Jilin Normal University, founded in 1958, is a key university in Jilin Province. The main campus is located in Siping, which covers an area of 920,000 square meters and building area of 510,000 square meters. The Changchun campus covers an area of 80,000 square meters and building area of 130,000 square meters. The university has 21 colleges, 2 teaching sections, 33 research institutions, and 182 laboratories. The library boasts 2.66 million volumes of books. In September 2017, there were 17,118 undergraduates, 2,414 graduates, 133 international students. At present, there are 1,561 teachers, including 1 academician employed simultaneously by the two academies, 35 doctoral adviser, 147 professors, 453 associate professors.
The university has 64 different Bachelor’s degree programs, in which, 1 national comprehensive reform pilot program, 5 national special major programs, 1 national exemplary center for experimental education, 1 national exemplary program for faculty construction, 1 national off-campus practice base for college students, 12 national special major programs, 9 provincial exemplary centers for experimental education, and 12 provincial excellent teaching teams.
