Henan University is one of the oldest public and key universities in China. It was founded in 1912. In the beginning, its name was the Preparatory School for Further Study in Europe and America. In 1942, its name was changed to National Henan University. After the People's Republic of China was founded, the name Henan University was restored in 1984. Henan University is a comprehensive university with 12 branches of learning: agriculture, economics, education, engineering, history, law, liberal arts, management, medicine, philosophy and science. In 2016, the University was selected in the Plan 111, a key project initiated by the Chinese Ministry of Education. In 2017, The Chinese Ministry of Education granted it Double First Class status in biology. By the end of 2018, Henan University had three campuses. Two campuses are located in Kaifeng, a famous historic city which was the capital of China during seven different dynasties. The other is located in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province and one of the National Central Cities in China. All the campuses cover a total area of 2,200,000 square meters with a room space of 1,470,000 square meters. More than 50,000 students receive a full-time education here, including 10,000 postgraduates and nearly 500 overseas students. Henan University is one of the biggest public universities in the People's Republic of China.
History
Founded in 1912, Henan University is one of the oldest universities in China. It was originally named the Preparatory School for Further Study in Europe and America. Afterwards it was renamed Zhongzhou University, Henan Zhongshan University, Provincial Henan University, and National Henan University. WarlordFeng Yuxiang reportedly played an important role in the university's development, strongly supporting it during his five and a half months-long military governorship of Henan in 1922. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the school was renamed Henan Normal College, then Kaifeng Normal College, and Henan Normal University. The name Henan University was restored in 1984. Henan University entered the list of the universities which are jointly developed by the provincial government and the Chinese Ministry of Education in 2008. It was a key national project for support the provincial university to be stronger. When Henan University celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2012, the former Premier Wen Jiabao inscribed congratulations to the University. He autographed an inscription "Promoting Henan University Well to Revitalize Central Plains Education" The same year, the State Council of PRC promulgated new policy to support Henan University to establish a First-class University in China. In 2017, the University became a "Double First Class" university.
Organization
By the end of 2018, Henan University had 97 undergraduate programs, 42 primary discipline Master’s programs, 174 sub-discipline Master’s programs, 20 professional Master’s programs, a primary discipline doctoral program and 18 doctoral programs and had 15 doctoral research centers. Among the university's 4,300-strong staff were 11 full-time and half-time academicians as well as 1,200 professors and associate professors. There were more than 60,000 students receiving a full-time education at HENU; among them were more than 10,000 postgraduates and nearly 300 overseas students.
Library
Henan University Library was formally established in 1912. It claims to be one of the biggest university libraries in Henan Province, with eight service departments, and 36 reading-rooms in which there are more than 6,000 seats. In 2014, it boasted a collection of more than 7.57 million items, of which 180,000 were hard-bound books of Chinese classics and 170,000 were foreign books.
Campuses
Henan University comprises two campuses, Minglun and Jinming. The university covers a total area of about 660 acres with a gross floor area of more than 100 million square meters.
Minglun campus
Minglun, the main and oldest campus of Henan University, is located in Shunhe Hui District, Kaifeng. The Big Auditorium, the monument of imperial examinations and History Museum.
Jinming campus
The Jinming campus is located in Jinming District, Kaifeng. It includes the Key Laboratory of the PRC Ministry of Education. Jinming campus is the biggest campus of Henan University. It was opened in 2002 and most of Institute of science and Engineering are built here.
Longzi Lake campus
By the end of 2018, Henan University's Longzi Lake campus was still under construction. Longzi Lake campus is located in Zhengzhou city, north of the Longzi Lake. The new International Education College, International Finance College and International Sinology College will be founded here.
