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Hengyang Normal University

Coordinates: 26°52′50″N 112°40′42″E / 26.880431°N 112.678328°E / 26.880431; 112.678328
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Hengyang Normal University
衡阳师范学院
Motto
厚德、博学、砺志、笃行
TypePublic college
PresidentPi Xiuping (皮修平)
Academic staff
1,283 (October 2019)[1]
Students22,000 (October 2019)[1]
Location, ,
26°52′50″N 112°40′42″E / 26.880431°N 112.678328°E / 26.880431; 112.678328
Campus1.444 square kilometres (357 acres)
Websitewww.hynu.edu.cn

Hengyang Normal University (Chinese: 衡阳师范学院; pinyin: Héngyáng Shīfàn Xuéyuàn) is a provincial public college in Hengyang, Hunan, China. Despite its English name, the school has not been granted university status. The college is under the Hunan Provincial Department of Education.

History

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Hengyang Normal University was formed in 1904; it was initially called "Hunan Provincial Normal School". As of fall 2013, the university has two campuses, a combined student body of 16,000 students and 800 faculty members. The university consists of 2 colleges and 17 departments, with 39 specialties for undergraduates.

Academics

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  • School of Nanyue[2]
  • School of Continuing Education
  • Department of Humanities and social sciences
  • Department of Political science
  • Department of Economic Management
  • Department of Law
  • Department of Chinese language and Literature
  • Department of Journalism and Communication
  • Department of Chemistry and Materials science
  • Department of Tourism management
  • Department of Computer Science
  • Department of Music
  • Department of Art
  • Department of Physical Education
  • Department of Foreign languages
  • Department of Mathematics and Computing sciences
  • Department of Physical and Electronic information sciences
  • Department of Life Science
  • Department of Education Science

Rankings

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As of 2023, the Best Chinese Universities Ranking, also known as the "Shanghai Ranking", placed the university 15th in Hunan and 360th in nationwide.[3] The university ranked # 2486 in the world out of nearly 30,000 universities worldwide by the University Rankings by Academic Performance 2021-2022.[4]

Culture

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  • Motto: 厚德、博学、砺志、笃行

People

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Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b 学校简介. Hengyang Normal University (in Chinese). 1 October 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. ^ 2013年衡阳师范学院南岳学院招生章程. Tencent (in Chinese). 2013.
  3. ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Best Chinese Universities Ranking". www.shanghairanking.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  4. ^ "URAP - University Ranking by Academic Academic Performance". urapcenter.org. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
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