Guizhou Normal University Explained

Guizhou Normal University
Native Name:	贵州师范大学
Motto:	慎思笃行，博学致新
Mottoeng:	Contemplation, Honesty, Erudition, Creativity
Established:	1941
Head Label:	Party Secretary
Head:	Han Hui (韩卉)
Undergrad:	10,334
Postgrad:	3,000
Country:
Former Names:	National Guiyang Normal College
Website:	www.gznu.edu.cn

Guizhou Normal University (GZNU;) 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.

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

The university was founded in 1941 as National Guiyang Normal College . 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

• List of universities in China

External links

• Official website of Guizhou Normal University
• Guizhou Normal University Official website

Notes and References

1. 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."
2. Web site: About the GZNU-Guizhou Normal University . e.gznu.edu.cn . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130617042135/http://e.gznu.edu.cn/AbouttheGZNU.htm . 2013-06-17.