Central China Normal University

Central China Normal University (CCNU) or Huazhong Normal University (simplified Chinese: 华中师范大学; traditional Chinese: 華中師範大學; pinyin: Huázhōng Shīfàn Dàxué), located in Central China Normal University Community, Luonan Subdistrict, Hongshan District in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, is a comprehensive university directly under the administration of the Chinese Ministry of Education. The campus of over 2,000 Mu (330 acres) is on Guizi Hill, bordering South Lake. It is one of the schools included in the Project 211, and is also funded by the Project 985. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in certain disciplines.[2] CCNU, along with East China Normal University and Beijing Normal University are the top three normal universities in mainland China.[3] CCNU is ranked 3rd together with Fudan University and just after Peking University and Renmin University of China.[4]