Yili Normal University

Yili Normal University
Main Gate of Yili Normal University
Address
448 Jiefang Xilu, Yining, Yili, Xinjiang, China
Information
Type	Public
Motto	品正学实
Established	17 April 1948 (1948)
Staff	941
Faculty	621
Number of students	14,134
Area	1.25 square kilometers
Website	www.ylsy.edu.cn

Yili Normal University (Chinese: 伊犁师范大学; Kazakh: ىلە سىفان داشۋەىسى) is a higher normal school in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It is co-funded by the Ministry of Education, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Government, and Jiangsu Provincial Government with the support from Nanjing University and Nanjing Normal University.

History

• April 17, 1948: Yili Vocational College
• October, 1949: Ehmetjan Vocational College
• April, 1953: Yili Normal School (伊犁师范学校; Yīlí Shīfàn Xuéxiào; 'Yili Normal School')
• May 7, 1980: Yili Normal College (伊犁师范学院; Yīlí Shīfàn Xuéyuàn; 'Yili Normal College')
• December, 2018: Yili Normal University (伊犁师范大学; Yīlí Shīfàn Dàxué; 'Yili Normal University')

A stone with the motto "Pinzheng Xueshi" (lit. "Behave well, academic solid")

External links

• Yili Normal University (in Chinese)