Shaanxi Normal University was founded in 1944 and 1945, respectively, as the Education Department of Shaanxi Provincial Teachers College and National Northwest University Art College. 1954 changed its name to Xi' an Normal University, 1960 merged with Shaanxi Normal University to form Shaanxi Normal University. 198 1 year1month, approved to become the first batch of doctoral and master's degree awarding units in China.
Shaanxi Normal University is a key comprehensive normal university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), and it is the first batch of "double first-class" and "2 1 1 project" key construction universities in China. The school has been selected into the national "11plan", "201/plan", "excellent teacher training plan", "national public postgraduate plan for building high-level universities", national cultural quality education base for college students, scholarship receiving institutions of China government for overseas students, and national deepening. He is a founding member of China-Russia Education University Alliance, New Silk Road University Alliance and Chang 'an Alliance. It is the first batch of pilot universities for the reform of the national education system, the national pilot university for free education for normal students, and an important base for the state to train teachers, education management cadres and other senior professionals in colleges and secondary schools.
The school covers an area of 2800 mu and has two campuses, Chang 'an and Yanta. Chang 'an Campus, which started construction in 2000, has become the main campus of the school, mainly undertaking the education and training tasks of the third and fourth grades of undergraduate and graduate students. Yanta Campus has a history of more than 60 years, and mainly undertakes the tasks of basic and general courses teaching, teacher education, continuing education, distance education, training and international students education. The functional orientation of the two campuses is clear, the layout is reasonable, and the architectural style and campus environment are unique. Yanta Campus is simple and elegant, Zhong Ling is graceful and graceful, and Chang 'an Campus is modern and open, with great momentum. The school has been awarded the title of "civilized campus" by the Ministry of Education and Shaanxi Province.
The school has a library with advanced facilities, complete functions and rich books. The library consists of Chang 'an Campus Library and Yanta Campus Library, with an area of 57,800 square meters and a collection of 4.28 million books. Both libraries are landmark buildings on campus, simple, solemn and magnificent. The school also has the first comprehensive education hall in China, which was officially opened on 20 1 711October1day and was open to the public free of charge. The Education Museum was designed by Academician Zhang Jinqiu, a famous architect in China, with a total construction area of 23,000 square meters, an exhibition hall area of about 7,000 square meters and nearly 10,000 exhibits. It consists of five exhibition areas: China Education Museum, Women's Cultural Center, Painting and Calligraphy Art Museum, Historical and Cultural Center and School History Exhibition Hall.