Hexi College, located in Zhangye City in the middle of Hexi Corridor, is the only multi-disciplinary undergraduate college in Longxi and Qianli Hexi Corridor that focuses on teacher education. The school was founded in 1958 and rebuilt with the approval of the State Council in 1978. In May of 20001year, it was transformed into an undergraduate college with the approval of the Ministry of Education. The direct service scope of the school is 260,000 square kilometers, accounting for 54% of the total area of Gansu Province, and it undertakes the task of training basic education teachers and applied talents in Hexi area. At present, the campus covers an area of 1002 mu, with a building area of 260,000 square meters and a library of 570,000 books. There are 30 undergraduate majors such as Chinese language and literature education, 17 teaching departments (departments), 1 2 secondary colleges, 7 research institutes and an experimental practice farm covering an area of 1700 mu. Students with various academic qualifications 105 14, including 9 188 full-time ordinary students.
The school has 800 faculty members, including 460 full-time teachers. At present, there are 20 professors and associate professors, 2 teachers with graduate education (including 29 doctors), 32 part-time professors and visiting professors, and foreign teachers 1 1. More than 30 teachers have successively won the National Model Worker, Excellent Teacher, Provincial Government Garden Award and Ceng Xianzi Education Foundation Excellent Teacher Award in Teachers' Colleges. 1 teacher was rated as an excellent expert in Gansu Province, 5 teachers won the Young Teacher Talent Award in Gansu Province and 2 teachers won the May 4th Youth Medal in Gansu Province.