Guizhou Normal University (GZNU; Chinese: 贵州师范大学; pinyin: Guìzhōu Shīfàn Dàxué) is a provincial research university in the historic "summer capital of China" in Guiyang, Guizhou province. It was established in 1941 as one of the original eight normal schools (teacher-training institutions) in China.
贵州师范大学 | |
Former names | National Guiyang Normal College |
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Motto | 慎思笃行,博学致新 |
Motto in English | Contemplation, Honesty, Erudition, Creativity |
Type | Public |
Established | 1941 |
Affiliation | 111 Plan |
Party Secretary | Han Hui (韩卉) |
Undergraduates | 10,334 |
Postgraduates | 3,000 |
Location | , , |
Website | www.gznu.edu.cn |
With a total enrollment of over 36,000 full-time students, Guizhou Normal University grants undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees through 24 colleges and departments. The university also educates working professionals and adults through a college of continuing education.
History
editThe university was founded in 1941 as National Guiyang Normal College (Chinese: 国立贵阳师范学院). After the formation of the People's Republic of China in 1949 it was renamed Guiyang Normal College, then in 1985 it became Guizhou Normal University and in 1996 it was accredited as a provincial key university in Guizhou.[1]
In 2004, the former Guizhou Vocational Institute of Technology merged into the university.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ http://govt.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201902/19/WS5c6df1ea498e27e338038e0b.html "Founded in 1941, the university was originally named as National Guiyang Teachers' College, and renamed as Guiyang Teachers' College in 1950. In 1985, it was formally entitled Guizhou Normal University and honored as one of the provincial key universities in 1996."
- ^ "About the GZNU-Guizhou Normal University". e.gznu.edu.cn. Archived from the original on 2013-06-17.
External links
edit- (in English) Official website of Guizhou Normal University
- (in Chinese) Guizhou Normal University Official website