Shangrao Normal University(上饶师范学院)

Shangrao Normal University is located in Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, a city celebrated as an "abundantly rich ecological capital," a "thoroughfare in all directions," and the "First Gateway of Yuzhang" (an ancient name for Jiangxi).

The university’s predecessor was Shangrao Normal College, founded in 1958. It was renamed Northeast Jiangxi University in 1959, and re-established as Shangrao Normal College on the foundation of Northeast Jiangxi University in 1961. After being suspended during the "Cultural Revolution," it reopened in 1977 and was upgraded to Shangrao Normal University in 2000.

In 2022, it was selected as a key supported institution under the Ministry of Education's Collaborative Quality Improvement Plan for Normal Education. In 2024, it was successfully approved as a master's degree-awarding institution. That same year, it underwent the undergraduate education and teaching audit and evaluation by the Ministry of Education, where evaluation experts praised it as "a high ground for talent cultivation rooted in the old revolutionary areas of Jiangxi, serving Northeast Jiangxi, and a cradle for the backbone of basic education teaching and management."

Campuses & Faculty

The university currently operates across two campuses in Xinzhou District and Yiyang County.

• Campus Size: Covers a total area of over 1,600 mu, with a total building area of 601,000 square meters.

• Population: 16,051 enrolled students and 1,202 faculty and staff members.

• Faculty Credentials: Among full-time teachers, 91% hold doctoral or master's degrees, and 35% hold senior professional titles.

• Distinguished Talents: The university boasts 63 individuals recognized at the provincial level or higher, including experts receiving special allowances from the State Council and the Provincial Government, and scholars selected for various prestigious provincial talent initiatives (e.g., Jiangxi's "Double Thousand Plan," the Ganpo Outstanding Talents Support Plan, and Provincial Gold Medal Teachers).

• Supervisors: There are 146 part-time doctoral and master's supervisors, and 105 off-campus cooperative (industry) tutors.

Academic Programs & Disciplines

• Graduate Programs: The university holds three master's professional degree authorization points in Education, Electronic Information, and Physical Education. It features one provincial "Double First-Class" discipline and five provincial key disciplines.

• Undergraduate Programs: It offers 41 undergraduate majors.

  • National & Pilot: Chemistry and Mathematics & Applied Mathematics are national characteristic majors. Pre-school Education is a Ministry of Education pilot major for comprehensive professional reform.

  • Provincial First-Class: Seven majors (Physical Education, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics & Applied Mathematics, Ideological and Political Education, Educational Technology, and Calligraphy) are provincial first-class undergraduate major construction points.

  • Newly Added Applied Majors: Aligned with the province's "1269" strategy and talent needs, six new majors were recently added: Data Calculation & Application, Smart Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, Optoelectronic Information Materials & Devices, Materials Science & Engineering, and Sports Tourism (a nationally controlled major).

• Collaborative Programs: In 2025, two new cooperative undergraduate programs with Saratov State University (Russia)—Biological Sciences and Musicology—were added. These utilize a "3+1" training model and are part of the national unified enrollment plan.

• Teaching Achievements: The university runs 294 provincial undergraduate quality engineering projects and has won 39 provincial teaching achievement awards, including 11 first prizes.

Colleges & Research Platforms

The university comprises 14 secondary colleges, including the School of Digital Technology Application Industry, the School of Law and Business, and the School of Physical Sciences and Intelligent Education.

• Industry Colleges: In 2024, the School of Digital Technology Application Industry was approved as a provincial key modern industry college construction site. Five new industry colleges were also established: Non-ferrous Metals, Cultural Tourism, Sports & Health, Digital Culture, and Smart Agriculture.

• Research Platforms: There are 19 provincial scientific research platforms (including co-constructed ones, such as provincial key laboratories and philosophy/social sciences key research bases), 11 municipal platforms, and 14 university-level platforms.

• Publications: Zhuzi Studies has been included in the CSSCI source journal collection for three consecutive years. The Journal of Shangrao Normal University was awarded the title of "National Outstanding Social Science Journal for Universities," with its section "Zhu Xi and Neo-Confucianism Studies" rated as an Excellent Journal Section in Jiangxi Province.

Facilities & Educational Achievements

The university features comprehensive teaching and research facilities and has built a holistic educational system:

• Facilities & Libraries: Total teaching and scientific research equipment is valued at 287 million yuan. The library holds 1.845 million printed books and 1.66 million electronic books.

• Campus Environment: It features unique cultural venues like the Teachers' Ethics Pavilion, the Fang Zhimin Spirit Exhibition Hall, and the Zhu Xi Cultural Education Exhibition Hall. It also houses reading spaces for ideological and political education and a Student Employment Hub. In 2025, its "one-stop" student community was rated Grade A nationally for its comprehensive management model.

• Research & Competitions (Past 5 Years): Students have won 3,926 awards in provincial or higher-level competitions. Teachers have secured 538 national and provincial/ministerial research projects, published 83 monographs, released 2,321 academic papers in provincial or higher-level journals, and obtained 192 patent authorizations. Additionally, 32 research achievements won provincial/ministerial awards, and several think-tank findings received positive endorsements from high-level leaders.

• Ideological Education: Its educational effectiveness has been covered by major media such as China Education Daily and Jiangxi Daily. The Central Leading Group for Education Work highlighted its Fang Zhimin spirit education model, and its original red song suite "Lovely China" has become a vibrant example of Jiangxi's comprehensive reform in deepening "Great Ideological and Political Courses."

International Cooperation

The university actively expands its international presence, partnering with 15 universities across countries like the USA, UK, Canada, Russia, Malaysia, and Indonesia for multi-level, diversified cooperative education. It established a "Chinese Language Teaching Center" at the University of Mataram in Indonesia and co-constructed their "Culture and Tourism Exchange Center." In 2025, its first batch of 105 international students successfully enrolled, and its first Sino-foreign cooperative education program received official Ministry of Education approval, significantly boosting its international influence.

Vision & Mission

Standing at a new starting point, Shangrao Normal University remains dedicated to fostering character and civic virtue as its fundamental task. It upholds the original mission of "educating people for the Party and cultivating talents for the country," adheres to the motto "Erudition makes a teacher; integrity makes a role model," and practices the governance philosophy of "building the university politically, strengthening it through quality, establishing it with distinct characteristics, and running it with integrity."

With a clear development direction focused on "high-quality development, application-oriented transformation, connotative construction, and aligned services," the university aims to become a nationally renowned and provincially first-class high-level applied university, contributing its strength to the vigorous creation of the Jiangxi chapter of Chinese modernization.

(Data updated as of April 24, 2026)