Tianjin University

Tianjin University
天津大学
Seal of the University
Former names
Peiyang University (北洋大學)
National Peiyang University (北洋大學校/國立北洋大學)
Imperial Tientsin University (天津北洋西學學堂/北洋大學堂)
Motto實事求事[1]
Motto in English
Seeking Truth from Facts [2]
TypePublic
EstablishedOctober 2, 1895; 129 years ago (1895)
PresidentJin Donghan
Party SecretaryYang Xianjin (杨贤金)
Academic staff
4,374
Undergraduates15,000
Postgraduates9,000
Location,
China
ColorsPeiyang Blue
AffiliationsExcellence League
Websitetju.edu.cn
tju.edu.cn/english
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese天津大学
Traditional Chinese天津大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTiānjīn Dàxué
Bopomofoㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
Wade–GilesT'ien1-chin1 Ta4-hsüeh2
Tongyong PinyinTianjin Dà-syué
IPA[tʰjɛ́n.tɕín tâ.ɕɥě]

Tianjin University (TJU; 天津大学), previously Peiyang University (北洋大學), is a national public research university in Tianjin, China. Established in 1895 by a royal charter from Guangxu Emperor, Tianjin University is the oldest university in China, leading the country's significant shift towards modernization and development.[3][4][5] The university is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. It is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.[6]

Originally as Imperial Tientsin University and later Peiyang University, the university was founded with the goal of providing modern education in engineering and mining, and it later expanded to include programs in science, business, law, humanities, and other fields. The establishment of Tianjin University marked a turning point in Chinese history, as it represented a significant shift towards modernization and the adoption of Western educational models.[3]

In 1951 after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, by an order of the Chinese Communist government, the university was renamed Tianjin University. It serves as one of the largest multidisciplinary engineering universities in China and one of the first 16 national key universities accredited by the central government in 1959.[7]

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  2. ^ "Welcome from President Li Jiajun". Tianjin U. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "中国第一所现代大学-天津大学". Tianjin University. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  4. ^ McNeill, Nathan; Li, Sensen; Wang, Junqiu (2010). "Growing Pains: Chinese Engineering Education During The Late Qing Dynasty". Purdue University. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  5. ^ "北洋大学堂——中国人自己创办的第一所现代大学-中青在线". m.cyol.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  6. ^ "教育部 财政部 国家发展改革委关于公布世界一流大学和一流学科建设高校及建设学科名单的通知 - 中华人民共和国教育部政府门户网站". www.moe.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  7. ^ "History and Milestones-Tianjin University". www.tju.edu.cn. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-18.