Guizhou Normal University

Guizhou Normal University (GZNU; ) is a provincial research university in the historic "summer capital of China" in Guiyang, Guizhou province. It was established in 1941 as one of the original eight normal schools (teacher-training institutions) in China.

With a total enrollment of over 36,000 full-time students, Guizhou Normal University grants undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees through 24 colleges and departments. The university also educates working professionals and adults through a college of continuing education.

History

The university was founded in 1941 as National Guiyang Normal College (). After the formation of the People's Republic of China in 1949 it was renamed Guiyang Normal College, then in 1985 it became Guizhou Normal University and in 1996 it was accredited as a provincial key university in Guizhou.http://govt.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201902/19/WS5c6df1ea498e27e338038e0b.html "Founded in 1941, the university was originally named as National Guiyang Teachers' College, and renamed as Guiyang Teachers' College in 1950. In 1985, it was formally entitled Guizhou Normal University and honored as one of the provincial key universities in 1996."

In 2004, the former Guizhou Vocational Institute of Technology merged into the university.

Guizhou Normal University

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