Capital Normal University
University · Beijing
UniversityFounded 1954
About
Capital Normal University (CNU; 首都师范大学) is a municipal public university in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the City of Beijing and co-funded by the Beijing Municipal People's Government and the Ministry of Education. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction. The "Normal" in the university's name means it is an institution created to train teachers by educating them in the norms of pedagogy and curriculum. The school was founded in 1954, formerly known as Beijing Normal College (北京师范学院), and its history of teaching could be traced back to Tongzhou Teachers School (通州师范学校), which was established in 1905.
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Key facts
- Type
- University
- Founded
- 1954
- Also known as
- Shǒudū Shīfàn Dàxué