Beijing Pedagogical University
北京 师范大学 Beijing Pedagogical University |
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motto | 学 为人 师 , 行为 世 范 |
founding | 1902 |
Sponsorship | state |
place | Beijing , People's Republic of China |
president | Dong Qi (董 奇) |
Students | 22,000 including 11,300 postgraduate students |
Employee | 2,000 (faculty) |
Website | www.bnu.edu.cn |
The Beijing University of Education ( Chinese 北京 师范大学 , Pinyin Běijīng Shīfàn Dàxué , English Beijing Normal University ) is a University of Education in Beijing , People's Republic of China, founded in 1902 . It is one of the best universities for humanities and one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China. Peking University of Education is one of the universities in Project 211 and had around 18,500 students in 2012.
In the early 20th century, institutions that mainly trained school teachers were called "normal schools". This designation remained in the official institution name even after it received university status and offered courses in various areas.
history
The university was founded in 1902 as an educational faculty of the Imperial Capital University in Beijing on the initiative of the Qing Dynasty . In 1908 the faculty was upgraded to an independent university. After the founding of the Republic of China, the name was changed again to Beijing Normal College. The first post-graduate courses were introduced in 1920, and women were also admitted the following year. In 1923 the college took on the name it still bears today. The university was known for its openness from an early age, and its students played an important role in both the May Fourth Movement and the protests in Tian'anmen Square .
Education
Today Beijing Pedagogical University is the leading institution of its kind in China. In philosophy, history and geography, it is consistently listed among the five best universities in the country and in rankings among the 50 best universities in Asia. Bachelor's degree programs are offered for 58 subjects, Master’s degree programs exist for 36 subjects with 166 specializations, and the university also has the right to award doctoral degrees in 24 disciplines . The university has an annual research budget of over 100 million Yuan Renminbi and includes 74 research laboratories and facilities.
Faculties
The central campus is located in the Haidian District of Beijing, not far from the government district. The city of Zhuhai in the southern province of Guangdong is home to a satellite campus.
- Faculty of Education 教育 学部
- Faculty of Economics and Commerce 经济 与 工商 管理 学院
- Institute for Chinese Language and Culture 汉语 文化 学院
- Faculty of Chinese Language and Literature 文 学院
- Faculty of Art and Media 艺术 与 传媒 学院
- Chemistry Faculty 化学 学院
- Management Faculty 管理 学院
- Mathematics Faculty 数学 科学 学院
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences 环境 学院
- Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literature 外国 语言 文学 学院
- Faculty of Geography and Remote Scanning 地理学 与 遥感 科学 学院
- Faculty of Nuclear Sciences 核 科学 与 技术 学院
- Law Faculty 法学院
- Computer Science Faculty 信息 科学 与 技术 学院
- Physics Faculty 物理学 系
- Faculty of Life Sciences 生命 科学 学院
- Faculty of Adult Education and Teacher Training 继续 教育 与 教师 培训 学院
- Faculty of Astronomy 天文 系
- Faculty of Natural Resources 资源 学院
- Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology 哲学 与 社会学 学院
- Faculty of Social Development and Public Policy 社会 发展 与 公共政策 学院
- Sports Faculty 体育 与 运动 学院
- Faculty of Psychology 心理 学院
- Faculty of History 历史 学院
- Faculty of Marxism Studies 马克思 主义 学院
Web links
See also
List of secondary education institutions in Beijing
Individual evidence
- ↑ 北京 师范大学 简介. (No longer available online.) Beijing Normal University, archived from the original on June 29, 2014 ; Retrieved June 24, 2014 (Chinese, "Learn to teach others; act to be an example to others."). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ QS University Rankings: Asia - 2012 , accessed June 30, 2013.
Coordinates: 39 ° 57 ′ 26.3 " N , 116 ° 21 ′ 45.2" E