Nankai University

Nankai University
南开大学
Motto允公允能,日新月异[1]
Motto in English
Dedication to Public Interests, Acquisition of All-round Capability, Aspiration for Progress with Each Passing Day[1]
TypeNational, Public
Established1919; 105 years ago (1919)
PresidentChen Yulu
Academic staff
2,286
Undergraduates17,339
Postgraduates17,467
Location,
China
CampusBalitai, Jinnan, TEDA
Websitenankai.edu.cn
Nankai University
Simplified Chinese南开大学
Traditional Chinese南開大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNánkāi Dàxué
Wade–GilesNan2-k'ai1 Ta4-hsüeh2

Nankai University is a public university in Tianjin, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.[2][3]

Nankai University was established in 1919 as the private Nankai School by Yan Xiu and Zhang Boling. During the Second Sino-Japanese War from 1937 to 1945, Nankai University, Peking University and Tsinghua University merged and formed the National Changsha Provisional University, which later moved to Kunming and was renamed the National Southwestern Associated University (西南联大). On December 25, 2000, the State Ministry of Education signed an agreement with Tianjin Municipal Government to jointly establish and develop Nankai University.

Nankai's alumni include the first Premier of the People's Republic of China Zhou Enlai, mathematician Shiing-Shen Chern and Nobel laureates Chen Ning Yang and Tsung-Dao Lee.[4][5][6][7]

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  4. ^ "Renmin University of China Higher Education Research". plan.ruc.edu.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  5. ^ "Netbig 2011 Chinese University Ranking". rank2011.netbig.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
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