Beiyang University was founded after the Sino-Japanese 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, took office on Tianjin Customs Road on 1892, and began to prepare for running a school. 18951010.2, Emperor Guangxu issued a decree to establish Tianjin Beiyang Western Learning School. 1896 Beiyang western learning school was officially renamed Beiyang university hall. 19 12 1 Beiyang university hall was renamed Beiyang university hall and directly under the Ministry of Education of the National Government.

1949 65438+ 10 month, Tianjin liberation. In April, Beiyang University officially resumed classes in the original campus. 1951On September 22nd, Beiyang University merged with Hebei Institute of Technology and was named Tianjin University.