Jiangnan University is located in the Coast of TaiHu Lake, Wuxi city, is directly under the ministry of education, national "211 project" key construction of colleges and universities, and "985 advantage discipline innovation platform" construction of colleges and universities, known as “the pearl of light industry of higher education”. Jiangnan University is the result of Sanjiang normal school, founded in 1902, the existing disciplines covering science, engineering, agronomy, medicine, literature, law, economics, management, education, art. Ten big disciplines, cover an area of 3200 Units, building area of 1.07 million square meters.

The ministry of education degree and graduate education development center released the latest national first-level discipline assessment results. Jiangnan University ranked the first for Food Science and engineering, light industry ranked second, technology and engineering design tied for fourth, fifth textile science and engineering. In ESI latest statistics, school of engineering, agriculture, biology and biochemistry, chemistry, four disciplines results a top global effect of 1% into the evaluation. Food science and engineering undergraduate programs by IFT international certification (Chinese only). In 2014, in the country's 734 university rankings, ranked 44th.

Jiangnan university open innovation design and research institute, Jiangnan university industrial technology research institution to joint research institution, in scientific research and development, technical services, personnel training, etc., to make a positive contribution. Cooperation with the local government to establish the Jiangnan University the National University science park, has become an important base in high-tech research projects.

Jiangnan university and society, the relationship between enterprise, established by the Haier group, Maotai group, Qingdao beer group, Wuxi the league of nations, more than 100 enterprises and institutions to join the board of directors, the institute has built more than 400 enterprises and institutions participated in the secondary board, promoted the production together; COFCO, KERRY grain and oil, Seagate, a batch of well-known enterprises such as China telecom and RongZhiQuan many celebrities in the school set up a scholarship and research grants; Total number of alumni clubs at China and abroad has reached 60.

Jiangnan University is the first allowed to accept foreign students. Students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan colleges and universities, the existing number is nearly 800 students; With 26 countries and regions of 107 colleges and universities, scientific research institutions to carry out cooperation, has the world's first food culture as the theme of the Confucius institute, nutrition and nanotechnology, food safety and food processing and other international joint laboratory. Each year international and bilateral academic exchanges gradually increase for food science, industrial biotechnology, industrial design, textile and other fields in the international exchange center.