Founded in 1950, the university was formerly known as Changchun College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which was founded in 1958. In 2006, it was renamed Changchun University of Chinese Medicine (CCUCM). CCUCM is one of the Provincial Key Universities of Jilin Province, a university of the National Basic Ability Construction Project of Western and Central China, a university jointly built by the People's Government of Jilin Province and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and one of Jilin Provincial Characteristic High-level Construction Universities. CCUCM is one of the first batches of host universities approved by the Ministry of Education to receive and train students from foreign countries, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao regions. In 2013, the University was granted the qualification of cultivating students awarded by the Chinese Government Scholarship. The University has established extensive academic exchange and cooperation with universities and research institutions from 21countries and regions. In recent years, the University has undertaken nearly 10 national, provincial and ministerial projects, including the Special International Cooperation Projects of the International Cooperation Department of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine—the Northeast Asia TCM Communication and Development Base Project and the China-Russia TCM Center (Moscow).