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The predecessor of the School of Fine Arts and Calligraphy of Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA) is called Shanghai College of Fine Arts. In 1912, it was established as the earliest modern college of fine arts in China by Liu Haisu who is believed to be one of the founding fathers of modern Chinese art education. In 1952, it merged with Suzhou College of Fine Arts founded by Yan Wenliang, and gradually developed into today's School of Fine Arts and Calligraphy of NUA. Over the past years, the School has borne in mind the country's most fundamental interests and remained committed to educating people with professional and moral excellence. Revolving around training first-class graduates in arts, it has developed a high-level talent cultivation system to foster top-notch artists and researchers with a focus on China and a global perspective.The discipline of Fine Arts and Calligraphy has a tremendous influence both at home and abroad. In 2007, it was rated as a national key discipline by the Ministry of Education, ranked third in the third round of discipline evaluation, and was graded A (tying for the third place nationwide) in the fourth round of discipline evaluation by the Ministry of Education. It has been included in the Best Chinese Subjects ranking by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy for two years in a row.As one of the first institutions to offer master's and d...

The School of Music of Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA) is one of the oldest higher music education institutions in China. In 1921, Shanghai College of Fine Arts, the predecessor of NUA, opened a six-week summer music training class for art teachers, marking the official incorporation of music professional training into the College's teaching system. In 1923, Shanghai College of Fine Arts established the Department of Music. In 1952, the Department of Music of East China Institution of the Arts was founded after the Department of Music of Shanghai College of Fine Arts merged with the Music Major of the Department of Art, Shandong University. In 1958, the Department of Music of East China Institution of the Arts was renamed the Department of Music of NUA. In 1999, the name was finally decided as the School of Music of NUA. The School of Music employs over 100 staff members, of which 12 are doctoral and 62 postgraduate supervisors. The total number of undergraduates, postgraduates, and doctoral students exceeds 1,000. Introduction of Majors:Musicology: Musicology is the Higher Education Institution Star Major Construction Site of Jiangsu Province. In 2010, it was approved as the National Featured Major Construction Site by the Ministry of Education. In 2020, it was recognized as the National First-Class Major Construction Site. The faculty has been rated as the Excellent ...

The School of Design of Nanjing University of Arts (NUA) enjoys a long and clear history, which traces its roots to the Crafts and Pattern Department set up by the Private Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts in the 1920s. For more than a century, from the school-running philosophy of gradeur, brevity, profoundity, and beauty established by Mr. Cai Yuanpei, to the spirit of seeking constant change proposed by Mr. Liu Haisu, NUA has cultivated generations of excellent art talents. During its development, the educational philosophy for design and the foundation for academic research by reputable teachers and scholars such as Chen Zhifo, Zhang Daoyi, Wu Shan, and Xi Chuanji are the backbone of the School of Design of NUA. Most of the famous scholars of art schools nationwide and leaders and pacesetters in the field of design have connections with NUA. They have experience studying, teaching, or exchanging ideas here, and have spread NUA's special experience throughout the country. Thanks to its comprehensive resources, the School of Design drives professional teaching with advanced scientific research, promotes teaching reform with teaching experiments, trains talents with innovative applications, and realizes the application of scientific achievements with horizontal cooperation. It has formed distinctive academic characteristics in such aspects as traditional Chinese design theory ...

The School of Drama,Film & Television of Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA) grew out of the Department of Drama of NUA, which was established in 1969. In December 1998, it was reopened, and the Department of Movie, Television, and Art was set up. In January 2006, it developed into the School of Drama,Film & Television.The School now has a master's program, a doctoral program, and a post-doctoral station in Film. Performance was selected as a brand major in universities and colleges of Jiangsu Province and a national first-class undergraduate major construction site. Drama, Film & Television Literature was established as a brand characteristic major construction site in universities and colleges of Jiangsu Province. Drama, Film & Television was selected as a key discipline in the 13th Five-Year Plan of Jiangsu Province from 2016 to 2018, rated as B+ in the fourth round of national discipline evaluation of the Ministry of Education released in 2017, and selected as a competitive discipline in the 13th Five-Year Plan of Jiangsu Province from 2018 to 2019. In 2021, Drama, Film & Television Literature was selected as a national first-class undergraduate major construction site and a provincial first-class undergraduate construction site in Jiangsu Province. Broadcasting and Hosting Art was approved as a major for first-class undergraduate construction in Ji...

The School of Dance is a secondary school of Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA). It developed from the Dance Subject established by the Secondary School of NUA in 1970. In 2000, it began to enroll full-time undergraduate and college students nationwide. The Department of Dance was founded in 2004 and renamed the School of Dance in 2007. There are more than 700 undergraduates, postgraduates, doctoral students, and international students. The School of Dance has four undergraduate majors including Choreography, Dance Performance, Dancology, and Dance Education, and eight undergraduate training directions including Chinese Folk Dance Performance, Chinese Classical Dance Performance, and so on. It has five postgraduate programs including Dance Theory & Aesthetics, Chinese Modern & Contemporary Dance History, Choreography, Dance Performance, and Dance Education. There is one doctoral program in Research on Chinese Contemporary Dance Dramas and the first-level discipline post-doctoral research station in Music and Dancology. The School has set up the Chinese Contemporary Dance Drama Research Center, which has hosted seven influential national academic seminars. The School has successively inaugurated Jiangsu Folk Dance Teaching and Creation Laboratory, Kun Dance Teaching and Practice Base, the Repository and Creation and Research Platform of Chinese Contemporary Dance Drama...

Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA), with its motto of gradeur, brevity, profoundity, beauty, and innovation, is a century-old comprehensive higher art university with great influence both at home and abroad. The School of Media Arts and Communication of NUA, founded in 2005, is a forward-looking teaching unit that integrates art with contemporary media technology and information technology, and adapts to the shift towards video content of global information. The School takes medium and art as two characteristic keywords, emphasizes the combination of art and technology, and prioritizes the characteristics of interdisciplinary integration, cross-major combination, and practice-based teaching. With a multi-layer teaching system, the School has more than 1600 undergraduates, master's students and doctoral students. It has a center for post-doctoral studies in Digital Media Art, a doctoral program in Digital Media Art, a master's program in Radio and Television Art, and seven undergraduate programs in Radio and TV Writing & Directing, Animation, Digital Media Art, Recording Art, Photography, Advertising, Film and TV Photography & Production. In terms of talent training, it focuses on cultivating modern interdisciplinary talent who possesses the theoretical foundation of mass media, is proficient in digital audio and video technology, network media technology, radi...

The School of Contemporary Music and Technology of Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA), following the development of the times, aims to train versatile talent in music, with the abilities of self-development and entrepreneurship. In November 1995, NUA joined hands with Chubu Technical Academy of Musical Instruments to establish a piano tuning academy affiliated with NUA and set up the Piano Tuning major, creating the first school-running model of Chinese-foreign cooperation in Jiangsu. In 1998, the academy was renamed NUA (China-Japan) Aiyue Higher Technical College and had three more majors, namely Music Education, Music Composition, and Popular Music Creation. In November 2000, it was given the new name NUA (China-Japan) Aiyue College. Since December 2005, it has been known as the School of Contemporary Music and Technology, NUA. Over the past two decades, the School has trained a host of talented people in music for the country. The number of graduates from the school has exceeded 2,000.There are four majors (major orientations) in the School.1. Popular Music: This major aims to train interdisciplinary talented people in music and dance. The students are required to adapt to the needs of social and economic development and equip themselves with moral grounding, intellectual and physical ability, aesthetic sensibility, and work skills. They need to master the basic theory an...

As the cultural industry and cultural undertakings are thriving at home and abroad and the university is implementing the discipline expansion strategy, the School of Humanities and Museology(Art Research Institute) of Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA) was founded on the basis of the Department of Basic Cultural Education in 2006. The teaching unit is mainly responsible for developing the emerging practical majors of general arts and teaching public courses in the university. There are four majors for undergraduate students, namely Cultural Relic Conservation & Restoration, Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection, Art History & Theory, as well as Art Education. The specialties for postgraduate students from all over the country include Cultural Relics Appreciation & Restoration, Cultural Heritage, Art History & Historiographical Theory Research, as well as Art Education Research. The specialties for postdoctoral students from all over the country include Cultural Heritage Protection, Art Theory Research, Chinese Art Literature Research, and Art Ethics.The School of Humanities and Museology(Art Research Institute) has 570 students, including 476 undergraduate students, 79 postgraduate students, and 15 doctoral students. The School has 68 faculty members, including 60 full-time teachers. It has four professors, one distinguished professor, one researcher, 30 as...

Industrial Design of Nanjing University of the Arts, set up as a major in 1993, was developed into the School of Industrial Design in 2008. The School has more than 800 students on campus, including undergraduate students, postgraduate students, and doctoral students. The School owns the first batch of national first-class majors and the provincial characteristic majors of higher education institutions. It serves as a vice president unit of the China Industrial Design Association, a provincial center for experimental teaching and demonstration of industrial design, and a provincial experimental base for the innovation of industrial design talent training modes. Among the 39 full-time teachers, 54% of the teachers hold senior titles. More than 50% of the teachers have overseas working and studying experience. Industrial Design of Nanjing University of the Arts, set up as a major in 1993, was developed into the School of Industrial Design in 2008. The School has more than 800 students on campus, including undergraduate students, postgraduate students, and doctoral students. The School owns the first batch of national first-class majors and the provincial characteristic majors of higher education institutions. It serves as a vice president unit of the China Industrial Design Association, a provincial center for experimental teaching and demonstration of industrial design, and a pr...

The School of Cultural Industries of Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA) grew out of Jiangsu Cultural Industry Research Center and was founded in 2002. It is one of China's pioneers in researching and teaching the cultural creativity industry. In 2003, it took the national lead in offering systematic training for doctoral and postgraduate students in cultural industry management. In 2007, it built a national research center for cultural industries To respond to the rapid development of cultural industries at home and abroad and the fast-growing need for cultural management talents in society, NUA officially established the School of Cultural Industries in October 2008. Taking pragmatism and innovation as the guideline, the School emphasizes the teaching principle of combining theory and practice and domestic characteristics and international perspectives and strives to train versatile graduates specializing in cultural operation and management. Notably, the School has taken the national lead in developing a complete system for cultural industry disciplines, covering all levels of talent training. It has not only developed fully-fledged bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctoral degree programs, but also established a post-doctoral station in the first-level discipline of Art Theory. At present, the school offers three undergraduate majors, i.e.&...

The School of Higher Vocational Education & Adult Education is the second-level public college of Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA). This school enrolls students individually from polytechnic schools, technical schools, vocational schools, and culture and art schools in Jiangsu Province, providing high-level and multi-specialty vocational education. They have eight undergraduate majors in Visual Communication Design, Environmental Design, Product Design (with Home Design), Digital Media Art, Musicology (with Music Education), Choreography, Performance, Broadcasting and Hosting art, with more than 1,300 students. The students have achieved excellent results in artistic creation and performance at all levels. Many of them have won awards in provincial, national, and international exhibitions, performances, and competitions. The School strives to cultivate the application-oriented artistic talent of higher quality with professional quality and occupational quality, practical ability, and creative spirit. Aiming at serving the economic and cultural development of Jiangsu, the School implements three integrations and one innovation. Specifically, it strengthens the connotative development of vocational education and propels the industry-university integration for joint education. It promotes the construction of new liberal arts and advances the integration of science and art ...

The history of enrolling international students at Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA) can date back to the 1950s. In 1995, the School of International Education was established. For more than 20 years, it has admitted thousands of international students from more than 80 countries and regions and trained excellent international graduates in different majors. Meanwhile, it has also offered Chinese refresher courses and different short-term courses such as Chinese Painting and Modern Handcrafts. By now, it has succeeded in holding dozens of courses attended by students from European Union countries, Canada, the USA, Japan, South Korea,and so on. Taking the opportunity of training international excellent graduates in arts and shouldering the mission of contributing to national diplomatic strategy, the School of International Education became the organizer of many projects initiated jointly by Professor Peng Liyuan and the wives of foreign state leaders such as the China-Zambia project and the China-Thailand project. When training international students, it holds onto using the same management standards for Chinese and international students and works to improve the quality and efficiency of teaching and service management, thus building studying abroad at NUA into a brand. A general office has been set up to take charge of admission, teaching a...