Listen to this articleWith ringing in the new millennium, Jilin University(吉林大学：Jílín Dàxué) has emerged with a new posture and voice among all other noted Chinese universities, and it has opened its door to all excellent students from around the world.
The new Jilin University, an amalgamation of former five universities in Changchun(长春：Chánɡchūn), was established on June 12, 2000 in accordance with the decision of the State Council to reform and readjust the structure of higher education in China. The merger was approved by the Ministry of Education. The former five universities include Jilin University, Jilin University of Technology(吉林工业大学：Jílín Gōnɡyè Dàxué), Norman Bethune University of Medical Sciences(白求恩医科大学：Bái Qiúēn Yīkē Dàxué), Changchun University of Science and Technology(长春科技大学：Chánɡchūn Kējì Dàxué) and Changchun Institute of Post and Telecommunications(长春邮电学院：Chánɡchūn Yóudiàn Xuéyuàn).
Since the merging, Jilin University has been made into the largest national key university with all-round education programs and high academic standards under the Ministry of Education. Supported by the national key construction project, it is looking forward to a broader prospect for its further development.
The former Jilin University was established in 1946, and it grew out of the Northeast Administration College and the Northeast People’s University. It developed and enlarged under the national policy of distributing higher education resources in key areas of the country. Over the years it evolved its unique university spirit and academic atmosphere, and was designated as a national key university covering wide and broad disciplines in both science and humanities. Before the merger, it had trained great numbers of talented persons and reached remarkable achievements in science and technology. As a result, it had become one of the important national training bases for professionals in basic sciences and for those pursuing high-level academic studies.
