Situated a few kilometers outside Dalian city centre, the teaching building and dormitories for foreign students are located on the top of a hill overlooking the rest of the Liaoning Normal University campus. In China, universities denoted as “Normal” are primarily teacher training centres. Such universities tend to attract a larger proportion of female students, and Liaoning Normal University is no exception. They are also good places to study the Chinese language, as the teachers have usually graduated from courses specializing in teaching Chinese to foreign students.
Liaoning Normal University has a very pleasant environment well-suited to study, and facilities for foreign students are comfortable and convenient. The dormitories are close to the foreign students teaching building, yet located away from the centre of the campus. The university is also only a short bus ride from the centre of town.
The current foreign student population of is made up mainly of Korean, Japanese and Russian students, and the university is keen to internationalize further by enrolling students from other countries.
In addition to the two relatively new dormitory buildings, there are a number of attractive apartment buildings around the university popular with foreign students. Although closer to the town centre than Dalian University of Technology, the apartments in the area tend to be cheaper. The main reason for this is that the university is not located close to a popular commercial or business centre - demand for apartments from highly-paid professionals is lower as a result.