西北师范大学敦煌学院成立于2014年6月，是经甘肃省教育厅批准、由西北师范大学和敦煌市人民政府共同创办、实施全日制本科学历教育的普通高校校属学院。学院位于国际文化旅游名城——甘肃省敦煌市，为敦煌唯一高等院校。 敦煌学院依托百年老校西北师范大学的优质学科资源和深厚丰富的敦煌文化资源，着眼于国家和地方经济社会发展需要，以特色化、国际化、精品化和高端化为目标，紧密结合敦煌文化开展高等教育教学和研究实践。学院以“西进精神”为引领，坚守大漠，弘扬大漠情怀，探索敦煌高等教育发展路径，建设敦煌文化传承、研究、保护及艺术创作的高层次开放平台，致力于培养具有传统学养、艺术心性、人文情怀、国际视野的敦煌文化传承者、传播者和创新创造人才。 敦煌学院现有敦煌美术系(中国画、油画、动画方向)、舞蹈艺术系（舞蹈表演方向）、旅游与公共文化系(旅游管理方向)等，并招收敦煌学、敦煌美术硕士研究生。学院为教育部首批中华优秀传统文化传承基地，甘肃省中华优秀传统文化基地，设有西北师范大学协同创新中心及敦煌学研究中心、敦煌美术研究生教学中心，建立了敦煌彩塑传习所、敦煌当代美术馆、敦煌壁画临摹室、敦煌艺术创作中心等教学实践机构与十余个敦煌艺术工作坊。有驻校教师、兼职教师、客座教授60余人，2019年在校本科生402名，硕士研究生4名。 西北师范大学敦煌学院面向全国招生，招生计划纳入国家普通高等教育统招计划，同时接受相关专业的留学生和访问学者。学生学习期满成绩合格，颁发西北师范大学毕业证书和学位证书。（2019年10月更新）

Dunhuang College of Northwest Normal University was established in June 2014. It is a full-time undergraduate-degree college attached to Northwest Normal University and was approved by the Gansu Provincial Education Department and jointly established by the Northwest Normal University and the Dunhuang Municipal People's Government. The college is located in the international famous cultural tourism city - Dunhuang City, Gansu Province，which is the only university in Dunhuang. Relying on the high-quality discipline resources of Northwest Normal University and the cultural and artistic resources of Dunhuang, Dunhuang College focuses on the needs of national and local economic and social development. The higher education teaching and research work are carried out with the goal of specialization, internationalization, high-quality and high-end, closely combining Dunhuang cultural and artistic resources. Guided by the spirit of "westward advancement", the college holds position in the desert with the spirit of bravery and dedication for exploring the development path of Dunhuang higher education and constructing a high-level open platform for Dunhuang cultural inheritance, research, protection and artistic creation, and devotes itself to cultivating Dunhuang cultural inheritors, disseminators, innovative and creative talents with traditional literacy, artistic spirit, humanistic feelings and international vision. Dunhuang College has established undergraduate majors such as Dunhuang Fine Arts Department (Chinese Painting, Oil Painting, Animation), Dance Art Department (Dance Performance), Tourism and Public Culture Department (Tourism Management) and recruits graduate students in Dunhuang Studies and Dunhuang Fine Art. The college is among the first group of excellent traditional Chinese cultural heritage base of the Ministry of Education and the excellent traditional Chinese cultural base of Gansu Province. It has established collaborative innovation center of Northwest Normal University, Dunhuang Studies Research Center and teaching center for Fine Art graduates and set up Dunhuang Sculpture Training Institute, Dunhuang Contemporary Art Museum, Dunhuang Mural Studio, Dunhuang Art Creation Center and more than ten Dunhuang Art Workshops. There are more than 60 resident teachers, part-time teachers and visiting professors, 402 undergraduates and 4 graduates in 2019. Dunhuang College of Northwest Normal University is enrolling students nationwide. The enrollment plan is included in the national general higher education unified recruitment plan, and accepts international students and visiting scholars from relevant majors. Students are awarded Northwest Normal University diplomas and degree certificates when they finish all the required courses. (Updated: October 2019)