Address: 105 West 3rd Ring Road North, Haidian District, 100048 Beijing, Beijing, China
Mathematics & Information Science, Physics & Electronic Engineering, Chemistry & Life Sciences
Capital Normal University is a university in Beijing that began in 1954 as a teachers’ college. It took its present name in 1992, and it is co-built by the Beijing municipal government and the Ministry of Education.
The university teaches education, foreign languages, law, the arts and the sciences, including mathematics and information engineering. It also takes part in the Double First-Class Construction initiative: the Ministry of Education’s second-round list of construction disciplines names its mathematics discipline.
Its address is 105 West Third Ring Road North in Beijing. Applicants should check the official pages for current student and staff numbers, programme lists and admission rules.
Domains taught:
AI and Machine Learning, Astroscience, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Life Sciences, Materials, Mathematics, Microbiology and Genetics, Optics, Physics, Software Engineering, Statistics, Telecommunications
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Key normal university in Beijing. Focus on teacher education and basic sciences.
Research:
Mathematical Modeling & Data Analysis, Optoelectronics & Information Technology, Environmental Chemistry & Materials Science.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1600
Current students***:
28000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Located in Beijing, strong in basic sciences relevant to education.
Cons
Primarily a normal university for teacher training, less focus on extensive engineering.
Best For
Normal university with strong basic science programs and growing IT focus.
Beijing Normal University: a Beijing teacher-education university with geography and remote sensing, environmental science, and cognitive neuroscience.
East China Normal University: offers software engineering, geography and environmental science, and data science in Shanghai.
Shaanxi Normal University: lists chemistry and materials science, life sciences, and computer science as main fields.
Northeast Normal University: covers life sciences and ecology, chemistry, and physics and information technology.
Nanjing Normal University: records geography, life sciences and biotechnology, and information technology.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
Universität Augsburg (Germany): combines materials science, computer science with applied mathematics, and production engineering.
Università degli Studi di Pavia (Italy): offers engineering, physics and life sciences.
Université de Fribourg (Switzerland): lists materials science, biology, chemistry and computer science.
Saitama University (Japan): covers engineering and science, including physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics.
Simon Fraser University (Canada): a Burnaby university with computing science, criminology and environmental science.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
When was Capital Normal University founded?
It was established in 1954 as a teachers' college and acquired its current name in 1992.
In which city is Capital Normal University based?
It is in Beijing, at 105 West Third Ring Road North. Its official site lists the teaching units and other sites.
Who sponsors the university?
The Beijing municipal government and the Ministry of Education jointly build it. It is a public institution within the capital's higher-education system.
What subjects can students study?
Education, foreign languages, law, the arts, mathematics, other sciences and information engineering are among the fields taught.
Does the university belong to a national excellence programme?
It takes part in the Double First-Class initiative, the national programme that funds selected institutions and disciplines. Its mathematics discipline is named on the Ministry of Education's second-round list.
How do applicants learn about entry requirements?
Admission routes, programme lists and tuition details are published on the university's official website and may change from one year to the next.
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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