Nanchang University, referred to as "South" (the original referred to as the original South, in 2003 changed to "Chang big" in 2015 changed back to "South"), is a "liberal arts, medical research and production combined with" a comprehensive university , For the 211 engineering key university, "the national construction of high-level university public school graduate project" colleges and universities, "the central and western colleges and universities to enhance the comprehensive strength of the project" key construction institutions, the Ministry of Education the first batch of "excellent engineer education and training program" pilot school, Doctor education and training program "pilot colleges and universities, and has the first batch of 11 students of science and technology entrepreneurship practice base of the Nanchang University National University Science Park, to participate in the establishment of" Central and Western Union. "
School started in 1921 founded in Jiangxi Public Medical College and founded in 1940 the National Chung Cheng University. In 1993, Jiangxi University and Jiangxi University of Technology merged to form Nanchang University. In 1997, the school was listed as the national "211 Project" key construction university. In 2004, the Ministry of Education and the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government signed an agreement to build Nanchang University. In 2005, Nanchang University and Jiangxi Medical College merged to form the new Nanchang University.
The school is located in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, China, as of June 2016, the school has the former lake, Castle Lake, East Lake, Poyang Lake and Fuzhou five campuses, of which the former Lake campus covers an area of ​​more than 4500 acres, the school building area of ​​1.3 million square Meter. There are 4521 faculty members, full-time undergraduate students 36,936 people, all kinds of graduate students 13621 people, the country (territory) foreign students 902 people.