The renaming of Hefei University has always attracted much attention. 20 19 Hefei College was renamed Hefei College and included in the 13th Five-Year Plan of the Ministry of Education. 65438 On February 22, 2020, the Provincial Department of Education issued the Announcement on the Establishment of Undergraduate Schools in 2020, agreeing that Hefei College should be renamed Hefei College and Anhui Public Security College, and the School of Information of Huaibei Normal University should be transformed into an independent private undergraduate college and Huaibei Institute of Technology. The other three undergraduate schools should be reported to the provincial government and reported to the Ministry of Education.
In March this year, the Anhui Provincial Department of Education said in response to a question from a netizen: "The Provincial Department of Education attaches great importance to the development of Hefei College and supports Hefei College to improve its running level. The right to examine and approve the renaming of undergraduate colleges is in the Ministry of Education, and the renaming of Hefei College to Hefei University has been reported to the Ministry of Education and is awaiting examination and approval. The Provincial Department of Education will continue to pay attention to the development of Hefei College and support the school to continuously improve its ability and level of running schools. "
After the name change, the organizational structure of the school has changed. After the name change, new colleges and departments such as School of Medicine and Life Sciences, School of Law, School of Philosophy, Culture and Arts, School of Marxism, School of Information Science and Technology, and University Foreign Language Teaching Center were added.
In addition, the school also authorized the establishment of Jianghuai Culture College of Hefei University, dedicated to the research and promotion of Jianghuai culture. The renamed Hefei University will continue to strengthen discipline construction, improve the level of education and teaching and the quality of scientific research in accordance with the standards of high-level universities, and make greater contributions to national and local economic and social development.
Reasons for renaming Hefei University
According to official media reports, the main reason for renaming Hefei University is to strengthen the brand building and development of the school, improve the quality of education and teaching and the level of scientific research, further adapt to the requirements of higher education reform and development, and promote the internationalization of education. Specifically, the renamed school will better serve the society, meet the needs of the country, improve the level of discipline construction and comprehensive strength, enhance students' employment competitiveness, promote the construction of teachers, and promote the innovative development of higher education.