History
Founded in 1912, Henan University is one of the oldest universities in China. It was originally named the Preparatory School for Further Study in Europe and America. Afterwards it was renamed Zhongzhou University (1923), Henan Zhongshan University (1927), Provincial Henan University (1930), and National Henan University (1942).
By the end of the 1940s, it had developed into 6 schools: School of Liberal Arts, School of Science, School of Law, School of Agriculture, School of Engineering and School of Medicine. It remains as an influential comprehensive university in China.
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