Northwest Normal University

[history of running a school] Northwest Normal University is a key university jointly built by the people's Government of Gansu Province and the Ministry of education, and one of the 14 universities in the western region supported by the state. Its predecessor was National Peking Normal University, which was founded in 1902. It was changed into "National Beijing Normal University" in 1912 and "National Peking Normal University" in 1923. After the July 7th incident in 1937, the National Peking Normal University, together with the National Peking University and the Beiyang Institute of technology, which were moved to the west at the same time, formed the northwest United University. The National Peking Normal University was reorganized as a college of Education under the northwest United University and later as a normal university. In 1939, the normal college of northwest United University was established independently and renamed National Northwest Normal College. In 1941, it moved to Lanzhou. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, the national Northwest Normal University continued to run in Lanzhou. At the same time, the restoration of Peking Normal University (now Beijing Normal University). Before 1958, the University was one of the six key normal universities directly under the Ministry of education. In 1958, it was under the leadership of Gansu Province and renamed Gansu Normal University. In 1981, it was renamed Northwest Normal University. In 1988, it was renamed Northwest Normal University.

[organization setting] in 1985, the Ministry of education set up the "northwest minority teacher training center" directly under the Ministry of education and established by institutions of higher learning, and implemented the two in one management system of "two brands and one team" with the University. In 1987, the State Council established a "Tibetan teacher training center" in the school. The overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council has set up the "Chinese education base of Northwest Normal University" relying on the University. At present, the university has 26 scientific research institutions at or above the provincial level, including 1 national key research base of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1 Key Laboratory of the Ministry of education, 2 research centers of the Ministry of education, 3 provincial key research bases of Humanities and Social Sciences, 8 provincial research centers, 3 provincial key laboratories, 2 provincial innovative research groups, and 6 provincial engineering centers (engineering laboratories). The school now has 26 secondary colleges, 65 departments, 3 teaching departments, 1 independent college and 2 Confucius Institutes.

[school running conditions] the school has good school running conditions. The school headquarters covers an area of 960 mu, the new campus covers an area of 729 mu, and the designated greening and construction compensation land is 3741 mu. The total planning building area of the school is 820000 square meters, including 334000 square meters of teaching and auxiliary rooms. The total value of all kinds of teaching and scientific research instruments and equipment is 205.11 million yuan, and more than 3.64 million books (disks) of all kinds of books and documents. The school has built a modern public education service network system with distance education, comprehensive educational administration, campus computer network, communication network and cable TV network as the main body.

[personnel training] since its independent establishment, the school has trained more than 190000 students of various types. The school enrolls students from 31 provinces (cities, autonomous regions) in China, with 37496 students. Among them, there are 6277 graduate students, 18676 ordinary undergraduate and junior college students, 243 international students and 12300 continuing education undergraduate and junior college students. The undergraduate teaching reform project has been implemented for five consecutive periods. In 2003, the Ministry of education's undergraduate teaching level evaluation was excellent; in 2008, the Ministry of education's English major evaluation was excellent.

[faculty] the school has a faculty with reasonable structure and excellent quality. At present, there are 2524 teaching staff, 306 of whom have senior titles and 763 of whom have deputy senior titles. Among them, there are 1363 full-time teachers, 291 professors (including researchers), 514 associate professors, 483 with doctor's degree and 647 with master's degree. At present, there are 4 academicians, 121 doctoral supervisors, 828 master supervisors, 1 national famous teaching teacher, 2 distinguished professors of "Changjiang Scholars", 2 national teaching teams and 2 innovation teams of the Ministry of education. The university has employed more than 400 well-known experts and scholars at home and abroad as distinguished or part-time professors, including 12 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of engineering. Famous professors such as Li Shen, Li Jinxi, yuan Dunli, Dong Shouyi, Li Jianxun, Hu Guoyu, Lu Sibai, Kong Xianwu, Chang Shuhong, Chen Yong, Huang Zhou, Peng duo, Guo Jinxi, Li Bingde, Jin Baoxiang, Jin Shaoying and Nan Guonong have successively taught in the school.

[discipline and specialty] the university is one of the first units authorized by the State Council to confer bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctor's degree. At present, there are 8 post doctoral research stations in pedagogy, Chinese language and literature, history, mathematics, chemistry, physics, Marxist theory and geography, 7 first-class disciplines authorized by doctoral degree in pedagogy, chemistry, Chinese language and literature, history, mathematics, physics and geography, 32 first-class disciplines authorized by master's degree, 1 professional doctoral degree authorization point and 11 specialized courses Master's degree authorization point. There are 2 national key (cultivation) disciplines, 32 provincial key disciplines and 34 university level key disciplines. At present, there are 70 general undergraduate majors (including English, mathematics and applied mathematics, fine arts, Chinese language and literature, geographical science, physics, history, chemistry, biological science, etc.) with national characteristics. A reasonable degree authorization system has been formed, covering philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, and management There are 10 disciplines, such as science of art, science of art and so on.

[scientific research] the university has strong scientific research ability and has always attached great importance to the combination of production, teaching and research. In recent years, social science has gained prominent advantages and distinctive features in the fields of ancient Chinese literature, northwest history and geography, curriculum and teaching theory, ethnic education, collation of ancient books and Dunhuang studies. Natural science has been deeply researched in polymer chemistry and physics, basic mathematics, atomic and molecular physics, educational technology and other fields. The number and quality of papers on basic theoretical research achievements collected by scie have steadily improved, ranking about 10 in national normal universities. The university has won a number of high-level scientific research awards, with a total of more than 560 awards at the provincial and ministerial level, including one national "five one project" award, eight outstanding achievements awards of Humanities and Social Sciences Research of the Ministry of Education (including one first prize), and five outstanding achievements Awards of National Educational Science Research (including three second prizes and one lifelong achievement award). There are two third prizes of the national science and technology progress award, one second prize of the Ministry of education's excellent scientific research achievement award (Science and Technology), 79 provincial science and technology awards, 437 Provincial Social Science outstanding achievement awards, and 35 provincial Dunhuang Literature and Art Awards.

[International Cooperation] the university pays attention to international cooperation and exchange, and actively promotes the international development strategy. It has established long-term and stable strategic partnership with world-famous universities such as central Tennessee State University in the United States, Moscow University, hooverhampton University in the United Kingdom, Royal Melbourne University in Australia, Auckland University in New Zealand, University of Hong Kong and University of Taiwan. It has signed academic cooperation and exchange agreements with more than 70 overseas scientific research institutions, and has carried out joint training of students and mutual visits of teachers And scientific research. At present, the university has established two Confucius Institutes in Khartoum University and Moldova Free International University.

[affiliated school running] Northwest Normal University now has an affiliated education group, including affiliated middle school, Second Affiliated Middle School, affiliated primary school and kindergarten. They are all model schools in Gansu Province and Lanzhou City, and have a good social reputation. They are the window school and educational practice base of Northwest Normal University's education and teaching reform.

[Social Service] the school actively adapts to the needs of regional economic construction and social development, highlights its unique advantages, focuses on improving the quality, and makes outstanding contributions to serving local development. First, the strength of teacher education and education discipline is strong, and efforts are made to promote the development of basic education and ethnic education in our province and Northwest China. Second, the advantages of Humanities and social sciences are prominent, focusing on serving the government's planning and decision-making and the construction of demonstration areas. Third, the level of basic research in natural science is high, and efforts should be made to consolidate the knowledge source of scientific and technological progress and independent innovation in our province. Fourth, the art and sports area is well-known, and efforts are made to enhance the influence and competitiveness of our province's culture. Fifthly, industry, University, research and application are closely related to support the innovation driven and transformation leap forward development strategy of our province.

[school running orientation] at present, the university is closely around the needs of economic construction and social development in Gansu and the western region, emancipating the mind, reforming and innovating, and striving to achieve the goal of "teacher education oriented, distinctive characteristics, first-class in the western region, and national high-level comprehensive Normal University".

Northwest Normal University

Nature of institutions: public

Education level: General Undergraduate

Location: Gansu

Admission telephone: 0931-7971922, 0931-7971114

mail box: zsks@nwnu.edu.cn

Admission website: http://www.nwnu.edu.cn/

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