Zhang Zhidong. Zhang Zhidong was the leader of the Qing school in his early years and later became the main representative of the Westernization School. In education, he founded the Self-improvement School (now the predecessor of Wuhan University) and Sanjiang Normal School (now the predecessor of Nanjing University and Southeast University). The founder of Wuhan University is Zhang Zhidong. Wuhan University is a key comprehensive university directly under the Ministry of Education. "985 Project" and "2 1 1 Project" are key universities.