Nanjing Normal University, referred to as "Nanjing Normal University", is located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties. It is a national "double-class" construction university jointly established by the Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Jiangsu Province.

The main source of the school can be traced back to the establishment of 1902 Sanjiang Normal School, which has gone through the periods of Liangjiang Normal School, Nanjing Normal College, National Southeast University, National Fourth Sun Yat-sen University, Jiangsu University, National Central University and National Nanjing University.