Jiangsu Normal University covers an area of 2,457 mu, Huaiyin Teachers College covers an area of 2,000 mu, and Yancheng Teachers College covers an area of 1.500 mu. Add up to 5,957 mu, which easily exceeds 3,269 mu of Nanjing Normal University. If we only compare the strength of hardware, it is a bit too simple and rude. Since we say transcendence, of course, we must compare soft power. A university can be majestic, tall and majestic, but if its internal strength is empty, it is equivalent to building a garden for everyone to enjoy. Therefore, whether the merger of Jiangsu Normal University, Huaiyin Normal University and Yancheng Normal University can surpass Nanjing Normal University, let's take a look at the contest of soft power.

1. Student-teacher ratio

The number of full-time teachers in Jiangsu Normal University is 1688, and the number of full-time undergraduates is 18800. The number of full-time teachers in Huaiyin Normal University is 1300, and there are more than 20,000 full-time undergraduates. Yancheng Teachers College has more than 500 faculty members/kloc-0 (the number of full-time teachers is open) and more than 22,000 full-time undergraduates. Student-teacher ratio = (18800+20000+22000)/(1688+1300+1500) =17.43.

There are 2095 full-time teachers and 8397 full-time undergraduates in Nanjing Normal University. Student-teacher ratio = 18397/2095=8.78.

2. Discipline strength

Huaiyin Teachers College has seven provincial key construction disciplines; Yancheng Teachers College has six provincial key construction disciplines. Jiangsu Normal University has 6 provincial-level dominant disciplines and 12 provincial-level key disciplines, 2 disciplines rank 1% before ESI, 35 first-level discipline master's degree authorization points and 1 postdoctoral research mobile station.

Nanjing Normal University has 1 world-class construction disciplines, 6 national key disciplines, 3 national key (cultivation) disciplines, 13 first-class disciplines in Jiangsu Province, 8 disciplines rank in the top of ESI 1%, and the evaluation results of 6 disciplines reach Class A, 40 first-class disciplines have master's degrees, and 25 first-class disciplines have doctoral programs and postdoctoral research flows.

3. Major projects and achievements

Jiangsu Normal University was awarded 9 major projects 13 and key projects by the National Social Science Foundation, 3 major projects 1 and key projects by the National Natural Science Foundation, and 4 ministerial-level scientific research awards 14 by the Ministry of Education. Huaiyin Teachers College and Yancheng Teachers College have not been approved as major projects of the National Social Science and Natural Science Foundation.

Nanjing Normal University won 32 major projects of the National Social Science Fund, 28 key projects of the National Natural Science Fund, 7 major scientific research projects of the Ministry of Education, 4 major national scientific research projects, and the National High-tech Research and Development Plan 1. It won the second prize of the National Natural Science Award, the first prize of the Excellent Achievement Award of Scientific Research in Colleges and Universities of the Ministry of Education, and the excellent scientific research in colleges and universities of the Ministry of Education1.

Based on the above three key soft power indicators, the merger of Jiangsu Normal University, Huaiyin Normal University and Yancheng Normal University cannot surpass Nanjing Normal University.