Taizhou College of Nanjing Normal University was established in June 2004. Approved by the Ministry of Education, it is a full-time undergraduate college jointly organized by Nanjing Normal University and Taizhou Municipal People's Government. Adhering to the orientation of serving the society locally, the college has gradually formed a social service system integrating politics, production, learning and research. Relying on the dominant majors, the local legislative research institute (the first and only local legislative research institute established by the municipal people's congress and universities in the province), the training base for deputies to the National People's Congress, the historical and cultural research institute, the financial research institute, the medical law research institute, and the song and dance theater have been established.