Historical Evolution: The School of Emergency Management at Nanjing University of Information Science and 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 first college in China focusing on meteorological disaster emergency management, named the "School of Meteorological Disaster Emergency Management." In the same year, it became one of the first pilot institutions under the Ministry of Education's Emergency Management Safety Intelligence Learning Workshop. In February 2022, the School of Meteorological Disaster Emergency Management was approved as a key provincial-level emergency management academy. In November of the same year, the school was renamed the School of Emergency Management.

Academic Programs: The college offers a complete educational system covering undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels with an interdisciplinary curriculum blending science, engineering, management, and technology. Currently, it offers two doctoral programs in Lightning Science and Technology, and Emergency Management. It also offers three master’s programs in Safety Engineering, Emergency Management, and Meteorology (Meteorological Disasters and Risk Management). The school provides five undergraduate programs: Safety Engineering, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Science and Engineering, Emergency Management, an Elite Class in Emergency Management (Xianheng International), and "Emergency Management + Environmental Engineering." The Safety Engineering program is part of the Ministry of Education’s "Excellence Plan" and was approved as a first-class undergraduate program in Jiangsu Province in 2020, and passed the Ministry of Education’s engineering education certification in 2021. The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Science and Engineering program is the first of its kind in the Geoscience (Geophysics) field in China. The Emergency Management program was created by integrating resources from the former Public Administration program under the China Meteorological Administration and national first-class programs in Administrative Management.

Faculty: The college currently employs 42 staff members, including 31 full-time teachers. 58% of the faculty have more than a year of overseas research experience, 61% hold senior professional titles, and 100% hold doctoral degrees. The faculty includes members of prestigious international academies such as the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences and the International Academy of Astronautics, as well as national high-level talents (Class A), recipients of the "Royal Physicist" honor from the Institute of Physics, national-level young talents, Jiangsu Province's major talent projects, and other provincial and above high-level outstanding talents. In recent years, the faculty has won several awards, including the National Scientific and Technological Progress Award (Second Class), the Sichuan Province Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class), the Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Progress Award (Third Class), and the Chinese Environmental Science Society’s Youth Scientist Award, among others.

Scientific Research: The college has a strong teaching and research capability and a rich academic atmosphere, with research teams in areas like integrated meteorological emergency management, environmental emergency monitoring and risk assessment, lightning electrical safety, meteorological disaster monitoring, and smart emergency management for resilient cities. In recent years, the college has undertaken nearly 60 major research projects, including national key R&D programs, the National Natural Science Foundation, and projects from various national ministries. The faculty has published more than 860 academic papers in core and above journals, with over 630 of them indexed by SSCI, SCI(E), and authoritative Chinese journals. They have also been granted 67 patents and published nearly 20 monographs and textbooks. The research outcomes have earned 6 provincial and ministerial-level scientific and technological awards.

Collaboration and Co-construction: The college actively promotes cooperative development and exchanges, establishing collaboration platforms with organizations such as the China Association for Safety Production, the China Meteorological Administration's Public Meteorological Service Center, Jiangsu Province Meteorological Bureau, and various local emergency management bureaus. It has also established cooperation with over 50 enterprises, universities, and research institutions, including Xianheng International Technology Co., Ltd., Sujiao Group Co., Ltd., Jinggong Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd., ZOG Micro Systems (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd., Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport, Jiangsu Provincial Urban Safety Technology Research Institute, and Xuzhou Industrial Technology Research Institute.

Talent Cultivation: The college upholds a student-centered approach, continuously innovating its talent training model to improve the quality of education. Students have won awards in numerous major innovation and entrepreneurship competitions, such as the "Internet+" University Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest, the Asia-Pacific Regional College Students Mathematical Modeling Competition, and the "Challenge Cup" National College Student Academic and Technology Works Competition. The graduate rate of undergraduates continuing their studies is 45%, with many finding employment in meteorological, emergency management, environmental protection, energy, transportation, water conservancy, and construction sectors.

Looking Ahead: Entering a new stage of development, the college will deeply implement Xi Jinping's thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, promote the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party, and aim to build the college into a hub for high-end talent in meteorological disaster emergency management, a center for specialized talent training, a focal point for scientific and technological innovation, and a high-level think tank for social service. The college is committed to uniting efforts, advancing with determination, and pushing the development of its cause to new heights.