Ningbo University is a new type of local comprehensive university that grew up in the reform and opening up. It is a national "double-class" construction university jointly established by the State Oceanic Administration and Ningbo City, and jointly established by Zhejiang Province, the Ministry of Education and Ningbo City. It is a key construction university in Zhejiang Province. Ningbo University vigorously promotes open cooperation in running schools. The school has established cooperative relations with more than 70 schools and research institutions in more than 70 countries and regions.

Ningbo University is a comprehensive teaching and research university. Its disciplines cover 1 1 categories, including economics, law, teaching, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management and art. It has 25 colleges and 2 directly affiliated hospitals.

The main school is located in the north area of Ningbo Higher Education Park, with several campuses such as Meishan Campus and Botanical Garden Campus, covering an area of 3,037 mu and a building area of 1.2357 million square meters. The library covers an area of 5 1 000 square meters, with 2.7 million paper books and 2.3 million electronic books.

Related cultural traditions

School motto: seek truth from facts and apply what you have learned.

The word "seeking truth from facts" comes from the biography of Han Jiang Xian Wang written by Ban Gu, which means proceeding from reality, exploring the truth, grasping the law and being brave in innovation.

"Practicing the world" is a profound method of learning for the world put forward by Huang Zongxi of East Zhejiang School. Cheng Gang, secretary of the Party Committee of Ningbo University, believes that "seeking truth from facts, seeking truth and being pragmatic" has far-reaching implications and rich connotations, which embodies the regional cultural characteristics of Ningbo and the school-running philosophy and tradition of Ningda. "Seeking truth from facts, being pragmatic" was inscribed on 1988 by the famous calligrapher Mr. Sha Menghai, which had a great influence on teachers, students, alumni and all walks of life.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Ningbo University