河南师范大学是河南省人民政府与教育部共建的省属重点大学，位于豫北名城新乡市，北依太行，南濒黄河。学校前身可追溯至1923年的中州大学理科和1951年的平原师范学院，历经河南师范学院二院、新乡师范学院等阶段，1985年正式定名河南师范大学。作为河南省特色骨干大学和“双一流”创建高校，学校三度蝉联全国文明单位，入选第二届全国文明校园，是国家中西部高等教育振兴计划支持高校、国家“111计划”实施高校。

Henan Normal University, a key provincial university co-constructed by the People's Government of Henan Province and the Ministry of Education, is located in Xinxiang, a famous city in northern Henan. It is bordered by the Taihang Mountains to the north and the Yellow River to the south. The university traces its origins to the Science Department of Zhongzhou University founded in 1923 and the Pingyuan Normal College established in 1951. It went through stages such as the Second College of Henan Normal University and Xinxiang Normal College before being officially named Henan Normal University in 1985. As a characteristic backbone university and a "Double First-Class" initiative university in Henan Province, it has won the title of National Civilized Unit three times and was selected as the Second National Civilized Campus. It is also a university supported by the National Plan for Revitalizing Higher Education in Central and Western China and an implementing university of the national "111 Plan".

学校学科门类齐全，涵盖哲学、经济学、法学、教育学、文学、历史学、理学、工学、农学、管理学、艺术学等11大学科门类，设有25个学院（部）、4个书院，开设89个本科专业。截至2024年，拥有3个一级学科博士学位授权点、1个博士专业学位授权类别，3个硕士专业学位授权类别，建有省部共建细胞分化调控国家重点实验室等多个国家级科研平台。学校师资力量雄厚，专任教师中具有博士学位者占比超70%，拥有国家级教学团队、全国优秀教师等各类人才。

The university offers a comprehensive range of disciplines, covering 11 fields including philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture, management, and art. It comprises 25 colleges (departments), 4 academies, and offers 89 undergraduate programs. As of 2024, it has 3 first-level discipline doctoral programs, 1 professional doctoral degree category, and 3 professional master's degree categories. It hosts several national-level scientific research platforms such as the State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation Regulation jointly built by the province and the ministry. The university boasts a strong faculty, with over 70% of full-time teachers holding doctoral degrees, and has national-level teaching teams, national outstanding teachers, and other types of talents.

校园占地2092亩，分主校区（牧野区建设东路46号）及科技创新港校区，环境优美，学风浓厚。建有全球首家帕瓦罗蒂音乐艺术中心、河南省规模最大的生物资源博物馆，教学科研仪器设备总值超4.4亿元，馆藏图书近300万册。学校坚持立德树人，以“厚德博学，止于至善”为校训，培养了大批优秀人才，在教学、科研、社会服务等方面成果卓著，已发展成为一所特色鲜明、国内知名的综合性师范大学。

Covering an area of 2092 mu, the campus consists of the main campus (No. 46 Jianshe East Road, Muye District) and the Science and Technology Innovation Port campus. It features a beautiful environment and a strong academic atmosphere. The university has built the world's first Pavarotti Music and Art Center and the largest biological resource museum in Henan Province. The total value of teaching and research instruments and equipment exceeds 440 million yuan, and the library collection has nearly 3 million volumes. Adhering to the motto of "Virtue, Erudition, and Perfection", the university adheres to moral education and has cultivated a large number of outstanding talents. It has achieved remarkable results in teaching, scientific research, and social services, and has developed into a distinctive and domestically renowned comprehensive normal university.