East China Normal University

East China Normal University, located in Shanghai, has Minhang campus and Zhongshan North Road Campus, which are respectively located in Minhang District and Putuo District of Shanghai. The campus has a beautiful environment and is known as "garden university".

essential information

Historical evolution

A brief history of its predecessor

Daxia University

In 1924, more than 300 teachers and students of Xiamen University left Xiamen University in pursuit of democracy and came to Shanghai. Wang Boqun, Euro Huai, Wang Yuxiang and others donated money to establish Daxia University at the request of out of school youth. The name of the university means "Everbright China". Wang Boqun, a pioneer, statesman and educator of modern democratic revolution, was one of the main founders of Daxia University. He served as the chairman and President of Daxia University successively. With years of efforts, the University developed into a famous comprehensive university at that time. Daxia university is one of the earliest universities to implement tutorial system and general education in China. With its good strength and reputation, it enjoys the reputation of "Oriental Columbia University".

 

Daxia takes "self-improvement" as its school motto and advocates the "three bitter spirits" of hard teaching, hard work and hard study. Ma Junwu, Wang Boqun and Ou Yuanhuai successively served as the presidents of Daxia University. Guo Moruo, Tian Han, Li Shicen, Shao Lizi, Li Linyu, Cheng Xiangfan, Zeng zhaolun, Ai Wei, Shao Jialin, Wu Zelin, Wang juanchang, Ma Zongrong, Xia Yuanzhen, Xie Liuyi, Wu Ze, he Bingsong, Zhou Changshou, Yao xueyin and other famous scholars have taught in Daxia University.

Daxia university has been running for 27 years, with nearly 20000 students enrolled and more than 6000 graduates. Liu Sizhi, Guo Dali, Zhou Yang, Chen Ziyuan, Hu Hesheng, Li Ruilin, Liu Boli, Xiong Yingchu, Wang Yuanhua, Luo Jun, Jiang Jingbo, Lei Jingtian, Chen Guozhu, Ma Chengyuan, Yao xueyin, Chen xulu, sun kangzeng, Chen Bochuan, Ren Rongrong, Ge Baoquan, Chen Liting, Wu Liangping, Feng Baiju, Du Xingyuan, Chen Gengyi, ye Gongqi, Hua Liankui, Xu Weicheng and other well-known people have asked for Learn from Daxia.

 

Guanghua University

Guanghua University was founded in 1925. At that time, 572 teachers and students of St. John's University and affiliated high school, in order to support the May 30th Movement, had a fierce conflict with the school authorities. After they took the oath to leave the University, they founded the Chinese University, Guanghua University. Zhang Shouyong, an educator, philologist and financial economist, is one of the main founders of Guanghua University. During his tenure as president and chairman of Guanghua University, he developed the university into a famous comprehensive university at that time. The school name implies the meaning of "light my China", which is taken from Qing Yun Ge in Shangshu Da Zhuan · Yu Xia Zhuan: "the sun and the moon are shining, and the day is coming.".

Guanghua takes "integrity" as its school motto and "cultivating noble personality and stimulating national concept" as its purpose, advocating "reading movement and patriotic movement go hand in hand". Zhang Shouyong, Zhu Jingnong and Liao Shicheng have successively served as the presidents of Guanghua University, and employed famous scholars such as LV Simian, Qian Jibo, Hu Shi, Qian Zhongshu, Xu Zhimo, Zhu Gongjin, Rong Qizhao, Zhang Xinhai, Yan Renguang, Zhang Dongsun, Xie Lin, Jiang Weiqiao, Han Xiangmei, pan Guangdan, Zhou Xuliang, Luo Longji, Wang Zaoshi and Zhang Naiqi to teach.

Guanghua university has been established for 26 years, with more than 14000 students and 4000 graduates. Zhang Qinglian, Deng Tuo, Zhou Xiliang, Lin Hua, Zhou Youguang, Zhang Zhilian, Yang Kuan, Zhang Yunhe, Zhou Erfu, Tian Tian, Mu Shiying, Zhao Jiabi, Chu Anping, Qiao Shi, Yao Yilin, Wei Jianxing, Rong Yiren, Dong Yinchu, Huang Xinbai, Wang Daohan, Huang Dingchen, Xu Fu, Xia Nai, Dong Chuncai, Shao Luoyang, Yang Xiaofo, Zhang Chengzong, LV Yiren and other celebrities studied Guanghua.

 

At the beginning of the school

On July 17, 1951, the Ministry of education of the East China military and political Commission announced the establishment of East China Normal University with the approval of the Ministry of education of the Central People's government. The liberal arts, science and education disciplines of Daxia University and Guanghua University became the foundation of the new university. 8. In September, the zoology and botany departments of Tongji University, the Education Department of Fudan University, the Music Department of Hujiang University and East Asia sports college were merged into East China Normal University. On October 16, the University held a ceremony to officially announce the establishment of East China Normal University. On November 30, the Ministry of education of the Central People's government appointed Meng Xiancheng, Minister of education of the East China military and political Commission, as its president, and sun Taolin and Liao Shicheng as its vice presidents. At the beginning of the school, there were 11 departments of education, Chinese, foreign language, history, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, music and physical education. At the beginning of its establishment, the school had 338 staff, including 131 teachers and 1032 students, 698 of whom were merged into each school. During the summer vacation, 334 new students were recruited and divided into 36 classes.

In 1952, the departments of education, Science (including mathematics, physics, chemistry and Biology), Chinese (part) and geography, Hujiang University, Datong University and Sinian University of St. John's University were merged into the University, and then from Jiaotong University (Mathematics, physics and chemistry, Chinese arts and English), Tongji University（ Many teachers have been transferred to Zhejiang University (Department of chemistry, biology and Chinese), Hujiang University (Department of chemistry, biology and Society), Datong University (Department of Physics) and Fudan University (Department of History). After that, the music major of Jiangsu Normal University and the Geography Department of Shanghai Second Normal University were merged into East China Normal University in 1953 and 1958 respectively. At the beginning of the establishment of East China Normal University, St. John's University had the largest number of teachers and students.

 

In 1952, the University established a research department to promote scientific research.

In 1953, he was entrusted by the Ministry of education to hold a number of professional postgraduate classes.

In January 1955, the Journal of East China Normal University was published. After the publication of the Journal of East China Normal University in July 1952, the strength of teaching and educational research was improved.

 

Forge ahead

Since 1952, in order to adapt to the rapid development of junior middle schools and the urgent need for teachers, the school has held a series of specialized classes on a large scale.

Since 1956, we have been recruiting correspondence students along the railways in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces and in Shanghai. At the same time, the school expanded the number of adult education majors and established a part-time teacher's college.

In September 1957, the Ministry of Education approved the establishment of the population geography research office and the Hekou Research Office in East China Normal University. This is the first time that the Ministry of Education approved two of the 18 research offices in China. The population geography research office is the first population research institution established after the founding of the people's Republic of China.

In 1958, the University opened up some new branches and courses through scientific research, and set up a number of professional and specialized teaching groups.

Since 1958, the university has successively established educational science research rooms, a large number of science research rooms and some professional laboratories in electronics, atomic physics, solid state physics, optics, etc., to carry out academic research activities in an extensive and in-depth manner.

Since 1959, the training of postgraduates has changed from holding two-year postgraduate classes to mainly recruiting three-year postgraduates.

On March 22, 1959, East China Normal University was designated as one of the 16 key universities by the CPC Central Committee.

In 1960, the length of schooling of each major was changed from grade 59 to five years, and it was implemented until 1966.

On October 23, 1960, the Institute of Educational Sciences, the first Research Institute of the University, was established.

In 1964, the Ministry of Education held the national "four new" exhibition. Four research achievements of the University, including "infrared spectrophotometer", "wide spectrum nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer", "spin echo nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer" and "nuclear quadrupole resonance spectrometer", won the third prize, and occupied a leading position in the national normal universities.

In 1965, the first batch of more than 210 students from Vietnam were recruited to start the work of international student education. By 1966, the staff of the university had increased from 338 at the beginning of its establishment to 1975. There were 4192 students in the school, including 10 departments of education, politics and education, Chinese, history, foreign languages, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and geography, and 13 majors. More than 15000 talents were trained for the country.

 

Ten years of the Cultural Revolution

In the ten years of the "Cultural Revolution", the national higher education was seriously damaged. From 1966 to 1969, East China Normal University did not recruit students for four years in a row. In 1970, it began to recruit students, but the scale was very small.

In May 1972, influenced by the cultural revolution, the University merged with Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai part-time work study normal university, Shanghai Institute of education, Shanghai Institute of physical education, etc., and was renamed "Shanghai Normal University".

During the "Cultural Revolution", the scientific research work of the University was severely damaged. However, out of a high sense of responsibility for the cause, many scientific and technological personnel overcame various difficulties and continued to study some basic problems and problems urgently needed to be solved in production and construction. As a result, they also made a number of scientific research achievements. For example, in 1970, the "671" scientific research group of East China Normal University was the first in the world to learn from the sea 30 grams of uranium was extracted, which was highly praised by Premier Zhou Enlai; in 1971, the optical group established a leading pipeline gas transmission simulation laboratory in China; the estuarine and coastal research group provided a scheme for the site selection of the oil terminal of Jinshan Petrochemical General Plant Phase I project, and so on.

 

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