School of Pharmacy, the earliest pharmacy college in all comprehensive universities in Jiangsu Province, was established in 2001 after the mergence of the former Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang Medical College and Zhenjiang Teachers' College. At present, School of Pharmacy offers three undergraduate programs: Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Preparation, and Pharmaceutical Engineering. It holds academic master’s degree authorization for two first-level disciplines: Pharmacy (covering Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Microbiology and Biochemical Pharmacy, and Pharmacology) and Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, as well as professional master’s degree programs in two fields: Pharmacy and Biology & Medicine.

The Pharmacy program is recognized as a National First-class Undergraduate Program and a Brand Program of Jiangsu Provincial Universities. The Pharmaceutical Preparation program is designated as a Jiangsu Provincial First-class Undergraduate Program. The Pharmaceutical Engineering program is also a Jiangsu Provincial First-class Undergraduate Program and has passed the National Professional Certification of Engineering Education. The Traditional Chinese Pharmacy discipline is listed as a Key Discipline of Jiangsu Province during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. The Pharmacy discipline has maintained a B+ rating in the Times Higher Education China Subject Ratings for consecutive years. The Pharmacology and Toxicology discipline ranks among the top 1.413‰ globally in the ESI rankings and has been included in the ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. In 2014, the Biotechnology and Its Medical Transformation program was approved under the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD).

The School comprises the Department of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy & Pharmacy, the Department of Pharmaceutics, the Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, and the Central Laboratory. Currently, it has 724 undergraduate students, 333 postgraduate students, and 54 international students on campus. The School has 67 full-time faculty members, including 17 professors, 31 associate professors, 11 doctoral supervisors, and 46 master’s supervisors. 63% of the faculty have overseas study experience of over one year. It is home to 3 national-level talents and over 30 provincial and ministerial-level talents. In addition, the School invites a number of senior R&D and management professionals from enterprises as part-time faculty to provide students with all-round training in both theoretical and practical fields.

Guided by the mission of Excellent Teaching, Whole-person Education, and Innovative Drug Development, the School always puts students at the center, adheres to high-level development with distinctive features, and cultivates students' comprehensive abilities and qualities. Professional faculty fully participate in guiding students' daily life, academic study, and scientific and technological innovation, establishing a multi-dimensional guidance system covering enrollment orientation, major guidance, academic tutoring, scientific innovation guidance, and graduation thesis supervision.

The faculty demonstrates rigorous teaching ethics. Courses such as Pharmaceutical Analysis have been recognized as national and provincial first-class undergraduate courses. Faculty members have won numerous honors, including the first prize in the National University Teachers' Teaching Innovation Competition and the grand prize in the National Teaching Competition for Young Teachers of Pharmacy Majors in Higher Education Institutions. Students maintain an excellent learning atmosphere and have won many awards, including the grand prize in the "Challenge Cup" National College Students' Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition.

The School attaches great importance to internationalization. It has established academic exchange and cooperation relationships with overseas universities such as Harvard University and the University of Southern California in the United States, and Kyoto University in Japan, and has invited many renowned overseas experts as adjunct professors. During their studies, students can participate in visiting programs at prestigious universities such as Harvard University and Yale University, and take part in international academic activities including the "Three Countries, Three Universities" International Academic Symposium. The School enrolls international undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students, and runs a joint dual-degree master’s program with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom.

The School boasts a strong academic research atmosphere. In recent years, it has undertaken various research projects at all levels, including the National Science and Technology Support Program, sub-projects of the National 863 Program, the National Key R&D Program, and key and general projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, with a total funding of over 60 million yuan. It has won more than 20 provincial and ministerial scientific research achievement awards, including the First Prize of Science and Technology Progress from the Ministry of Education. It has filed over 200 invention patents, including 4 international PCT patents, and been granted over 100 patents (including 3 US patents). Faculty members have published a large number of high-level papers in authoritative international journals as first or corresponding authors, and have served as chief editors or co-editors of numerous planned textbooks.

The School leads the construction of the Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Medicinal Function Development of New Food Resources, and co-builds platforms including the Jiangsu Science and Technology Service Platform for Famous Prescription Preparation Development and Pilot Scale-up Research, the Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Supercritical Extraction of Natural Medicines, and the Silybum Marianum Deep Development Engineering Technology Research Center. It is a collaborative member of the Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center for Dendrobium Industrialization, and has jointly established research institutions such as the Synthetic Drug R&D Center and Tianzhi Green Industry Pharmaceutical Research Institute with enterprises including Jiangsu Sopo Xingda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Currently, the School has formed distinctive research strengths in fields including nano-drug delivery and stem cell tissue engineering, lipid raft chromatography and traditional Chinese medicine screening, synthesis and screening of bioactive compounds, drug design and mechanism of action, material basis and pharmacological mechanism, quality evaluation of authentic medicinal materials, efficient isolation of natural active ingredients and product development, new preparations and quality evaluation of traditional Chinese medicine, and new pharmaceutical materials.

Giving full play to the advantages of a comprehensive university, the School strives to develop distinctive programs and disciplines through interdisciplinary integration, and continuously improves the quality and level of education. By integrating professional education with quality-oriented education, in-class education with extracurricular education, and on-campus education with off-campus education, it cultivates students' innovative ability, practical ability, and sense of responsibility. To date, the School has cultivated and delivered more than 4,000 high-level technical talents engaged in research, development and application for the country, with a large number growing into technical backbones. The average employment rate of graduates in the past five years has exceeded 92%, and graduates are widely praised by employers.

Last Updated: 2026-07-10