Changchun Normal University (CNU) is located in Changchun, capital city of Jilin Province. It is a public university with a wide range of subjects. It was established in 1958.

There are 17 colleges in CNU offering 39 degree courses for teachers training and some ones for non-teachers-training. There are 15500 full time students on campus. CNU has 1179 of teaching and administrative staff, among them 834 are teachers, including 353 professors and associate professors.

There are more than 1,115,000 books in the library, serving both teachers and students. Intranet on campus was completed in 1999.

Also there are 8 basic teaching laboratories and 8 research institutes on campus, as well as more than 70 teaching practice bases outside of campus for students to get teaching experience before they go to work in all kinds of schools.