Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (NJUCM) was established in 1954 in Nanjing, the ancient capital throughout ten dynasties, and is one of the oldest TCM institutions of higher education in China. It is located in the west part of the city, adjacent to the beautiful Black Dragon Lake.
Being one of the World Health Organization Collaborative (WHO) Centers on Traditional Medicine, NJUCM is authorized by the Chinese Ministry of Public Health to be an International Acupuncture Training Center. It is also a Training Base for TCM teachers, a clinical pharmacology base and one of the first authorized TCM universities to enroll and train overseas students. At present, there are about 12660 students studying on campus, including over 1500 Master and Doctoral students and over 1300 overseas students.
NJUCM consists of 12 teaching units: The College of Basic Medicine; The First College of Clinical Medicine; The Second College of Clinical Medicine; The college of Pharmacology; The College of Financial Management; The Adult Education College; The Nursing College ; The College of Foreign Studies; The College of Information and Technology; and The International Education College (Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Education Center),etc.
NJUCM is currently running two seven-year Master’s program of TCM, an integrated TCM and Western medicine course and a five-year undergraduate program of TCM including Chinese Pharmacology, Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Chinese Medical Massage (Tuina), Engineering of Pharmacology, Chinese Pharmaceutics, TCM Nursing, International Economy and Trade, and TCM Administration of Public Health.


Nanjing International Education College (Hong Kong ,Macao and Taiwan Education Center) is responsible for enrollment and administration of overseas students for the programs of Bachelor, Master ,Ph.D and other various short-term training courses. This college is a teaching unit within the NJUCM and comprises of various general and individual services. It has a strong academic staff, experienced in both theory and clinical training, All the teachers are well versed in the history and development of TCM and acupuncture, and understand international students’ individualities and specific requirements. As a result, classes are well organized, combining both theory courses and clinical practice.
Nanjing International Education College is composed of the following departments: Administrative Office, International Students Office, Teaching Administration Office, Chinese Language Teaching Office and International Service Center which is also called the JingXing Hotel. Each department has its own distinctive responsibilities so as to provide better service in accommodation and teaching, including enrollment of the international students, designing and teaching of TCM programs and also the designing and teaching of the Chinese Language programs.
The university takes an active part in international cooperation and academic exchange, and the numbers of international students have increased with the development of The International Education College. It now exceeds 8000 students in over 90 countries.
If you are interested in learning TCM at our college, please feel free to contact us and we are looking forward to hearing from you soon.