Peking University: abbreviated as Peking University, was born in 1898, formerly known as Shi Jing University Hall. It was the first national university in modern China, and it was also the earliest school established as a "university". Its establishment marks the beginning of modern higher education in China. Peking University is the only school established as the highest institution of higher learning in modern China. At first, it was also the highest educational administrative organ of the country, exercising the functions of the Ministry of Education and being in charge of national education. Peking University gave birth to the earliest modern academic system in China and initiated the earliest university disciplines in China, such as liberal arts, science, social sciences, agriculture and medicine. He was the founder of modern higher education in China.