Shanghai Normal University (SHNU)

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University Tier:	Ordinary National
City:	Shanghai
Total Students:	25,537
International Students:	685
Accommodation:	Double Room/Singel Room
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Address:	100 Guilin Road, Shanghai, P. R. China

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Shanghai Normal University (SHNU)

The Shanghai Normal University (SHNU) is located in the Shanghai metropolis of the People’s Republic of China. The sprawling campus of SHNU is spread across the two campuses of Xuhui and Fengxian with an area of over 1,620, 000 square meters (about 400 acres).

TRACING ITS ROOTS
SHNU was set up in 1954 with the name Shanghai Teachers Training College. Later in 1956, it was divided into two colleges, the Shanghai No.1 Teacher’s College and Shanghai No.2 Teacher’s College. After two years, these were again merged together to form the Shanghai Teacher’s College. Again in 1972, it was renamed as Shanghai Normal University with the amalgamation of four other institutions including the East China Normal University. Subsequently, it took on various names by amalgamating with various institutions, finally culminating in the formation of Shanghai Normal University.

FACULTY AND STAFF
SHNU has an impressive team of faculty members and academic staff including 2,845 teachers and researchers. These include 259 professors and 567 associate professors, 685 of whom are doctorate degree holders. Moreover about 597 part time teachers that include 5 specially employed academician-level professors and over 100 teachers from abroad are also employed in the university.

STUDENTS
At present about 5, 065 postgraduates, 22, 302 undergraduates and 12, 404 night school students are pursuing their studies in SHNU.

FACILITIES AVAILABLE
SHNU is equipped with the state-of-the-art facilities that include multimedia classrooms, equipped with wireless microphone, computers, projector, and central control systems, DVD media players, video cameras and interactive dialogue system between teacher and students.

Currently SHNU owns 1 national key discipline, confers doctorate degrees in 6 first-level disciplines,42 second-level disciplines, and runs 6 post-doctoral research stations, and grants master degrees in 29 first-level disciplines and 154 second-level disciplines and bachelor degrees in 84 disciplines, and has 2 self-run master’s degrees. The national key discipline of SHNU is
Comparative literature and world literature and computing science, Urban culture, and comparative linguistics are the three Shanghai E-research institute founded in SHNU.

There are 2 Shanghai Key Labs, and 1 Key Lab of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, 13 Shanghai Key disciplines, 15 Key Disciplines of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, and 3 Shanghai Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of Universities in Shanghai,.

LIBRARY FACILITIES
This prestigious seat of higher learning boasts of an impressive collection of 3.3375 million books on varied topics, about 100 electronic library data bases and 4 characteristic data bases. Moreover over 100,000 ancient books have been housed in the Shanghai University Ceramics Museum founded in SHNU, prompting the State Council of China to name it as the China National Key Protection Site.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND COLLABORATION
The Shanghai Normal University has collaborated with about 266 universities and reputed educational institutions in 37 countries and regions all over the globe. These include Harvard University, Brazil National Academy of Science, Waseda University, French National Academy of Science, etc. Moreover SHNU has facilitated the setting up of three Confucius Institutes overseas in Japan, Botswana and US to promote the learning of the Chinese language.

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Accomodation

RoomType	Rates	Separate Toilet	Separate Bathroom	Broadband Internet Access	Landline	Air Conditioner
Single Room	RMB 14940	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Single Room	RMB 16200	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Double Room	RMB 9000	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Double Room	RMB 11700	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes