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The present Philippine Normal University was originally the Philippine Normal School (PNS), the first institution of higher learning established during the Philippines' American occupation. Created by Act No. 74 of the Philippine Commission, it gave Filipinos training in teaching science. The PNS formally opened on September 1, 1901, with Mr. Elmer B. Bryan as its first superintendent. Seven other Americans succeeded him before Mr. Manuel Escarilla was the first Filipino superintendent in 1939. The Philippine E-Journals is an expanding collection of academic journals accessible globally through a single Web-based platform. It is hosted by C&E Publishing, Inc., a premier educational publisher in the Philippines and a leader in the distribution of integrated information-based solutions. Emerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. Founded in 1967, Emerald today manages a range of digital products, a portfolio of nearly 300 journals, more than 2,500 books, and over 450 teaching cases. In line with the commitment of Cambridge University Press to advance learning, knowledge, and research worldwide, the Press currently publishes over 300 peer-reviewed academic journals for the global market. Containing the latest research from a broad sweep of subject areas, Cambridge journals are accessible worldwide in print and online. Gale Virtual Reference Library provides access to electronic reference books from Gale and our 70 publishing partners; researchers can instantly access thousands of eBooks on virtually any subject. PNU Library Web OPAC (Destiny Library Manager)combines library circulation, cataloging, searching, reporting, and management into one centrally installed school library software system. The Basic Education Section, formerly known as CTL Library, serves the PNU elementary and high school students in library materials. It is also a place for conducting storytelling sessions for preschool and primary school pupils. It also serves college students who want to use materials for their lesson plans and other course requirements. The library collection consists of books and nonbook materials for children and young adults in various subject areas. The library houses a collection of children's books and other materials given by the Children's Literature Association of the Philippines, Inc. CLAPI is a non-stock, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and developing children's literature and cultivate closer fellowship and cooperation in the Philippines. The Library is located on the first floor adjacent to the Basic Education and Periodical Section. The theses section contains the theses, dissertations, and special projects written by the PNU masteral and doctoral graduate students submitted to PNU. It also houses the special projects, theses, and education dissertations transferred from the DECS library as well as those recently deposited by masters and doctoral graduates from other Philippine Colleges and Universities. This section is located on the second floor, left-wing of the library building. The Periodical section contains serial sources such as newspapers, magazines, and journals. It also houses other reference sources such as pamphlets, handbooks, annual reports, PNU yearbooks, clippings, and pictures/ posters. The section is located on the second floor, left-wing, as one enters the library building's main door. The stack area contains duplicates of some books, theses, and special projects. It also houses PNU yearbooks, bound and loose issues of periodicals. Old books and books that are seldom borrowed and books that are considered for weeding are also placed in this area. It is located on the fourth floor of the library building adjacent to the Archives section. The library orientation is usually rendered during the first month of the first semester to first-year college students. Necessary information about the library rules, sections, facilities, collections, personnel, and services is shared with the new students. The orientation is held in several sessions at the Audio-Visual Theater or Multimedia Center. With the signing of the charter, Republic Act No. 416, on June 18, 1949, President Elpidio Quirino, PNS, was converted into the Philippine Normal College, authorized to grant undergraduate and graduate degrees education. Republic Act 6515 mandated the offering of doctorate and other academic programs relevant to the training of teachers. On December 6, 1991, the Philippine Normal College was converted into the Philippine Normal University. Finally, on January 12, 1992, it was elevated into a full-fledged university by President Corazon C. Aquino.Dr. Macario Naval was installed as the president of the college. Dr. Emiliano C. Ramirez succeeded him in 1957, Dr. Gregorio C. Borlaza in 1971, Dr. Bonifacio P. Sibayan in 1972, Dr. Edilberto P. Dagot in 1981, Dr. Gloria G. Salandanan in 1991, Atty. Lilia S. Garcia, in 1998, Dr. Nilo L. Rosas in 2002, Atty. Lutgardo B. Barbo in 2006, and Dr. Ester B. Ogena in 2011. In recognition of its continued leadership in teacher education, PNU was designated as the National Center for Teacher Education under R.A. 9647 on June 30, 2009. The main campus of the University is in the City of Manila with branches in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur Alicia, Isabela Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, and Lopez, Quezon. View full university

A leading university of education and diverse disciplines attuned to local and global development needs. Our mission is "To produce top-performing professionals equipped to engage in knowledge and technology production so necessary to develop a sustainable society." The history of Leyte Normal University dates back to the pre-war years. It came into being in 1921 as the Provincial Normal School, a mere adjunct of the Leyte High School. It eventually outgrew its base, becoming a two-year collegiate training institution in 1938. It became a degree-granting four-year college complete with a training department in 1952. It was then known as Leyte Normal School. On June 14, 1976, it was converted into the Leyte State College by Presidential Decree No. 944, signed by then Pres. Ferdinand Marcos. In 1993, the late Cong. Cirilo Roy Montejo filed House Bill No. 22 in the House of Representatives proposing the college's conversion into a university. This bill was sponsored by former Sen. Letecia Ramos-Shahani in the Senate. On February 23, 1995, the college was converted into the Leyte Normal University through R.A. 7910. Sometime in April 1996, the university was proclaimed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as the Center of Excellence for Teacher Education in Region VIII from 1996 to 2001. In August 2008, CHED again awarded LNU as the Center of Excellence for Teacher Education from 2008 - 2011. The Guidance Office is in- charge of screening and testing student-applicants to the university. It coordinates with the Vice- President for Academic Affairs and the Deans of the Programs concerning the classification, qualifications, testing, and section of student applicants to the university. It also assists the Dean of Student Affairs in the selection of scholarship beneficiaries. Information and Orientation Services provides vocational, educational, and personal- social information that will help the individual become the person he can become by helping him know and appreciate the real-life world of work he will/is expected to function. Information materials are also available at the Guidance Unit for students' use. An orientation program is held annually for all students. Students are oriented and updated on the university's policies and guidelines, programs, scholarships, and student services. LNU administrators, faculty, and personnel are also introduced. Scholarships and Financial Aids are made available to offer students financial assistance and help them financially in their studies. Scholarships offered may be academic, non-academic, government-funded, or privately funded. An individual inventory is a developmental and longitudinal process of collecting, recording, evaluating, and interpreting data to identify the characteristics of the potential of every client. The data can be used in proper diagnoses, predicting progress and behaviors, accurate placement, and program evaluation. However, the confidentiality of the information given by the individual is assured. Counseling is the heart of the guidance services, which helps students/clients attain optimum growth and development through self-understanding, sound decision-making, and self-direction. This is done through individual and group counseling. This may be done through walk-in, making an appointment, or through a referral. Follow- up is an integral part of the developmental process, which locates and assists students with academic deficiency cope with academic demands. Further, it helps determine the status of the person who received assistance and what other assistance must be rendered so that the service is complete and holistic. A referral is another integral part of the services offered by the Guidance Unit. It is art taken by persons within the institutions (e.g., teachers, administrators, parents, and other students) who see that a particular person needs counselor assistance. It also refers to helping clients find needed expert assistance that the referring authority cannot provide. Placement helps the individual bridge the gap which students face as they move from one educational ladder or from one role to another, progressing toward the stage of full occupational maturity. Students with special needs are given importance. They are being helped manage their deficiencies, reduce their effects, and recover/ accept it. Thus, they are given more priority about the services offered by the Guidance Office. View full university

Cebu Normal University was established in 1902 as a local regular school and a branch of the Philippine Normal School. It became an independent institution in 1924, a chartered college in 1976, and a university in 1998. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in Cebu. CNU has three campuses, the main campus in Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City, and two extension campuses in Medellin and Balamban. Our vision is "A leading multidisciplinary research university of education committed to building a strong nation." Our mission is "To develop high-performing professionals and intellectuals proficient in generating new knowledge toward a progressive and peaceful pluralistic society." The CNU Mission comprises three mutually reinforcing thrusts: Transformative instruction to nurture thinking individuals to become productive societal members and leaders. High-impact researches to improve lives and promote progress. Strong partnerships that creatively address the developmental gaps of communities. The College of Teacher Education of Cebu Normal University covers its umbrella the flagship programs of the university. The undergraduate programs include Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEEd) and Bachelor of Science in Education (BSEd) with varying concentration and specialization fields. The College of Nursing was created through CSC Board Resolution No. 35 s. 1982. Through this board, Cebu Normal University entered into a consortium with Southern islands Hospital (now known as Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center). Since then, the college has offered a Bachelor of Science in Nursing with only one section for each level. Lt had its first graduates in 1986. The College of Arts and Sciences of Cebu Normal University is the current programs of the university. The undergraduate programs include Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Tourism Management (BTM), and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with varying fields of concentration and specialization. The American Soldier – mentors are replaced by the American civilian teachers, who arrive in the Philippines on August 21, 1901, on board the U.S. Army Transport Thomas. The Philippine Normal School is established, together with primary schools throughout the country. On the secondary level, local regular schools are established as branches of the Philippine Normal School by Section A, Act. No. 74 of the Philippine Commission. Among these traditional schools are those in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Nueva Caceres in Bicol, Iloilo, Cebu, and Cagayan de Misamis in Mindanao. The first Cebu Normal School is at the rented building on Colon St., for which the Cebu provincial government pays the amount of 200 monthly. This building is the old Colegio Logarta, Later known as the Hijos del Pueblo, which stood on the present Gaisano Main Department Store site. The school celebrates its long-delayed centenary (delayed by nine years). As CNU Awards, as conceptualized by Dr. Marcelo Lopez, Chairman of the Museum Council, the Garbo is given to 106 outstanding graduates to celebrate the 106th anniversary of the school's establishment. The occasion also marks the launching of Tulay, the Alumni newsletter. Both have become highlights of the yearly alumni homecoming. CNU in Medellin, another extension campus, is started. The Administrator is Dr. Isabelo Genegaboas. In the same year, Dr. Velasquez retires, and Dr. Marcelo T. Lopez is inaugurated as the third CNU president. The CNU College of Nursing is recognized by CHED as a Center of Excellence, while the College of Teacher Education is declared as a Center of Development. Both the College of Teacher Education and the College of Nursing have their programs accredited by the AACCUP (Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities of the Philippines). These CNU colleges pass level IV accreditation, the first among the AACCUP members to do so. The discoveries and discoveries generated through research require that these will be utilized for academic, political, or social development through the university's extension activities(Commission on Higher Education Cebu Normal University, 2000). Cebu Normal University is recognized as one of the leading State Universities and Colleges in the country and considers Teacher Education and its flagship program. CNU is the Center for Development in Education and a National Training provider for education. Moreover, its Nursing program is also recognized as the Center of Excellence in Nursing Education. However, CNU has always been faithful to its mandate as a teaching university. This is integrated into its vision of becoming leading multidisciplinary research in education committed to building a strong nation. The CNU Research Agenda has been developed since last F.Y. 2009. However, this was not associated with the University Extension Agenda. Research and Extension Services in the university were treated as two separate entities and operated independently. A review of the Research and Extension Agenda last July 20, 2015, at Diamond Suites Hotel generated a collective stand of the invited internal and external stakeholders to capitalize on research as the influencing force for an extension to base on. Guided with the agreements on ASEAN 2015, Millennium Development Goals, and the National Higher Education Research Agenda, these updated university research and extension agenda were conceived. View full university

National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) is a vibrant learning community that has long been recognized as one of Taiwan's elite higher education institutions. Founded in 1946, NTNU was formerly an institute dedicated to teacher education, as suggested in the name "Normal," that later evolved into a comprehensive university. Established on the credo that education is the root of our nation, NTNU has been committed to pursuing academic excellence, characterized by the many influential educators and researchers it has nurtured over the years. Bearing the hallmarks of tradition and innovation, NTNU has expanded to 3 campuses, offering a broad spectrum of courses and degrees under its nine colleges, including the arts and humanities, education, sociology, business management, athletics, to the sciences. NTNU's strong dedication to cultivating bright minds and transmitting knowledge with the highest level of standards, along with its main campus's location in the cultural hub of Taipei City, attracts thousands of talented students and devoted scholars from home and abroad every year. The arts and entertainment that NTNU has to offer to the city's cultural community make the college experience all the more attractive. NTNU not only boasts an active academic climate but also embraces cultural diversity. The internationally renowned Mandarin Training Center at NTNU draws around 1,700 students from over 70 countries each quarter with its distinguished language. NTNU enjoys a long and distinguished history as one of the four oldest universities in Taiwan. Founded in 1922 during the Japanese regime, it was first known as Taihoku High School before being renamed as Taiwan Provincial Teachers College in 1946 and subsequently restructured as a comprehensive university in 1994. As it approaches its centennial, drawing on its longstanding commitment to excellence in education, the University offers exceptional learning environments in its Colleges of Liberal Arts, Science, and Engineering, Social Sciences, and Management. A recognized leader in Fine Arts, Music, and Sports, NTNU is also the home of one of the top colleges of Education in Taiwan, with a growing influence across Asia and beyond. NTNU's dynamically evolving Mandarin Teaching Centre is an excellent site for studying the Chinese language, attracting thousands of students from around the world. Through rigorous disciplinary and interdisciplinary studies and a wide range of extra-curricular activities, our students can nurture their talents and develop the skills and attitudes required for achieving success in the 21st century. Parallel to its commitment to excelling in its educational mandate, the University continues to invest in both basic and applied research in areas of high relevance to Taiwan, Asia, and beyond. Founded in 1922 during the Japanese colonial era(1895-1945), Taihoku High School was the alma mater of outstanding individuals such as former ROC President Lee Teng-hui, entrepreneur Gu Zhen-fu, and various former ministers of the five branches of government. There was no training or cultivation of teachers of secondary and higher education. Furthermore, training was for colonial education, and in the post-WWII era, this was no longer applicable. At that time, the Taiwan Executive Administration decided to establish a teacher's college. On June 5, 1946, the Taiwan Provincial College of Education was founded and took up the responsibility for renewed teacher training in the Taiwan region. In the spring of 1955, following the education reforms of President Chiang Kai-shek, the Ministry of Education implemented the policy of "Teaching resources come first, teachers to the fore". Minister Chang Chi-tian suggested during a convening of the Executive Yuan to reorganize the college as a university. When word of the initiative spread, it received much attention and support from the public. On June 5, the college was officially reorganized as the Taiwan Provincial University of Education, and three colleges - Education, Art, and Science were established. In June 1967, the government, in order to "unify teacher training for standardized assessment and examination" and also to comply with the principle of separate governance of provinces and cities, gave the university permission to become a national institution on the same day that Taipei City came under the direct jurisdiction of the government (July 1). Four colleges - Education, Liberal Arts, Science, and Arts were established. After this expansion, funding was increased, and facilities and equipment were improved. In 1994, the Teacher Education Act was implemented, and the government began to adopt a more diverse policy approach to teacher education. In response to this, NTNU proactively developed itself as a comprehensive university. Apart from affiliated colleges and departments dedicated to teacher training, new colleges were added according to higher education and changing social trends. Currently, there are ten colleges - Education, Arts, Science, Liberal Arts, Technology, Sports and Recreation, International Studies and Education for Overseas Chinese, Music, Management, and Social Sciences and 59 departments/institutes (30 departments, 28 independent graduate institutes, and one Bachelor's degree program). NTNU became a formal and diverse comprehensive university offering courses for many students in Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Looking to the future, NTNU hopes to add modern technical knowledge to its foundation of extensive culture and tradition to showcase the specialized domains of the University. We will strengthen ourselves internationally, technologically, and commercially so that NTNU alumni can become the rising stars of the future. NTNU can become a world-class comprehensive university with classical values but a modern outlook. View full university

NKNU has also won nationwide acclaim for its efforts and scholarly pursuits. In 2006, the University was accredited by the Ministry of Education as an "excellent" institution, ranking it as one of the nation's best universities. With a vision directed to the future, NKNU's faculty and students help build a community based on heritage and innovation, striving to diversify and expand the University's status across the world. With their endeavors, NKNU has become an institution attuned toward globalization, equality, and environmentalism. NKNU is proud of its highly efficient faculty and staff dedicated to the enrichment of the campus. The values of "service," "excellence," "efficiency," "humanity," and "digitalization" are stressed among all levels of administration. Through these values, the University can remain a first-rate academic environment where both research and instruction can thrive. The College of Extended Education of NKNU offers a wide range of programs for in-service teachers and professionals who hope to extend their professional qualifications. Career training courses and personal development courses are also available to the general public through non-degree programs. At NKNU, everyone is welcomed to pursue a life-long education. In addition to promoting academic knowledge and skills, NKNU also emphasizes cultural diversity. Therefore, the University is devoted to remodeling the general education curricula, aiming to encompass various courses to cultivate a whole-person education. With this goal, the University also encourages academic units to organize national and international conferences to strengthen academic and cultural exchanges. Since its establishment, NKNU has educated many significant contributors to the field of education. With 70% of teachers and education administrators in southern Taiwan having connections to the University, NKNU maintains a critical nexus for education-related research and teacher training. It again proves to be the place that inspires national and regional education reforms. In 1989, the University initiated a second campus in Yan-Chao in order to accommodate its new mission. The campus was inaugurated a year later, and, in 2003, the University's two colleges--the College of Technology and the College of Science--moved to Yan-Chao. Since 2004, the University has been recognized for its merit by the Ministry of Education in the national university evaluation and accreditation. From 2005 to 2012, the University has been awarded funding and accredited as an institution pursuing "excellence in teaching." View full university

Founded in 1938, Hunan Normal University enjoys a history of 80 years. It is also one of the leading universities building under the national “211 project” and “Double First-Class” Initiative. Hunan Normal University stresses fundamental and quality education while placing equal stress on the cultivation of both application-oriented talents and research experts. Up to 2017, it has cultivated over 400,000 students. Hunan Normal University enjoys a high reputation in society for its excellent quality education. It now boasts 2 CFCRS (Chinese-foreign Cooperation in Running Schools) programs and 159 partner institutions in 41 countries and has co-established 3 Confucius Institutes in Russia, Korea, and the U.S., respectively. Hunan Normal University embraces beautiful scenery and a tranquil environment, which offers you a pleasant atmosphere for studying Chinese and Chinese culture. We warmly welcome all overseas friends who are interested in Chinese culture to visit Hunan Normal University. We firmly believe that you will become excellent students who will be proficient in Chinese and Chinese cultures. Without a doubt, your study here will provide you with life-long benefits. View full university

Our university is among the first higher institutions in China entitled to offer doctoral and postgraduate degrees, to assess and confer the titles of professor, associate professor, and also doctoral supervisor, and has already established a complete and optimized advanced education system from undergraduate to graduate programs, from doctoral to post-doctoral programs, and from full-time to adult-education programs. Our research strength is witnessing a constant increase year by year. The national social science research work of CCNU ranks top 10 for three consecutive years. Its social science research work by the Ministry of Education ranks top 6 for four consecutive years. Ranking No.8 in the Fourth Social Science Prominent Scientific Result Award, a series of our research results have won prizes, including two first prizes of the Natural Science Award by the Chinese Ministry of Education and six first prizes of Hubei provincial Natural Science Award. We have established close relations with many key universities and research institutes. We have conducted school-to-school exchanges and extensive academic cooperation with more than 100 universities from over 70 countries such as the USA, Canada, Germany, Japan, Russia, France, New Zealand, Australia, South Korea, and Vietnam. Foreign experts and teachers are regularly invited to teach at the university. In recent years, the university teachers have continuously been sent abroad for further study, a majority of whom have returned home to become the backbone in their teaching and research field. A good number of them are active on the international academic rostrum and have made admirable contributions to science, technology, culture, and education exchanges between China and other nations worldwide. On September 21st, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance, and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued the Notice on the Release of Name List of Building World-class Universities and World-class Courses (“Double World Class”). Politics and Chinese language and literature are on the name list of building world-class courses. The construction plan of the world-class courses building the university of CCNU strictly followed the deployment of building world-class universities and world-class courses of the State Council. To achieve this aim, the school strives to explore a practical approach to building world-class courses with Chinese characteristics. As the school is now selected to build world-class courses, CCNU will take this opportunity and divide its disciplines into three levels and four tiers striking to be built world-class and national first-rate separately. CCNU will also perfect the high-level discipline systems that are in line with the school’s educational goal. Meanwhile, CCNU will strengthen subjects like politics, Chinese language, literature, physics, education, and chemistry to make these subjects world-class first. View full university

Founded in Shanghai in October 1951, East China Normal University (ECNU) is one of the most prestigious universities in China and is sponsored by the national programs "Project 211" and "Project 985". With two campuses located in Minhang and Putuo District, and with a total area of over 207 hectares, ECNU has long been reputed as a Garden University for its beautiful campus scenes. Since China opened up to the world in 1978, ECNU has developed at a breathtaking pace into a comprehensive research university. At present, the University has three faculties, 27 full-time schools, two colleges, eight advanced research institutes, a college of further education, and a national training center for secondary principals with 58 departments offering 80 undergraduate programs in humanities, education, science, engineering, economics, management, philosophy, psychology, law, history, and art. Besides that, the University also offers 27 doctoral programs of the State Primary Disciplines, 38 master's programs of the State Primary Disciplines, one professional doctoral program, 19 professional master's programs, and 25 post-doctoral mobile research stations. As the first regular University founded in the country after establishing the People's Republic of China, ECNU has kept teacher training as one of its main features since its establishment. The Ministry of Education's Training Center for Secondary School Principals located at ECNU is a unique base for training secondary school principals on China's Mainland and advanced studies for those in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. It enjoys the reputation of being the "Huangpu Military School" for secondary school principals. ECNU boasts two State Key Labs, one National Engineering Research Center, one National Field Observation and Research Station, seven Key Labs or Engineering Centers, six Key Research Bases for Humanities and Social Sciences and one Base for Strategic Studies of the Ministry of Education, and one International Cooperation Laboratory of the Ministry of Education. It also has 10 Key Labs or Engineering Centers, seven Social Sciences Innovation Bases and Studios, and two university think-tanks for Shanghai Municipality. The University sponsors or supervises the publication of nearly 30 academic journals and periodicals. Its library collection has exceeded 4,620,000 volumes, and it also has 22 affiliated primary or secondary schools and two affiliated kindergartens. On October 16, 1951, East China Normal University (ECNU) was established out of the Great China University and Kwang Hua University's arts and science faculties, while incorporating some other departments from Fudan University and Tongji University, etc. In November of that year, the Ministry of Education appointed Meng Xiancheng, the then Minister of Education of East China, as the university president, Sun Taolin and Liao Shicheng, as vice-presidents. The intellectual wealth from Great China University, Kwang Hua, and other universities and colleges laid a solid foundation for ECNU. At the same time, the transformation of departments in the early 1950s infused new effectiveness into ECNU. In March 1959, ECNU was officially recognized as one of the 16 key universities in China, and this status was reaffirmed in 1978. View full university

Beijing Normal University is a famous higher-education institution with a history of over 100 years. The university’s predecessor, the Normal College of the Imperial University of Peking, was founded in 1902 with the philosophy of “A university stands on teacher education.” The school pioneered modern higher regular education in China. Over the century since its foundation, Beijing Normal University has tirelessly pursued inner quality development. It has been working to deepen educational and pedagogical reforms and steadily improving quality and talent development. Throughout its development over more than one hundred years, Beijing Normal University has always been developing along with self-improvement. It has never stopped the efforts to deepen the educational reform and has steadily raised the level and quality of education. Also, BNU has attached great importance to academic development and shaped herself into a moderately-scoped, rationally-structured, diversified, and comprehensive university. Beijing Normal University is committed to developing research, rapidly increasing research funding, and achieving several high-level research outcomes. Besides, Beijing Normal University has actively developed an international academic exchange and cooperative system, promoting a steady increase in international influences. Beijing Normal University, a key university under the Ministry of Education administration, is a renowned institution of higher education known for teacher education, education science, and essential learning in both the arts and the sciences. The university’s predecessor, the Normal College of the Imperial University of Peking, was founded in 1902. In 1908, the school name was changed to Advanced Normal College of the Imperial University, and the school became independent. In 1912, the name changed again, to Beijing Advanced Normal School, and then, in 1923, the name changed yet again to Beijing Normal University, the first Normal University in Chinese history. In 1931 and 1952, Peking Women’s Normal University and Fu Jen Catholic University merged to create Beijing Normal University. For over a century, Beijing Normal University has from the beginning shared a fate as regards the Chinese people’s struggle to gain independence, freedom, democracy, and prosperity, and the university has played a significant role in patriotic movements that have included the May 4th Movement (1919) and the December 9th Movement (1935). Over the years, the school has been home to a large group of renowned intellectuals and scholars, who have promoted culture and stimulated education, to name a few: Li Dazhao, Lu Xun, Liang Qichao, Qian Xuantong, Wu Chengshi, Li Jinxi, Chen Yuan, Fan Wenlan, Hou Wailua, Bai Shouyi, Zhong Jingwen, Qi Gong, Hu Xiansu, Wang Kunren, and Zhou Tingri. Adhering to a fine tradition of “Patriotism, Progress, Honesty, Sincerity, Truth-Seeking, Innovation and being a paragon of virtue and learning” while embodying the spirit of “Learn, to instruct others and Act, to serve as an example to all,” for over a hundred years Beijing Normal University has lived by the philosophy of “Pursuing knowledge, Cultivating personality, and Helping the whole world.” Among the critical national universities built during China’s Seventh and Eighth Five-Year Plans, Beijing Normal University is acknowledged as one of the nation’s first ten key universities. The school entered into the first “211 Project” Construction Program during the Ninth Five-Year Plan. On the occasion of the 2002 Centennial Celebration, the Ministry of Education and Beijing Municipality said they attached great importance to collaboration in the development of Beijing Normal University. The Ninth Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing listed Beijing Normal University as among the institutions it was supporting to become world-class universities. Over the Tenth Five-Year Plan period, the university was listed on the nation’s “985 Project” Construction program. The main campus (North Taipingzhuang Campus) of Beijing Normal University covers 172.64 acres that serve as an important place for the university to carry out educational activities. The school has 22,000 full-time students, including 8,900 undergraduates, 11,300 graduates and 1,800 long-term international students. The campus has one education faculty, 22 schools and colleges, two departments, and 36 research institutes (centers). The library boasts over 4.1 million volumes and some 17,300 GB of digital resources, with 1,400 GB of e-books. Beijing Normal University promotes broad international cooperation and exchange, having signed cooperative agreements with nearly three hundred universities and research institutes from more than thirty nations and regions and exchanging students through cooperative programs with over fifty universities from places that include the United States, the UK, Japan, South Korea, and Canada. Moreover, BNU has co-established 7 Confucius Institutes, with the University of Manchester (UK), San Francisco State University (US), the University of Oklahoma (US), Dawson University (Canada), Sherbrooke University (Canada), Aalborg University, Denmark, University of Macerata, (Italy) and the College of William and Mary (US). Long-term and short-term international students from over 94 countries and regions study at BNU, with 1,800 autumn-registered long-term international students, of whom 76% are pursuing academic degrees. View full university

ENS Rennes is situated on the wooded grounds of Ker Lann campus in the municipality of Bruz, on Rennes' outskirts. ENS Rennes is a prestigious educational establishment specializing in preparing young students for careers in higher education, research, and innovation, by joining forces with the top local and national laboratories in various fields. As an international student, we provide you with customized administrative support, French language courses adapted to your level, access to summer language schools to prepare for the academic year, aon-campus pus residence. The International Relations office of ENS Rennes works in close cooperation with the Centre for International Mobility of Rennes to ensure students' warm welcome. The École Normale Supérieure de Rennes (ENS Rennes) is a prestigious public institution of higher education. Research and one of the major French Grandes Ecoles considered being the pinnacle of French higher education. It educates students, through high-level scientific and cultural training, who aspire to a career in fundamental or applied scientific research, university teaching and teaching the preparatory classes for the grandes écoles, in secondary education and more generally, for working for state and local authorities and the State's public establishments or enterprises. ENS Rennes trains students in the fields of Economics - Law - Management, Computer Science and Telecommunications, Mathematics, Mechatronics and Sport Sciences, and Physical Education. Each year, around 400 students follow Master's Degree programs jointly accredited with the Université de Rennes 1 and Université Rennes 2. Over 90% of its students pass the Agrégation examination, and 70 % continue their studies by completing a Ph.D. Since its foundation, the school has been a focal point of original research supported by the best local and national laboratories in a variety of fields, in particular: European Law, High-speed Manufacturing, Large Systems Computing, and Virtual Reality, Mathematics, the study of Sports Movement, Bio-Microsystems and Energy Management. These subjects continue to be developed enormously in the school and have already earned it a solid reputation. As one of the four Écoles Normales Supérieures (ENS) in France, high standards and quality are hallmarks of this institution. Only the most optimal conditions are proposed to the students (under- and postgraduate) and researchers so as pursue its long-standing tradition of prestige and excellence in education and research. View full university