Hohai University

Hohai University
河海大学
Former names
East China Technical University of Water Resources
Motto艰苦朴素,实事求是,严格要求,勇于探索[1]
TypeNational university
Established1915; 109 years ago (1915)
ChairmanTang Hongwu
PresidentXu Hui
Location, ,
China
Campus1 Xikang Road
Websitewww.hhu.edu.cn
Hohai University
Simplified Chinese河海大学
Traditional Chinese河海大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHéhǎi Dàxué

Hohai University (HHU; Chinese: 河海大学; pinyin: Héhǎi Dàxué) is a public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Water Resources, the State Oceanic Administration, and the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.

Named after "Hohai (河海)", literally means river and sea in Chinese, it is a comprehensive university famous in the disciplines related to hydrology, water resources, hydraulic engineering, coastal engineering and marine engineering and has cultivated numerous talents for the development of China's water conservancy.

  1. ^ "校训、校徽". Retrieved 30 June 2014.