Beijing Normal University (BNU, ), colloquially known as Beishida (), is a

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located in

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, with a strong emphasis on humanities and sciences. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China as part of Class A Double First Class University in the

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and was designated by the

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as a member of

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and

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. "

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" refers to an institution that trained schoolteachers in the early 20th century. The title is preserved in the names of Chinese institutions after they developed into comprehensive universities. It also reflects BNU's heritage as a Faculty of Education member of the

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which was established as China's first modern university. BNU ranked first among universities that originated as “

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s”. The Faculty of Education is considered the best in China according to several widely cited

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, including the

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, the

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, and the U.S. News Rankings, and the URAP ranking. BNU is ranked 36th among the Global Top 100 Innovative Universities according to the World's Universities with Real Impacts (WURI) Ranking 2021.

History

The university grew out of the Faculty of Education at the Imperial University of Peking by the

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after the

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in 1898. In 1908 the Faculty of Education was named the "Imperial Capital School of Supreme Teacher Training" and separated from the Imperial University of Peking which subsequently became

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. In 1912, after the

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was established, the Imperial Capital School of Supreme Teacher Training was renamed Peking Normal College. The college established its first graduate programs in 1920 and began accepting female students in 1921. In 1923 it was renamed Peking Normal University and became the first

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in modern Chinese history. The Peking Women's College of Education merged into Peking Normal University in 1931. When the

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established the

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in 1949 the capital of Peking was renamed, via pinyin, as Beijing and the university was consequently renamed Beijing Normal University. During a national initiative of university rearrangement in 1952

Fu Jen Catholic University Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen; or ) is a private Catholic university in Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1925 in Beijing at the request of Pope Pius XI and re-established in Taiwan in 1961 at ...

merged with Beijing Normal University. In 1954 BNU moved from its

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campus to the newly established campus at Beitaipingzhuang. In 1959, BNU was designated by the Ministry of Education as one of 20

national key universities National Key Universities () previously referred to universities recognized as prestigious and which received a high level of support from the central government of the People's Republic of China. The term is no longer in official use by 1990s. The ...

of China. Historically, students at Beijing Normal University have played major roles in patriotic, democratic and other social movements, including the

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in 1919, and other significant cultural and sociopolitical events. ''

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'' described it as "one of the most progressive institutions" in China. During the Cultural Revolution Beijing Normal University students made up the majority of

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, a

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movement that killed thousands of people and attempted to destroy what they saw as "outdated" and "backwards" artifacts and cultural institutions.

Present

Beijing Normal University was selected to be a

institution in 1996. In 2002, BNU signed an agreement with the

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and

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to become the 10th university participating in

, through which it receives special support from the Chinese government aimed at elevating its reputation to the level of a "world-class" university. During its centennial celebration in 2002 an asteroid discovered in 1996 was named after the university as 8050 Beishida. After a special visit by Premier

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to the university on May 4, 2006, the Chinese government implemented a tuition-waiver policy for teacher training programs in six normal universities that are supervised by the Ministry of Education, including Beijing Normal University. The university has a strong emphasis on increasing educational equity. Its 2009 demographic data shows that 40% of its enrolled students were from western China, one third were from rural areas and a quarter were from low-income families. Ethnic minorities comprised more than 10% of students.

Academics

As of the year 2020, the university has 74 undergraduate degree programs, 185 master programs and 142 doctoral programs. Sixteen of them are honored as "national key disciplines", including 5 general disciplines and 11 specialized disciplines, which are recognized among the top ranked programs in China: Beijing Normal University possesses 74 research laboratories, including 4 National Key Labs, 7 Key Labs of the Ministry of Education and 5 Key Labs of the Beijing Municipality. Key research centers and facilities include 7 key research facilities in humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education, 2 research centers of Engineering and Technology of the Beijing Municipality, 3 research centers jointly established with the Beijing Municipality, and more than 40 other research centers. Additionally, the university has an institute dedicated to

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, the only one established in a university by the Ministry of Education. The university has also established a Science Park comprising 6 hectares. Beijing Normal University's annual research budget in the sciences exceeds RMB 100 million. In 2010, 150 projects were funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, with a record high amount of RMB 62 million (compared with 44.7 million in 2009 and 37 million in 2007). Funding for research in the humanities and social sciences has increased rapidly in the last five years to RMB 150 million, the third largest budget nationally. Since 2002, the annual increase in budget has been over RMB 30 million, equating to RMB 40,000 per capita. This increase in funding reflects BNU's institutional commitment to basic theory and research in the humanities and social sciences.

International Collaboration

Beijing Normal University is part of a university consortium, including the

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, Hochschule Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences,

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and the

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, which offers an

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joint master's degree and a Master in Research and Innovation in Higher Education. Beijing Normal University was among the first Chinese institutions to accept international students. It is particularly popular for its Mandarin Chinese study programs. Among its most prestigious programs is ''Princeton in Beijing'', a collaboration with

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in the United States. The university collaborates with the

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(SUSS) on SUSS's Master of Arts in Chinese Language and Literature. Beijing Normal University is the seat of the

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Secretariat with BNU as a leading university in terms of

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higher education and academic cooperation.

Rankings and reputation

BNU ranked No.1 in China among universities that originated as “

s”. The Faculty of Education is considered the best in China according to several widely cited international rankings, including the

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, the

, the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Ranking, and the

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. In 2022, BNU was ranked 19th globally by the ''Times Higher Education Rankings by Subjects'',' and 28th by the ''QS World University Rankings by Subjects'', for "Education and Training", which are historical strengths for the Faculty of Education that originated as a "

". BNU is ranked 36th among the Global Top 100 Innovative Universities according to the World's Universities with Real Impacts (WURI) Ranking 2021. According to the 2021

, BNU was ranked among the top 170 in "Arts and Humanities", "Social Sciences & Management" and "Natural Science" related subjects. Beijing Normal University consistently features in the top 300th global universities as ranked by the

, the

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and the U.S. News & World Report. Beijing Normal graduates are highly desired in China and worldwde; in 2017, its graduate employability rankings placed in the global top #200+ universities with high-achieving graduates. Internationally, Beijing Normal University was regarded as one of the most reputable Chinese universities by the ''

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'' where, it has ranked #126 globally. *

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: 262nd, 12th in China *

: 201-300th, 7th-12th in China *

: 251-300th, 11th in China

Schools and Departments

*Faculty of Education *School of Chinese Language and Literature *School of Law *School of Economy and Business Administration *School of Foreign Language and Culture *School of Life Science *School of Chemistry *School of Resources *School of Geography *Department of Astronomy *School of Mathematics *School of History *School of Philosophy *Department of Physics *School of Systems Science *School of Psychology *School of Social Development and Public Policy *School of Arts and Mass Media *School of Environment *School of Sociology Beijing Normal University also has many other areas of study not mentioned above.

Campus

The main campus is in the

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, with other Beijing campuses in the

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and

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as well as a campus in

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. The original campus was near

and

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in the center of Beijing during the

period. After

Fu Jen University Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen; or ) is a private Catholic university in Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1925 in Beijing at the request of Pope Pius XI and re-established in Taiwan in 1961 at ...

merged with BNU the Fu Jen campus in

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became the Northern Campus of BNU. Beijing Normal University's current campus was built in 1954. It is located in central northwest Beijing in Haidian district between the second and third ring roads. It is the closest of all Haidian universities to

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. Its campus hosted the

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during the

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Notable alumni

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, writer, 2012

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laureate *

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, writer and dissident, 2010

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laureate *

Su Tong Tong Zhonggui (; born January 23, 1963), known by the pen name of Su Tong () is a Chinese writer. He was born in Suzhou and lives in Nanjing. He entered the Department of Chinese at Beijing Normal University in 1980, and started to publish nov ...

, novelist *

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, poet, novelist and screenwriter *

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, chess grandmaster *

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, astronomer *

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, gold medalist in

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women's volleyball, and former head coach of the U.S. women's national volleyball team * Dao Youhe, well-known specialist in Chinese education *

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, gymnast,

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and

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gold medalist *

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, professor of Chinese, politician, and former vice chairman of the

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Yuan Guiren Yuan Guiren (; born November 1950) is a Chinese academic and politician. He formerly served as Minister of Education of China and president of Beijing Normal University, his alma mater. Biography Yuan was born in Guzhen County, Anhui, in Novemb ...

, professor of philosophy, and the former Minister of Education of the People's Republic of China * Sun Siwei, well-known specialist in Chinese education * Yu Dan, professor well known for her popular and controversial lectures about the

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broadcast on

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* Ye Ding, psychologist *

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, professor of astronomy, the first Chinese astronomer to discover a supernovae since 1054 A.D. * Min Weifang, former CPC Secretary of Peking University, serving from 2002 to 2011. He is a graduate of the Education Department, subsequently earning his Ph.D. from

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in the United States *

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or Ouang Te Tchao, prominent Chinese physicist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, student of French physicist Paul Langevin and founder of underwater acoustics in China, Officier of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour. * Wang Xiaodong, elected member of the

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, former biochemist at the

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, and currently Director and Investigator at the National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing (NIBS, Beijing) * Liang Jun, teacher and women's rights activist *

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, 75th

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. He attended as a language student studying

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in 1982 as an undergraduate at

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. *

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, United States Senator from New York. She attended as an undergraduate in

's FSP program.

Affiliated high schools

Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University (, commonly abbreviated as The Experimental High School Attached to BNU () or Experimental High () and sometimes referred to as ESBNU or SDSZ, is a beacon high school in Xicheng ...

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* The Second High School Attached to Beijing Normal University

References

External links

BNU Official Site

MDJS BBS @BNU (, telnet, ssh)BNU Student Forum
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History

Present

Academics

International Collaboration

Rankings and reputation

Schools and Departments

Campus

Notable alumni

Affiliated high schools

See also

References

External links