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The Department of Mathematics, the predecessor of the College of Mathematics at Jilin University, was founded in 1952 due to the nationwide reconstruction and reorganization of higher education in China. JLU Mathematics is now quite influential in both teaching and research in China.
Jilin University (former Northeast People's University) was founded in 1946. She was the first comprehensive university in the Northeast area after the national regulations of departments and universities in 1952.
The Chemistry Department at Jilin University (JLU) was founded in 1952 by Professors Cai Liusheng, Guan Shizhi, Tao Weisun, Tang Aoqing, xxxxxx. In last several years JLU merged with 4 other universities; the chemistry programs at these 5 universities were combined and reorganized, and in May 2001 the College of Chemistry was established.
The College of Life Sciences, the former Department of Molecular Biology, was founded by Dr. Tao Weisun, a famous biologist, in 1960. The College currently boasts 16 full professors (including 9 PhD supervisors) and 13 associate professors. It consists of Department of Molecular Biology and Department of Biopharmaceutical.
The history of School of Economics, Jilin University may trace back to the Department of Economics of Harbin University founded in 1946 and the Economics Department of Northeast people University founded in 1952, which are inceptions of Jilin University.
Law School at Jilin University was founded in 1988 and its predecessor,the Law Department, was set up in 1948.The School currently enrolls 1,625 undergraduate students,848 graduate students in master's degree programs,and 134 doctoral students.
The College of Administration now is composed of Department of Political Science, Department of International Politics, Department of Administration, Department of Office Automation and Department of Educational Management. In addition, the College has MPA Education Center and the Institute of Political Theory.
Business School at Jilin University,established in 1993,is one of the 56 Chinese Schools which offers MBA degree program and also one of the 23 schools that has an undergraduate major in CPA.
The College of Philosophy and Sociology consists of three departments ：Department of Philosophy, Department of Sociology, and Department of Social Psychology. In addition, it also possesses two research institutes: Modern Philosophy Research Institute and Social Development Research Institute.
The College of Humanities at Jilin University boasts 210 faculty and staff including 44 full professors (14 of them are Ph.D. supervisors) and 40 associate professors. In addition, the College has a member of the Academic Degree Commission of the State Council
The College of Foreign Languages now consists of five departments:Department of English Language and Literature, Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Department of Russian Language and Literature, Department of Korean Language and Literature, and Department of Spanish Language and Literature.
The College of Art at Jilin University consists of four departments: Department of Music, Department of Fine Arts, Department of Art and Design and Department of Dance. Among 60-odd employees, there are 12 full professors and 16 associate professors.
The College of Physical Education consists of three undergraduate programs in Physical Education, Social Physical Education and Athletic Training. At present, the college has 21 faculty members including 2 full professors and 9 associate professors. Among them, there are an international referee and 3 state level referees.
The College of Computer Science and Technology in Jilin University was founded in 1976, by Mr. Xianghao Wang, the famous educator, mathematician, scientist of computer science and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 1958, Mr. Wang first recognized by his acute insight the significance of research on computer science
The College of Electronic Science and Engineering is one with science and industry integrated. The departments are attached respectively to the Electronic Science and Technology, the Instrumentational Science and Technology, and the Biomedical Science – the three A-Level branches.
