Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST), China
南京信息工程大学  

Address: No.219, Ningliu Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | 江苏省南京市宁六路219号 

https://www.nuist.edu.cn/ 

Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST), founded in 1960 and renamed from Nanjing Institute of Meteorology in 2004, was designated as one of the national key institutions of higher education in 1978. NUIST is co-constructed by the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) and the Ministry of Education. In 2017, NUIST is on the list of China’s “Double First-class” construction universities and disciplines as well as Jiangsu high level universities.
In recent years, NUIST's comprehensive ranking in the international mainstream university rankings has risen rapidly. In 2022, it ranked around 50th among Chinese mainland universities and 900th among world universities in the four major global university rankings of Times, U.S. News, ARWU, and QS.  

南京信息工程大学是国家“双一流”建设高校，是江苏高水平大学建设高峰计划A类建设高校。学校前身为南京气象学院，始建于1960年，隶属原中央（军委）气象局，是新中国创办的第一所气象本科院校，被誉为“气象人才的摇篮”。学校1978年被列入首批88所全国重点大学，1993年获博士学位授予权，2000年划转江苏省人民政府主管，2004年更名为南京信息工程大学。2007年以来，学校先后实现了江苏省人民政府、中国气象局、教育部、国家海洋局等多方共建。现为以江苏省管理为主的中央与地方共建高校。