學校占地面積3330畝，下設24個學院，2個獨立學院，40余個科研機構。學校有全日制博士、碩士研究生和本科生33000余人，成人繼續教育學生18000余人；圖書資料320余萬冊，是中國高等教育文獻保障系統云南文獻信息服務中心建設單位，建有“萬兆主干”的新一代“數字校園”。《云南師范大學學報?哲社版》進入全國高校文科學報30強之列，為CSSCI來源期刊、中文核心期刊、中國人文社會科學核心期刊；《云南師范大學學報?自然科學版》為中國科技核心期刊；在全國大學學報中首創《云南師范大學學報?對外漢語教學與研究版》，綜合影響因子在全國同類期刊中排名30位，為“全國高校優秀社科期刊”。

　　學校有文、史、哲、法、教、管、理、工、經濟、藝術10大學科門類，形成多學科協調發展的學科與專業格局，在2012年教育部第三輪學科評估中有22個學科排名全國高校前20位，3個學科排名前10位。現有90個本科專業，2個博士后流動站，1個一級學科博士點，7個二級學科博士點，26個一級學科碩士點，130個二級學科碩士點，有教育碩士、工商管理碩士（MBA）等13種專業碩士學位授權點，是全國首批招收和培養漢語國際教育碩士專業學位研究生的24所試點高校之一。

　　學校通過在教師教育、人才培養模式、課程體系、學分制、教學內容、教學方法等方面的改革和創新，完成了由傳統的師范教育向現代教師教育、由傳統師范院校向以教師教育為的教學研究型大學的轉型。學校共獲國家級教學成果獎12項，實現國家教學成果一等獎的突破，獲得一等獎1項、二等獎2項；擁有國家級教學團隊、國家級人才培養模式創新實驗區、國家教育體制改革試點項目、國家級專業、國家級專業綜合改革試點、國家級精品課程、國家級實驗教學示范中心、國家級雙語教學示范課程、國家級教學名師、教育部創新團隊、教師隊伍建設示范項目等，共有76項國家“質量工程”建設項目；是國家級大學生創新創業訓練計劃高校，先后獲得“全國普通高等學校優秀教務處”“全國高等學校招生工作先進集體”“全國普通高校成人高等教育先進單位”“全國畢業生就業典型經驗高校”等榮譽，在教育部本科教學工作水評估中獲得優秀。

　　學校建有國家太陽能質檢中心、中國??老撾可再生能源聯合實驗室2個國家級臺，教育部重點實驗室、教育部工程研究中心、云南省重點實驗室、云南省工程中心、云南省哲學社會科學研究基地等省部級科研臺及基地33個，教育部創新團隊、云南省科技創新團隊、云南省哲學社會科學創新團隊等省部級創新團隊13個。有中國西南地緣環境與邊疆發展協同創新中心、西南地區可再生能源研究與開發協同創新中心2個省級協同創新中心，有云南教育決策咨詢智庫、中國西南周邊地緣環境與“一帶一路”建設研究智庫2個云南高校新型智庫。2011-，學校共獲各級各類科研項目1779項，科研經費5.57億元；新增國家自然科學基金159項，國家社會科學基金65項，含國家科技支撐計劃、國家科技惠民計劃、國家社會科學基金重大招標項目、國家社會科學基金特別委托項目等國家級重大（點）項目15項；教師共出版著作428部，其中A類出版社104部；共發表論文8774篇，其中三大檢索收錄論文834篇，CSSCI論文733篇；共獲122項科研成果獎，其中全國第六屆高校科學研究優秀成果獎２項、云南省科學技術獎９項、云南省哲學社會科學研究成果獎99項；共獲授權專利74項，軟件著作權登記116項，3項國家標準獲得國家標準委立項。

　　學校現有教職工2373人，其中有國家突出貢獻專家和國務院特殊津貼獲得者、中國科學院“*”、國家“百千萬人才工程”、國家級教學名師、教育部高校青年教師獎、教育部“新世紀優秀人才培養計劃”入選者、中科院“西部之光”項目培養計劃人才、全國勞動模范和先進工作者、全國模范教師、全國優秀教師、全國馬克思主義理論研究與建設工程主要專家等一批專家學者。諾貝爾獎獲得者楊振寧，中科院院士楊樂、郭柏靈、戴汝為、歐陽自遠，英國皇家工程院院士、劍橋大學教授阿馬拉通加，2010年諾貝爾經濟學獎得主、英國社會科學院院士皮薩里德斯，美國《紐約時報》前總編、普利策獎評審委員會前任*西默?托，世界著名未來學家約翰?奈斯比特博士，著名經濟學家吳敬璉等40余個國家和地區的100位知名專家被聘為學校名譽教授、客座教授或兼職教授。

　　學校是一所開放的、有著國際化視野的現代大學，先后被教育部和國家漢辦確定為支持周邊國家漢語教學的10所重點大學之一、國務院臺辦“國立西南聯大舊址”海峽兩岸交流基地、國務院僑辦華文教育基地、國家漢語國際推廣師資培訓基地、中國對東南亞國家進行漢語師資培訓的基地、國家首批赴海外承辦孔子學院的大學、享受中國政府獎學金和孔子學院獎學金留學生接收院校、全國首批來華留學示范基地、教育部出國留學培訓與研究中心、國家HSK考試和漢語作為第二外語教學能力資格考點和具有對港澳臺招生權的高校。學校在國外建立了1所孔子學院、3個孔子課堂、6個中國語言文化中心，與英國、美國、加拿大、澳大利亞、新西蘭以及港澳臺等60多個國家和地區的160余所國外大學和科研機構進行合作交流，招收81個國家的留學生16000余人次。目前有各類留學生1725人，是云南省在校留學生人數最多的高校。

　
AboutYunnan NormalUniversity

　　Asthekeynormal universityofYunnanProvinceandwithalonghistoryandsplendidtradition, YunnanNormalUniversity(henceforthYNNU)isahigherinstitutionco-fundedby theMinistryofEducation(MOE)andYunnanProvincialGovernmentandoneofthe 100universitiesfundedbytheNationalKeyProjectfortheQualityEnhancement oftheHigherInstitutionsinCentralandWestChina..

WhentheAnti-Japanese Warbrokeoutin1937,PekingUniversity,TsinghuaUniversityandNankai UniversitymovedtoKunmingandmergedintotheNationalSouthwestAssociated University,whichconsistedofSchoolofArts,SchoolofScience,Schoolof Engineering,SchoolofBusinessandLaw,andTeachersSchool.Afterthewar ended,thethreecomponentuniversitiesmovedbacktotheiroriginalcampusesin thenorth,whereastheTeachersSchool,nowrenamedNationalKunmingNormal College,remainedinKunmingasanindependentinstitution.Itadoptedthename ofKunmingNormalCollegein1950andwasrenamedYunnanNormalUniversityin 1984.Uptonow,ithasproduceddmorethan200,000graduatesofdifferent kindsandisrightfullyknownastheCradleofQualifiedTeachersonthe LateriticPlateau.

　　Coveringatotal areaof3,330mu(about555acres),YNNUconsistsof24schools,twoindependent schools,andover40researchinstitutes.Currentlyithasover33,000full-time studentspursuingdifferentdegrees,frombachelortoPhD,andmorethan18,000 studentsparticipatingintheprogramofadultcontinuingeducation.Equipped withover3.2millionbooks,thelibraryofYNNUisaprovincialdataresources centerofChinaAcademicLibraryandInformationSystem(CALIS),andthecampus iscoveredbyanewdigitalizedservicesystem.TheJournalofYunnanNormal University(SocialScienceEdition),includedinthehighlyselectiveCSSCI (ChineseSocialSciencesCitationIndex)list,ranksamongthetop30ofits kind,whiletheNaturalScienceEditionisanationallyacclaimedcorejournal. Inaddition,theTeachingandResearchonChineseasaForeignLanguageEdition, apioneerinthisfield,ranksamongthetop30journalsofitskindinChinain termsofimpactfactor.

YNNUoffers10 disciplines:literature,history,philosophy,law,education,management, science,engineering,economics,andarts,whicharewellcoordinatedintheir development.Inanassessmentconductedin2012bytheMinistryofEducation,22 ofYNNU’ssub-disciplinesarerankedamongthetop20inthewholecountrywhile 3ofthemareamongthetop10.YNNUoffers90bachelor’sprograms,2 postdoctoralresearchprograms,1doctoralprograminafirst-classdiscipline, 7doctoralprogramsinsecond-classdisciplines,26master’sprogramsin first-classdisciplines,130master’sprogramsinsecond-classdisciplines,and 13professionalmaster’sprograms,suchasMBAandM.Ed.Itisoneofthefirst 24universitiesinChinathatoffertheMaster’sProgramforTeachingChineseto SpeakersofOtherLanguages.

　　Throughreformsand innovationsinteachereducation,talentdevelopment,teachingcontentand methodology,curriculumandcreditsystem,YNNUhastransformeditselffroma traditionalteacher-traininguniversitytoateaching-researchuniversity,with teachereducationasitstypicaltrait.Ithaswon12state-levelteaching awards,onefirstprizeandtwosecondprizesin2014.Ithasanumberof state-levelteachingteams,innovativetrainingprograms,specialmajors, brilliantteachers,excellentcoursesandexperimentalteachingbasesthatrank amongthebestinChinaintheirrespectivefields.Ithaswonseveralnational excellentteachingawards.Itiscarryingoutstate-fundedprojectsinsuch areasasreformsineducationsystem,bilingualteachingandteachinginnovation andfacultydevelopment.Ithas76state-levelQualityProjectsunder construction.Itisoneofthenationalcollege-studentinnovationtraining bases.YNNU’sTeachingAffairsDepartment,theEnrollment&Employment DepartmentandtheAdultEducationDepartmenthavewonstate-levelhonorsfor theirrespectivecontribution.Itsundergraduateteachingisrated“Excellence” intheteaching-qualityassessmentconductedbytheMinistryof Education.

　　Theuniversityhas built2state-levelresearchplatforms,theNationalSolar-heaterQuality TestingCenter,theSino-LaosJointLabforRecyclableEnergyResources,33 researchbasesorplatforms,includingtheMinistryofEducation’sKeyLab, EngineeringResearchCenter,KeyLabofYunnanProvince,YunnanEngineering Center,andPhilosophyandSocialScienceResearchBase,etc.,and13innovation teamsattheprovincialandministeriallevel,includingEducationalInnovation Team,ScienceandTechnologicalInnovationTeamofYunnanProvince,etc.The universityalsosetuptwoprovincialCollaborativeInnovationCenters,the CollaborativeInnovationCenterforGeopoliticalEnvironmentofSouthwestChina andBorderlandDevelopment,andtheCollaborativeInnovationCenterforResearch andDevelopmentofRecyclableEnergyResourcesinSouthwestChina.Inaddition, itisequippedwithtwonewthinktanks,oneforeducationalpolicy-makingof YunnanandtheotherforresearchesongeopoliticalenvironmentofSouthwest Chinaandimplementationof“OneBelt,OneRoad”program.Inthepastthree years,YNNUhasundertaken1,779differentresearchprojects,itsresearch fundstotalingover557millionYuan,amongwhich159projectsarenewly approvedandinitiatedfromNationalNaturalScienceFoundation,65fundedby NationalSocialScienceFoundation,and15NationalPrestigiousKeyProjects, suchastheNationalSci-techSupportPlan,TechnologicalBenefitingProjectof NationalMinistryofScienceandTechnology,aMajorBiddingProjectofNational SocialScienceFoundationandaSpecialCommissionProjectoftheNational SocialScienceFoundationofChina.Thefacultyhaspublished428academic books,104ofthembypublishersofthetopclass.And834outofthe8774 publishedjournalpapershavebeenlistedbySCI,EI,andISTP,and733by CSSCI.Theuniversityhaswon122awardsforacademicachievements,including2 NationalUniversities’AcademicResearchAwards,99YunnanPhilosophyandSocial ScienceResearchAwards,and9YunnanScienceandTechnologyAwards.YNNUalso hashad74patentsauthorized,116softwarecopyrightregistered,andthree NationalStandardProjectsapprovedandinitiatedbytheStandardization AdministrationofthePeople'sRepublicofChina(SAC).

　　CurrentlyYNNUhasa staffof2373,manyofwhomareexpertswithhonorsawardedbytheCentral Government,specialistswinningtheStateCouncilSpecialAllowance,members fromthe“100TalentsProgram”ofChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS)orthe state-level“TenMillionTalentsProject”,winnersofthestate-level “OutstandingTeacher”and“TeachersasRoleModelsoftheCountry”,andof “YoungFacultyAward”grantedbytheMinistryofEducation,candidatesforthe “New-centuryTalentsDevelopmentProgram”bytheMinistryofEducation,andfor “WestLight”talentsdevelopmentprojectbyCAS,andimportantexpertsofthe nationalresearchprojectofMarxistTheory.Someteachershavealsowonthe nationalawardsof“ModelWorkersandAdvancedWorkers”.Inaddition,YNNUhas invitedabout100well-knownexpertsfrom40countriesandregionsasits HonoraryProfessors,GuestProfessorsorAdjunctProfessors,includingProfessor Chen-NingFranklinYang,NobelPrizewinnerinphysicsin1957,ProfessorYang Le,ProfessorGuoBailing,ProfessorDaiRuwei,andProfessorOuyangZiyuan,CAS academicians,ProfessorGehanAmaratungafromCambridgeUniversity,academician oftheRoyalAcademyofEngineering,U.K.,ProfessorChristopherA.Pissarides, fellowofBritishAcademyandwinnerofNobelPrizeineconomicssciencesin 2010,ProfessorSeymourTopping,formerAdministratorofthePulitzerPrize,and formermanagingeditoroftheNewYorkTimes,theworld-famousfuturologistDr. JohnNaisbitt,andWuJinlian,renownedeconomist.

　　Boastingof internationalvisionsandmodernideas,YNNUhasbeendesignatedbytheMinistry ofEducationandtheHanbanasoneofthetenkeyuniversitiessupporting Chineseteachinginneighboringcountries.ItistheCross-StraitExchange CenteratthesiteofSouthwestAssociatedUniversitysponsoredbytheTaiwan AffairsOfficeoftheStateCouncil,ChineseLanguageandCultureEducationBase byOverseasChineseAffairsOfficeoftheStateCouncil(OCAOSC),Teacher TrainingBasefortheInternationalPromotionofChineseLanguage,andtheTCFL TeacherTrainingBaseforSoutheastAsianCountriesbytheHanban,oneofthe firstChineseuniversitiesapprovedbytheChinesegovernmenttoestablish ConfuciusInstituteabroadandprovidescholarshipawardedbytheChinese GovernmentandConfuciusInstituteHeadquarterstooverseasstudents,oneofthe firstNationalDemonstrationBasesforInternationalEducation,andEducation TrainingandResearchCenterforOverseasStudiesbytheMOE,theHSKandCFL TestCentersandauthorizedtoenrollstudentsfromHongKong,Macau,andTaiwan area.Uptillnow,ithassetuponeConfuciusInstitute,threeConfucius Classrooms,andsixChineseCultureCentersabroad.YNNUhasestablished collaborativetieswithover160overseasuniversitiesandresearchinstitutes frommorethan60countries,suchasGreatBritain,USA,Canada,Australia,New Zealand,andotherregionsofChina,includingHongKong,Macau,andTaiwan.It hasenrolledmorethan16,000overseasstudentsfrom81countriesinthepast, andcurrently1,725internationalstudentsarestudyinghere,thegreatest numberinYunnanuniversities.

　　YNNUhasbeen grantedawardsbytheStateCouncil,theMinistryofHumanResourcesandSocial Security(MOHRSS),theMinistryofEducation,andYunnanProvinceforits contributionstothenationalunityandprogress,foritsachievementsin education,well-organizedrunningoftheuniversityinaccordancewiththelaw, experiencedguidanceforgraduatesinjob-hunting,trainingofteachersfrom elementaryandmiddleschools,conservation-orientedoperation,excellentcampus cultureandlandscaping,andadvancedgrass-rootsPartyorganizations.Students havealsomaderemarkableachievementsintheMathematicalContestinModelling, the“ChallengeCup”ExtracurricularAcademicScienceandTechnologyWorks CompetitionforUniversityStudents,theSpeechContestforUniversityStudents, theNationalEnglishCompetitionforCollegeStudents,andtheNationalTeaching SkillCompetitionforNormalUniversityStudents.Andsomestudentsandclasses andassociationshavewonawardsfortheirexcellentperformance,scientificand technologicalinnovationsandpraiseworthyactionsforhelpingthoseinneed. YNNU’sstudentshavewonmedalsintheOlympicGamesandtheParalympicGames heldinBeijing,AthensandLondon.

　　Inthenewstageof development,YNNUwillmakeunremittingeffortstobecomeahigh-quality universitywithitsuniquefeaturesbyimplementingthestrategyof“integrating strengthsfromallsideswhilestickingtouniquelocalfeatures”and