Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee, Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Beijing Municipal Government. To add to it, the CNU has won the “Capital Outstanding Unit in Spiritual Civilization Construction”, “Outstanding Unit on Beijing Ideological and Political Educational Work” and other prizes. In the future, CNU aims for creative and progressive strides towards being a special and excellent normal university. History Previously Beijing Normal College, it was renamed Capital Normal University in 1993. Campus Capital Normal University comprises eight campuses most of which are located on Third Ring Road in Beijing. The southern campus is the headquarters and houses the majority of CNU's academic programs. The North 1 campus houses the College of International Culture. The North 2 campus houses the College of Information Engineering. The East 1 campus houses the College of Education. The LiangXiang campus houses the Department of Fundamental Education for freshman. Notable alumni Wang Hairong, grand-niece of Mao Zedong Pu Shu, a famous ballad singer Yuan Tengfei, a famous history teacher References External links Capital Normal University (Chinese) Capital Normal University (English) Teachers colleges in China Universities and colleges in Beijing Schools in Haidian District Educational institutions established in 1954 1954 establishments in China