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History of Tianjin University
Tianjin University, called Tianda for short, was originally named Beiyang University, and was founded on February 2, 1895, 10. It is the first modern university in China and the first university of modern higher education in China.

1900, Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Tianjin and the school was forced to close. Later, it was restored in Tianjin Xigu Armory on April 1903. 19 12 In June, Beiyang University Hall was renamed Beiyang University; 19 13 was named National Beiyang University in June; 1In June, 928, the university district system was tried out, and it was renamed as the Second Institute of Technology of National Peiping University.

1937, after the July 7th Incident broke out, according to the order of the Ministry of Education, the school moved westward. 10 September, National Xi 'an Temporary University was established together with Peiping University, Peiping Normal University and Peiping Research Institute. 1938 In March, Linda was renamed as "National Northwest Associated University". 1938 In July, National Northwest United University was reorganized into National Northwest University, National Northwest Institute of Technology, National Northwest Normal University and National Northwest Medical College.

Among them, Beiyang Institute of Technology, Peiping University Institute of Technology, Northeastern University Institute of Technology and Jiaozuo Institute of Technology jointly established the National Northwest Institute of Technology, and its campus is located in Chenggu County, Shaanxi Province. During the Anti-Japanese War, alumni from all walks of life demanded the restoration of the National Beiyang Institute of Technology. 1942, 12 In February, the Executive Yuan of the National Government upgraded the former Zhejiang Shi Liying University to a national level, and set its Institute of Technology as the National Beiyang Institute of Technology. 1944 Li Shutian established the Xijing branch of Beiyang Institute of Technology in Xi 'an.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the teachers and students of the National Beiyang Institute of Technology (Taishun), the Xijing Branch of Beiyang Institute of Technology, the Northwest Institute of Technology and the Peiping Department (Chen Jinmin, Dean of the School of Science, accepted the "Peking University's Fifth Resettlement" and established the Peiping Department of Beiyang University) returned to Tianjin to restore the National Beiyang University, which was renamed "Beiyang University" on 1946. 195 1 year, Beiyang University merged with Hebei Institute of Technology and was named Tianjin University by the state.

From 65438 to 0952, the adjustment of colleges and departments in colleges and universities nationwide began. Tianjin University has transferred more than a dozen departments and groups, enriched and established a number of new universities, and nurtured the crumbling higher education in China. 1959 was identified by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China as the first batch of national key universities.

After the reform and opening up, Tianjin University was the first batch of key universities in "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Project", and was selected as a class A university in the national "World-class University Construction".

Introduction to the present situation of the school

Tianjin University has Weijin Road Campus, Beiyang Park Campus and Binhai Industrial Research Institute Campus. Weijin Road Campus covers an area of 6.5438+0.36 million square meters, Beiyangyuan Campus covers an area of 2.436 million square meters, and Binhai Industrial Research Institute Campus covers an area of 309,000 square meters.

At present, the school has 38 158 full-time students, including undergraduates 19337, postgraduates 13729 and doctoral students 5092. There are 5,069 faculty members, including academicians 14, 58 winners of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 67 winners of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 4 1 person of the "Ten Thousand Talents Program" of the Central Organization Department, 9 top-notch young talents 19 and 898 professors.

The above contents refer to Tianjin University-school profile.