Anhui Normal University is the earliest institution of higher learning in Anhui, the predecessor of the school was founded in Anqing In 1928 as the provincial Anhui University, renamed National Anhui University in 1946, and moved to Wuhu in December 1949. Later, he went through several stages of running schools, such as Anhui Normal College, Hefei Normal University, Anhui South University, and Anhui Workers’ and Peasants University. In 1972, with the approval of the State Council, it was officially named Anhui Normal University. In 2005, Wuhu Normal College as a whole was merged into Anhui Normal University.

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