Gannan Normal University

Gannan Normal University is located in the beautiful Rongjiang New district of Ganzhou City. Ganzhou is located in the south of Jiangxi Province, China, at the source of the thousand-mile-long Ganjiang River, with a population of more than nine million. Ganzhou has a mild climate and abundant resources. It is known as the "Tungsten Capital of the World" and the "Kingdom of Rare Earths", and is also renowned as the "Hometown of Navel oranges". Ganzhou has convenient transportation, with railways, expressways and air routes in all directions; Ganzhou has a long history and many places of interest. As early as over 2,000 years ago, it was one of the 36 major cities in China and was known as the "Song City of Jiangnan". The city center of Ganzhou is surrounded by water on three sides and mountains on all four, with beautiful scenery, rich culture and numerous historical sites. It is one of the best cities in China for living and investment.

Gannan Normal University, founded in 1958, is one of the two provincial undergraduate normal universities in Jiangxi Province, covering 10 disciplines including law, economics, history, literature, science, engineering, agriculture, education, management and art. It has 20 teaching colleges, 71 undergraduate programs and 66 master's programs, with about 20,000 students of all kinds and over 1,300 faculty members. The two campuses cover more than 2,100 mu and have good educational resources and conditions. The evaluation expert group of the Ministry of Education of China said that the university "is an undergraduate normal university with distinct educational characteristics and good development prospects, and is among the top of similar local normal universities in terms of teaching quality and educational strength".

The school has nearly 1,000 full-time teachers, including more than 460 senior professionals and more than 240 doctoral teachers. In recent years, the school has recruited and cultivated a group of academic leaders in disciplines. Currently, there is one academician appointed by the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and more than 20 people, including those selected for the National New Century Hundred Thousand Talents Project, the Ministry of Education's New Century Excellent Talents Program, and experts with special government allowances. The educational background structure, professional title structure, and academic origin structure of the teaching staff have been significantly optimized. A large number of teachers are dedicated to teaching and nurturing students, and a number of advanced models have emerged, such as "National Outstanding Teacher", "National Outstanding Science and Technology Worker", "Advanced Individual of Global Confucius Institute", "May Day Labor Medal of Jiangxi Province", "Model Teacher of Professional Ethics in the Education System of Jiangxi Province".

The school has always been committed to the central position of talent cultivation. In 2014, it won two second prizes of the National Teaching Achievement Award and one first prize of the National Master of Education Professional Degree Teaching Achievement Award. Two national characteristic specialties, two national excellent courses, three Ministry of Education Comprehensive Reform Projects, four Ministry of Education Industry-University cooperation and collaborative education projects, and one national demonstration Base for Joint Training of Master of Education professional degree postgraduates have been approved, and efforts have been made to build a training center, research and consultation center, and reform and development service center for basic education teachers in southern Jiangxi and surrounding areas. A pattern of education featuring teacher education and liberal arts and sciences, and coordinated development of multiple disciplines including liberal arts, science, management and engineering has been formed.

Gannan Normal University began its international student education program in 2006. So far, it has trained more than 600 international students from 17 countries including Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Mongolia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. The types of international students include undergraduate students, postgraduate students, exchange students, preparatory students, language students, short-term cultural experience students, etc. In 2013, it became a recipient of the "Chinese Government Scholarship", "Confucius Institute Scholarship" and "Jiangxi Provincial Government Scholarship".