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The earliest modern university in China was founded in 1895.
Tianjin University, founded in 1895, formerly known as Beiyang University, is the first modern university in China. It is well-known at home and abroad for its motto of seeking truth from facts, school spirit of rigorous scholarship and tradition of patriotic dedication.

Tianjin University, referred to as "Tianda" for short, located in Tianjin, is the first batch of national key universities directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is one of the national "double first-class" construction universities, the national "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Project" construction universities, and the China Academy of Engineering and the Ministry of Education 10 engineering education reform pilot universities.

Beiyang University Hall, the predecessor of Tianjin University, was founded after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. 1894 After the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War, the whole country became stronger. Sheng Xuanhuai, a representative of the Westernization Movement Industry School, realized: "Self-improvement lies in storing talents first, and storing talents must first promote learning." 1892, Sheng Xuanhuai became Tianjin Customs Road. Seeing the superior economic and traffic conditions in Tianjin, he decided to set up a new school here.

1895 10.02 Emperor Guangxu approved the establishment of Tianjin Beiyang Western Learning School, with Sheng Xuanhuai as the first inspector. The school was located in the Bowen College of Liangjiayuan, Dayingmen, Tianjin. 1896 Beiyang western learning school was officially renamed Beiyang university hall.

By the end of the 65438+ period in February, 2022, the school had 4,895 faculty members, including academicians 13, 67 winners of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 93 winners of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 39 winners of the "Ten Thousand Talents Program" of the Central Organization Department and 9 professors16. National innovation research group 1 group, 9 national teaching teams, 8 innovation teams of the Ministry of Education, and national defense science and technology innovation team 1 group.