Utopia University

Utopia University
大同大學
Former names
Utopia School
TypePrivate
Active1912–1952
PresidentHu Dunfu
Students2,700 (1948)
Location,
China
Utopia University
Traditional Chinese大同大學
Simplified Chinese大同大学
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàtóng Dàxué
Wade–GilesTa-t'ung Ta-hsüeh

Utopia University, known in Chinese as Datong or Tatung University,[1] was a private university in Shanghai. It was established in March 1912 by a group of former Tsinghua faculty members led by Hu Dunfu, and became one of the most reputable private universities in China. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party government closed Utopia along with many other private universities in 1952. Its departments, faculty members, and students were divided and merged into various universities in Shanghai.

  1. ^ Armytage, W.H.G. (2013). The Rise of the Technocrats: A Social History. Routledge. p. 413. ISBN 9781135031626.