Founded in 1919, Nankai University's postgraduate education can be traced back to 1928. Since the founding of the National Southwest Associated University and New Chinaand the reform and opening up till now, Nankai University has been engaging in postgraduate education and training for more than 80 years. As amultidisciplinaryandresearch-baseduniversity with equal emphasis onLiberal Arts and Sciencesand a complete range of disciplines, Nankai University has formed a unique postgraduate education and training model.

In September 1984, with the approval of the former State Education Commission, Nankai University was among the first 22universitiesin the country to pilot a graduate school. Since then, the graduate education of Nankai University has seen unprecedented developmentin terms ofboththe level and the scale of education and schoolmanagement. It has embarked on a path of standardized and professional development.

In the 30 yearssincethe establishment ofour Graduate School, Nankai University has always regarded discipline construction as its top priority, which in turn, givesastrong impetus to the developmentinother areas. Currently, there are 26 colleges (departments, institutes) and research units in Nankai University with postgraduate enrollment qualifications, covering 13 disciplines, namelyPhilosophy,Economics,Law,History,Literature,Education,Mechanics,Engineering,Medicine,Agriculture,ManagementScience,MilitaryScience andArt. As an important institution responsible for the discipline construction planning of the whole university and the education of more than 10,000 postgraduates, the Graduate School of Nankai University has become a keyonewith great influence in China.

We are dedicated to recruiting talents based on their merits.Nankai University will always open its door to capable, productive, andprofessionaltalents, and providewell-equipped facilitiesas best as it can to serve its scientific research and teaching. Therehave beenoutstanding talentsinolder generationssuch as Chen Shengshen, Wu Dayou and Cao Yu; Now there are a group of young and middle-aged talents led by theeldergeneration. At present, Nankai University has formed a well-organized teaching team with academic excellence anddedication toinnovation.

Over the past 80 years, the postgraduate education of Nankai University has adhered to the development concept of ruling the country by literature, strengthening the country with science and enriching the country withcommerce,the conceptadvocated byour foundingPresident Zhang Bolingandclosely related to socialpractices.In addition, through upholding the principle ofmaking study to serve our country, the postgraduate educationinNankai University serves Chinainsociety, politics and economy, and has formed adown-to-earthacademic stylein doing research.

As an ancient Chinese proverb goes, good honing gives a sharp edge to a sword, and bitter cold adds more fragrance to plum blossom.After years ofstrenuous efforts, wehave striven toget our schooltoenterthe ranks of world-class universities, serving asthe representative and leader of advanced educational concepts,practices,and systems. Meanwhile, we also aim to cultivate talents withinnovation and greatambitions in the process ofpostgraduate education andcultivation. Allof thesewillcontributeto improvingoureducation quality, academicexcellenceand overall school-management level, andattain advanced world level in some of our leading disciplines, making Nankai University an importantsourceofhigh-levelprofessionals with creativityandknowledge innovationin China.