Beijing Normal University

Beijing Normal University

北京师范大学
Seal of Beijing Normal University
Latin: Universitas Normalis Pechinum
Motto	学为人师、行为世范(Chinese)[1]
Motto in English	Learn, so as to instruct others; Act, to serve as example to all.[2]
Type	Public
Established	1902; 122 years ago (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	Beijing Campus:No.19, Xinjiekouwai St, Haidian District,Beijing,China Zhuhai Campus:No.18, Jinfeng Road, Tangjiawan,Zhuhai, Guangdong,China
Campus	Beijing Campus:134 ha (330 acres) Zhuhai Campus:333 ha (820 acres)
Colours	Dark Blue   Light Blue
Affiliations	BHUA, GHMUA
Website	bnu.edu.cn english.bnu.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	北京师范大学
Traditional Chinese	北京師範大學
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Běijīng Shīfàn Dàxué Bopomofo ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕ ㄈㄢˋㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ Wade–Giles Pei3-ching1 Shih1-fan4 Ta4-hsüeh2 Tongyong Pinyin Běi-jing Shih-fàn Dà-syué IPA [pèɪ.tɕíŋ ʂí.fân tâ.ɕɥě] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Bākgīng Sīfaahn Daaihhohk Jyutping bak1 ging1 si1 faan6 daai6 hok6 IPA [pɐk̚˥ keŋ˥ siː˥ faːn˨ taːi˨ hɔːk̚˨]
Abbreviation
Chinese	北师大
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Běishīdà Bopomofo ㄅㄟˇ ㄕ ㄉㄚˋ Wade–Giles Pei3-shih1-ta4 Tongyong Pinyin Běi-shī-dà IPA [pèɪ ʂí tâ]

Beijing Normal University (BNU) is a public university in 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]

Beijing Normal University (BNU) grew out of the Education Department of Imperial University of Peking established in 1902, which initiated teacher training in China’s higher education. After the development for over a century, BNU has become a comprehensive and research-intensive university with its main characteristics of basic disciplines in sciences and humanities, teacher education and educational science.

BNU consists of Beijing Campus and Zhuhai Campus. The University has 3 faculties, 27 schools, 2 departments, 11 research institutes and 4 academies. In addition, there are more than 5.4 million books and 8.2 million e-books in its libraries.

At present, the university has established cooperative ties with about 300 universities and international organizations from more than 40 countries and regions. Each year, above 900 international professors and scholars are invited to lecture and research at the University. And BNU has around 2000 long-term international students, the scale of which ranks among top in China’s universities.^[4]