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                                                                EXHIBIT 10.10(c)


                           NUVEEN INVESTMENT TRUST II

                   RENEWAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT


This Agreement made this 22nd day of May, 1999 by and between Nuveen Investment
Trust II, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), and Nuveen Institutional
Advisory Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Adviser");

WHEREAS, the parties hereto are the contracting parties under that certain
Management Agreement (the "Agreement") pursuant to which the Adviser furnishes
investment advisory and management services and certain other services to the
Fund; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees, at a meeting called for the purpose of reviewing
the Agreement, have approved the Agreement and its continuance until August 1,
2000 in the manner required by the Investment Company Act of 1940.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in the
Agreement, the parties hereto do hereby approve the continuance of the Agreement
in effect until August 1, 2000 and do ratify and confirm the Agreement in all
respects.


                                                 NUVEEN INVESTMENT TRUST II


                                                 By:
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                                                       Vice President
ATTEST:


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         Assistant Secretary
                                                 NUVEEN INSTITUTIONAL
                                                 ADVISORY CORP.


                                                 By:
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                                                       Vice President
ATTEST:


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         Assistant Secretary

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                           NUVEEN INVESTMENT TRUST II
                              MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT


                                                        SCHEDULE A

     The Funds of the Trust currently subject to this Agreement and the
effective date of each are as follows:

                 FUND                EFFECTIVE DATE            INITIAL TERM

Nuveen Rittenhouse Growth Fund       October 31, 1997      Until August 1, 1999
Nuveen Innovation Fund               December 17, 1999     Until August 1, 2001
Nuveen International Growth Fund     December 17, 1999     Until August 1, 2001





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                           NUVEEN INVESTMENT TRUST II
                              MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT


                                   SCHEDULE B

     Compensation pursuant to Section 7 of this Agreement shall be calculated
with respect to each Fund in accordance with the following schedule applicable
to the average daily net assets of the Fund:


                         NUVEEN RITTENHOUSE GROWTH FUND

         AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSET VALUE                FUND MANAGEMENT FEE

         For the first $125 million                     .8500 of 1%
         For the next $125 million                      .8375 of 1%
         For the next $250 million                      .8250 of 1%
         For the next $500 million                      .8125 of 1%
         For the next $1 billion                        .8000 of 1%
         For assets over $2 billion                     .7750 of 1%


                             NUVEEN INNOVATION FUND

         AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSET VALUE                FUND MANAGEMENT FEE

         For the first $125 million                    1.0000 of 1%
         For the next $125 million                      .9875 of 1%
         For the next $250 million                      .9750 of 1%
         For the next $500 million                      .9625 of 1%
         For the next $1 billion                        .9500 of 1%
         For assets over $2 billion                     .9250 of 1%


                        NUVEEN INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND

         AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSET VALUE                FUND MANAGEMENT FEE

         For the first $125 million                   1.0500 of 1%
         For the next $125 million                    1.0375 of 1%
         For the next $250 million                    1.0250 of 1%
         For the next $500 million                    1.0125 of 1%
         For the next $1 billion                      1.0000 of 1%
         For assets over $2 billion                    .9750 of 1%