tang Dynasty. Next, it assumed the most significant role as a harbor drawing substantial foreign exchange to the royal exchequer of the Song Dynasty.