Tianjin University is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education, formerly the Northern University, was founded in October 2, 1895, is China's first modern university, renowned for their "realism" of the school motto and "rigorous scholarship and strict teaching requirements"principles of scholarship. In 1951 adjusted by the State Department to be called the Tianjin University, is the first of the CPC Central Committee in 1959 identified 16 key national universities, is the "211 Project", "985 Project" universities in the first batch of key construction.


  

       The development of Tianjin University has always been the main leaders of the party and the state of the warm concern and strong support, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao has visited the school in person. A long time, through the tireless efforts of teachers and students, Tianjin University, teaching has become a strong, characteristic subjects, the level of the quality of education and living in the domestic first-class scientific research in the international community have a greater impact on high-level research university.

      School covers an area of 2,169,000 square meters. Existing staff of more than 4400 people, including 5 Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering 6, 8 dual-employed academicians, "Cheung Kong Scholars" 23 people, more than 360 doctoral tutor, mentor graduate students and more than 1000, with the above title is high more than 470 of the faculty. Whole-day schools are more than 29,000 students, of whom Dr. graduate more than 10,000 people.

      Schools to train high-quality as the goal of top-notch creative talents, adhere to the "Office of the characteristics of the products, the level of" school ideas, adhere to the "people-centered education", "teaching a priority", "quality first" philosophy of education and teaching of students implementation of comprehensive training, continue to strengthen undergraduate education, graduate education to develop and establish a new century of economic construction and social development of the educational needs of the teaching system. "15" since the schools are the results of a national teaching award 19, one of six first prize, second prize 13;教学名师奖winner of the National 3; 15 state-level quality courses; national "Tenth Five-Year "Planning, 35 kinds of teaching materials, national" Eleventh Five-Year Plan "116 kinds of teaching materials, teaching a country of outstanding colleges and universities, eight second prize; and national experimental teaching demonstration center 2, the national teaching base of engineering foundation courses and three "State of College Students Cultural Quality Education Base," "The National Institute model of software", the national training base for integrated circuits, was one of the first "national innovative pilot scheme of university students" selected schools. The past three years, undergraduate students in science and technology competitions at home and abroad all kinds of outstanding performance by the 27 international awards, 91 national awards, regional Class 212. An employment rate of graduates has always been among the best universities in the country.

      Construction in the disciplines and formed the main work, the Hong Kong Polytechnic with by the management, culture, law and other disciplines to coordinate the development of the layout of the subjects. The existing 18 colleges, 51 undergraduate programs, 92 doctoral, 151 master points, 19 post-doctoral research center. Have the right to award a doctorate in 20 subjects; a subject of key disciplines in seven countries, namely: optical engineering, science and technology equipment, materials science and engineering, architecture, hydraulic engineering, chemical engineering and technology, management science and engineering, covering the number of 21 secondary disciplines; two disciplines in addition to eight national key disciplines, namely: fluid mechanics, mechanical design and theory, power machinery and engineering, power systems and automation, microelectronics and solid electronics, communications and information systems, testing technology and automation devices, structural engineering. At present, 18 categories of level engineering disciplines, 1 / 3 for the state key disciplines, engineering advantage becomes even more evident.

      The strength of the school of scientific research has always been a major focus of national strategic needs, focusing the international forefront of scientific and technological development, and achieved fruitful results. Have 3 State Key Laboratory, 2 National Engineering Research Center, two countries promote the new technology centers, 30 provincial and ministerial key laboratories, engineering (technology) such as scientific research bases. 2001 to 2006, there were 14 the results of national science and technology awards, the results of a selected "top ten scientific and technological progress in China's colleges and universities," the results of 199 ministerial-level scientific and technological incentives获省. Research funding to achieve a stable and sustained growth, "Tenth Five-Year" period of a total of more than 1.755 billion yuan. In 2007, the school received 112 Natural Science Foundation of China, with a total funding of more than 40 million yuan. Patent in 2006 authorized 193 (including 149 invention) ranks first eight colleges and universities. National University in 2005, "the three major search" ranking papers, SCIE Search Papers 940, ranking 11 colleges and universities; EI Search Papers 1630, ranking the first six colleges and universities; ISTP retrieval Papers 528, ranking No. 9 College spaces; paper the total number of 6477, ranking the first seven colleges and universities. School science and technology industry to flourish, Tianjin University Science Park is China's first batch of 22 national university science park, one of the pilot, through the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology Award of the acceptance and formal.

      Tianjin University school of 112 years, the motherland's culture for more than 18 high-level personnel for China's creation of the modern industrial system and modern economic and social development have made indelible contributions. Zhang Tailei revolutionary pioneer, economist Ma Yinchu, a diplomat Wang Chonghui,王正廷, mathematician Qin-Fen, the famous poet Hsu Chih-mo and other countless sages, as well as active in all sectors since the man, such as "two bombs and one satellite" heroic self-Liang Wu, Yao Shuren, Larry Yung Hong Kong businessman has been here all night reading;Zhao Tianlinfamous jurist, bridge expert Mao Yisheng, machinery刘仙洲scientists and chemical experts Hou Debang, water Zhang Hanying scientists, physicists Zhang Guofan, educators and other well-known Li Sen scholars have taught here. According to incomplete statistics, school alumni in the "House" 64 Academy of Sciences, University of more than 50. Since the founding, the school has trained a large number of high-level leading cadres, hundreds of countries and the chief engineer in charge of large enterprises. Of particular note is that the Tianjin University alumni in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games venue construction success "realignment": Cui Kai (China Architecture Design and Research Institute of Olympic commander-in-chief), Li Gang (National Stadium ( "Bird's Nest"), the design of host China ),赵小钧(National Aquatics Center ( "Water Cube"), the chief architect of China), etc. are more than a bit school graduates leader.

      Schools attach importance to international exchanges and cooperation, the existing types of more than 1,000 students, with more than 30 international countries and regions, more than 100 institutions in the establishment of inter-cooperative relations with more than 20 internationally renowned multinational companies entered into a joint venture agreement.


      At the beginning of the century, schools for the new century, the development of the overall development goals: the efforts of the school into a high-level university well-known both at home and abroad, and in the middle of this century into a comprehensive, research-based, open, international and world-class University.