Founded in 1954, SHNU was then named Shanghai Teachers Training College. In 1956 it was expanded into two colleges, Shanghai No. 1 Teachers College and Shanghai No. 2 Teachers College. Two years later, the two colleges were combined to form Shanghai Teachers College.
From 1972 to 1978, it was known as Shanghai Normal University after combining four other ones including East China Normal University. In 1978 it was restored to Shanghai Teachers College, and was renamed as Shanghai Teachers University in 1984. It combined with Shanghai Teachers College of Technology in October 1994 to form a new Shanghai Normal University. From September 1997 to August 2003, SHNU took in successively the following units as its subordinates: Shanghai Teacher Training College, Department of Human Sanitation and Health of Huangling Teacher School, Shanghai Xingzhi Art School, and Shanghai Tourism Institute. The university has 16 colleges and 81 research bodies. Also located in SHNU are, among others, Shanghai Teachers Training Center, Shanghai College Teachers Training Center, and the Editorial Department of Academic Abstracts of Liberal Arts of College Journals.
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Shanghai Government Scholarship
Scholarship Applications Forms (Class A, Class B, Class C) can be submitted to ICCS of SHNU.
Deadline for application is May 31.
Shanghai Government Scholarship (SGS) is divided into 3 classes.
National Scholarships
(SHNU is one of the authorized universities to accept international studetns sponsored by Confucius Institute Scholarship and China Government Scholarship)
Applicants should apply On-line: here
Confucius Institute Headquarters in Beijing is in charge of Confucius Institute Scholarship.
Website for Programs of China Governement Scholarship is : click here
China Scholarship Council in Beijing is in charge of China Government Scholarship.
Website for China Scholarship Council is : click here
