Nanjing is an important city for both education and educational research in China. The number of higher learning institutions in the city ranks the 3rd among all the cities in China.

The educational institutions are as the following: 35 universities and colleges, 274 general middle schools, 53 general secondary schools, 743 elementary schools and 505 kindergartens.There are 68 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering working in universities and colleges.

Nanjing University, Southeast University and Hohai University are among the famous key universities of China.There are 100 state and provincial key disciplines and Laboratories; the research results are in the forefront inside China.There are over 30 postdoctoral mobile stations in 16 higher learning institutions.

The technology parks of Nanjing University and Southeast University have been ratified by the Ministry of Science and Technology as the state-level science and technology parks.Many famous scholars, professors, educators, artists and scientists either received their education or taught and are teaching in Nanjing: Tao Xingzhi, Wu Yifang, Chen Heqin, Xu Beihong, Li Siguang, Wu Jianxiong, to mention just a few.Their outstanding achievements and accomplishments have become valuable inspiration for the younger generations of students in Nanjing.