Liaoning Normal University

Liaoning Normal University (LNNU) is one of the key institutions of higher learning in Liaoning Province, located in Dalian, a beautiful coastal city in northern China. Liaoning Normal University was founded in 1951. The university currently offers programs through 20 departments. The university currently has 3 post-doctoral research stations, 5 primary disciplines disciplines entitled for conferring doctorate, 40 disciplines for doctor's degree,19 primary disciplines entitled for conferring master degree,132 disciplines for mater degree, 9 specialties for master degree,83 academic programs are offered at the undergraduate level.

College of International Education is the educational organ specialized in training foreign students and overseas Chinese students. It is one of the first groups of schools approved by Ministry of Education to enroll foreign students and one of the schools that accept students under China Government Scholarship. It was one of the first schools approved by Hanban to accept the students under Confucius institute Scholarship. Besides, it is one of the 22 Overseas Chinese education bases confirmed by Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council. It is one of the testing centers of Chinese Test of Proficiency (HSK).The college established Confucius Institutes with university of Miami (USA) and university of Milan (Italy).

The college insists on teaching Chinese with the aim of opening to the world, using Chinese as a means of putting up the bridges of friendship. Since the establishment in 1985 it has enrolled and trained more than 12,000 foreigners and overseas Chinese from more than 40 countries and regions. Upon completion of their studies, many of these students have gone on to careers in diplomacy, business, culture and many other spheres of life. Currently, more than 800 foreign students coming from 40 countries are studying at LNNU. More than 300 of them are studying at the master and bachelor level and more than 500 are at Chinese language learning at advanced, intermediate, elementary level.