Universities

Jilin Normal University, founded in 1958 (formerly Siping Normal College), is a key university in Jilin Province, located in Siping. Campus area is about 920,000 square meters. It serves local education and hosts provincial teacher training, including the Jilin College and University teachers’ training center. Structure: 22 colleges, 2 teaching sections, 27 research units, 117 laboratories; 55 undergraduate programs and nearly 100 secondary-discipline master’s authorization centers. Library: 1.84 million volumes. More than 29,000 students in total, including 15,632 full-time. Faculty: 1,488 staff, 1,041 full-time teachers, 523 associate and full professors, 10 PhD supervisors. International cooperation includes partners in the United States, Russia, Japan, Korea, Australia, and the United Kingdom. In 2006 the Ministry of Education authorized it to accept Chinese Government Scholarship students