19 12, the predecessor of Henan University, Henan Preparatory School for Studying in Europe and America, was born in the former site of Gong Yuan in the Qing Dynasty in the ancient city of Kaifeng. The first headmaster was Mr. Lin, a famous educator. In the early 1920s, at the request of educators, General Feng Yuxiang, the governor of Henan Province, decided to set aside special funds from the property of warlord Zhao Ya as the preparatory fund for the university to establish a university in Henan. On March 3rd, 1923, Zhongzhou University, established on the basis of pre-school, held the opening ceremony, with two departments of arts and sciences, with Feng Youlan and Cao Liqing as the directors of arts respectively.
Today's Henan University: referred to as "Heda University", is a university jointly founded by the people's government of Henan Province, the people of China and the Ministry of Education. It is a national "double-class" university, and has been selected into the national "11plan", the basic capacity building project of central and western universities, the excellent doctoral education and training plan, the excellent legal talent education and training plan, and the excellent.
The first phase of Henan University 19 12. General Feng Yuxiang appropriated special funds for the preparation of Henan University. After discussion by the provincial Council, it was decided to name the school "Zhongzhou University" and appointed Zhang Honglie, president of the preparatory school for studying in Europe and America, as a preparatory committee member. Subsequently, the provincial Council formally appointed Zhang Honglie as the president of Zhongzhou University, and founded the university on the basis of pre-school.