Changsha Normal University () is a provincial public teachers college in
Changsha
Changsha is the capital of Hunan, China. It is the 15th most populous city in China with a population of 10,513,100, the Central China#Cities with urban area over one million in population, third-most populous city in Central China, and the ...
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Hunan
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China
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. Despite its English name, the school has not been granted
university status
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. The college is under the Hunan Provincial Department of Education.
As of fall 2013, the university has two campuses, a combined student body of 10,000 students, 600 faculty members. The university consists of 10 departments, with 6 specialties for undergraduates. The university covers a total area of 1,100 mu, with more than 10,178 square meters of floor space.
History
Changsha Normal University was founded in 1912 by
Xu Teli, it was initially called "Changsha County Normal School".
In April 2013, the institute was granted the college status and was approved by the
Ministry of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
to use "Changsha Teachers College" as its Chinese name. However, since the Ministry does not regulate academic institutions' English names, the institute used "Changsha Normal University" as its English name since then despite the fact that it was not granted the university status.
Academics
* Department of Preprimary Education
* Department of Elementary Education
* Department of Music
* Department of Foreign Languages
* Department of Animation
* Department of Electronic and Information Engineering
* Department of Digital Publishing
* Department of Art and Design
* Department of Economic Management
* Department of Physical Education
Rankings
As of 2023, the
Best Chinese Universities Ranking, also known as the "
Shanghai Ranking", placed Changsha Normal University 530th in China.
The university ranked # 10,810 in the world out of more than 30,000 universities worldwide by the
Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities 2023.
Affiliated schools
* No.1 Attached Kindergarten
* No.2 Attached Kindergarten
People
Notable alumni
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Tian Han
Tian Han ( zh, 田汉; 12 March 1898 – 10 December 1968), formerly romanized as T'ien Han, was a Chinese drama activist, playwright, a leader of revolutionary music and films, as well as a translator and poet. He emerged at the time of the ...
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Xu Guangda
* Liao Mosha
* Liu Ying
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Xie Bingying
* Luo Xuezan
Notable faculty
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Xu Teli
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Yang Changji
* Zhu Jianfan
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Zhou Gucheng
*
Liu Zhixun
References
External links
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Universities and colleges in Hunan
Teachers colleges in China
Universities and colleges established in 1912
Education in Changsha
1912 establishments in China
Universities and colleges in Changsha