Chengdu Normal University, founded in 1955 and formerly known as Sichuan Institute of Education, has developed for more than half a century, and now it has become an undergraduate normal education institution with a solid foundation, relatively complete disciplines, distinctive features and considerable scale. It is a new university integrating ordinary higher normal education, adult higher normal education and continuing education of key teachers in primary and secondary schools in the province. Formed a service oriented to Sichuan and featuring teacher education. Vocational education teacher training as the direction, focusing on secondary vocational education and rural basic education teacher training, taking into account the characteristics and pattern of training other talents needed for economic and social development.

It is a completely different school from Chengdu University.