Zhengzhou University (simplified Chinese: 郑州大学; traditional Chinese: 鄭州大學; pinyin: Zhèngzhōu Dàxué), colloquially known in Chinese as Zhèngdà (郑大/鄭大) is a public university located in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. Zhengzhou University was established in 1956. It is the first university established by the PRC in Henan province. Shandong University helped them greatly. In 1992, Huanghe University (Yellow River University) was merged into Zhengzhou University. On July 10, 2000, Zhengzhou University of Technology and Henan Medical University were merged into Zhengzhou University. The University is the only one of the national 211 project universities in Henan. The university now has two PRC national key discipline, Material processing project and Condensed matter physics. Chinese ancient history is another developing national key discipline at the university. The School of International Education is responsible for the enrollment of international students, overseas Chinese or students from Taiwan, Hongkong and Macau, handling foreign-related formalities, student registration and administration of student status，teaching and daily life, etc.