Hengyang Normal University

Hengyang Normal University (HYNU) is a public university for undergraduates affiliated to Hunan provincial government. Hengyang Normal University, dating back to Hunan Government Authorized Teachers’ Academy in 1904, was one of longhistory teachers colleges all over the country when she was then renamed Hengyang Teachers College founded in 1958. With the approval of the Ministry of Education, the former Hengyang Teachers College and Hengyang Education College was merged into Hengyang Normal University in March, 1999. Then the former Hunan Third Teacher Training School was merged in February, 2001. The university covers a total area of over 144 acres. There are more than 16,000 undergraduates studying in 17 departments. There are 3 provincial research bases and 17 internal research institutions. The university has established 3 provincial key disciplines, 3 provincial key majors, 7 featured majors (among these, the subject of physics is recognized as “the first class of featured major constructing spot” of the Minister of Education), 12 provincial classic subjects, 1 provincial key laboratory, 2 provincial basic subject demonstration laboratories, 1 provincial practical teaching demonstration centre, 1 provincial university research and industry production cooperation demonstration base. There are 39 full-time undergraduate majors, including philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, management.