Shandong Normal University (, English acronym SDNU) is a university in
Jinan
Jinan is the capital of the province of Shandong in East China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is one of the largest cities in Shandong in terms of population. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of ...
City,
Shandong Province,
China
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. It is one of the earliest institutions of higher learning established in Shandong Province since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
History
Predecessor schools of teachers education in Shandong date back to 1902. The university itself was established in 1950 and was known as Shandong Normal College () until 1981. The new campus welcomed the first batch of students in 2005.
Campus and statistics
The university has two campuses, covering an area of 250 hectares. Currently there are more than 34,000 full-time Chinese students and over 200 international students enrolled.
Qilu Culture Research Centre and Elementary Teaching Courses Research Centre at SDNU are the only two key research centers of the humanities established at provincial universities by the Ministry of Education of China (MOE). SDNU publishes six international academic periodicals. Among them is ''China Population Resources & Environment'', which is the only journal focusing on sustainable development in China.
SDNU has co-operative relationships with 59 universities from more than 15 countries and regions. Since 2011, it regularly employs foreign instructors for special two-week courses in English on issues relating to the web and media through the School of Communications. In 1983 SDNU was approved by the
Ministry of Education of China
The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China is a constituent department of the State Council, responsible for basic education, vocational education, higher education, and other educational affairs throughout the country. The ...
) to recruit international students and receive international China scholarship students. And SDNU is among the HSK exam centers approved by MOE. Since then, over 5,000 international students have graduated from the university.
Campus Environment
File:Square of Shandong Normal University.jpg, Dongfanghong Square, Qianfoshan Campus, Shandong Normal University
File:Liberary of Shandong Normal University.jpg, Shandong Normal University Changqing Lake Campus Library
File:Shandong Normal University Changqing.JPG, Main Teaching Building, Changqing Lake Campus, Shandong Normal University
File:山东师范大学千佛山校区北门.jpg, North Gate of Qianfoshan Campus of Shandong Normal University
File:Building of Shandong Normal University.jpg, The Culture Building of Cheonboshan Campus built in 1955.
Notable faculty members
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An Zuozhang, historian
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Meigu Guan, mathematician
See also
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Attached Senior School of Shandong Normal University
External links
Shandong Normal University website
Universities and colleges in Jinan
Teachers colleges in China
1950 in Jinan
1950 establishments in Jinan
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