North Minzu University

　　    North Minzu University is the only ministry-affiliated university in China built within an autonomous region of an ethnic minority. It is directly under the State Ethnic Affairs Commission and is a jointly developed university between the State Ethnic Affairs Commission and the Ministry of Education. The university is located in Yinchuan, the capital city of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, known as the "Jiangnan on the Frontier." It covers a total area of 1,624 mu. The university originated as the Northwest Second Nationalities College, which was established in 1984 and renamed North Minzu University in 2008.

　　    The university adheres to the socialist direction of education, fully implements the Scientific Outlook on Development, combines the Party’s educational policy with ethnic policies, integrates the basic principles of higher education with the characteristics of ethnic higher education, and upholds the overall goal of producing students who are "politically steadfast, exemplary citizens, professionally competent, and pillars of society" to serve the economic and social development of China's ethnic minorities and regions. The university serves as an important base for cultivating outstanding talents from ethnic minorities, researching ethnic theory and policy, inheriting and promoting excellent ethnic cultures, and showcasing China’s ethnic policies and engaging in international exchanges.

　　    In recent years, the university has seen accelerated and high-quality development. In 2000, it successfully passed the Ministry of Education's undergraduate teaching qualification assessment. In 2004, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission and the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region signed a joint development agreement. In 2007, it received an “excellent” rating in the Ministry of Education’s undergraduate teaching evaluation. In May 2011, the university was recognized by the Ministry of Education as one of the top 50 universities in China for graduate employment, and it has repeatedly been awarded the title of “Advanced Collective in National Unity and Progress” by the autonomous region government. The university boasts excellent facilities and a refined cultural environment. It has been honored as one of the “Top 400 National Afforestation Units” by the National Greening Commission and named a “Garden-Style Unit” by the Yinchuan Municipal People’s Government.

　　    In October 2015, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission and the Ministry of Education decided to jointly develop six ministry-affiliated universities, including North Minzu University, marking a new phase of opportunity for the university’s development.

　　    Currently, the university enrolls over 20,000 students, including master's, undergraduate, and preparatory students from all 56 ethnic groups across 31 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions in China, with ethnic minority students accounting for 60%—a microcosm of the big family of the Chinese nation. Over the past 30-plus years, the university has cultivated more than 40,000 outstanding talents for the economic and social development of ethnic minority regions. These graduates have deep knowledge of ethnic cultures and traditions, are familiar with local customs, and are committed to working in ethnic regions. They have become practitioners of “joint unity and struggle, shared prosperity and development,” builders of economic and social progress in ethnic regions, promoters and spreaders of excellent ethnic cultures, and defenders of national unity and territorial integrity. They contribute their youth and wisdom to the economic construction, social development, and ethnic harmony of these regions, making active contributions to the cause of national unity and progress.

　　    No. 204, Wenchang North Street, Xixia District, Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China