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Beijing Normal University
北京师范大学
File:BNU logo 2.png
Latin: Universitas Normalis Pechinum
Motto学为人师，行为世范[1]
Motto in English
Learn, so as to instruct others; Act, to serve as example to all.[2]
TypePublic
Established1902
PresidentDong Qi (董奇)
Academic staff
1,681
StudentsOver 20,000
Undergraduates8,600
Postgraduates9,900
Location
Beijing
,
People's Republic of China
CampusUrban, 738,779 m2 (7,952,150 sq ft)
WebsiteChinese Version
English Version
File:BNUlogo2.png

Beijing Normal University (BNU, simplified Chinese: 北京师范大学; traditional Chinese: 北京師範大學; pinyin: Běijīng Shīfàn Dàxué), colloquially known as 北师大 or Beishida, is a public research university located in Beijing with strong emphasis on basic disciplines of humanities and sciences. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China.

A normal school referred to an institution that aimed to train school teachers in the early twentieth century, and this terminology is preserved in the official names of such institutions in China even after such schools gained university status and expanded to offer courses other than education-related fields. The term reflects BNU's heritage as a former unit of the Imperial University of Peking dedicated to training schoolteachers.

Prof Qi Dong (董奇), a well-known scholar in Child Psychology was appointed as the President since July, 2012.

History

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National Peking Normal University, in 1920s

The University grew out of the Faculty of Education, Imperial University of Peking that was established as China's first modern university on the initiative of the emperor of Qing Dynasty after the Hundred Days' Reform in 1898. In 1908 the Faculty of Education was named as the Imperial Capital School of Supreme Teacher Training, and was separated from the Imperial University of Peking which then developed to Peking University, another prestigious university in China.

After the Republic of China was established, the Imperial Capital School of Supreme Teacher Training was renamed Peking Normal College in 1912. The college had its first graduate programs in 1920 and began to recruit female students in 1921. In 1923 it was renamed again as Peking Normal University, and became the first normal university in Chinese modern history. The Peking Women’s College of Education merged into Peking Normal University in 1931.

Memorial for three students killed in March 18 Massacre, 1926

When the communists established the People's Republic of China in 1949, the capital of Peking was renamed Beijing and the university was consequently renamed as Beijing Normal University. During a national initiative of university rearrangement in 1952, Fu Jen Catholic University merged with Beijing Normal University. In 1954, it moved from Hepingmen campus to the newly established campus at Beitaipingzhuang and remains there since.

Historically, students at Beijing Normal University played a significant role in patriotic and social movements, particularly in the May Fourth Movement in 1919, the Cultural Revolution, and the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. The New York Times once described it as "one of the most progressive institutions" in China.[3]

Present

The university was chosen as a Project 211 institution in 1996. In 2002 it signed an agreement with Ministry of Education and Beijing Municipal Government, and became the 10th university on the list of Project 985 to get special support from the Chinese Government, aiming to be a world prestigious university.[4]

Campus

During its centennial celebration in 2002, an asteroid discovered in 1996 was named after the university as 8050 Beishida.

After a special visit of Premier Wen Jiabao on May 4, 2006 to Beijing Normal University, the Chinese government implemented the Fee-Waiver Policy for teacher training programs in six normal universities that are supervised by the Ministry of Education, including Beijing Normal University.

The university also lays distinct emphasis on educational equality. The 2009 demographic composition data shows that 40% of its enrolled students are from western China, almost one third are from rural areas, a quarter are from low-income families, and ethnic minorities comprise for more than 10%.[5]

Academics

So far the university has altogether 55 undergraduate degree programs, 162 master programs, and 100 doctoral programs. Sixteen of them are honored as national key disciplines (see below), including 5 general disciplines and 11 specialized disciplines, and are recognized as among the top ranked in China:

Education Psychology
Chinese Mathematics
Geography Cell Biology
Marxist Philosophy Physical Chemistry
Ancient Chinese History System Science
Theory of History Theoretical Physics
Folklore/Anthropology Environmental Science
Ecology Educational Economics and Management

There are 74 research laboratories, including 4 National Key Labs (see below), 7 Key Labs of Ministry of Education, and 5 Key Labs of Beijing Municipality. Key research centers and bases include 7 key research bases in humanities and social sciences of Ministry of Education, 2 research centers of Engineering & Technology of Beijing Municipality, 3 research centers jointly-established with Beijing Municipality, and more than 40 other research centers of all kinds. Furthermore, the university has an institute for Proteomics which is the only one established in universities by Ministry of Education. Besides, the university has established a Science Park which covers an area of 6 hectares.

Mu Duo Gilded Bell
National Key Laboratories
National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning
National Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology
National Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science
National Key Laboratory of Water Environmental simulation

The university has an annual research funding in sciences of over RMB 100 Million. In 2010, 150 projects were funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, with a record high amount of RMB 62 millions (compared with 44.7 millions in 2009 and 37 millions in 2007).[6] The research funding in humanities and social sciences has increased rapidly in the recent five years with RMB 150 Million in total, which tops the third place nationally. Since 2002 the annual increase has been over RMB 30 Million and equals to RMB 40,000 per capita. As a university strong in basic theory and research, it is fairly fruitful in fund raising for humanities and social sciences.

Beijing Normal University is also among the earliest institutions to recruit international students, and is particularly popular for its Mandarin Chinese study programs. A most prestigious program is Princeton in Beijing.[7]

Regarding international co-operation, the Beijing Normal University is part of a university consortium (together with the Danube University Krems, the University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück and the University of Tampere) that offers a Erasmus+ Joint master's degree (Master in Research and Innovation in Higher Education).

Schools and Departments

The library of Beijing Normal University
  • Faculty of Education[8]
  • School of Chinese Language and Literature[9]
  • School of Law
  • School of Economy and Business Administration
  • School of Foreign Language & Culture[10]
  • School of Life Science
  • School of Chemistry
  • School of Resources[11]
  • School of Geography
  • Department of Astronomy[12]
  • School of Mathematics
  • School of History
  • School of Philosophy
  • Department of Physics
  • School of Psychology[13]
  • School of Social Development and Public Policy[14]
  • School of Arts and Mass Media
  • School of Environment
  • School of Sociology

Beijing Normal University has many different other majors that are not mentioned above.

Campus

Qiu Jiduan Gymnasium and recreation complex, finished in 2008
Undergrads Dorm

The current campus was built in 1954. It is located in northwest downtown Beijing in Haidian district, between the second and third ring roads, and is the closest among all Haidian universities to Tiananmen Square.

The campus hosted the U.S. Olympic Team during 2008 Beijing Olympics.[15][16]

In 2002, a sister campus was established in the coastal city of Zhuhai in Guangdong Province.

Notable alumni

Rankings

  • QS World University Ranking: 252th (7th in China) [20]
  • Academic Ranking of World Universities: 201-300th (7th-12th in China) ) [21]
  • Humanities and Social Sciences overall ranking in China: 3rd [22]

Affiliated high schools

See also

References

  1. ^ "北京师范大学简介". Beijing Normal University. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "Beijing Normal University". English Home Page. Beijing Normal University. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  3. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/world/asia/03china.html
  4. ^ http://www.bnu.edu.cn/bnueng/AboutBNU/historyofbnu.html
  5. ^ "钟秉林谈师范生教育：毕业生已供大于求(图)". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  6. ^ http://www.bnu.edu.cn/bsdkx/29549.htm
  7. ^ http://www.princeton.edu/pib/
  8. ^ "Faculty Of Education - BNU". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Beijing Normal University". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  10. ^ http://www.sfll.bnu.edu.cn/
  11. ^ http://irs.bnu.edu.cn/
  12. ^ "Department of Astronomy, Beijing Normal University - 北京师范大学天文系". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  13. ^ http://psych.bnu.edu.cn/
  14. ^ http://www.ssdpp.net/
  15. ^ US Olympians Train at Beijing Normal University. YouTube. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  16. ^ http://en.beijing2008.cn/33/98/article214019833.shtml
  17. ^ http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/tg152.html
  18. ^ "Dr Filippenko's Dedication of his SJAA Talk - SJAA". SJAA. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  19. ^ Cross, Ester. "Folt celebrates Beijing Normal University partnership". The Dartmouth. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  20. ^ "Beijing Normal University Rankings". Top Universities. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  21. ^ "World University Rankings - 2014 - Argentina Universities in Top 500 universities - Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2014 - Shanghai Ranking - 2014". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  22. ^ "2009中国大学社会科学100强". Retrieved 18 July 2015.

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