Nanjing Normal University, referred to as "Nanjing Normal University", located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, is a key university in Jiangsu Province under the national "2 1 1 project". The main source of Nanjing Normal University can be traced back to Sanjiang Normal School, which was founded in 1902. This school is one of the birthplaces of China's higher normal education, which has gone through Liangjiang Normal University, Nanjing Normal University, National Southeast University, National Fourth Sun Yat-sen University, National Jiangsu University, National Central University, National Nanjing University and Nanjing University. Another source of it is Huiwen Academy founded by 1888, which later developed into a private Jinling University. 195 1 merged with private Jinling Women's College of Arts and Sciences (formerly known as private Jinling Women's University) to form public Jinling University. 1952 National college departments were adjusted, and Nanjing Normal University was established on the basis of the former Nanjing University, Jinling University and other related departments, and the school site was located in the former Jinling Women's University. 1984 was transformed into Nanjing Normal University. 1996 entered the national "2 1 1 engineering" universities. In 2000, Nanjing University of Electric Power merged. 20 14 was selected as "excellent teacher training plan". Nanjing Normal University has three campuses: Xianlin, Suiyuan and Zijin. Suiyuan Campus has the reputation of "the most beautiful campus in the East". The school covers an area of 2009906 square meters, with a total construction area of 1053697 square meters. There are 25 secondary colleges and 2 independent colleges. * * * There are 3,255 on-the-job faculty members, including undergraduates16,425 and postgraduates 9,836.