The English of Ningbo University is a national featured discipline, key discipline in higher institutions of Zhejiang Province, key discipline of Zhejiang Province, key supporting discipline of Ningbo City, strong discipline of Ningbo University and one of the fourth batch key disciplines (supporting) in Higher Institutions of Zhejiang Province. There are 48 professional teachers in the department of English. Among them, there are 14 professors, 20 associate professors. Some of them are distinguished scholars in their fields. The students of the English department will receive a humanistic and holistic education that enables them to think globally and innovatively and make practical use of their professional knowledge and skills for smooth intercultural communication.