Founded in 1928, Anhui Normal University(AH NU) is the oldest institution in Anhui Province.AH NU is located in a National Open City—Wuhu,which has “the charm with Anhui feature,city of Thousand Lakes”. It is adjacent to Shanghai and Nanjing and nested in the southern bank of the Yangtze River and close to the beauty Ocher mountain. AHNU is a university jointly built by the Anhui Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Education,a provincial key comprehensive university of Anhui Province.
The university has bachelor, master and doctoral education at different levels and types of complete talent development system.AH NU is one of the first universities in the country to be allowed to enroll foreign students who enjoy Chinese government scholarship.It is also one of the national Chinese language education bases for the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, the location of Anhui Province Chinese International Promotion Center, the international exchange and cooperation base in Anhui Province and the network test center of Chinese Proficiency Test(HSK) .The College of International Education is an authorized department specializing in the enrollment, education and management of international students'affairs. Thecollege has advanced teaching facilities and professional teaching faculty, which specializes in teaching Chinese to foreign students.It has formed a successful teaching model of“small class teaching,classified guidance, elective courses and second class assisted teaching activities”
Since 1985, AH NU has cultivated more than 5.000 international students from more than 60 countries(regions) .The university has always been open to the world, facing the future and aiming at providing international students with rich experience and high-level Chinese language education.