Xuzhou normal University, a provincial higher learning institution founded in 1956, is situated at Xuzhou.

The university is composed of 4 campuses: Yunlong, Quanshan, Kuiyuan and Jiawang campuses. Its total area is 100 hectares.

Xuzhou Normal University is a full-major normal university with 19 faculties and departments, 54 specialties, 22869 full-time postgraduates and undergraduates. In addition, it has 11283 students in night school and by correspondence.

Xuzhou Normal University has a high level research and teaching staff of 1073, among whom are 128 professors and 670 associate professors. The university has 28 labs and is entitled to award Masters degree in 26 disciplines. The university library has a building area of 21,000 square meters with a book collection of 1,700,000 volumes.

Xuzhou Normal University is carrying out an open policy. It has extensive cultural exchanges with higher-learning institutions and academic circles of many countries. Every year it invites foreign cultural and educational experts and delegations or individuals to teach or visit. Besides, the university has sent many of its staff abroad to visit, research, lecture and study. Xuzhou Normal University attaches much importance to international education exchange and co-operation. From the mid 1970s, the university began to send teachers abroad to teach Chinese language and culture.

It began to receive international students in 1986.

In 1993 Xuzhou Normal University was appointed by the Chinese State Education Commission one of the first national universities which are qualified to enroll international students. In order to enhance international education, the university has set up its Institute of International Culture and Education to take charge of international students' enrollment, teaching and management.

The institute has quite a number of highly qualified teachers, experienced and qualified managing staff.