Guangxi Normal University is an institution located in Guilin, within the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China. Founded in 1932 as Guangxi Provincial Teacher’s College, it has evolved into one of the region’s key universities.
Today, the university comprises 24 colleges offering more than 80 undergraduate programmes, 36 master’s degree courses and eight doctoral programmes. Courses include teacher education, Chinese language and literature, history, chemistry and environmental science.
The university operates three campuses: Wangcheng, Yucai and Yanshan, all situated in Guilin. The Yanshan campus is the largest and accommodates the majority of teaching and research facilities. The Wangcheng campus, located in a former Ming dynasty palace, is regarded as one of the most distinctive university campuses in China.
With over 30,000 full-time students, including several hundred international students from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, Guangxi Normal University maintains partnerships with more than 200 institutions worldwide and runs Confucius Institutes in countries such as Thailand, Indonesia and South Africa.
