[1][2] The private Jiangnan University (私立江南大学), one source of JiangnanU, was founded in Wuxi in 1947 by Rong Desheng, the largest national capitalist in the Republic of China era.The newly completed university campus covers 208 hectares with floor space of 1.05 million square meters.Jiangnan University consists of 17 schools and offers 48 undergraduate programs with 9 disciplines including science, engineering, medicine, literature, economics, management, law, education and arts.[6] Jiangnan University is regarded as one of the world's top "Food Science and Technology" research institutions.63.8% of faculty holds a senior title, 68.9% has a doctoral degree, and 42.1% has more than one year of overseas experience.