During 1935, the situation in Beijing became more and more critical. In order to prevent unexpected disadvantages, Tsinghua University secretly plans to move the school to Changsha.

1On July 7, 937, after the Lugouqiao Incident, the Nanjing National Government held a series of meetings in Lushan to discuss the war situation. The presidents of Peking University, Tsinghua University and Nankai University did not return to Beijing and Tianjin immediately after the Lushan meeting, but stayed in Nanjing and Shanghai for the time being. On July 29th and 30th, Nankai University was bombed by Japanese planes, and most of its buildings were burned down. On August 28th, the Ministry of Education of the National Government sent letters to Zhang Boling, President of Nankai University, Mei Yiqi, President of Tsinghua University and Jiang Menglin, President of Peking University, respectively, appointing three people as members of the Preparatory Committee of Changsha Temporary University, and the three universities merged in Changsha to form Changsha Temporary University.

1 937165438+1October1,National Changsha Temporary University officially started classes. On this day, which was later designated as the anniversary day of the National Southwest Associated University, the Temporary University integrated the original department settings of Tsinghua, Peking University and Nankai, and set up the 17 department.

1938 in mid-February, Linda in Changsha began to move to Kunming.

1938 On April 2, the Ministry of Education issued a power generation order, renaming Changsha Temporary University as National Southwest Associated University, with 26 departments, two specialties and one elective course in five colleges of arts, science, engineering, law, business and normal education. Headquartered in Yunnan Normal University.

On May 4th, 1938, the National Southwest Associated University officially started classes.

1946 On May 4th, National Southwest Associated University held a graduation ceremony, which was announced on July 30th, March. Peking University, Tsinghua University and Nankai University moved back to their original sites, and the Teachers College was set up independently in Kunming and renamed as the National Kunming Teachers College.

2. Famous alumni

A total of 174 alumni from The National SouthWest Associated University (including affiliated middle schools) were elected as academicians of the two academies (including China Academy of Sciences 163, China Academy of Engineering 13, Zhu Guangya and Zheng Zhemin were double academicians, and they were elected as the presidents of China Academy of Engineering). In addition, in the first academician selection of Academia Sinica in 1948, among all 8/kloc-0 academicians, 27 were from National Southwest Associated University.

Famous alumni:,, Zhu Guangya, Deng Jiaxian, Chen Yinque, Hua, Feng Youlan, Hu Shi, Chen Yinque, Liang Sicheng, Qian Duansheng, Hsiao Kung chuan, etc.

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National Southwest Associated University is a comprehensive university that moved to Kunming after War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, China. 1 937165438+1October1The National Temporary University of Changsha, jointly founded by the National Peking University, the National Tsinghua University and the private Nankai University, opened in Changsha (this day also became the anniversary day of the National Southwest Associated University). Because Changsha was bombed by Japanese planes,1in mid-February, 938, Changsha Temporary University was moved to Kunming in three ways with the approval of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China. 1938 changed its name to National Southwest Associated University in April.

From August 1937, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China decided to establish the National Changsha Temporary University, and in July 1, the National Southwest Associated University stopped running, with a period of 8 years 1 1 month, which was called "the yardstick of academic freedom and the title of foreign democratic fortress", and preserved the important scientific research strength during the Anti-Japanese War.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-National Southwest United University