About Jiangxi University of Science and Technology (JXUST)
1. A Place Where Ambition Meets Purpose
Jiangxi University of Science and Technology (JXUST) is a place where ambition meets purpose. Rooted in Jiangxi and spanning two campuses in Ganzhou and Nanchang, we offer you a community where teaching and research advance together—and where your work can help shape the future of materials that the world depends on. At JXUST, you will join a vibrant community of more than 27,000 full-time undergraduates and over 6,000 doctoral and master's students. Our campuses cover around 220 hectares, with 1.296 million square meters of building space and 149,000 square meters of sports grounds, giving you room to learn, live, and grow. We bring together 3 excellence and innovation centers, 7 academic divisions, 24 teaching schools, and 24 research platforms—a structure designed to connect disciplines and turn curiosity into impact. We began undergraduate education in 1958, master's education in 1980, and doctoral education in 2013, and we are approved by the State Council to confer doctoral, master's, and bachelor's degrees.
Our identity has been shaped by tungsten, copper, lithium, rare earths, and critical minerals. That heritage gives us a distinctive position in nonferrous and rare earth materials education and research, and it makes JXUST a major base for science, education, and talent in these fields in China. We are hailed as the "cradle of nonferrous metals talent" and "a national pacesetter of rare earth education and research"—but more importantly, we are a place where you can build expertise that matters, join a community that supports you, and prepare for a career with real-world impact.
2. A Story Nearly a Century in the Making
Our story began in 1932, with a workers' night school founded by the China Tungsten Mining Company. From those roots, we grew through the cadre school of the Central South Tungsten Mining Bureau. In 1958, with approval from the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry and the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government, that cadre school joined the newly established Jiangxi Metallurgical Industrial School. That same year, the school became Jiangxi Institute of Metallurgy, an undergraduate institution, and continued to operate at its former site. In 1988, we were renamed Southern Institute of Metallurgy, and in 2004 we became Jiangxi University of Science and Technology. Over the decades, we came under the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry and then the China National Nonferrous Metals Industry Corporation. In 2013, we became a university co-sponsored by the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Education.
This is more than a timeline. It is the foundation of the community you will join—one shaped by industry, resilience, and a lasting commitment to learning and discovery. At JXUST, you become part of a story that began nearly a century ago and is still being written today.
3. Engineering at the Core, Open to the World
At JXUST, we live by our motto: "Aim High, Duty First." That means you will find an education that keeps engineering at its core while bringing science and engineering together with management, economics, law, humanities, arts, and education. You will also discover that we are open to the world: we welcome international students, give our undergraduates the chance to move directly into graduate study without sitting entrance exams, and are trusted to review the Baosteel Education Award. Our growing strength shows in the success of our people. In 2012, our graduates tied for 5th among Chinese university alumni who became CEOs of Fortune Global 500 companies. In 2014, we ranked 94th in China's University Outstanding Alumni Ranking. In 2026, we ranked 126th in the Alumni Association China University Ranking and 195th among Chinese universities in the U.S. News Best Global Universities rankings. These results reflect a community where you can aim high, take responsibility, and build a future that matters.
4. Programs and Pathways for Every Ambition
At JXUST, you can choose from 70 undergraduate programs—including 3 national specialty programs, 6 under the National Excellent Engineer Training Program, 21 national first-class program development points, and 27 Jiangxi first-class programs. Ten of our programs are accredited by engineering education. You will also learn through 21 national first-class courses, 121 provincial first-class courses, 7 provincial school-enterprise cooperative first-class courses, and 7 provincial demonstration courses that integrate values education into the curriculum. Our disciplinary structure is complete and well-developed, giving you flexible pathways to pursue your academic goals. You can apply to 3 first-level doctoral programs, 2 professional doctoral programs, 22 first-level master's programs, 19 professional master's programs, 1 self-established master's program in a secondary discipline outside the national catalog, and 6 self-established interdisciplinary master's programs.
5. A Distinctive Edge in Rare Earth and Critical Minerals
If rare earth and critical minerals spark your curiosity, you will find a distinctive, multidisciplinary environment here. We focus on the entire industry chain, and our programs in this area are truly unique. Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering are Jiangxi first-class development disciplines for the 13th and 14th Five-Year Plans. Metallurgical Engineering (rare earth field) has been selected for the Ministry of Education's Priority Development List for University Disciplines, listed as a key supported discipline in ministerial-provincial strategic cooperation agreements, and chosen as a vanguard discipline in Jiangxi's efforts to build national Double First-Class disciplines.
Our strengths are recognized nationwide and globally—and they are here for you to build on. Metallurgical Engineering and Mining Engineering rank in the top 22%–32% in national discipline evaluation. Mining Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering appear in the ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS). Materials Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Environment/Ecology, and Geosciences are among the top 1% of ESI global rankings. We have also established one Jiangxi Excellence Engineer College and one Jiangxi Interdisciplinary Center, where you can gain hands-on experience and work across traditional boundaries.
This is a place where you can build a strong foundation, explore your interests, and prepare for a meaningful career.
6. Learn from Leading Scholars
At JXUST, you will learn from a strong and well-supported faculty. More than 2,000 faculty and staff work here, including over 730 professors and associate professors, more than 400 doctoral supervisors, and over 1,100 master's supervisors. That means you will have access to experienced supervisors and mentors at every stage of your studies. You will also be taught and mentored by leading scholars. Three academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering are part of our community, along with more than 400 person-times of national and provincial high-level talent. These include recipients of the National Major Talent Project, the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, the National High-level Talent Special Support Plan, and special government allowances from the State Council.
Our teaching teams are recognized for their excellence. Two national Huang Danian-style faculty teams and two provincial demonstration innovation teams for graduate supervisors work here. National model teachers and national outstanding teachers are among those who will guide you. We have also appointed academicians such as Zhang Wenhai, Lai Yuanming, Yu Aibing, Wang Yunmin, Yang Chunhe, Xie Jianxin, Guo Liejin, and Zhu Rong, along with more than 60 renowned experts from China and abroad, as distinguished or visiting professors. They help strengthen our disciplines and enrich your learning experience.
7. Where Talent Meets Industry and Innovation
At JXUST, you will join a community that has been shaping rare earth and critical minerals education for more than five decades. Your studies here build on a proud tradition: we began a program in rare metal metallurgy in 1972, launched China's first undergraduate program in rare earth engineering in 2002, and started doctoral training in ion-adsorption rare earths in 2013. In 2026, we were approved to offer the world's first undergraduate program in Rare Earth Science and Engineering and a self-established interdisciplinary doctoral program in the same field, creating China's first full-chain talent training system for rare earths.
As a pilot institution for the national special reform program for training master's and doctoral engineers, we jointly train engineering master's and doctoral students with leading enterprises such as China Rare Earth Group, China Youyan Technology Group, BGRIMM Technology Group, and China Baowu Steel Group. You will learn through a new nonferrous metals talent training model that combines multidisciplinary integration with specialized mastery, guided by the "Three Unifications" approach. You will also benefit from Jiangxi's first integrated undergraduate talent training plan linking academic divisions and schools, and from our pioneering "3+1" innovative education model.
If rare earths spark your curiosity, you can join the Rare Earth Innovation Experimental Class, co-established with the Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Our Advanced Copper Industry School—selected in the first batch of Modern Industry Schools by the Ministry of Education and the only one in Jiangxi—offers you hands-on learning. Through national experimental teaching demonstration centers, engineering practice education centers, and on- and off-campus internship bases, you will experience a practice-oriented teaching system that deeply integrates industry, academia, and research.
Our teaching excellence has been recognized with two second prizes of the National Teaching Achievement Award, and our faculty has won one first prize, three second prizes, and six third prizes in the National College Teacher Teaching Innovation Competition. Over the past five years, our students have won more than 300 national first prizes in national discipline competitions.
8. Beyond the Classroom: Student Success and Campus Life
When you graduate, you will join a network of nearly 300,000 alumni in tungsten, copper, rare earth, lithium battery, and related nonferrous metals fields. Employers value our graduates for the "Three Solid" qualities—being honest, having a solid foundation, and working down-to-earth. Our graduate destination rate and employment quality remain among the top in Jiangxi, and we have been recognized among the "Top 50" national universities for graduate employment experience and innovation and entrepreneurship experience.
Beyond academics, you can be part of a distinctive campus culture: our cheerleading team is the only university team in China to have participated in major international events such as the Beijing Olympic Games, the Winter Olympic Games, the Guangzhou Asian Games, and the Hangzhou Asian Games; the Bajiao Voice Choir has appeared on CCTV stages multiple times; and our rock climbing team has won more than 20 international and domestic championships and broken world records multiple times. At JXUST, you will not just study rare earth and critical minerals—you will help shape their future.
9. Research That Serves Real Needs
At JXUST, we believe research should serve real needs. That is why we align our work with national strategies and industry challenges—and why you will find opportunities here to contribute to something that matters. Together, we focus on the development and utilization of critical mineral resources such as rare earths, copper, tungsten, and lithium. We have built research platforms that cover the entire rare earth industry chain, from efficient resource development and functional and structural materials manufacturing to product testing and traceability.
You will have access to five national-level science and technology platforms: the National Rare Earth Functional Materials Innovation Center, the State Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Structural Materials, the National Rare Earth Technology Innovation Center, the National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Development and Utilization of Ion-Adsorption Rare Earth Resources, and the National Engineering Research Center for Copper Smelting and Processing. We also host 28 provincial and ministerial research platforms, including the Gannan Laboratory—Jiangxi Provincial Laboratory for Advanced Metal Materials and Critical Mineral Development, the second provincial laboratory established under Jiangxi's major strategic layout. With two postdoctoral mobile stations, one postdoctoral workstation, and five provincial graduate workstations, we offer you a strong environment to grow as a researcher.
Our research community is productive and impactful. Over the past five years, we have undertaken more than 3,000 research projects at all levels, led 10 national major and key projects, and received total research funding of 1.5 billion Yuan, with research funding exceeding 400 million Yuan in 2025. We have transferred more than 250 scientific and technological achievements worth 330 million Yuan, ranking first among Jiangxi provincial universities in the 2023 ranking of scientific and technological achievement transformation. We hold more than 3,340 authorized patents. Our invention patents in rare earth, tungsten, and copper rank first, second, and third nationwide, respectively, with rare earth invention patents ranking first among universities worldwide. We have published more than 2,600 SCI papers in journals such as Nature and Science sub-journals, and in 2025 our annual SCI publications exceeded 1,000 for the first time.
Our excellence has been recognized. Since 2008, we have won seven second prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, one first prize and one second prize of the Ministry of Education Award for Outstanding Scientific Research Achievements (Humanities and Social Sciences), and more than 350 provincial and ministerial awards in science and technology and social sciences. We have won the Jiangxi Provincial Science and Technology First Prize for 11 consecutive years, and the number of first prizes ranks second among universities in the province.
We also lead the Jiangxi Advanced Copper Functional Materials Industry Alliance, the Jiangxi Lithium Battery New Energy Industry Alliance, and the Jiangxi Rare Earth Functional Materials Alliance. We have established deep industry-academia-research cooperation with more than 100 large and medium-sized nonferrous metals and steel enterprises across China, with science and technology services covering 30 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities. This work provides strong support for the development of rare earth and critical minerals in China and for local economic and social development.
At JXUST, you will join researchers who are tackling real-world challenges, and your work can help shape the future of rare earth and critical minerals.
10. A Global Community
At JXUST, open education is part of who we are. We are committed to international exchange and cooperation—and we want you to experience it firsthand.
In 2026, we established the Sino-Australian Intelligent Manufacturing College with James Cook University in Australia, Jiangxi's first Sino-foreign cooperative education institution covering undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels. You can also join our International Mining Engineer Class with Zijin Mining Group, or take part in an undergraduate program in Electronic Science and Technology that we launched with Komsomolsk-on-Amur State University in Russia.
We have agreements with 37 overseas universities in the UK, Canada, Germany, Australia, and elsewhere for credit recognition, student exchange, and joint training. With the University of the Punjab in Pakistan, we co-established a Confucius Institute and a Pakistan Research Center. As a Chinese language education base of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, we have joined the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor University Alliance. So far, we have carried out 24 overseas teaching projects, taught more than 3,500 overseas students, and trained 5,954 Chinese language learners.
Our doors are open to the world: we enroll international students from more than 200 countries and regions, and we currently host students from 34 countries and regions on campus. We have also co-built international innovation research institutes and joint laboratories for high-temperature processes with foreign universities, steadily strengthening our internationalization.
At JXUST, you will find a global community—and a chance to make your education truly international.
11. Looking Ahead: A World-Class Future
Looking ahead, you will be part of a university with a clear purpose. JXUST is putting into action its "12345" plan—Strengthening the Foundation and Expanding New Frontiers. At its heart is one core goal: to become a world-class university in rare earth and critical minerals. We serve two strategic needs: building Jiangxi's trillion-Yuan critical minerals industry and safeguarding China's strategic high ground in rare earths. For you, this means learning and researching in a place where your work connects to real national and global challenges.
We are building three excellence and innovation centers—Rare Earth Technology, Advanced Materials, and Critical Minerals—and we are organizing our talent training, research, talent recruitment, and discipline restructuring around them. We are also raising five core levels: our faculty, scientific and technological innovation, discipline development, talent training, and international cooperation. Wherever your interests lie, you will find stronger support, better opportunities, and a clearer path.
We will continue to advance our strategies of strengthening the university through talent, developing it through quality, and invigorating it through openness. And we are building a JXUST defined by loyalty to mission, excellence in education and research, well-being and fulfillment for all, safety and security, unity and inclusion, and honesty, diligence, and integrity in governance—a community you can be proud to join.
By bringing education, science and technology, and talent together, we aim to raise the quality of your education and our core competitiveness, and to contribute more to national strategies, industry development, and Jiangxi's chapter in China's modernization.
Website: http://www.jxust.edu.cn
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