Nanjing University,one of China`s key comprehensive universities under the
direct supervision of the Ministry of Education,dates from 1902 when it was
known as Sanjiang Normal School.During the following decades,it evolved as
Liangjiang Normal School,Nanjing Higher Normal School,National Southeast
University,the Fourth Zhongshan University,and National Central University.On
August 8,1949,National Central University was renamed National Nanjing
University.In October 1950,as required by the Ministry of Education,the name
was changed to Nanjing University (NJU).In 1952,due to the nationwide
restructuring of colleges and universities,some academic units such as the
School of Engineering and the School of Agriculture were separated from the
university; meanwhile,it merged with the School of Liberal Arts and the School
of Sciences of the University of Nanking founded in 1888.Its name remained
while its campus moved from Sipailou to Gulou.