Henan Normal University is a comprehensive normal university with a long history. The school is located in Xinxiang, a famous city in northern Henan, at the intersection of Beijing-Guangzhou and Taihe railways, on the vast land of Mu Ye and on the beautiful seashore. Its predecessor was Zhongzhou University founded by 1923 and Pingyuan Teachers College founded by 195 1. After the founding of New China, due to the adjustment of departments, the school was renamed the Second Hospital of Henan Normal University, the Second Normal University of Henan and Xinxiang Normal University. Henan Normal University was founded in 1985.

Henan Normal University respects teachers and values teaching. Since the school was founded, a number of well-known experts and scholars at home and abroad, such as Zhao, Li, Yao Conggong, Wei Mingchu, Fan Yingchuan, Du Mengmo, Sun Zuoyun, Huang Dunci, Xu, Bi Liejue and so on, have taught in the school successively. In recent years, young and middle-aged experts and scholars with certain influence at home and abroad have emerged one after another. Theoretical physics, physical chemistry, environmental science and zoology have the right to judge professors. The motto of Henan Normal University is "learn from morality and stop at perfection". After several generations' efforts, it has gradually formed the school spirit of "Mindfulness in learning, advocating harmony and bringing forth the new", the teaching spirit of "learning to establish the world, inspiring wisdom and benefiting conduct" and the excellent style of study of "being honest and clean, paying attention to unity and cultivating righteousness".

Henan Normal University enjoys a high reputation both inside and outside the province for its pure school spirit, positive teaching spirit, strong style of study and high undergraduate teaching level. As an excellent school evaluated by the Ministry of Education, it has two national teaching teams, won two national teaching achievement awards in recent years, and built six national characteristic courses, six national excellent courses and bilingual courses. There are many students in the school. Over the years, the number of first-choice applicants for undergraduate enrollment has been about twice that of the enrollment plan. At the end of the year, the employment rate of graduates remained above 90%, and the proportion of recent graduates who obtained master's degrees remained stable at above 30%. Since 2007, mathematics and applied mathematics, English, chemistry, biological sciences, Japanese, physics and Chinese language and literature have entered a batch of undergraduate enrollment, and the social reputation of the school is increasing day by day.

Henan Normal University attaches great importance to scientific research and technological development, and attaches importance to the combination of Industry-University-Research. In the fields of organic medicine research, new energy materials research, biotechnology, environmental protection, wheat physiology and ecology research, the value created by the high-tech achievements transferred by the school has reached hundreds of millions of yuan, and it has become one of the important bases to promote scientific and technological innovation and economic development in Henan. In the past five years, the school has undertaken more than 720 national, provincial and ministerial scientific research projects, including the National "863", "973", the National Natural Science Foundation and the National Social Science Foundation, and won 62 provincial and ministerial scientific research achievement awards, including the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award 1, the second prize of the National Natural Science Award 1 and the second prize of the Ministry of Education. He won the gold medal of the 7th China Music Golden Bell Award, the China Campus Drama Award, the Excellence Award of the National Young Singers TV Grand Prix and 35 provincial and ministerial music and art awards, and published more than 400 teaching materials and academic works, which were published in SCI, SSCI, A &；; He has published more than 1 100 in HCI and EI source journals, and more than 4 100 in CSSCI and core journals. Theoretical physics, physical chemistry, zoology, environmental science, cell differentiation regulation and other fields have great influence at home and abroad. According to the statistics of China Institute of Science and Technology Information, from 1994 to 200 1, the number of academic papers published by Henan Normal University has been ranked among the top 50 universities in China, among which 1995 ranks 29th and 4th in normal universities in China. Citations in SCI papers have been ranked in the top 5 1 since 1995, with the highest ranking of 30th. Journal of Henan Normal University, both the philosophy and social science edition and the natural science edition are Chinese core journals, and the philosophy and social science edition ranks among the source journals of CSSCI and has become a well-known journal recognized by the academic circles.

Henan Normal University has actively carried out foreign exchanges, established inter-school contacts and friendly cooperative relations with 3 1 universities in the United States, Britain, Germany, Japan, South Korea and other countries, and sent more than 300 experts and scholars abroad to give lectures, pursue advanced studies and conduct academic exchanges. Nobel Prize winner Bernoz, academicians of China Academy of Sciences Feng Duan, Wang Erkang, Wu Zuze and Shen Yifen, famous writer Er Yuehe, American biochemist Chen Heng, German sociologist Snyder and more than 200 well-known scholars at home and abroad were hired as honorary professors or part-time professors. The school also hired foreign experts from the United States, Britain, Japan, Italy, South Korea and other countries to teach in the school all the year round.

After 88 years of vicissitudes of life, generation after generation of normal college students are United, diligent, realistic and innovative, rigorous in their studies and willing to contribute, and have made remarkable achievements in running schools. In the follow-up survey of provincial college graduates organized by Henan Provincial Department of Education, the excellent rate of political performance and professional ability of Henan Normal University graduates ranks among the top universities in Henan Province. As the cradle of talent training in Henan Province, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the school has trained more than 0.6 million graduates/kloc-0 for the society. Some of them have become typical examples of teaching and educating people, some have become leaders in scientific research, some have become entrepreneurs in developing the economy, and some have become outstanding party and government workers. They have won praises from all walks of life with their good political quality, solid theoretical foundation, rigorous work style and impressive work performance, made contributions to the country's modernization and won honors for their alma mater.

In recent years, the school has emancipated its mind, renewed its ideas, worked hard and made innovations, and made outstanding achievements in teaching, scientific research and management. It has been rated as "National Advanced Unit for Spiritual Civilization Construction", "National Advanced Unit for Graduation and Employment in Colleges and Universities", "National Advanced Collective for Personnel Work in Education System", "National Excellent Academic Affairs Office", "National Red Flag Youth League Committee during the May 4th Movement", "National Home of Model Workers", "National Advanced Unit for Democratic Management of Education Trade Unions", "National Advanced Collective for Logistics Work in Colleges and Universities" and "National Advanced Unit for School Art Education" for many years. It has been rated as "advanced unit of Party building and ideological and political work in colleges and universities in Henan Province", "advanced unit of school spirit construction in Henan Province", "advanced unit of degree and postgraduate education in Henan Province", "Five Good Party Organizations in Henan Province", "Civilized School in Henan Province" and "advanced unit of school spirit and discipline construction in colleges and universities in Henan Province"

During the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, the school will continue to deepen various reforms, optimize and integrate school-running resources, continuously improve the level and quality of running schools, highlight school-running characteristics, enhance comprehensive strength, and build a comprehensive teaching research university with great influence on teacher education characteristics in China.

Qian Qiu inheritance, education-oriented. Relying on the cultural heritage of the Central Plains and riding the east wind of scientific development, Henan Normal University is striding forward to a more brilliant tomorrow with a brand-new attitude!