China Henan Normal University

    The university continuously strengthens the academic exchanges with universities and institutions of foreign countries, having built intercollegiate cooperation of friendly contact with 31 universities and institutes in the USA, Germany, Japan, and France etc. She has successively sent abroad more than 300 experts and scholars to give lectures, further their study, make investigations or carry out academic exchanges. As Many as 120 internationally distinguished scholars, such as Mendoz, a famous Nobel Prize winner; Feng Duan, Wang Erkang, Wu Zuze and Shen Yunfen, the academicians of CAS, to act as honorary or part-time professors of the university. Also many foreign experts and teachers from the USA, Japan, Canada and Britain have been invited to teach here for years.
    In the 84 years' changes and cultivations, generations of the Normal University staffs have been united, diligent, practical and innovative, precise in pursuit for studies, and willing to contribute, which has resulted in remarkable achievements. Graduates are welcome by society and employing units and excellence rate of both the graduates' political performance and professional quality rank among the best in Henan's colleges and universities in the follow-up surveys of graduates organized by Henan Education Department. As a talent cradle of Henan, the university has fostered more than 11,000 graduates for society science the founding of new China. Among them, some have become educational models; some have become leading figures in scientific research; some have become entrepreneurs in economic department; and some have become party workers with remarkable achievements. They have made due contributions to the construction of the national modernization and have won praise from all the social fields for their good political qualities, profound theoretical foundations and serious work style, which makes their alma mater very proud.
    In recent years, with emancipated minds, novel ideas, matter-of-fact attitudes and a pioneering spirit, the university has gained great achievements in teaching, research and management work. She has been entitled as “advanced unit in democracy management in National Educational Trade Union”, “advanced unit in graduate distribution of colleges and universities”, “ National May 4th Flag League Committee”, “National excellent Dean’s Office”, “national advanced unite in construction of spiritual civilization”, “advanced collective in logistics work in national colleges and universities”, “ advanced unit in party construction and ideological work in Henan’s colleges and universities”, “Henan five-excellent party organization”, “Henan civilization university”, “advanced unit in school discipline and school spirit construction of Henan’s colleges and universities”, “advance collective in the menegement of students of Henan’s colleges and universites”, “Henan province gardens unit”, “Henan province hygiene advanced unit”, “advanced unit in Henan province ‘four-five’ popularizing law” and for 17 years on end it has been entitled as “National Advanced Unit in college students social practice”.
     During the “Eleventh Five-year Plan” period, Henan Normal University shall give further prominence to her normal characteristics, optimize her subject advantages, enhance her comprehensive strength. And she shall build herself into a high-level university with normal education feature.

History

　 Henan Normal University is one of the key universities directly under the provincial government, developed from the Zhongzhou University (founded in 1923) and Pingyuan Teachers College (founded in 1951). She got through some periods such as Province-maintained Zhongzhou University Science Department of Henan, Province-maintained Henan University Science College, State-maintained Henan University Science College etc. in many times social change.
In August, 1948, Pingyuan Province was set up. To meet the needs of construction, Ping Yuan People’s Government decided to establish a new university, presently named Pingyuan University. In March, 1951, the university was named Pingyuan Teachers College, being approved by Central Ministry of Education. Pingyuan Teachers College held a grand school-opening ceremony on November 23, 1951. The college had 4 deparments with 7 specialities, 485 students, 181 faculty and staff, 83 teachers of whom are more than 10 professors.
In August, 1953, Pingyuan Teachers College and Henan University in Kaifeng merged into Henan Teachers Normal College with the two colleges being run separately. College 1 which was merged liberal arts of former Henan University and Pingyuan Teachers College run in Kaifeng. College 2 which merged science departments of former Hennan University and Pingyuan Teachers Normal College run in Xinxiang. College 2 had 4 departments including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology. She became the pure science normal college after being regulated. College 2 was renamed Hennan Second Teachers College and Xinxiang Teachers College according to department-speciality adjusting spirit of the colleges and universities of State Council afterwords.
During the ten years (1956-1965), the university developed rapidly and enrolled totally 6,708 students, of whom 6,007 graduated. She also fostered a great number of qualified talents and supported the national economic construction. Ten years’ upheaval (1966-1976) made the university seriously destroyed and ruined. After “Gang of Four” was crushed in 1976, especially after the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of CPC, the university began to walk onto a development road through bringing out of chaos and carrying out a series of development and reform work.
From 1975, the university recovered liberal arts and entered the building and developing commonly period of liberal arts and science department, but the science deparment was taken as the dominant factor in the sides of department offered. To fit in with Henan’s economic and educational situations and meet the needs of talents, Xinxiang Teachers College was renamed Henan Normal University in June 1985. The university entered a brand-new fleetness developing period from then on. Now, Henan University has become a comprehensive normal university with bigger scale, varied form and complete subjects and courses.




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		The university continuously strengthens the academic exchanges with universities and institutions of foreign countries, having built intercollegiate cooperation of friendly contact with 31 universities and institutes in the USA, Germany, Japan, and France etc. She has successively sent abroad more than 300 experts and scholars to give lectures, further their study, make investigations or carry out academic exchanges. As Many as 120 internationally distinguished scholars, such as Mendoz, a famous Nobel Prize winner; Feng Duan, Wang Erkang, Wu Zuze and Shen Yunfen, the academicians of CAS, to act as honorary or part-time professors of the university. Also many foreign experts and teachers from the USA, Japan, Canada and Britain have been invited to teach here for years. In the 84 years' changes and cultivations, generations of the Normal University staffs have been united, diligent, practical and innovative, precise in pursuit for studies, and willing to contribute, which has resulted in remarkable achievements. Graduates are welcome by society and employing units and excellence rate of both the graduates' political performance and professional quality rank among the best in Henan's colleges and universities in the follow-up surveys of graduates organized by Henan Education Department. As a talent cradle of Henan, the university has fostered more than 11,000 graduates for society science the founding of new China. Among them, some have become educational models; some have become leading figures in scientific research; some have become entrepreneurs in economic department; and some have become party workers with remarkable achievements. They have made due contributions to the construction of the national modernization and have won praise from all the social fields for their good political qualities, profound theoretical foundations and serious work style, which makes their alma mater very proud. In recent years, with emancipated minds, novel ideas, matter-of-fact attitudes and a pioneering spirit, the university has gained great achievements in teaching, research and management work. She has been entitled as “advanced unit in democracy management in National Educational Trade Union”, “advanced unit in graduate distribution of colleges and universities”, “ National May 4th Flag League Committee”, “National excellent Dean’s Office”, “national advanced unite in construction of spiritual civilization”, “advanced collective in logistics work in national colleges and universities”, “ advanced unit in party construction and ideological work in Henan’s colleges and universities”, “Henan five-excellent party organization”, “Henan civilization university”, “advanced unit in school discipline and school spirit construction of Henan’s colleges and universities”, “advance collective in the menegement of students of Henan’s colleges and universites”, “Henan province gardens unit”, “Henan province hygiene advanced unit”, “advanced unit in Henan province ‘four-five’ popularizing law” and for 17 years on end it has been entitled as “National Advanced Unit in college students social practice”. During the “Eleventh Five-year Plan” period, Henan Normal University shall give further prominence to her normal characteristics, optimize her subject advantages, enhance her comprehensive strength. And she shall build herself into a high-level university with normal education feature. History 　 Henan Normal University is one of the key universities directly under the provincial government, developed from the Zhongzhou University (founded in 1923) and Pingyuan Teachers College (founded in 1951). She got through some periods such as Province-maintained Zhongzhou University Science Department of Henan, Province-maintained Henan University Science College, State-maintained Henan University Science College etc. in many times social change. In August, 1948, Pingyuan Province was set up. To meet the needs of construction, Ping Yuan People’s Government decided to establish a new university, presently named Pingyuan University. In March, 1951, the university was named Pingyuan Teachers College, being approved by Central Ministry of Education. Pingyuan Teachers College held a grand school-opening ceremony on November 23, 1951. The college had 4 deparments with 7 specialities, 485 students, 181 faculty and staff, 83 teachers of whom are more than 10 professors. In August, 1953, Pingyuan Teachers College and Henan University in Kaifeng merged into Henan Teachers Normal College with the two colleges being run separately. College 1 which was merged liberal arts of former Henan University and Pingyuan Teachers College run in Kaifeng. College 2 which merged science departments of former Hennan University and Pingyuan Teachers Normal College run in Xinxiang. College 2 had 4 departments including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology. She became the pure science normal college after being regulated. College 2 was renamed Hennan Second Teachers College and Xinxiang Teachers College according to department-speciality adjusting spirit of the colleges and universities of State Council afterwords. During the ten years (1956-1965), the university developed rapidly and enrolled totally 6,708 students, of whom 6,007 graduated. She also fostered a great number of qualified talents and supported the national economic construction. Ten years’ upheaval (1966-1976) made the university seriously destroyed and ruined. After “Gang of Four” was crushed in 1976, especially after the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of CPC, the university began to walk onto a development road through bringing out of chaos and carrying out a series of development and reform work. From 1975, the university recovered liberal arts and entered the building and developing commonly period of liberal arts and science department, but the science deparment was taken as the dominant factor in the sides of department offered. To fit in with Henan’s economic and educational situations and meet the needs of talents, Xinxiang Teachers College was renamed Henan Normal University in June 1985. The university entered a brand-new fleetness developing period from then on. Now, Henan University has become a comprehensive normal university with bigger scale, varied form and complete subjects and courses. page2 1 / 2
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