Nanjing Normal University

Nanjing Normal University is located in Nanjing, the ancient capital of six dynasties in history. It is a key university of Jiangsu Province and one of the 211 Project institutions. Its history can be traced back to Sanjiang Normal School established in 1902. It was since then operated under a series of names including Liangjiang Excellent Normal School, Nanjing Higher Normal School, Southeast University, Central University, and Nanjing University. Another source came from Huiwen institute set up in 1888, which developed into the private Jinling University, merged Jinling Women’s College of Arts and Sciences (once under the name of the Private Jinling Women’s University) and became the National Jinling University. In 1952 when the Chinese institutions of higher learning underwent a nationwide reorganization, Nanjing Teachers’ College came into being with departments from Nanjing University, Jinling University and a number of other institutions. It became Nanjing Normal University in January, 1984, and merged Nanjing Advanced College of Dynamics in March, 2000. The university provides programs in various areas such as liberal arts, history, philosophy, education, science, engineering, economics, law and public administration.

Nanjing Normal University has been serving as a cradle for advanced teacher education in China. In its history of more than one hundred years, the university enjoyed leadership by such famous educationalists as Li Ruiqing, Guo Bingwen, Tao Xingzhi, Chen Heqin, and Wu Yifang. Many renowned teachers and specialists taught here, including Tang Guizhang, master in poetry, Li Xudan, humanistic geologist, Chen Bangjie, specialist in bryology, Gao Juefu, specialist in the history of psychology, Xu Beihong, Zhang Daqian and Fu Baoshi, masters of arts. At present, there are a large number of scholars well-known home and abroad who engage in research, publishing and teaching at the university. Their efforts and contributions have formulated an academic tradition in pursuit of truth, as seen in the university motto: A virtuous and loving life, a path of learning and practice.