Tianjin University

Tianjin University (Tianjin University), referred to as Tianda, was formerly known as Beiyang University. It was founded on October 2, 1895. It is the first modern university in China and pioneered China's modern higher education. After the failure of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the school was founded in Tianjin under the imperial seal of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, with Sheng Xuanhuai as the first supervisor. The school was originally named Beiyang University Hall, with a first-class school (undergraduate) and a second-class school (preparatory school). The first-class school has four disciplines: law, engineering, mining and machinery.

In 1900, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Tianjin and Beijing, and the school was forced to close. It was later reopened in April 1903 at the Xigu Arsenal in Tianjin. In January 1912, "Beiyang University Hall" was renamed "Beiyang University", and in 1913 it was named "National Beiyang University". In 1928, the university district system was tried out and it was renamed "National Beiping University Second Institute of Technology". In 1929, according to the "University Organization Law", the school was renamed "National Beiyang Institute of Technology".

In 1937, after the outbreak of the "July 7 Incident", the school moved west in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Education. On September 10, it jointly established the National Xi'an Temporary University with Peking University, Peking Normal University and Peking Research Institute. In March 1938, the temporary university was renamed "National Northwest United University". In July 1938, the National Northwest United University was reorganized into the National Northwest University, the National Northwest Institute of Technology, the National Northwest Normal College and the National Northwest Medical College. Among them, Beiyang Institute of Technology, Peking University Institute of Technology, Northeastern University Institute of Technology and the private Jiaozuo Institute of Technology jointly formed the National Northwest Institute of Technology, located in Chenggu County, Shaanxi Province. During the Anti-Japanese War, alumni from all walks of life in the school demanded the restoration of the National Beiyang Institute of Technology. In December 1942, the Executive Yuan of the National Government upgraded the original Zhejiang Provincial Yingshi University to a national university, separated its Institute of Technology and made it independent as the National Beiyang Institute of Technology. In 1944, Li Shutian planned to build the Xijing Branch of Beiyang Institute of Technology in Xi'an.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, teachers and students from the National Beiyang Institute of Technology (Taishun), the Xijing Branch of Beiyang Institute of Technology, the Northwest Institute of Technology and the Beiping Department (the Dean of the School of Science, Chen Xiumin, took over the "Fifth Branch of Beiping Linda" and established the Beiping Department of Beiyang University) returned to Tianjin to restore the National Beiyang University. In 1946, it was renamed "Beiyang University". In 1951, Beiyang University merged with Hebei Institute of Technology and was named Tianjin University by the state. In 1952, the adjustment of colleges and departments of colleges and universities across the country began. Tianjin University transferred more than a dozen departments and groups, enriched and established a number of new universities, and nurtured the fledgling higher education in China. In 1959, it was designated as one of the first national key universities by the CPC Central Committee. After the reform and opening up, Tianjin University was one of the first universities to be built under the "211 Project" and "985 Project", and was selected as a Class A university in the national "World-Class University Construction".

The development of Tianjin University has always received the cordial care and strong support of the main leaders of the Party and the country. Comrades such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and Xi Jinping have visited the school. Since its establishment, the school has adhered to the mission of "promoting education and strengthening the country", the school motto of "seeking truth from facts", the school spirit of "rigorous scholarship", the tradition of "patriotism and dedication" and the pursuit of "determined innovation", and has made outstanding contributions to the country's economic and social development. So far, it has cultivated more than 300,000 high-level talents for the country and society.

For a long time, through the unremitting efforts of all teachers and students of the school, Tianjin University has become a high-level research university with strong faculty, distinctive disciplines, first-class education quality and scientific research level in China, and great influence in the world.

Tianjin University has Weijin Road Campus, Beiyang Park Campus and Binhai Industrial Research Institute Campus. The Weijin Road campus covers a total area of ​​1.362 million square meters, the Beiyang Park campus covers a total area of ​​2.436 million square meters, and the Binhai Industrial Research Institute campus covers a total area of ​​309,000 square meters. The school currently has 38,602 full-time students, including 19,091 undergraduates, 13,840 master's students, and 5,371 doctoral students. There are 4,960 faculty and staff, including 17 academicians, 62 winners of the National "Outstanding Youth Science Fund", 77 winners of the National "Excellent Youth Science Fund", 25 young top talents, and 887 professors.

The school adheres to the development concept of "strengthening engineering, thick science, revitalizing literature, and promoting medicine", and has formed a comprehensive discipline layout with obvious advantages in engineering, a combination of science and engineering, and coordinated development of multiple disciplines such as economics, management, literature, law, medicine, education, and art. There are 74 undergraduate majors, 43 first-level master's programs, 31 first-level doctoral programs, and 30 postdoctoral research mobile stations. In the fourth round of national discipline evaluation, Tianjin University had 25 first-level disciplines participating in the evaluation, and 14 of them were in the A-level. Among them, the chemical engineering and technology discipline entered the A+ level, 4 disciplines entered the A level (2%-5%), and 9 disciplines entered the A-level (5%-10%). 12 disciplines entered the top 1% of ESI, and 3 of them entered the top 1/1000 of ESI. The "Tianjin Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering" led by our school has become one of the first 14 "2011 Collaborative Innovation Centers" in the country. The Tianjin Center for Applied Mathematics, led by the school, has become one of the first 13 national centers for applied mathematics built by the country. The school continues to deepen the collaboration between medicine and education, and currently has 7 directly affiliated hospitals and many cooperatively built hospitals. In the latest selection of the National Teaching Achievement Award for Higher Education, Tianjin University, as the first completing unit, won 7 achievement awards, of which 2 achievements won first prizes. There are 8 winners of the National Outstanding Teacher Award; 9 national teaching teams; 12 national engineering practice education centers; 7 national experimental teaching demonstration centers; 3 national virtual simulation experimental teaching centers; 5 national virtual simulation experimental teaching projects; 45 national first-class courses; 12 national first-class virtual simulation experimental teaching courses; 6 national bilingual teaching demonstration courses; 37 national first-class undergraduate majors; 5 national "Basic Discipline Outstanding Student Training Program 2.0 Base"; 5 national "Strengthening Basics Program" majors; 10 national talent training innovation experimental zones; 4 national demonstration professional degree graduate joint training bases, and it is the first batch of schools selected for the "National Undergraduate Innovative Experimental Program".

The school has strong scientific research strength, always focusing on the country's major strategic needs and the forefront of world scientific and technological development, and has achieved fruitful results. From 2016 to 2020, the university has won 21 national awards, including 3 second prizes in the National Natural Science Award, 6 second prizes in the National Technological Invention Award, 1 special prize in the National Science and Technology Progress Award, 3 first prizes in the National Science and Technology Progress Award, and 8 second prizes in the National Science and Technology Progress Award. There are 4 national key laboratories, namely the National Key Laboratory of Water Conservancy Engineering Simulation and Safety, the National Key Laboratory of Internal Combustion Engine Combustion, the National Key Laboratory of Precision Testing Technology and Instruments, and the Joint National Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering. There are 4 national engineering laboratories, 4 national engineering (technology) research centers, 3 national international science and technology cooperation bases, 8 key laboratories of the Ministry of Education, 8 engineering research centers of the Ministry of Education, 33 key laboratories of Tianjin, 23 engineering centers of Tianjin, and 36 international cooperation bases of Tianjin. There are 8 innovative research groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and 12 innovative teams of the Ministry of Education. The construction of the large-scale earthquake engineering simulation research facility, a major national scientific and technological infrastructure, was officially started in October 2019; the construction of the Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology was approved, which is one of the first 7 frontier science centers approved by the Ministry of Education. The school has been approved by 10 countries for the "Innovation and Talent Introduction Plan for Disciplines in Higher Education Institutions", and the School of Pharmacy has been approved for the "Promotion Plan for Demonstration Colleges of Internationalization in Higher Education Institutions".

The school attaches great importance to international exchanges and cooperation. The "China-ASEAN Engineering University Alliance" and the "China-CEEC Science and Technology Innovation University Alliance" were established, as well as the "China-ASEAN Smart Ocean Education Center" and the "International Energy Cooperation Agency-APEC Sustainable Energy Center". The school has signed agreements with 256 universities, research institutions and companies in 50 countries and regions in the world. Three Confucius Institutes have been established overseas, namely the Confucius Institute in Bratislava, Slovakia, the Confucius Institute at the University of Queensland, Australia, and the Confucius Institute at the University of Nice, France.