Henan Normal University is one of the
key universities directly under the provincial government, developed from
the Zhongzhou University (founded in 1923) and Pingyuan Teachers college
(founded in 1951). It is situated in Xinxiang, a famous city in north
Henan, which is at the junction of the Beijing- Guangzhou, Taiyuan-Heze
railways, nestling near Taihang Mountain to the north and the Yellow River
to the south, where the famous Muye battle once took place. Due to the
adjustment of colleges and departments, the university has successfully been
renamed as Henan Teachers College 2, Henan Second Teachers college and
Xinxiang Teachers College after the founding of New China. And in 1985, she
began to be called Henan Normal University.
In the
past 84 years after the founding, especially after the founding of New China,
the university has gradually grown into a comprehensive normal university with
complete subjects and courses. There are now 17 colleges, 24 research institutes
(centres), 10 provincial key disciplines, and 49 majors of undergraduate course
covering 9 subjects such as economics, science of law, education, literature,
science, engineering, agriculture, history and administration.