Shanghai Normal University is a key construction university in Shanghai. It is a comprehensive university with coordinated development of arts, sciences and crafts. It is good at liberal arts and has the characteristics of normal education.
The school was founded in 1954, and became an undergraduate college in 1956. 198 1 was identified as the first batch of master's degree awarding units by the State Council Academic Degrees Committee, 1986 was approved as a doctoral degree awarding unit, and it was selected as an excellent one by the Ministry of Education in 20 17. In 20 19, it became a pilot unit for the construction of high-level local universities (disciplines) in Shanghai. 202 1, as a whole, entered the high-level ranks of local universities in Shanghai.
The school is rich in school resources, with two campuses, Xuhui and Fengxian, covering an area of about 654.38+0.35 million square meters. The school building covers an area of more than 720,000 square meters. The two central libraries have more than 3.3 million books; Among them, there are nearly 6.5438+0.2 million ancient books, and more than 654.38+0.350 rare ancient books. In 2009, it was awarded "National Key Protection Unit of Ancient Books". The Museum of Ceramic Art of Shanghai University, built on campus, is one of the top ten national cultural museums in Shanghai.
Since its establishment, the school has always adhered to the concept of emotional education. Under the guidance of the school motto of "being virtuous, knowledgeable, realistic and trustworthy", it has inherited and carried forward the spirit of "eternal teaching" and emerged a large number of famous teachers. At the same time, the graduates trained by the school are active in the front line of basic education, including Shanghai education heroes, special principals of primary and secondary schools, special teachers and so on. With noble professional ethics and outstanding achievements, they constantly expand and deepen the cultural foundation and spiritual blood of teacher education in normal universities.