Adult Higher Education

Yunnan Normal University is a key provincial University with a long history and the excellent tradition. It was founded in 1938, in the flames of war of resistance against Japan, with the predecessor of Teachers’ College of State Southwest Union University. In 1946, Beijing University, Qinghua University and Nankai University which were the parts of the Union University returned to Beijing, leaving Teachers’ College in Kunming as an independent college. Therefore, the name “Kunming State Teachers’ College” came into being. In 1950, the name was changed into Kunming Teachers’ College. In 1984, it was changed into Yunnan Normal University. Abiding by the school motto of “fortitude and persistence”, with the school spirit of “profound knowledge with integrity, bright morality with intelligence”, Yunnan Normal University is a key provincial university and a key institution of higher learning for teachers’ training in Yunnan. In 2007, the university passed the assessment of the undergraduate teaching level by Ministry of Education, with the result of excellence.

There is a contingent of teachers with higher academic level, rich teaching experience and strong dedication. At present, there are 1235 full-time teachers, among whom there are 216 professors, 372 associate professors and 715 teachers with doctor and master degrees. Thus a talent training system with multi-types and levels has been built up, with the cultivation for doctor, master and bachelor degrees, full-time education, adult higher education, higher vocational and technological education and foreign students’ education.

Adult higher education is the important part in the running of Yunnan Normal University. With the approval of having the correspondence education by Ministry of Education in 1956,Yunnan Normal University is one of the universities which first carried out adult higher education in China, and one of the key universities with adult higher education in Yunnan. Since 50 years, with the training of thousands of qualified teachers and talents in all kinds of fields, adult higher education of Yunnan Normal University has made great contribution to the basic education and the economic and social development in Yunnan. Therefore, it was awarded the title of “Yunnan Excellent University with Adult Higher Education” and “National Advanced Institution of Adult Higher Education in General Schools of Higher Learning”.

In the new historical development, the purpose of the university is to serve Yunnan, be firmly planted in border areas and make contribution to the basic education and economic and social development. In the direction to achieve the development goal of being the normal, comprehensive, opening up and advantageous key provincial university, Yunnan Normal University makes efforts to build up the disciplines to meet the needs of society, insist on the principle of “survival through quality” and take part in the reasonable competition in the society, creating the new way to run the adult higher education of Yunnan Normal University and achieving the higher prestige and social position in adult higher education.

There is a complete set of administrative institution and regulations in adult higher education of Yunnan Normal University. Each department carries out its teaching according to the syllabus and teaching plan so that the quality can be guaranteed. Since 2000, with the credit system administration, the students can be awarded the graduate certificate admitted by the state and registered on the website of Ministry of Education, only if they pass the exams in the school period. The undergraduates can be conferred the bachelor’s degree if they meet relevant  requirements.

Adult higher education of Yunnan Normal University enrolls three kinds of adult students of regular undergraduate course on the starting point of senior middle schools and the professional training schools, and those with professional training study, in the forms of correspondence and evening colleges. (Consulting the table of admission discipline lists for details). The teachers at various levels, the school administrators, senior school graduates of this year and past years, the graduates of vocational senior schools, those of secondary professional schools, teenagers in the society and those determined to the higher education are warmly welcomed to register for the entrance examination to the university.

Object of Enrollment
The teachers at various levels, the school administrators, senior school graduates of this year and past years, the graduates of vocational senior schools, those of secondary professional schools, teenagers in the society and those determined to the higher education.

Requirements for the Registration
Those abiding by the law, with morality and integrity, honesty, keeping promise and good health can be registered.
The examinees who register for the regular undergraduate education and professional training should obtain the education level of graduation of senior middle schools or the same education level.

The examinees who are promoted to the undergraduate education from professional training should obtain the record of civil education and professional training of self-learning exam of higher education or above.

When registered, all the examinees are required to pay attention to the requirements of score addition and special care for those who are above-average age, from impoverished mountain areas and the ethnic minorities. Relevant documents should be attached to. (Detailed requirements for score addition and special care should be corresponded to those issued by provincial Admission Office.)

Registration time, place and ways
During the last 10-day period of August every year, the examinees can be registered through network. Website address is Yunnan Admission Network (www. ynzs.cn). After landed on the website, the examinees are required to fill in the basic information of registration and choose the majors according to the indication and explanation. The examinees should go to the birthplace and county Admission Office to confirm the requirements for special care, taking electronic photos and payments, and submitting the diploma of professional training college to the inspection during the time limit. (The examinees can land on the website and revise their registration information without any restrictions before their information is confirmed.). Without the confirmation of admission office, the registration is invalid.