Second, the school profile, Datong Normal University
Founded in 1905, the school is the sixth batch of key cultural relics protection units in China. Formerly known as Datong Fu Middle School, 19 13 was founded and renamed Shanxi No.3 Middle School, 1972 was renamed Datong Normal School, and 1978 began to recruit Datong Teachers' College classes in Shanxi Normal University. In 2003, the provincial government cancelled the normal school system and established Yanbei Normal University Datong Branch, which was renamed Shanxi Datong University in April 2006. 20 10 The municipal government built a new campus in the original site of Datong Normal University. After the reconstruction and expansion, the school's software and hardware have reached the "Setting Standards for Academic Education in Colleges and Universities". On March 20 18, Datong Teachers College was formally established with the approval of the provincial government and the record of the Ministry of Education.
The school covers an area of 487 mu, with a construction land of 324,829 square meters, with a total construction area of155,436.88 square meters and a total investment of 588 million yuan. The campus is divided into five areas: teaching area, living area, office area, sports area and cultural relics area. Among them, the teaching area consists of eight single buildings, including the teaching building of arts and sciences, the teaching building of foreign languages of art, the teaching building of audio-visual education, the teaching building of kindergarten teachers and the library. The living area consists of 8 single buildings, including student apartment, teacher apartment, expert building and comprehensive service center. The sports area consists of a gymnasium and a 400-meter standard sports ground. The overall design of university campus combines the use function, aesthetic function and educational function, and the harmony and unity of forest, garden and road is perfectly presented.
There are 3306 students, faculty 199 and full-time teachers 196. Among the full-time teachers, there are 40 associate professors and 87 graduate students, accounting for 44%. The total value of teaching and research instruments and equipment is 2 1.9494 million yuan, and the library has 1.72 million books. A few days ago, the Provincial Department of Education approved and the Ministry of Education filed seven teachers' majors. In the next few years, the school will gradually expand non-normal majors that meet the needs of Datong's economic development.
In recent years, the quality and quantity of school students have increased year by year, and the employment rate of graduates is over 90%. 20 17, the success rate of college entrance examination is 60.5%; The pass rate of primary school teacher qualification certificate is 8 1.8%. From 2065438 to 2008, among 792 graduates, 540 registered for the college entrance examination, and 243 were admitted to two A-class colleges. Since 20 14, the enrollment of three-year general college entrance examination has been the first choice, exceeding the admission line of colleges and universities designated by the province by about 100 points. Compared with similar institutions, the strength of running a school is obvious.