Fuyang Normal University (hereinafter referred to as FYNU) is located in Fuyang, a historic city honored as a City of Distinctive Charm and a National Civilized City. As the birthplace of Lao-Zhuang culture and the hometown of Guan Zhong, Bao Shuya, and the Three Caos, the city is also distinguished by the official tenures of illustrious literati such as Yan Shu, Ouyang Xiu, and Su Shi. This vibrant ecological riverside city is celebrated as a vital agricultural hub, an exemplar of Ying-Huai cultural landscape, and a prestigious center for calligraphic arts. Nestled beside the ancient Yingzhou West Lake, the university enjoys a prime location, and excellent transport connectivity. This picturesque academic retreat is also embraced by the grandeur of the Huaihe River landscape.

Founded in 1956, the university started to enroll undergraduate students in 1977 and was officially established as Fuyang Teachers College in 1978. It was rated Excellent in the Undergraduate Teaching Level Assessment conducted by the Ministry of Education in 2008, and launched postgraduate education in 2009. Approved to be renamed Fuyang Normal University in 2019, it was selected into the Synergized Quality Improvement Program in Teacher Education of the Ministry of Education in 2022. In 2024, it was approved as a key university to establish Doctoral Degree Programs in Anhui Province, and accepted the Undergraduate Education and Teaching Audit and Evaluation in 2025. Over the past 70 years since its founding, FYNU has won 2 Second Prizes of National Teaching Achievement Award and 3 Second Prizes of National Science and Technology Progress Award, and undertaken 1 Major Project of the National Social Science Fund. The university has cultivated more than 210,000 graduates to serve the society. Among our distinguished alumni, two esteemed members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fang Weihai and Chang Kai, stand as prominent examples of the academic excellence we foster. Through its commitment to quality education and active service to the regional economy, the university has established itself as a cradle of basic education, a base for talent cultivation, an incubator for technological innovation, and a gateway to cultural development in Northern Anhui.

FYNU currently has over 20,000 full-time undergraduate students and more than 1,600 postgraduate students. The campus covers a total area of 1,143,400 square meters, with a total building floor area of 929,600 square meters. The university comprises 17 academic schools and the School of Continuing Education. It offers 23 master’s degree programs in total, including 8 academic master’s programs in first-level disciplines and 15 professional master’s programs, and runs 1 postdoctoral research workstation. FYNU’s academic strength is further demonstrated by a robust portfolio of disciplines, including a range of provincial-level honors: 1 Peak Discipline, 3 Applied Peak Cultivation Disciplines, 1 Provincial Characteristic Discipline Construction Program (plus its cultivation project), 4 Key Disciplines, and 1 Major Discipline Construction Project, alongside 37 university-level key disciplines.The university has 71 undergraduate programs covering 11 discipline categories. Among them, there are 3 National Characteristic Majors, 6 National First-class Undergraduate Program Construction Sites and 15 Provincial First-class Undergraduate Program Construction Sites. Furthermore, the university features 4 National First-class Courses, 1 National Pilot Program for the Reform of Excellent Agroforestry Talents Training, and 1 National Off-campus Practice Education Base for College Students.FYNU boasts a comprehensive and robust research ecosystem, anchored by a series of high-level platforms: 2 Anhui Provincial Key Laboratories, 3 Key Research Bases for Humanities and Social Sciences of Anhui Universities, 3 Key Laboratories of Anhui Universities, 3 Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Centers (Engineering Laboratories), 3 University Engineering Technology Research Centers of Anhui Province, 1 Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Sciences, 1 Research Center for Generic Technology of New Industries in Anhui Province, 1 Anhui Provincial Collaborative Technical Service Center for Rural Revitalization, 2 Jointly-built Provincial Key Discipline Laboratories, 1 Branch Center of China Poetics Research Center at FYNU, 1 Research Base of Anhui Research Center for the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics at FYNU, and 1 Think Tank for Theoretical Research on Forging a Strong Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation. Furthermore, the university has established the Huaihe Culture Research and Development Center dedicated to the profound study and vibrant promotion of Huaihe culture. The university has been accredited as one of the first batch of Provincial Training Bases for Primary and Secondary school (Kindergarten) Backbone Teachers, Training Base for Provincial Cadres, and one of the first University Service Centers for Academic Credit Bank and Learning Outcome Certification of Lifelong Education in Anhui Province. Its Biological Specimen Museum is recognized as a Science Popularization Base of Anhui Province. The Library and Huaihe Culture Museum are designated as Popularization Base for Social Sciences of Anhui Province, and the University History Museum is awarded as an Patriotic Education Base Caring for the Next Generation in Anhui Province. The library houses 2.2325 million paper books, and provides access to 45 Chinese and foreign language databases including CNKI, Changxiang Star Premium E-book Database, ScienceDirect and SpringerLink.

FYNU now has more than 1,400 full-time teachers, among whom 575 hold senior professional titles, including 215 full professors. A total of 88 faculty members have been awarded special allowances by the State Council or Anhui Provincial Government, or honored as National Excellent Teachers, National Outstanding Educators, Baogang Outstanding Teachers, recipients of the National Ten Thousand Talents Program, Provincial Academic and Technical Leaders and reserve candidates, Provincial Outstanding Talents, Provincial Excellent Teachers and Provincial Distinguished Teachers. There are over 500 doctoral and master’s supervisors in total. The university has invited 109 part-time teachers, including academician Liu Depei, former Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Chen Guoliang, Fang Weihai and Chang Kai, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

FYNU attaches great importance to teaching and scientific research. In the past five years, faculty members have undertaken 1,602 research projects at various levels, including 602 projects above provincial and ministerial level and 708 horizontal cooperation projects. They have won 26 scientific research achievement awards above provincial and ministerial level. Teachers have obtained 1 Second Prize and 5 Third Prizes in the National Teaching Innovation Contest for College Teachers. A total of 3,171 academic papers have been published, among which 1,048 are included in Category II and above journals. The university has been granted 425 national patents and published 199 monographs. It sponsors and publishes Journal of Fuyang Normal University (Social Science Edition), Journal of Fuyang Normal University (Natural Science Edition), Fuyang Normal University News and Anhui Basic Education.

Dedicated to the philosophy of practice-oriented talent cultivation, the university is committed to fostering high-caliber graduates with strong social responsibility, an innovative spirit, and robust practical capabilities. Over the past five years, students have won 1,706 national and 6,569 provincial awards in major discipline competitions. Notably, the university has ranked among the Top 300 in the National Ranking of Regular Higher Education Institutions in Student Competitions for 8 consecutive years. Students have hosted 224 national innovation and entrepreneurship training programs. Our graduates are widely recognized for their outstanding adaptability, professional competence, and long-term potential, earning a stellar reputation among employers and society at large.

With an open and globalized educational vision, FYNU continues to broaden the scope of its international partnerships. As one of the first batch of Provincial Chinese Language Education Bases in Anhui, the university offers comprehensive academic programs for international students, ranging from short-term study tours to bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. Furthermore, FYNU has established enduring friendly ties and active academic collaborations with over 50 higher education institutions across the globe.

FYNU always upholds its socialist orientation in education, cultivating a vibrant and positive campus culture. The university has fostered a rich extracurricular environment through signature initiatives such as the Future Teacher Professional Skills Contest, the Student Societies Culture and Art Festival, and the Campus Culture and Art Festival. The university’s dedication to excellence has been widely recognized through a series of prestigious national and provincial accolades. At the national level, it has been honored as a National Advanced Primary Party Organization, Advanced Unit in the National Summer “Three Popularization” Social Practice Program for Student Volunteers from Universities and Vocational Colleges (that is, to popularize knowledge on technology, culture and hygiene in the countryside), National Advanced Unit for Youth Law Popularization Education, National Advanced Collective for Caring for the Next Generation. Meanwhile, at the provincial level, FYNU has earned distinctions such as Civilized Unit, Advanced University in Party Building and Ideological and Political Work, and One of the First Pilot Universities for Comprehensive Reform, Advanced Collective of Anhui Education System, Advanced Unit for Social Science Popularization, Excellent Teaching Management Unit, Advanced Unit for Student Financial Assistance, Model Unit for Graduate Employment, One of the First Provincial Entrepreneurship Colleges, Demonstration University for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education, Anhui Entrepreneurship Research Institute, One of the First Green Schools and Advanced Unit for Continuing Education.

At a new historical starting point, FYNU will take Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guide, fully implement the Party’s education policy and fulfill the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education. Upholding the university motto of “Integrity, Knowledge, Self-transcendence, and Practicality”, the university will adhere to innovation-driven development, deepen comprehensive reforms, address the needs brought about by regional economic and social progress, contribute to the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, and support the construction of Anhui as an influential cradle of science and technology innovation, a hub of emerging industries, a place of reform and opening-up, and a demonstration area for ecologically friendly development. Going forward, FYNU strives to build itself into a high-level normal university, making new and greater contributions to national educational excellence and Anhui's journey toward modernization.