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Henan University (HENU; ) is a provincial public university in
Zhengzhou Zhengzhou is the capital of Henan, China. Located in northern Henan, it is one of the nine National central city, national central cities in China, and serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational center of the province. Th ...
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Kaifeng Kaifeng ( zh, s=开封, p=Kāifēng) is a prefecture-level city in east-Zhongyuan, central Henan province, China. It is one of the Historical capitals of China, Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history, and ...
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Henan Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...
, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Henan and co-funded with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction. Henan University maintains three campuses: two (Ming-lun and Jin-ming campus) in Kaifeng City and one (Long-zi Lake campus) in Zhengzhou City. Henan University is ranked 400-500 in the world on the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), 451st on the CWTS Ranking of Leiden University, and 839th on the 2025 U.S. News Rankings.


History

The earliest predecessor of Henan University was founded in 1912 and was originally named Henan Preparatory School for Studying in Europe and America. In 1942, the school was upgraded to National Henan University. In 1952, the school was renamed Henan Normal University after adjustment of departments. It was later renamed Kaifeng Normal College and Henan Normal University. In 1984, the school was renamed Henan University. In June 2000, the original Henan University, Kaifeng Medical College, and Kaifeng Normal College merged to form the new Henan University. In 2022, the
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registration address of Henan University was changed from Kaifeng City to Zhengzhou City. As of December 2023, Henan University has opened 92 undergraduate admissions majors in Zhengzhou Longzi Lake, Kaifeng Minglun and Jinming campuses, covering a total area of more than 5,500 acres. There are 45 master's degree authorized first-level disciplines, 35 master's degree authorized categories, 21 doctoral degree authorized first-level disciplines, 20 post-doctoral research mobile stations.There are more than 4,700 faculty and staff, and more than 50,000 full-time students.


Campus Environment

File:20250510 Main Gate of Henan University Minglun Campus.jpg, Main Gate File:河大正门 - panoramio.jpg, Main entrance File:河南大学礼堂2020.jpg, Henan University Auditorium photographed in 2020 File:The stone carving in JinMing campus.jpg, The stone carving in JinMing campus File:20210909 Longzihu Campus of Henan University.jpg, Longzihu Campus of Henan University File:The JinMing library.jpg, The JinMing library File:菊花与河南大学大礼堂.jpg, Chrysanthemum and Henan University Auditorium File:河南大学艺术学院 - panoramio.jpg, College of Fine Arts, Henan University File:20240626 Henan University Longzihu Campus 01.jpg, Henan University Longzihu Campus File:河南大学出版社 - panoramio.jpg, Henan University Publishing House


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HENU website (Chinese)HENU website (English)
(last updated in 2011) {{authority control Universities and colleges in Kaifeng Universities and colleges established in 1912 1912 establishments in China