河南大学 (Chinese) | |||||||
| Motto | 明德,新民,止于至善[1] | ||||||
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Motto in English | To illustrate illustrious virtue; to renovate the people; and to rest in the highest excellence[2] | ||||||
| Type | Public university | ||||||
| Established | 1912; 113 years ago (1912) | ||||||
| President | Song Chunpeng[3] | ||||||
| Vice-president | Sun Junjian, Yang Chunhua | ||||||
| Location | ,, China 34°48′41″N114°22′10″E / 34.8114°N 114.3695°E /34.8114; 114.3695 (Henan University, Minglun Campus) | ||||||
| Campus | Three campuses: Minglun (original), Jinming (opened in 2002) and Longzi Lake (under construction) | ||||||
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| Website | henu.edu.cn | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 河南大学 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 河南大學 | ||||||
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Henan University (HENU;河南大学) is a provincial public university inZhengzhou andKaifeng,Henan, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Henan and co-funded with theMinistry of Education. The university is part of theDouble First-Class Construction.
Henan University maintains three campuses: two (Ming-lun and Jin-ming campus) inKaifeng City and one (Long-zi Lake campus) in Zhengzhou City.[4]
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.[5][6] In 2022, thelegal entity registration address of Henan University was changed from Kaifeng City to Zhengzhou City.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]
Henan University is ranked 301-400 in the world on the 2025Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU),[10] #391 on theCWTS Ranking of Leiden University,[11] and #763 on the 2025U.S. News Rankings.[12]QS Ranking 2026 ranked Henan University as the 402nd university in Asia.[13]