Located in Changchun, Jilin University (JLU) is a leading national university under the direct jurisdiction of  the Ministry of Education of China. It has forty-three colleges covering twelve academic disciplines, including philosophy,economics, law, literature, education, history, science, engineering, agriculture,medicine,  management and military science. Jilin University has established worldwide exchange and cooperation ties with more than 110 universities, colleges, and research institutes in 25 countries/districts. .