Jilin Art College (referred to as Jiyi for short) is the only comprehensive art college in Northeast China directly under the People's Government of Jilin Province, and it is a high-level university with characteristics in Jilin Province. The school is located in Changchun, and is currently the Party Secretary Zhang Donghang and the President Su Wei. The school motto is "erudite, realistic and perfect".
The school has four campuses, 13 teaching units, 42 undergraduate majors, 10 national first-class majors, 3 provincial first-class majors, 5 master's degree-authorized first-class disciplines, 5 dominant and characteristic disciplines in Jilin Province, 4 national first-class courses, 7 provincial first-class courses, and 6 national scientific research and creation platforms.
Jilin Art College was founded in 1946, and its predecessor was Lu Xun Art and Literature College in Yan 'an, an anti-Japanese base founded by China in 1938.
1At the end of 945, some cadres and teachers from Yan 'an University and Yan 'an Lu Xun College of Literature and Art went to the northeast. After several months of wandering, they arrived in Harbin in August of 1946 and merged with Northeastern University. 1July, 948, Northeastern University moved to Jilin City and merged with Jilin University, and its name was still Northeastern University.
1In March, 949, some staff from the Music Department and Fine Arts Department of Northeastern University were transferred to Shenyang and merged into the Luxun College of Literature and Art in Shenyang ..1July, 949, the left-behind staff moved to Changchun with Northeastern University, and then a new music department was formed. 1950 Northeastern University was renamed Jilin Normal University (now Northeast Normal University).
1958 1 February 3, 20081day, Jilin Provincial People's Committee decided to separate the Music Department of Jilin Normal University and set up Jilin Art College, which was upgraded to an undergraduate system in 1978 and officially renamed Jilin Art College.