History and Evolution
The College of Emergency Management at Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology traces its origins to the Department of Lightning Science and Technology established in 2000. In April 2020, the departments of Safety Engineering, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Science and Engineering, and Emergency Management merged to form the country’s first College of Meteorological Disaster Emergency Management focused on meteorological hazards. That same year, it was included in the Ministry of Education’s first batch of pilot institutions for the Smart Learning Factory for Emergency Management and Safety. In February 2022, the College of Meteorological Disaster Emergency Management was approved as a provincial key emergency management college construction site. In November of the same year, it was renamed the College of Emergency Management.
Academic Programs and Disciplines
The college offers a complete educational system spanning undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs, with interdisciplinary curricula integrating science, engineering, and management. It currently hosts two doctoral programs: Lightning Science and Technology and Emergency Management. At the master’s level, it offers three programs: Safety Engineering, Emergency Management, and Meteorology (Meteorological Disasters and Risk Management).
The college provides five undergraduate programs: Safety Engineering, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Science and Engineering, Emergency Management, the Emergency Management Honors Program (Xianheng International), and the dual-degree program in Emergency Management + Environmental Engineering. The Safety Engineering program was part of the Ministry of Education’s Excellence Program in 2012, was recognized as a Jiangsu Provincial First-Class Undergraduate Program in 2020, and received accreditation from the Ministry of Education’s Engineering Education Certification in 2021. The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Science and Engineering program is the first specialized undergraduate program in China established under the geosciences category (Geophysics). The Emergency Management program evolved from the former China Meteorological Administration’s key program in Public Affairs Management, integrating resources from the nationally recognized first-class program in Administrative Management.
Faculty
The college currently has 42 faculty and staff members, including 31 full-time teachers. Among them, 58% have overseas research experience of one year or more, 61% hold senior professional titles, and 100% hold doctoral degrees.
The college brings together a distinguished group of high-level talents, including:
Academicians of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences
Academicians of the International Academy of Astronautics
National High-Level Talent (Category A)
Recipients of the Chartered Physicist title from the UK
National High-Level Young Talents
Individual and team awardees of Jiangsu Provincial Major Talent Programs
Jiangsu Provincial Key Talent Recruitment Program
Jiangsu Provincial Outstanding Young Scholars
In recent years, faculty teams and individuals have received numerous awards, such as:
National Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award (Third Class)
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Science and Technology Progress Award (Third Class)
Young Scientist Gold Award from the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences
Dayu Water Conservancy Science and Technology Award (First Class)
Outstanding Contribution Expert Award under the Sino-European Dragon Program project by the Ministry of Science and Technology
Scientific Research
The school possesses strong teaching and research capabilities and a vibrant academic atmosphere. It has established several research teams in areas such as integrated meteorological emergency management with communication, navigation, and remote sensing collaboration; environmental emergency monitoring and risk assessment; lightning and electrical safety and production safety; meteorological disaster monitoring, early warning, and risk management; smart emergency response for meteorological disasters and resilient cities; and public safety governance. In recent years, the school has undertaken nearly 60 national research projects, including those under the National Key R&D Program, the National Natural Science Foundation, the National Social Science Fund, and various ministerial-level initiatives. It has published over 860 papers in core and higher-tier academic journals, including more than 630 indexed in SSCI, SCI(E), and authoritative Chinese journals. The school has also obtained 67 patents, published nearly 20 monographs and textbooks, and received six provincial or ministerial-level scientific awards.
Collaboration and Partnerships
The school actively promotes collaboration and exchange, partnering with organizations such as the China Association of Work Safety, the Public Meteorological Service Center of the China Meteorological Administration, the Jiangsu Provincial Meteorological Bureau, and the Emergency Management Bureaus of Jiangbei New Area, Jianye District, and Gaochun District. It also engages with over 50 enterprises, institutions, and universities, including Xianheng International Technology Co., Ltd., JSTI Group, Focused Photonics (Hangzhou) Inc., Zugo Microsystems (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd., Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport, Jiangsu Urban Safety Technology Research Institute, and Xuzhou Industrial Technology Research Institute.
Talent Development
The school adheres to a student-centered approach, continuously innovating talent development models and enhancing the quality of education. Students have won numerous awards in major innovation and entrepreneurship competitions, such as the Internet+ College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, the Asia-Pacific Mathematical Contest in Modeling, the “Challenge Cup” National Academic Science and Technology Competition, the National College Mathematics Competition, and the National College Computer Skills Application Contest. The undergraduate深造 rate reaches 45%, with graduates primarily employed in meteorological, emergency management, environmental protection, energy, transportation, water resources, construction, and other enterprises, institutions, and research organizations.