Since its establishment, it aims on serving national strategies and promoting social progress.In September 1998, the name on the school badge was inscribed by Chinese president and general secretary of the Communist Party Jiang Zemin.In addition, it encompasses a wide array of centers, institutes, programs, and administrative support offices.[5] In September 2017, the Nanjing University of Science and Technology was included in the Chinese state Double First-Class Construction identified by the Ministry of Education of China.[5] In 1998, Zijin College of NJUST was founded in Xianlin University City, Nanjing.