About Shangqiu Normal University |
Teach in Henan China . Welcome to Shangqiu Normal University . SHANGQIU NORMAL UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION :Shangqiu Normal University is situated in the famous cultural city--Shangqiu , the juncture area of the four provinces of Henan, Shangdong, Jiangsu and Anhui , and the junction of Longhai Railway and Beijing-Jiulong Railway. Shangqiu, with its rich resources, beautiful environment and profound cultural background; enjoys geographical advantage and broad prospect of development.
Shangqiu Normal University is a provincial undergraduate (four-year) university. The university has an area of 2000 mu (13,300 ares), and a floorage of 430,000 square meters. At present, there are more than 16000 full-time students and 7000 adult-education students of various kinds, and 750full-time teachers, among whom, 38 are professors, 231associate professors, 25with doctor degree, 182 with master degree.
The university has 21 departments, namely, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, History Department, Politics Department, Department of Foreign Languages, Mathematics Department, Department of Computer Science, Physics Department, Chemistry Department, Biology Department, Physical Education Department, Music Department, Art Department, Education Department, Law Department. In addition to those, there are Maxism-Leninism and Ethics Teaching Office, Basic Courses Teaching Office, and Adult-Education Institute. The university has 31 undergraduate majors and 18 three-year majors, covering six first-level branches of learning-literature, science, engineering, economy, history, and education.
The library of the university has a collection of 1,200,000 copies of various kinds of books and more than 4000 kinds of journals published in China and other countries. The process of purchasing and cataloguing, circulation, inquiry, and retrieving is managed with the aid of computers. In the university, there are 56 different kinds of laboratories with advanced instruments and equipment. Besides, there are multi-media classrooms, studios, sound-labs, audio-visual classrooms, electronic reading-rooms. The computer-aided-management system of the library and the computer network of the university have been set up. The total value of the equipment and instruments is over 42 million yuan RMB.
The teaching and administrative staff of the university have carefully carried out the educational policy of our Party and actively improved education for all-round development. In the past years, over 30,000 qualified students graduated from the university have been assigned to high schools and different levels of working units. Besides, great achievements have been made in teaching research and scientific research.
In the university, 13 research programs have won provincial or ministry prizes for excellent teaching, 11 teachers have won Zeng Xianzi Educational Fund Prizes, 22 teachers have been selected as “Excellent Teachers of Henan Province”, 10 teachers have been selected as “Civilized Teachers in Henan Province”, 3 have won the title of “Experts and Key Academic Members in Henan Province”. Since the year of 1995, 2476 research papers have been published in journals issued in China and other countries, and 381 academic works and textbooks have been published. “Journal of Shangqiu Normal University”, geared to readers both at home and abroad, is chosen as one of the “Kernel Journals of Chinese Culture and Humane Studies” by China Academy of Social Science. The papers published in the journal are often reprinted in 27 digested journals of China and other countries, such as “Xinhua Digest”, “Digest of Libral Art Journals of Schools for Higher Learning in China”, “America Chemistry Digest”, “China Physics Digest”. The university has established long-term friendly cooperative relationship with Kingston Commercial University of Great Britain.
Courses and Workload for Foreign Teachers: The courses for the foreign teachers to teach are Oral English, English Writing, Society and Culture of English -Speaking countries, British & American Literature. Now there are four vacancies for teachers from USA, UK, Canada, Australia , and New Zealand with a bachelor degree or above. The contract time is for two semesters or more and the workload will be 16 periods each week (50 minutes per period). Conditions the Foreign Teachers Will Enjoy: We have invited foreign teachers to work in our university since 1995. The foreign teachers will have better working conditions and enjoy easier life.
