Inner Mongolia University, located in the capital city of Inner Mongolia, Huhhot and founded in 1957, is the earliest comprehensive university ever established in a minority nationality region in China.

It now boasts 4 campuses and covers an area of 1,710 thousand square meters. It was awarded the national key comprehensive university by the Ministry of Education of China in 1978 and became one of 100 universities of the "211 Project" universities for key construction and development in 1997. It also became the university to be jointly constructed by the Ministry of Education of China and the People's Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2004.

At present, Inner Mongolia University has established quite a complete structure of 9 disciplines, covering such fields as philosophy, economics, law, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture and management. Two disciplines, Mongolian studies and life science, with their distinctive local and ethnic characteristics, enjoy high prestige at home and abroad. Now the University has established its administrative system with 3 -level organizations and 2-level management. It consists of 15 colleges, under which there are 34 departments, and 1 independent department for general education.

Up to February 2006, Inner Mongolia University boasts 2 state-level and 8 regional-level key disciplines, 1 first-class discipline for Doctor degree authorization and 19 secondary-class disciplines for Doctor degree authorization, 92 programs for Master degrees (5 professional programs), 3 post-doctorate working stations, 59 undergraduate majors, 4 state-level and 2 regional-level bases for basic scientific research and teaching personnel training, 1 national base for the improvement of college students' cultural qualities, 1 national key training laboratory jointly constructed by the Ministry of Education of China and the People's Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, 1 key college humanities research base of the Ministry of Education of China, 1 national key laboratory, 1 document and information center for nationality study of the Ministry of Education of China and 7 regional key laboratories.

The University has 2,545 staff members, including 1,396 full-time teachers and researchers, among whom are 212 professors, 336 associate professors. The University boasts 1 Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 44 doctorate supervisors, 292 master supervisors. Those with doctor degrees come up to 137, and those with master degrees amount to 455. What's more, 72 enjoy Special Governmental Allowance, 35 have been named middle-aged or young experts with outstanding achievements both at national and regional levels, 3 are the candidates of "Hundred-thousand-ten thousands Expert Project", and 3 are the candidates of "New Century Supporting Program for Outstanding Personnel of the Ministry of Education of China".

The construction and development of infrastructure and public service systems of the university have also been greatly strengthened and improved. The University now has set up the mate Internet center under the Chinese Educational and Scientific Research Internet Network in Inner Mongolia and the first-class mate Internet center under Inner Mongolia Educational and Scientific Research Internet Network Center. All its teaching sections, scientific research sections, departments and offices on the campuses have been connected by its computer network system and the quality of the work in all respects are greatly improved.

Attaching great importance to international academic exchange and cooperation, Inner Mongolia University has been actively enhancing its exchanges and cooperation with international universities and research institutes at home and abroad. It has officially signed agreements of inter-collegiate exchange and cooperation with 20 foreign universities and held 10 international conferences. More than 3,000 foreign scholars have come to Inner Mongolia University for academic exchanges and communication. Inner Mongolia University also sends teachers abroad to pursue advanced studies, to give lectures, to attend international academic conferences and to conduct cooperative researches. We have achieved a lot of fruitful achievements.