Henan University

enan University (HENU; 河南大学) is a provincial public university in Zhengzhou and Kaifeng, Henan, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Henan and co-funded with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction. Henan University maintains three campuses: two (Ming-lun and Jin-ming campus) in Kaifeng City and one (Long-zi Lake campus) in Zhengzhou City. Henan University is ranked 400-500 in the world on the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU),451st on the CWTS Ranking of Leiden University, and 970th on the U.S. News Rankings. The earliest predecessor of Henan University was founded in 1912 and was originally named Henan Preparatory School for Studying in Europe and America. In 1942, the school was upgraded to National Henan University. In 1952, the school was renamed Henan Normal University after adjustment of departments. It was later renamed Kaifeng Normal College and Henan Normal University. In 1984, the school was renamed Henan University. In June 2000, the original Henan University, Kaifeng Medical College, and Kaifeng Normal College merged to form the new Henan University. In 2022, the legal entity registration address of Henan University was changed from Kaifeng City to Zhengzhou City.As of December 2023, Henan University has opened 92 undergraduate admissions majors in Zhengzhou Longzi Lake, Kaifeng Minglun and Jinming campuses, covering a total area of more than 5,500 acres.There are 45 master's degree authorized first-level disciplines, 35 master's degree authorized categories, 21 doctoral degree authorized first-level disciplines, 20 post-doctoral research mobile stations.There are more than 4,700 faculty and staff, and more than 50,000 full-time students.