Langfang Normal University is a provincial-level teacher training university in Hebei Province, with its origins dating back to 1914 when it was founded as the Anci County Normal School. In 1946, it was renamed the Anci County Simplified Normal School, and in 1956, it became Hebei Langfang Normal School. In 1964, the school was upgraded to Langfang Normal College, and in 2000, it was officially recognized as Langfang Normal University by the Ministry of Education. In 2005, after the approval of the Hebei Provincial People's Government, Hebei Vocational and Technical College was merged into the university, forming the new Langfang Normal University. The university passed the Ministry of Education's undergraduate teaching evaluation in 2008 and was selected for the construction of master's degree-granting programs in 2016. In 2018, it successfully passed the Ministry of Education's undergraduate teaching review and was approved as one of Hebei's second batch of universities for applied transformation in 2020.
The university is located in Langfang, a central area of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, with two campuses: Langfang and Konggang (Airport). It covers an area of 1,030,000 square meters, with a total building area of 430,000 square meters. The total value of its fixed assets is 603 million yuan, and the value of its teaching and research equipment totals 214 million yuan. The university has 39 administrative and academic units, including 14 party and administrative bodies, 8 teaching support units, 17 academic departments, and 5 academic journals. Langfang Normal University offers 58 undergraduate programs across 9 disciplines, including education, history, literature, law, science, engineering, economics, management, and the arts. The university has established a distinct and well-structured application-oriented professional system. Currently, the university has 19,413 full-time undergraduates and 1,394 faculty and staff, of whom 1,146 are full-time teachers, 460 hold senior academic titles, and 345 hold doctoral degrees. Among its faculty, the university has 37 distinguished individuals, including nationally recognized historians, national-level scholars, experts with special government allowances, and outstanding teachers. It also has 17 members serving as national and provincial committee chairs and experts, 74 faculty members supervising doctoral and master's students, and a large number of professional skills experts, including world bodybuilding champion Zheng Shaozhong.
Langfang Normal University has a century-long tradition in teacher education, continuously upholding the cultural values of "being humane, scholarly, and professional." The university adheres to the motto of "Virtue, Knowledge, Integrity, and Innovation," and is committed to fostering the development of high-level application-oriented teachers. The university has been recognized for its first-class undergraduate programs in Chinese Language and Literature, English, and Early Childhood Education. It has 14 provincial first-class undergraduate programs, 2 application-oriented demonstration programs, 4 brand specialty programs, and 5 provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers. Programs like Chinese Language and Literature have received national-level certification, and as a "Training Base for Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools in Hebei Province," the university undertakes national and provincial teacher qualification tests and training tasks.
The university emphasizes the fundamental task of cultivating moral character and talent, promoting the integration of theory and practice in education. It adopts a "five-dimensional" approach to cultivate well-rounded students who excel in professional skills and have development potential. The university has been awarded two first-class provincial-level teaching achievement awards and is recognized for its 1 national-level first-class course and 12 provincial-level courses. Langfang Normal University has developed a strong talent cultivation system, including innovation and entrepreneurship programs, fostering 54 student entrepreneurship teams and successfully incubating 14 enterprises. 84% of its graduates are employed in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, contributing significantly to local educational management, primary and secondary schools, and industry sectors.
The university has made significant contributions to national strategies and regional development, focusing on high-quality development needs in Langfang and Hebei. In recent years, the university has taken the lead in national social science projects, such as the National Social Science Fund and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and has undertaken 45 national-level projects, with a groundbreaking project on the history of Chinese historiography. The university has published over 3,600 high-level academic papers, produced 273 academic books, and holds 212 patents. It has been recognized with various provincial and national awards for scientific achievements. Additionally, the university has 14 provincial-level platforms and bases in fields like children's cognitive development and digital education, and edible fungi resources.
Langfang Normal University is committed to integrating industry and education, advancing deep cooperation with local industries and government to support Langfang’s "Nine Major Projects" for economic and social development. The university has also established an edible fungi industry college, which has made significant contributions to poverty alleviation and economic development in Fuping County. The "Six-in-One" targeted poverty alleviation model has helped lift 100,000 people in Fuping out of poverty, contributing to the county's first-place ranking in the national poverty alleviation assessment of 2019. Professor Hou Guisen received national recognition for his work in poverty alleviation.
The university actively engages in international collaboration, introducing high-quality foreign educational resources. It has established partnerships with universities in Poland, Australia, and the UK to offer cooperative undergraduate programs in fields like sports education, accounting, international economics and trade, and financial management.
Looking to the future, Langfang Normal University will continue to be guided by Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for the New Era. It will fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and focus on the goal of becoming a high-level application-oriented teacher training university. The university has set a long-term strategic goal to become a full university and will pursue a development path that emphasizes teacher training, application-oriented education, and openness. The university will focus on key tasks such as discipline construction, scientific research innovation, and international exchange, striving to build a high-quality, modern university that contributes to the development of education in China.
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