Zaozhuang University
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| Zaozhuang University | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 枣庄学院 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 棗莊學院 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Zaozhuang College/Educational institute | ||||||
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Zaozhuang University (Chinese: 枣庄学院; lit. 'Zaozhuang College/Educational institute') is a post-secondary educational institution in Zaozhuang, Shandong, China.
Zaozhuang Teacher Training School opened in 1971. The government of Shandong Province converted it to a tertiary institute focused on the education field in 1984. It received its current name in 2004 along with a change into being a general post-secondary college.[1]
Esperanto studies
In 2018, Zaozhuang University began allowing students to major in Esperanto.[2] In 2023, in China, only Zaozhuang University had a department dedicated to teaching Esperanto. In January 2023, that department had 24 students. That enrollment decreased after a social media influencer mocked the program the following month.[3]
Esperanto Museum
In 2012, a museum to Esperanto (Esperanto Museum) was established at Zaozhuang University.[2]
