Why Henan University

Henan University is located in Kaifeng, a famous historic city which used to be the capital of China during seven different dynasties. Imperial examinations were held in this place 100 years ago; the last two imperial examinations held here in 1903 and 1904 marked the end of the thousand-year-long imperial examination system. At the beginning of the 20th century, under the influence of Western culture and the impact of the Revolution of 1911, Lin Boxiang and a group of people with lofty ideals came to Kaifeng and founded the Preparatory School for Further Study in Europe and America, then one of the three major schools to prepare students for overseas study. It was later renamed Zhongzhou University, No.5 National Zhongshan University and Provincial Henan University. In 1942 its name was changed to National Henan University and it had developed into an influential comprehensive university with 6 schools, namely, the School of Liberal Arts, School of Science, School of Agriculture, School of Engineering, School of Medicine and the Law School. As one of the National Universities then, Henan University was proud of its brilliant academic strength and was famous both at home and abroad. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, due to the nationwide reorganization of colleges and departments, the School of Agriculture, the School of Medicine and the School of Administration separated from Henan University and became Henan College of Agriculture, Henan College of Medicine and Henan Administrative Institute of Politics and Law. The schools of water conservancy, finance and economics and others were transferred to Wuhan University, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law as well as to other universities. Henan University was renamed Henan Normal College, Kaifeng Normal College and Henan Normal University. The name Henan University was restored in 1984. In 2000, Henan University merged with Kaifeng Normal College and Kaifeng Medicine College to become the new Henan University. On October 17th, 2008, the Henan provincial Government and the Ministry of Education signed an agreement to jointly support the future development of Henan University therefore allowing Henan University to formally enter the list of the universities which are jointly developed by the provincial government and the ministry.

Reason 1

Kaifeng is a beautiful historical city,which offers you a quiet and pleasant environment to get further education.Lying on the southern bank of Yellow River—the cradle of Chinese history andculture, Kaifeng is a famous historic and cultural city. It can be called Bianfor short, and is listed one of the Seven Ancient Capitals of China and one ofthe twenty-four historic cities publicized by State Government. With a historyof more than 2700 years, Kaifeng has ever been named Daliang, Bianliang,Dongjing, Bianjing, etc. Long history of Kaifeng has left us many historicalsites. For example, Millennium City Park, Iron Pagoda, Long Ting Park, and ect.At the same time, it is comparatively economical to live in Kaifeng because theconsumption is not so high here. In addition, there are many kinds of snacks inKaifeng. For instance, Kaifeng Kuan Tang Steamed Buns, Black Peanuts, and ect.

Reason 2

Henan University has been a prestigiousuniversity since it was founded in 1912. Many famous scholars, such as FengYoulan, Fan Wenlan, have taught here. Its graduates Yin Da, Deng Tuo,etc., arewell-known experts, scholars or social activists.

Reason 3

Henan University has been a cradle of manyelites in China. Its alumni have made and are making great contributions to thedevelopment of China and the progress of mankind. Now there are more than40,000 students who receive full-time education here. Among the 3,600 staffmembers, 10 are academicians, 300 have doctor’s degrees, and over 800 are fullor associate professors. The university library houses 3 million books, 170thousand of which are thread-bound ancient writings and 200 thousand books andmagazines in foreign languages. The museum houses a collection of valuablecultural relics. With its first-class equipment the key labs are available forvarious scientific experiments. In addition, the university has its teaching& research institutions such as the Computing Center, the Network Center,the Survey and Experiment Center, and the Audio-Visual Education Center.Located in the northeast corner of Kaifeng, the old campus is fragrant withflowers and green with grass and trees. With carved beams and painted rafters,the buildings in traditional architecture such as the Auditorium and BuildingNo. 7 are elegant with rich Chinese Culture. The modern buildings such as theScience Building, the University Library and the Gymnasium are grand,magnificent and spectacular. They match each other well in radiance and beautygiving a unique style and an elegant taste to the university.

Reason 4

Henna University began to teach ChineseLanguage as second language in 1985. Now there are 13 full time teachersChinese language to international students, including 1 professor, 2 associateprofessors, 3 doctoral degree holders and 2 doctoral degree candidates. Morethan half of the faculty has the experience of teaching Chinese languageabroad, and all faculty members and qualified with Chinese as Second LanguageTeaching Certificates. Besides, there are more than 20 part-time teachers.

Reason 5

The tuition and fee is comparatively low,you could spend less money getting further education.

Reason 6

InternationalSchool for Chinese Language and Culture (ISCLC) at Henan University has acooperative, efficient and harmonious group which has a bright future under thewise leadership of Dean of Li Weiguo. Dean Li Weiguo calls on staff to fosterstudent-oriented conception. All staff in ISCLC has the conception that weoffer service for students. Therefore, I think oversea students will have apleasant life in our department.