Northwest Normal University
Introduction
Located in Lanzhou, Gansu, the predecessor
of NWNU is the National Beiping Normal
University, which grew out of The Normal School
of The Metropolitan University founded in 1902.
Before 1958, the National Northwest Normal
Institute was one of the six key higher normal
institutes directly under the Ministry of Education,
then under the administration of Gansu Province
thereafter, renamed as Gansu Normal University,
but resumed its name as Northwest Normal
Institute in 1981, finally renamed as the Northwest Normal University in 1988 until now.
Northwest Normal University is the key university jointly built by the People's government of
Gansu province and the Ministry of Education. It is also one of the 14 state-supported universities
in western China. Now there are 5 postdoctoral research centers, 2 first-grade and 26 second-grade
disciplines with Doctorate awarding power, 9 first-grade and 92 second-grade disciplines as well
as 4 specialties with Master degree awarding power, and 57 Bachelor’s specialties in the
University.
The University also boasts a strong scientific research capability. In recent years, the
SCIE-included research papers concerning the basic theory of natural sciences continuously
ranked around 50 among the national colleges and
universities and within the top 10 among the
national normal universities. The social sciences
boast several distinctive and superior disciplines
such as Western History and Geography, Ethnic
Education, Curriculum and Teaching Theories,
Ancient Books Systematization and Dunhuang
Studies.
The University has conducted international
exchanges and cooperative studies extensively, established cooperative relationships with more
than 120 universities, established research institutes and international organizations in more than
40 countries and China Taiwan province as well as Hong Kong Administrative Region, and held
more than 50 large-scale international academic conferences and educated more than 1,000
students abroad. National Office for the Promotion of Chinese Language has ratified the
co-establishment of Confucius Institute by Sudan Khartoum University and our university
together.
As early as 1982, NWNU commenced to accept international students as one of the first
group of northwest universities validated by government to enroll international students. In 2008,
it has been brought into the independent enrollment list of government scholarship. In 2009, it has
also been affirmed to recruit international students with scholarship granted by Confucius Institute
Headquarters. At present there were more than 130 international students from 15 countries at
NWNU.
Degree Programs
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Marxist Philosophy
Chinese Philosophy
Foreign Philosophy
Ethics
Political Economics
Population, Resources and Environmental Economics
Regional Economics
Finance
Industrial Economics
Statistics
Quantitative economics
Jurisprudence
Theory of Political Science
International Politics
Sociology
History of Chinese Ethnic Minorities
Basic Principles of Marxism
Study of Marxism in China
Ideological and political education
Pedagogical Principle
Curriculum and Instruction
History of Education
Comparative Education
Pre-school Education
Higher Education
Basic Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Applied Psychology
Humanistic Sociology of Sports
Human Movement Science
Physical Education and Training
Traditional Sports Science
Literature and Art
Chinese Philology
Chinese Classical Documents
Ancient Chinese Literature
Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
Comparative Literature and World Literature
English Language and Literature
Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
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Art
Musicology
Fine Arts
Radio and Television Arts
Archeology and Museology
Historical Geography
Historical Documents
Special History
Chinese Ancient History
Modern Chinese History
World History
Basic Mathematics
Computational Mathematics
Probability and Statistics
Applied Mathematics
Operations Research and Cybernetics
Theoretical Physics
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Plasma Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Optics
Inorganic Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Polymer Chemistry and Physics
Physical Geography
Human Geography
Cartography and Geographic Information System
Botany
Zoology
Cell biology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ecology
Educational Technology
Environmental Science
Circuits and Systems
Computer Software and Theory
Computer Application Technology
Applied Chemistry
Industrial Catalysis
Tourism Management
Education Economics and Management
Doctoral Degree (3 -4 Years)
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2. Ideological and political education
3. Principle of Education
4. Curriculum and Teaching Methodology
5. History of Education
6. Educational Technology
7. Developmental and Educational Psychology
8. Chinese Classical Documents
9. Ancient Chinese Literature
10. Historical Philology
11. Special History
12. Basic Mathematics
13. Atomic and Molecular Physics
14. Inorganic Chemistry
15. Analytical Chemistry
16. Organic Chemistry
17. Physical Chemistry
18. Polymer Chemistry and Physics
19. Physical Geography
20. Human Geography
Estimated Costs of Self-financed International Students Studying in China
Chinese Language: CNY11, 600 /Year
Advanced study in Arts: CNY14, 000 /Year
Bachelor degree program: CNY14, 000 /Year
Master degree program: CNY16, 000-18,000 /Year
Doctoral degree program: CNY20, 000-2, 2000 /Year
Teaching materials: Charged according to the actual expenses
Accommodation: Double room: CNY450/month, Single room: CNY850/month
Contact Information:
International Cooperation and Exchange Division, Northwest Normal University
967 Anning Donglu, Lanzhou 730070
Tel: 0086-931-7971624
P. R. China
0086-931-7971624
0086-931-7971274
0086-931-7970321
Fax: 0086-931-7971624
E-mail: admissionoffice@163.com
Website: http: // www.nwnu.edu.cn