[1][2] The private Jiangnan University (私立江南大学), one source of JiangnanU, was founded in Wuxi in 1947 by Rong Desheng, the largest national capitalist in the Republic of China era.

The newly completed university campus covers 208 hectares with floor space of 1.05 million square meters.

Jiangnan University consists of 17 schools and offers 48 undergraduate programs with 9 disciplines including science, engineering, medicine, literature, economics, management, law, education and arts.

[6] Jiangnan University is regarded as one of the world's top "Food Science and Technology" research institutions.

The school has taken a leadership role in founding the Collaborative Innovation Center for Food Safety and Nutrition, and has founded five "111 Plan" Base for Innovation and Talent Recruiting and 18 international joint laboratories.

63.8% of faculty holds a senior title, 68.9% has a doctoral degree, and 42.1% has more than one year of overseas experience.