School history

1, Lao Hehai period

In March of 9 15, Zhang Jian, then general manager of Nongshang and director of the State Water Resources Bureau, presided over the establishment of the Engineering College, with Huang Yanpei as the preparatory director of the school and Xu as the first president, and a modern water conservancy expert recognized by the China water conservancy community as the academic director of the school.

This is the first institution of higher learning in China that specializes in training water conservancy technical talents. It is subordinate to the State Water Conservancy Bureau and reported to the Ministry of Education for the record. 1924, Hehai Engineering College and the merged Engineering Department of National Southeast University established Hehai Engineering University, which still belongs to the National Water Conservancy Bureau, with Mao Yisheng as the first president.

1927 In June, Hohai University of Technology and National Southeast University formed the National Fourth Sun Yat-sen University (1928 was renamed as National Jiangsu University, Jiangsu University and National Central University). All the students and books and equipment of Hohai University of Technology were merged into the Civil Engineering Department of the Institute of Technology (1928 was renamed as the Civil Engineering Department), and some teachers continued to apply for teaching.

2. East China Institute of Water Conservancy

1952 national faculty adjustment, Nanjing University Institute of Technology, Jiaotong University, Tongji University, Zhejiang University, and East China Institute of Water Conservancy merged to form East China Institute of Water Conservancy. At the beginning of the hospital, there are four departments: hydrology, soil improvement, hydropower generation and hydraulic structure.

65438-0953, majoring in civil engineering of Xiamen University, Department of Farmland and Water Conservancy of Shandong Agricultural College, and specialized branch of Huaihe Water Conservancy School merged. 65438-0955, the major of water conservancy and soil improvement in East China Institute of Water Conservancy switched with the major of waterway and port hydraulics in Wuhan Institute of Water Conservancy. 65438-0960 School was identified as a national key university by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

3. New River and Sea Period

1985 East China Institute of Water Conservancy was renamed Hohai University to restore the traditional name of Hohai. 199765438+February, Hohai University was selected as the second batch of national "2 1 1 project" key construction universities. In June 2000, the Changzhou Campus of Hohai University was renamed as the Changzhou Campus of Hohai University. From 2065438 to September 2007, Hohai University was selected as the first batch of "double-class" universities in China.