Ningxia University Located in Yinchuan City, the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, nxu is a University jointly built by the Ministry of education of the people's Republic of China and the Ministry and province of the people's Government of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It is a national "world-class discipline construction university", "211 Project" Construction University "and" comprehensive strength improvement project of universities in central and Western China ". It has been selected as an excellent engineer education university Training plan, excellent agriculture and forestry talents education and training plan, National College Students' innovative experimental plan, national new engineering research and practice project, National College Students' cultural quality education base, Ministry of education's overseas study demonstration base, Chinese government scholarship receiving institutions, member of "one province, one school" national key Construction University Alliance (z14), first approved by Ministry of education Universities that are allowed to accept foreign students.The predecessor of Ningxia University is Ningxia Normal University and Ningxia Agricultural University founded in September 1958. In September 1962, Ningxia Normal University, Ningxia Agricultural University and Ningxia Medical College merged to establish Ningxia University. In January 1970, Ningxia Medical College and Ningxia Agricultural College were separated from Ningxia University. In December 1997, Ningxia Normal University and Ningxia Yinchuan College of education were merged. In February 2002, the former Ningxia University and Ningxia Agricultural College merged to establish Ningxia University.As of March 2019, the school covers an area of 2938 mu, teaching experimental farm of 1890 mu, school building area of 870000 square meters, publishes 4 kinds of academic journals, has 22 secondary teaching units (colleges), 77 undergraduate majors, 3 post doctoral research mobile stations, 6 first-class academic doctoral programs, 36 second-class academic doctoral programs, 31 first-class academic master programs, and 17 second-class academic master programs There are 5, 15 professional master's degree authorization points, 2625 teaching staff, 17780 full-time undergraduate students, 3626 graduate students, 1143 minority preparatory students and 194 international students.