North Minzu University is located in Xixia District, Yinchuan City, the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, directly under the State Ethnic Affairs Commission. It is the only subordinate comprehensive university in China established in the minority autonomous region. The school was founded in 1984, formerly known as Northwest Second University for Nationalities. In 2004, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission signed an agreement with Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and in 2007, it was awarded the excellent post of undergraduate teaching level evaluation by the Ministry of Education. In May 2008, it was renamed North University for Nationalities with the approval of the Ministry of Education.

As of 20 13, the school covers an area of 1624 mu, with a total construction area of 400,000 square meters. Fixed assets of 840 million yuan, of which the total value of teaching and scientific research instruments and equipment exceeds 200 million yuan; The library has 6.5438+0.24 million paper books. There are 2 1 teaching colleges and 6 research institutes. * * * There are 63 undergraduate majors, 6 first-class discipline master programs, 28 master programs in two disciplines, and master programs in engineering 1 program. Undergraduate majors cover economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, medicine, management, art and other disciplines 10.

Northwest University for Nationalities, referred to as "Northwest University for Nationalities", located in Jincheng, Lanzhou, is the first institution of higher learning for nationalities founded after the founding of New China. It is a central subordinate university directly under the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, and it is also the "key plan for ethnic minorities" and the first batch of pilot universities for the reform of the national education and training plan for outstanding agricultural and forestry talents.

The school, formerly known as Northwest University for Nationalities, was formally established in August 1950. In April 2003, with the approval of the Ministry of Education and the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, it was renamed Northwest University for Nationalities.

After more than 60 years of development, the school has formed a school-running pattern with undergraduate education as the main body and coordinated development of postgraduate education, preparatory education, continuing education, vocational education and international education. It has the right to award bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctor's degree, the right to recommend excellent fresh graduates to study for master's degree without examination, and the right to recruit master's degree and doctor's degree in the "High-level Talents Program for Ethnic Minorities".