Henan University

Henan University
河南大学
Motto 明德，新民，止于至善[1]
Motto in English
 To illustrate illustrious virtue; to renovate the people; and to rest in the highest excellence[2]
Type Public university
Established 1912 (1912)
President Lou Yuangong[3]
Vice-president Song Chunpeng, Liu Zhijun, Zhang Baoming, Zhao Guoxiang, Liu Xianxing, Xu Shaokang[4]
Administrative staff
 4,300[5]
Students 60,000[5]
Undergraduates 50,000[5]
Postgraduates 10,000[5]
Location Kaifeng, Henan, China
34°48′45.8″N 114°21′49.3″E / 34.812722°N 114.363694°E / 34.812722; 114.363694Coordinates: 34°48′45.8″N 114°21′49.3″E / 34.812722°N 114.363694°E / 34.812722; 114.363694
Campus Two campuses: old (original) and new (opened in 2002)
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Website www.henu.edu.cn

Henan University (simplified Chinese: 河南大学; traditional Chinese: 河南大學; pinyin: Hénán Dàxué) is one of the oldest public universities in China. HENU is located in Kaifeng, a famous historic city which was the capital of China during seven different dynasties. It is a comprehensive university with 11 branches of learning: agriculture, economics, education, engineering, history, law, liberal arts, management, medicine, philosophy, and science.

History

One of the oldest buildings in HENU

Founded in 1912, Henan University is one of the oldest universities in China.[5] It was originally named the Preparatory School for Further Study in Europe and America. Afterwards it was renamed Zhongzhou University (1923), Henan Zhongshan University (1927), Provincial Henan University (1930), and National Henan University (1942).[6] After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the school was renamed Henan Normal College, then Kaifeng Normal College, and Henan Normal University. The name Henan University was restored in 1984.[5]

Organization

As of April 2016, Henan University ran 94 undergraduate programs, 42 primary discipline Master’s programs, 174 sub-discipline Master’s programs, 18 professional Master’s programs, a primary discipline doctoral program and 18 doctoral programs and had 15 doctoral research centers. Among the university's 4,300-strong staff were 11 full-time and half-time academicians as well as 1,200 professors and associate professors. There were more than 60,000 students receiving a full-time education at HENU; among them were more than 10,000 postgraduates and nearly 300 overseas students.[5]

Library

Henan University Library was formally established in 1912, previously known as the Reading Room of Preparatory School for Further Study in Europe and America (1915). Today it comprises the YiFu liberal Arts Library (old), the Science Library (new) and the Medical Library.The library has 8 service departments, 36 reading-rooms in which there are more than 6,000 seats，is the one of the biggest university libraries in Henan Province.[7]

The JinMing and YiFu Library's collection composed of more than 7.57 million[7] copies and articles, including books, journals, bound volumes of newspapers, and audio-visual recordings. Of all these 180,000 are thread-bound books of Chinese classics and 170,000 are foreign books.[7]

Campuses

JinMing campus

Henan University comprises two campuses, MingLun (Chinese: 明伦) and JinMing (Chinese: 金明).[8] The university covers a total area of about 660 acres with a gross floor area of more than 100 million square meters.[6]

MingLun Campus

MingLun, the main and old campus of Henan uiversity, is located in ShunHe District, Kaifeng. It named from an ancient Chinese word "明伦" means "Discipline, Modesty and Industry".

It contains the majority of the schools and key cultural heritages[9], namely the Big Auditorium (built in 1931, a magnificent palatial architecture in center of the MingLun campus), the monument of imperial examinations (built in the Song Dynasty, key cultural heritage) and History Museum[10] (has many valuable historical relics).

Jinming Campus

JingMing campus is a new campus of Henan University[6], is located in JinMing District, Kaifeng. It comprises the Key Laboratory of the PRC Ministry of Education[11] and many natural science colleges.[5]

Notable alumni

Government and politics

Humanities and social sciences

Natural sciences and mathematics

Literature and art

References

  1. ↑ "School Seal, Motto and Spirit (in Chinese)". Henan U. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  2. ↑ "The Motto Of Henan University". Henan U. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  3. ↑ "The Party Secretary and President". Henan U. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  4. ↑ "ShuJiHeXiaoZhang". Henan U. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Henan U. Profile (in Chinese)". Henan U. April 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  6. 1 2 3 "An Introduction to Henan University". Henan U. March 28, 2011. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  7. 1 2 3 "The Library of Henan University". March 28, 2011.
  8. ↑ "History (in Chinese)". Henan U. April 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  9. ↑ "Key cultural heritage site under state protection, Ⅴ－111". The State Administration of Cultural Heritage.
  10. ↑ "An Introduction to HENU history museum". Henan university.
  11. ↑ "Key Lab for Special Functional Materials, Ministry of Education". Henan university.

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