Hebei University, is one of the top universities within Hebei Province. It is situated in Baoding, a city with a long history and rich cultural heritage in China, within easy access of Beijing. Hebei University was founded in Tianjin in 1921. Since its foundation, Hebei University has undergone successive changes in its name. It used to be Tianjin Industrial & Commercial Institute, it later became Jingu College, then Tianjin Normal School, and Tianjin Normal University for a while. In 1960, it was transformed in to a comprehensive university with its current name Hebei University. Then in 1970, it was moved to Baoding.

As a comprehensive university, Hebei University offers a variety of courses covering a wide range of fields, including Philosophy, Economics, Law, Education, Literature, History, Science and Technology, Engineering,Medicine and Management. The 15 colleges offer 56 specialized undergraduate courses leading to bachelor's degrees. The university can also award master's degrees in forty-four subjects and doctorates in six fields. Ten of our specialized subjects and two of our laboratories are at the provincial-appointed level. Chinese Language & Literature and History are appointed as the bases for research and cultivation of talents in liberal parts by the province. Currently the university has an enrollment of 17,862, including 845 graduates and 17,000 undergraduates and two-year students. 16,972 adult students and 46 international students are also studying at the university.

Hebei University has assembled a teaching faculty well known for its intellectual vigor, among which there are quite a few accomplished scholars and experts. There are 2,100 teaching and administrative staff, of which nearly half are doing teaching and research work, including three members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and 550 professors and associate professors. Among them, professor Yin Xiangchu, a member of CAS, takes the lead in the systematic study of the locust and his work entitled, ‘The Habitat of the Locust Order and a Bibiliography of References’ is considered the most exclusive and systematic in this field. Prof. Song Daxiang, who is renowned as an expert in the study of spiders in China and the author of ‘The Arachnids of China’. He is acclaimed as the chief scholar in his field. Professor Wei Chunjiang, a distinguished microbiologist, is considered to be the authority on the study of lichen by his fellow scholars at home and abroad.

In addition, the study of the Song Dynasty, headed by Prof. Qi Xia, is among the best in China. Qi's work ‘The Economic History of the Song Dynasty’, lays the cornerstone for the study of economy in ancient China. The study of the history of education in foreign countries, led by Prof. Teng Dachun, has contributed enormously to works in this field. Teng's book, ‘The History of Education in the United States’, is one of the most important achievements in this field. In addition to these eminent scholars, the university also boasts a staff of talented young teachers who are beginning to display their talents in their own academic fields. They are the backbone of teaching and research.

The academic exchange between Hebei University and the universities and institutions in China and overseas, is brisk and extensive. Taking full advantage of its convenient location close to Beijing & Tianjin, the University has started a “bring-in” program. Its purpose is to invite members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and other nationally distinguished scholars to give lectures. We have also reached agreements with ten sister universities and institutes in Japan, Russia, Mongolia and the USA to exchange students and established friendly relationships with many universities and institutes in Canada, Australia, South Korea, and Germany. In the last few years, over a hundred scholars and experts from more than ten countries have been invited to Hebei University for teaching, short-term lecturing, and joint research.

Especially since 1997, the University has held a number of important and influential international academic conferences and symposia. They include The 7th international symposium on Fine chemistry and The seventh international meticulous chemistry and high polymer of function scientific seminar、China's ancient literature theory international scientific seminar and the 11th annual meeting、International Song history seminar and the ninth annual meeting of research association of China's history of Song、The fifth international nonferrous metals hold and the thing and catalysis scientific seminar in place with a net.。 The International students program includes short-term and long-term language training, bachelor-degree, master-degree and doctor-degree programs.

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