Nanjing Normal University (NJNU), on the threshold of its 100th anniversary,
is striding on its way to prosperity. It is one of the national key universities
under the "211 Project" and also a provincially renowned institution of higher
learning. The history of Nanjing Normal University can be traced back to the
"Sanjiang Normal Institute" established at the end of the Qing Dynasty, namely
in the year 1902 by Zhang Zhidong, followed by "Liangjiang Normal Institute" and
evolved into "Nanjing Higher Normal Institute" which embodies the maturity of
Chinese higher normal education. In the year 1952, based on the nationwide
adjustment of higher education, relative colleges and departments of Zhongyang
University, Jingling University and Jingling Women's University integrated to
form the Nanjing Normal College, followed by Nanjing Normal University beginning
from January 1984. In March 2000, Nanjing Dynamics Higher Professional College
merged into our university. Presently, the university claims three separate
campuses, namely the "Suiyuan campus" "Xianlin campus" and "Zijin campus" with a
total area of more than 2,000,100 square meters (or more than 200 hectares),
with a construction area of 840,000 square meters. The construction of
Xianlin campus is listed as a symbolic achievement is the initial round of
"211 Project" construction.
Over the past hundred years, the great academic tradition of Nanjing Normal
University has attracted numerous talents and professionals. A great many
internationally renowned scholars and professor have taught in Nanjing Normal
University or its proceeding institutes. Among them are LiRuiqing, Jiangqian,
GuoBingwen, TaoXingzhi, ChenHeqing, WuYiyang, XuBeihong, ZhangDaqian, ChenZhifo,
FuBaoshi, ChenBangjie, LiXudan, GaoJuefu, LuoBingzhi, and TangGuizhang etc.
Their outstanding achievements and dedicated contributions have left an
invaluable spiritual wealth for generations to follow. Based on the academic
tradition of "Precision, Plainness, Diligence and Dedication",
Nanjing Normal University has developed into a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary
university covering philosophy, economics, law, education, liberal arts,
history, science, engineering, agriculture and administration etc. In 1999,
Nanjing Normal University was nominated as one of the best universities
nation-wide in the area of "Degree and Postgraduate Education Management".
In 2001, we are also entitled "Jiangsu Provincial Civilization Unit".
In Nanjing Normal University, we claim a wide range of disciplines like
School of Liberal Arts, School of Journalism and Communications, School of
Public Administration, Law School, Commercial School, School of Educational
Science, School of Foreign Languages, School of Biological Science, School of
Geographical Science, School of Music, Fine Art School and etc.,
totaling 24 schools and departments as well as more than 50 research institutes
here like the Institute of International Economics, Institute of Philology,
Institute of Literature, Institute of Journalism and Communications, Institute
of Educational Science, Institute of Moral Education, Institute of Mathematics,
Institute of Environmental Science, Institute of Heredity Resources, Institute
of Marine Produce, Institute of Musical Education. We also claim such national
or provincial bases and training centers as UNESCO Rural Education Research and
Training Center Nanjing Base, State Council Office of Overseas Chinese Affairs
Chinese Language Education Base, Ministry of Education Social Science Key
Research (Moral Research) Base, Ministry of Education Basic Education Curriculum
Reform Nanjing Base, Jiangsu Provincial Teachers Training Center, Jiangsu
Provincial Journalism Talents Training Center, Jiangsu Modern Educational
Technology Training Center, Jiangsu Basic Education Demonstrational Web Training
Center and Jiangsu Provincial Intellectual Property Talents Training Center
etc.
In recent years, Nanjing Normal University has attached great importance to
the construction of a buoyant faculty with excellence in quality and balance in
structure. At present, the university claims 7 post doctorate station, 45
doctorate disciplines (3 of them being the 1st level and 42 being the 2nd
level), 94 master disciplines, 3 national key disciplines, 13 provincial
key disciplines, 4 provincial key laboratories and 2 provincial
construction center. In May 2001, Nanjing Normal University successfully passed
the national "211 Project" examination of initial project construction. We now
have 257 professors and 474 assistant professors (including 2 academia of
China Science Academy, 106 doctorate instructors, 18 young and middle-aged
experts on the national and provincial level with outstanding achievements, 13
provincial cross-century academic pioneers, 43 young and middle-aged backbone
teachers, Jiangsu Provincial "333 Project" seed talents 1 on the 1st level, 9 on
the 2nd level, and 28 on the 3rd level. This choice faculty shoulders the
responsibility of 952 research projects with greatly increased project funding
and research level. The quality of talents training is also on the rise. The
university is making every effort to nurture its students into innovation-minded
universal talents in knowledge, ability and quality. In the "2nd National
Top-100 Doctorate Theses", Nanjing Normal University got one thesis nominated.
Numerous graduated have become the backbone of a diversity of universities,
colleges and research institutes. Every year, Nanjing Normal University claims a
lion's share of national and provincial funding in areas as philosophy,
sociology and natural science among all provincial universities in Jiangsu
province.
Nanjing Normal University is among one of the earliest universities
authorized by the Ministry of Education to open up to the outside world. Since
1978, we have established ties of academic exchange and cooperation with 44
overseas universities and institute. 1275 teachers got the opportunity to go
abroad to study, visit or in-service training. 5916 overseas students have
studied or received in-service training in Nanjing Normal University.
Nanjing Normal University library, the 3rd largest in Jiangsu Province,
claims more than 2,500,000 books. Jingwen Library on Xianlin Campus is the
largest university library in Jiangsu province with the most advanced equipments
and facilities.
With the efforts of generations, Nanjing Normal University is witnessing a
new phase of dynamic growth. With its accession to the "211 Project", the
university has experienced unprecedented development in discipline construction,
talents nurturing, faculty, R&D and infrastructure etc. Nanjing Normal
University is on its way to becoming a comprehensive university noted both for
education and scientific research.
Nanjing Normal University would base its growth on the basis
of "Three Representation" and reform. We shall make every effort to
keep a balance between reform, development and stability, as well as between the
developments of all three campuses for a sustainable future. With the
encouragement and support of the government and society, over 20,000 faculty
members shall strive for the course of building Nanjing Normal University into a
comprehensive noted both for education and scientific research.
Website: http://www.njnu.edu.cn/english/index.asp
