East China Normal University

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East China Normal University (Chinese: 华东师范大学; pinyin: Huádōng Shīfàn Dàxué) is a very prominent university in Shanghai, China. Often abbreviated ECNU (or Huá Shī Dà by the Chinese), it is famous for producing teachers as well as being one of the top research institutes in Mainland China. ECNU has also risen as one of the best Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language institutes in the Mainland.

ECNU is also the base of the study abroad that Peimin Ni and Geling Shang run and is where Teh Unholy Trio was formed as well as the place where Yuna and Rikku formed their close bond.

ECNU has a beautiful campus very well known for its tended gardens and flowers. The Liwa River runs through the campus. There is a Chairman Mao statue at the back. Weekly on Thursday and Sunday evenings there is English Corner. It starts at seven p.m.

Currently Yuna , Rikku, and Wakka attend ECNU as postgraduate students. It has been nicknamed the Isle of Besaid due to its tropical appearance of palm trees and lush vegetation.