Neither. Jiangsu Normal University is located in Xuzhou, a famous historical and cultural city in China and a thoroughfare of five provinces. It is one of the nine universities implemented by the "National Training Plan" of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance, and one of the "Excellent Teacher Training Plan" universities. It is neither 985 nor 2 1 1. It is a provincial-level key university in Jiangsu Province and Xuzhou City, and also a university jointly established by the Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Jiangsu Province. Jiangsu Normal University, the only undergraduate college in northern Jiangsu Province, was founded in 1952, which is a rapid school for demobilized cadres in the southern Jiangsu Military Region. 1959 merged with Xuzhou Normal University to form Xuzhou Normal University. 1996, the school was renamed Xuzhou Normal University. 1October, 2011165438, the school was renamed Jiangsu Normal University.