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Public research university in Beijing, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beijing Normal University (BNU) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education and the Beijing Municipal People's Government. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.[3]
北京师范大学 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Seal of the university | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motto | 学为人师、行为世范[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Motto in English | Learn, so as to instruct others; Act, to serve as example to all.[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Established | 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Yu Jihong | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party Secretary | Cheng Jianping | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 2,606 (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Students | 31,896 (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 15,961 (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 15,935 (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Address | 19 Xinjiekouwai St, Haidian, Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colours | Dark Blue Light Blue | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliations | BHUA, GHMUA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 北京师范大学 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 北京師範大學 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 北师大 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 1959, BNU was designated by the Ministry of Education as one of 20 national key universities of China.[4] In 2009, Michael Wines referred to the university as "one of the most progressive institutions" in a New York Times article.[5]
Beijing Normal University was selected to be a Project 211 institution in 1996. In 2002, BNU signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education and Beijing municipal government to become the 10th university participating in Project 985.[6]
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.[7]
Beijing Normal University is part of a university consortium, including the University for Continuing Education Krems, Eötvös Loránd University, Hochschule Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology and the University of Tampere, which offers an Erasmus+ joint master's degree and a Master in Research and Innovation in Higher Education.[10]
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 Princeton University in the United States.[11]
The university collaborates with the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) on SUSS's Master of Arts in Chinese Language and Literature.[12]
Beijing Normal University is the seat of the BRICS Universities League Secretariat with BNU as a leading university in terms of BRICS higher education and academic cooperation.[13]
| BCUR National[14] | Domestic | 19 | |
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| Wu Shulian National[15] | Domestic | 28 | |
| CUAA National[16] | Alumni | =14 | |
| QS National[17] | General | 11 | |
| THE National[18] | General | 9 | |
| QS Asia (Asia version)[19] | General | 61 | |
| THE Asia (Asia version)[20] | General | 34 | |
| ARWU World[21] | Research | 151–200 | |
| QS World[22] | General | 271 | |
| THE World[23] | General | =146 | |
| USNWR World[24] | General | 206 | |
As of 2023, BNU was ranked 18th by the QS World University Rankings by Subjects,[25] and 19th globally by the Times Higher Education Rankings by Subjects,[26] for "Education and Training", which are historical strengths for the Faculty of Education that originated as a "normal university".
BNU is ranked 36th among the Global Top 100 Innovative Universities according to the World's Universities with Real Impacts (WURI) Ranking 2021.[27]
According to the 2021 QS World University Rankings, BNU was ranked among the top 170 in "Arts and Humanities", "Social Sciences & Management" and "Natural Science" related subjects.[28][29][30]
Beijing Normal University consistently features in the top 300th global universities as ranked by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, the QS World University Rankings, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the U.S. News & World Report.[31][32][33][34] Beijing Normal graduates are highly desired in China and worldwide; in 2017, its graduate employability rankings placed in the global top #200+ universities with high-achieving graduates.[35] Internationally, Beijing Normal University was regarded as one of the most reputable Chinese universities by the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings where, it has ranked #126 globally.[36]
The main campus is in the Haidian District,[39] with other Beijing campuses in the Changping District and Xicheng District as well as a campus in Zhuhai, Guangdong.[40]
The original campus was near Hepingmen and Liulichang in the center of Beijing during the Republic of China period. After Fu Jen University merged with BNU the Fu Jen campus in Shichahai 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 Tiananmen Square.
Its campus hosted the U.S. Olympic Team during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[41][42]
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