*A brief introduction to Shenyang Normal University

   Shenyang Normal University was established in 1951, it is directly administered by the Shenyang provincial government. It is a multidisciplinary university with nine main areas of study, philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, pure science, engineering, management and art. Shenyang Normal University was originally funded as The Dongbei Normal University, in 1953, after The State Council’s examination and approval, it was reestablished as  Shenyang Normal University, at the time they were the one of the  earliest and most influential undergraduate normal schools in the northeast region. In 2002, The Education Bureau authorized the merger of Shenyang Normal college and Liaoning Education college into the comprehensive school---- Shenyang Normal University. It occupies 1888.69mu, areas covered with structures is 763600 square meters, and holds 1,8 million volumes. The university possesses 26 second tier colleges and 23 affiliated schools and organizations. It provides 74 bachelor degree courses. The school is also authorized to teach 18 main areas of postgraduate courses and 128 streams based on these courses, as well as the right to award 9 professional degrees. The 25000 students consist of undergraduates, junior college students, postgraduates and overseas students. This year, the school has accepted 1242 different levels of students from 62 countries throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, The Americas and Australasia. Our school also funds two Confucius Institutes in The Middle East-----The Confucius Institute at Saint-Joseph’s in Lebanon and The Jordanian  Amman-Tag Confucius Institute. The university has independent enrollment eligibility to accept scholarships from both the Chinese government and the Confucius institute. It is a base for training foreign aid personnel and Chinese education throughout Liaoning province. The university is designated to be the testing center for the China Education Bureau HSK, TELTS, TOEFL, GREN, Japanese Proficiency Test, Korean Proficiency Test, PETS, and The National Foreign Language Translation Certificate.