School of Zhang Jian of Nantong University is established to implement two national strategies, namely the “Made in China 2025” and “Emerging Engineering Education”. As a special administrative school for talent training, it has always been adhering to Mr. Zhang Jian, the late university president's education philosophy of “Learning for practical use as well as for local community” and his innovative spirit of “Brave to be pioneers”. Based on key disciplines with  high-quality interdisciplinary resources, the school adopts individualized training programs with deep integration of industry and education, thus building itself into a high-end talent pool in intelligent manufacturing with young people well-prepared to join the socialist cause with “the spirit of craftsmanship” in the new era and soundly developed in ethics, intellect, physique, social skills and aesthetics.