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Tianjin University

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Tianjin University
Thiên Tân đại học
Seal of the University
Former names
Peiyang University( Bắc Dương đại học )
National Peiyang University( Bắc Dương đại học giáo / quốc lập Bắc Dương đại học )
Imperial Tientsin University( Thiên Tân Bắc Dương tây học học đường / Bắc Dương đại học đường )
MottoThật sự cầu sự[1]
Motto in English
Seeking Truth from Facts[2]
TypePublic
EstablishedOctober 2, 1895;129 years ago(1895)
PresidentJin Donghan
Party SecretaryYang Xianjin ( dương hiền kim )
Academic staff
4,374
Undergraduates15,000
Postgraduates9,000
Location
Tianjin
,
China
ColorsPeiyang Blue
AffiliationsExcellence League
Websitetju.edu.cn
tju.edu.cn/english
Chinese name
Simplified ChineseThiên Tân đại học
Traditional ChineseThiên Tân đại học

Tianjin University(TJU;Thiên Tân đại học), previouslyPeiyang University(Bắc Dương đại học), is anationalpublicresearch universityinTianjin,China. Established in 1895 by aroyal charterfromGuangxu 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 theMinistry of Education of China.It is part ofProject 211,Project 985,and theDouble First-Class Construction.[6]

Originally asImperial Tientsin Universityand 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 16national key universitiesaccredited by the central government in 1959.[7]

History[edit]

Main article:History of Peiyang University

In 1895,Sheng Xuanhuaisubmitted hismemorialto theGuangxu Emperorto request for approval to set up a modern higher education institution inTianjin.After approval on October 2, 1895,Peiyang Western Study Collegewas founded by him and American educatorCharles Daniel Tenneyand later developed to Peiyang University. It was the first university providing four year degree modern higher education in China.[8]The university modeled itself on the famous American Universities and aimed to rejuvenate China by training qualified personnel with new scientific and technological knowledge. After the PR China's foundation and university restructures, Peiyang University was renamed Tianjin University in 1951.[9]

Peiyang University logo
Peiyang University, 1900

Peiyang University / Tianjin University contributes greatly to the Chinese society. In its early days, undergraduates had the permission to directly pursue graduate study atHarvardandYalewithout any entrance exams. Its Law School, which is the first (and also the best at that time) Law School in China, was merged intoPeking Universityand gave Peking University a fresh new start. Peiyang's Department of Aeronautics was separated and developed intoBeihang University.

Timeline[9][edit]

  • 1895 Peiyang University founded
  • 1900 The first modern diploma in China granted
  • 1907 Developed into a comprehensive university integrating Engineering with Liberal Arts, Law and Education.
  • 1935 The first group of graduate students enrolled
  • 1937 The first master's degree conferred
  • 1951 Merged with Hebei Institute of Technology, renamed as Tianjin University
  • 1958 The first library (floor area of 14423 m2) established
  • 1959 Became one of the first 16 National Key Universities
  • 1981 The first group of PhD students enrolled
  • 1984 The graduate school founded
  • 1985 The first doctor's degree conferred
  • 1995 100th anniversary
  • 1999 National University Science Park built to facilitate knowledge transfer
  • 2000 Became one of the first batch of universities under “985” Project
  • 2009 Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree program in Chemical Engineering accredited by IchemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers)
  • 2010 Tianjin University New Campus Plan Launched
  • 2013 Tianjin Co-Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (COIC_CSE) became one of the first 14 collaborative innovation centers of the "2011" Project
  • 2015 120th anniversary and new campus (Peyang Yuan) completed
  • 2017 Listed by "the World First Class University and First Class Academic Discipline Construction"
  • 2021 Listed by "the World First Class University and First Class Academic Discipline Construction" again

Building of disciplines[edit]

A discipline layout, with stress on engineering, incorporating science, engineering, economics, management, humanities, education, law and art has been formed in the university. The university now has 6 national key disciplines and 17 municipal key disciplines. Some disciplines with advantages and characteristics such as power machinery and engineering, optical engineering, testing and measuring technology and instruments, chemical engineering, chemical technology, management science and engineering, mechanics, architecture, material science and engineering, are all leading disciplines in China and have international influence.[10]

For the time being, the university has 12 first-grade disciplines and 49 second-grade disciplines that confer Doctoral degree, 87 disciplines conferring master's degree, 17 engineering disciplines conferring master's degree in engineering. The university also confers master's degrees in business administration (MBA) and public administration (MPA). At present there are 15 postdoctoral research programs, 4 national key laboratories, 1 national engineering research center, 2 technology research and promotion centers of national scientific and technological achievements, 7 engineering technological R&D centers and open laboratories at ministerial level.

In June 2001, the university was evaluated by the expert panel of the Ministry of Education as having successfully completed all the construction items set by “211-Project” for theNinth Five-Year PlanPeriod.[11]

Scientific and technological achievements[edit]

The university boasts a strong team of professional and concurrent researchers. There are five key national laboratories, one national engineering research center, two national promotion centers for scientific and technological achievements, seven engineering research and development centers and open laboratories at ministerial level. There are over 80 laboratories, 110 research institutes, 15 experimental research and engineering development centers at the university.[12]

Since the policy of reform and opening up to the outside world, hundreds of scientific and technological achievements of the university have won prizes. Among them, 70 won the National Natural Science Award, the National Invention Award, or the Award of National Science and Technology Progress, and 510 won the awards of science and technology progress of the Ministry of Education or at provincial or ministerial level. 393 have applied for patents, of which 278 have been patented. In 2001, the Science and Technology Park of Tianjin University became one of the 22 university sci-tech parks in China. A scientific research system consisting of basic research, applied research and R&D has been formed at the university. The university's annual amount of financial aid received from the National Natural Science Foundation always ranks top among China's engineering institutions of higher learning. Great achievements have been made in transforming scientific and technological achievements into productive forces. The university has established extensive cooperative relations with many large and medium-sized enterprises at home. In 2000 the university's funds for science and technology amounted to RMB 280 million.[13]

Since the 1980s, hundreds of scientific and technological achievements of the university have won prizes. During the Ninth Five-Year Plan period, 159 scientific and technological achievements of the university won prizes. Among them, six are the National Invention Award, nine the Award of National Science and Technology Progress, one the National Natural Science Foundation Award, 56 the Science and Technology Progress Prize of the Ministry of Education, 81 the Science and Technology Progress Award ofTianjin City,22 other provincial or ministerial Science and Technology Progress prizes. 134 achievements were patented, in which 35 were inventions and 99 practical new-type patents.

During the Ninth Five-Year Plan period, the university's scientific research funds amount to RMB 1.055 billion, a record high in the university's history, and come out front among universities nationwide. In October 1999, Tianjin University, in cooperation with Tianjin Economic and Development Area, established the University Sci-tech Park. The park, evaluated by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Education, has been named as a trial national university park for science and technology.

In recent years, its students have won more than 100 prizes in competitions on different subjects, of which four are international prizes, 50 are national prizes. In the Internationalarchitectural design competitionfor University Students held in 1994 and 2000, participated by over 180 colleges and universities from more than 50 countries including world-famous universities likeMIT,HarvardandCambridge University,the participants from the School of Architecture of Tianjin University won twice the highest prize which indicates the university's educational quality and level.

High-tech industries[edit]

The university industries are characterized by bringing forth new ideas to technology, initiating high-tech enterprises, and transforming scientific and technological achievements into industries.Tiancai Co. Ltd.is the representative of the university's industries, which takes advantage of the university's superiority in science and technology. The university's industries include computer information, packed towers, industrial crystallization, and opto-electronic integration and have made good economic as well as social benefits.[14]

In 2020 professor Zhang Hao ( trương hạo )[15]was convicted in the US on charges of stealingtrade secretson behalf of his firm and Tianjin University. The stolen trade secrets allowed his company and Tianjin to unfairly compete in the global radio frequency filter market. In 2009 Zhang Hao and his accomplice Pang Wei ( bàng an ủi ) who were both professors at Tianjin University cooperated with the university to found a company named Novana using the stolen information.[16]

Campus culture[edit]

Qingnian Lake of Tianjin University

Tianjin University has formed a rich campus cultural atmosphere by promoting its education in ideology, politics, science and technology, culture and art. In recent years, the university has attached great importance to quality education of its students. The Students’ Union, the Students’ Scientific Society, Peiyang Art Team, and the Youth Volunteers’ Society have played active roles in organizing cultural and art festivals, science and technology festivals, sport festivals, work-study programs, and social activities in the forms of lectures, seminars, contests, soliciting articles, training and weekend music parties. The university, as a trial unit and base of national cultural quality education for undergraduates, has made remarkable achievements in cultural quality education. In 2000, Vice PremierLi Lanqingmade important comments on the art education report submitted to the Ministry of Education by Tianjin University, making Tianjin University's art education model one of the three in China. Tianjin University was chosen as a National Advanced Unit of Art education.

Rankings and reputation[edit]

University rankings
BCURNational[17] Domestic 20
Wu ShulianNational[18] Domestic 19
CUAANational[19] Alumni 20
QSNational[20] General 13
THENational[21] General 14–16
QSAsia
(Asia version)[22]		 General =61
THEAsia
(Asia version)[23]		 General =34
ARWUWorld[24] Research 101–150
QSWorld[25] General =269
THEWorld[26] General 201–250
USNWRWorld[27] General 260

Tianjin University is one of the formerProject 985Chinese institutions that made it into the top 500 universities in the world rankings. As of 2023, Tianjin University was ranked 189th worldwide in 2023 in terms of aggregate performance from the three most widely observed university rankings (THE+ARWU+QS) as reported by theAggregate Ranking of Top Universities.[28]

In the 2022US News & World Report Best Global University Ranking,[29]a number of disciplines and subjects at Tianjin University are ranked in the global top 300th including:

  • Polymer Science #9
  • Energy and Fuels #14
  • Nanoscience and Nanotechnology #14
  • Chemical Engineering #15
  • Physical Chemistry #17
  • Mechanical Engineering #20
  • Condensed Matter Physics #20
  • Chemistry #23
  • Civil Engineering #36
  • Engineering #38
  • Materials Science #45
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering #48
  • Optics #53
  • Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology #69
  • Computer Science #129
  • Mathematics #223
  • Environment/Ecology #230
  • Biology and Biochemistry #273
  • Geosciences #302

Cooperation and exchanges[edit]

Tianjin University was one of the first universities in China to explore cooperation with external organizations, and conducts extensive international exchanges and cooperation, keeping close relations with many institutions of higher learning, educational institutions, and transnational enterprises worldwide. The university has established cooperative relations with provinces and cities such asHebei Province,Jilin Province,Xin gian g,Tibet,andChongqingMunicipality. Its scientific and technological cooperation can be found all over the country. The university strengthens its cooperation with transnational industrial groups in the high-tech fields. Meanwhile, the university has signed cooperation agreements with more than 20 transnational companies, and with 80 institutions of higher learning from 28 countries, conducting academic exchanges, cooperative scientific research and joint training programs.[30]

The university invites famous scholars and celebrities to be its honorary or guest professors. To name a few, Prof.Herbert A. Simon,Nobel Prizewinner of the Psychology Department ofCarnegie Mellon University;ProfessorGerald Vizenor,Emeritus professor of American literature at theUniversity of New Mexico(Vizenor portrayed Tianjin University in his novelGriever: An American Monkey King in China); Dr.Yang Zhenning,famous physicist of theState University of New York;academician,world-famous mathematicianLin Jiaqiao;Mazuopin Kalin,professor of the Electrical Machinery Department ofYale University;Li Dingyi,professor of AT&TBell Laboratory.In recent years, the university has sponsored or undertaken more than a dozen large international academic conferences, which create more channels for the university to promote international exchanges and cooperation.[30]

Tianjin University also cooperated withUniversity of South Australiato buildChina-Australia Centre for Sustainable Urban Developmentat October 27, 2012.[31]

Notable alumni[edit]

Notable faculty[edit]

See also[edit]

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External links[edit]

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