Beijing Normal University (BNU) has established long term relationship with Finnish universities in collaboration of academic research, teacher training, educational science and learning science. Based on the Memorandum of Cooperation between The Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China and The Ministry of Education and Culture of The Republic of Finland on Strengthening Comprehensive Cooperation on Education signed in 2015, Beijing Normal University and the University of Helsinki, as the national coordinating universities in China and Finland, join hands together with universities and companies to implement the concept of “Sino-Finnish Learning Garden”. The Memorandum of Understanding concerning the establishment of the Sino-Finnish Joint Learning Innovation Institute (JoLII) was signed on 16 November, 2015.

JoLII is committed to combining the strengths of universities, basic education schools, and companies in China and Finland, to co-create universal, student-centered learning solutions, to better cultivate 21st century talents. JoLII has established six centers: Learning Research Innovation Center, Learning Garden Experience Center, Teacher Development Center, Education ICT Center, Dual Degree Center, and Education Research Center.

In 2020, JoLII has signed the extension agreement (2020-2030) to continue its cooperation for another decade. The number of JoLII’s member institutions has increased to 11 in Finland and 15 in China. Finnish members are 10 universities (University of Helsinki, Aalto University, University of Tampere, University of Jyväskylä, University of Oulu, University of Eastern Finland, University of Turku, University of Lapland, University Consortium of Pori, Åbo Akademi University) and 1 company (Educluster Finland Ltd); Chinese members are 7 universities (Beijing Normal University, Peking University, East China Normal University, Southwest University, Shaanxi Normal University, Northeast Normal University, Central China Normal University), 2 companies（Netdragon Websoft Inc. and YUANFUDAO), 2 education societies (Chinese Society of Education and EduChina Group) and 4 schools (Beijing Zhengze School, The Third Affiliated Middle School of Beijing Normal University, Asia-Pacific Experimental School of Beijing Normal University and the Experimental School of Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology).

For more information, please refer to the website (https://sf.bnu.edu.cn/) and Wechat official account.

The development of psychology at Beijing Normal University has a long history which can be traced back to 1902. The Faculty of Psychology at Beijing Normal University stably ranks the 1st in the Ministry of Education discipline ranking of psychology. The faculty is the only national key discipline unit of first-level psychology discipline in China. The Faculty has established the National Base for Basic Science Research and Teaching Talents Training, the Key Research Base for Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education for Developmental Psychology, the State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, the Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, the National Demonstration Center for Basic Psychology Experimental Teaching, the National Center for Virtual Simulation Experimental Teaching of Psychology, and the Beijing Institute of Higher Education Model campus innovation practice base. Its Psychiatry and Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences are among the top 1% of ESI. The Faculty is dedicated to construct the world - leading Psychology and Brain Science Discipline with a pervasive commitment to serve the Nation.

Officially opening in September 2017, Beijing Zhengze School is the only state-owned nongovernmental school in the core area of the capital, and the first nine-year non-profit school under the Financial Street Education Company, with a unique running mode of "being supported by the government, operated by enterprises, and ran by educators". The name "zhengze" highlights its pursuit of "clearing up the source of moral character, cultivating oneself and benefiting others", making a school a place with the most humanity and the most conductive to individual development.

School Goals

-A high-quality school with Chinese cultural deposits, global vision and future orientation.

-Cultivate intelligent and generous people with wisdom and virtue.

School Features

-Holistic education, small class teaching, characteristic courses,cross-disciplinary project learning, accessibility to schools at home and abroad.

-Develop course system independently, provide students with more choices and richer life experiences, and prepare for a successful response to future challenges.

Official Recognitions

-Demonstration School for the National Compulsory Education Teaching Reform Experimental Zone

-Demonstration School of the National Primary & Secondary Science Education Experimental Zone

-National Feature School of Winter Sports for Youth

-Beijing Feature School of Winter Sports

-Beijing Olympic Education Model School

-Cooperative School of Sino-Finnish Joint Learning Innovation Institute

-Base School for Famous Principal Training of Primary School Principal Training Center of MOE

-Base School for Principals and Teachers Training of Xicheng District

-Beijing Base School for the Early Cultivation of Young Science and Technology Talents