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Hunan Normal University

Coordinates:28°11′11″N112°56′50″E/ 28.18639°N 112.94722°E/28.18639; 112.94722
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Not to be confused withHunan First Normal University,Henan Normal University,orHainan Normal University.
Hunan Normal University
Hồ Nam đại học sư phạm
MottoBenevolence, Love, Excellence, Diligence
TypePublic
Established1938;86 years ago(1938)
PresidentLiu Qijun (Lưu khởi quân)
Academic staff
1,900 (November 2019)[1]
Students40,000 (November 2019)[1]
Postgraduates10,000 (November 2019)[1]
Location
Changsha
,
Hunan
,
China
Websitehunnu.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified ChineseHồ Nam đại học sư phạm
Traditional ChineseHồ Nam đại học sư phạm
Main gate of Hunan Normal University

Hunan Normal University(HunNU) is a provincialpublic universityinChangsha,Hunan,China. It is affiliated with the Province of Hunan, and co-funded by the Hunan Provincial People's Government and theMinistry of Education.The university is part ofProject 211and theDouble First-Class Construction.

History[edit]

National Normal College[edit]

Hunan Normal University was built on the first independent teachers' college in China, named "National Normal College,"established in 1938.[2]Its historic origin can be traced back toYuelu Academyin the Northern Song Dynasty, one of the four most prestigious academies over the last 1000 years in China. It was integrated intoHunan Universityin 1949.[3]

Structure and departments[edit]

Consisting of five campuses, the university covers a total area of 1.78 km2,with one million square meters of floor space. Most of the campuses are located near theYuelu Mountain.

The university is divided into 23colleges,3 teaching departments, 51researchinstitutions. The university offers 74undergraduateprograms, 147masterprograms, and 55Ph.D.programs. There are 10 postdoctoral scientific research stations, 13 State Training and Research Bases or Centers and 7 key laboratories, jointly constructed by theMinistry of EducationandHunan Province,on the campus.

Since its founding, the university has educated nearly 300,000 students, including about 4,000 international students and students from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Currently, over 24,000 undergraduates, 8,000 graduates and 300 international students are studying on campus.

There are 1091professorsandassociate professorsat the university; among them are one academician of theChinese Academy of Sciencesand one academician of theChinese Academy of Engineering.The university has invited about 600 scholars and experts to give lectures or conduct scientific research on campus from more than 20 countries since 2000, and has established relations with over 80 foreign institutions of higher learning for academic exchanges.[citation needed]

Rankings and reputation[edit]

University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWUWorld[4]501 (2023)
CWURWorld[5]880 (2023)
CWTSWorld[6]577 (2023)
Regional – Overall
CWTSAsia[7]228 (2023)
National – Overall
BCURNational[8]87 (2023)

Hunan Normal University is consistently ranked among the top 5th in Hunan province and the top 100th nationwide.[9][10]

In 2023, Hunan Normal University was ranked 501-600 globally by theAcademic Ranking of World Universities(ARWU).[11]The university was ranked 880th in the world by theCenter for World University Rankings2023.[12]The university ranked # 623 in the world out of nearly 30,000 universities worldwide by theUniversity Rankings by Academic Performance2023-2024.[13]

The 2023CWTS Leiden Rankingranked Hunan Normal University 577th in the world based on their publications for the period 2018–2021.[14]TheNature Index2023 Annual TablesbyNature Researchranked the university among the top 350 leading universities globally for the high quality of research publications in natural science.[15]

Library[edit]

Thelibraryof the university has a collection of 3.4 million volumes, including 200,000 volumes of traditional thread binding books, and subscribes 4,700 kinds ofChineseand foreignperiodicals.There are 12 academic periodicals published and distributed by the university. The university has its ownpublishing housecalled Hunan Normal University Press.[16]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcTrường học tóm tắt.Hunan Normal University(in Chinese). 1 November 2019.Retrieved19 February2020.
  2. ^"ShanghaiRanking-Hunan Normal University".shanghairanking.Retrieved2022-09-27.
  3. ^"History-Hunan Normal University".english.hunnu.edu.cn.Retrieved2022-09-27.
  4. ^"ARWU World University Rankings 2023 - Academic Ranking of World Universities 2023 - Top 1000 universities - Shanghai Ranking - 2023".Shanghairanking.Retrieved15 August2023.
  5. ^"GLOBAL 2000 LIST BY THE CENTER FOR WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2023".Retrieved2 July2023.
  6. ^"Leiden CWTS Ranking 2023".Retrieved2 July2023.
  7. ^"Leiden CWTS Ranking 2023".Retrieved2 July2023.
  8. ^"Overall Ranking, Best Chinese Universities Rankings - 2023".shanghairanking.
  9. ^"ShanghaiRanking's Best Chinese Universities Ranking".shanghairanking.Retrieved2023-07-21.
  10. ^S.L.U, Course Guru."All 11 Universities in Changsha | Rankings & Reviews 2023".UniversityGuru.Retrieved2023-07-21.
  11. ^"ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities".shanghairanking.Retrieved2023-08-15.
  12. ^"World University Rankings 2023 | Global 2000 List | CWUR".cwur.org.Retrieved2023-07-21.
  13. ^"URAP - University Ranking by Academic Academic Performance".urapcenter.org.Retrieved2023-12-20.
  14. ^Studies (CWTS), Centre for Science and Technology."CWTS Leiden Ranking".CWTS Leiden Ranking.Retrieved2023-07-05.
  15. ^"2023 tables: Institutions - academic | Annual tables | Nature Index".nature.Retrieved2023-07-05.
  16. ^"Library-Hunan Normal University".english.hunnu.edu.cn.Retrieved2022-09-27.

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