Beiyang University is the first university in modern China, which is now Tianjin University. Beiyang University was founded in 1895 and 10.02. Its predecessors were Beiyang Western Learning School, Beiyang University Hall, Beiyang University, National Beiyang University and National Beiyang Institute of Technology. 1952, Beiyang University was officially renamed Tianjin University.

The establishment of Beiyang University Hall not only promoted the emergence of the first modern academic system in China, but also set an example for the establishment of the system in the initial period of China universities.

Historical contribution

1895 to191year * * The number of graduates or dropouts is 5 18, of which 52 are sent abroad (excluding international students at their own expense). The school has trained a large number of experts and scholars, laying the foundation for modern science and technology education in China. Most of them rely on the state and society and have made pioneering contributions to the development of mining, metallurgy, civil engineering, water conservancy, machinery, railway transportation, finance, politics, law and diplomacy.

Most of the teachers are Chinese and foreign scholars, especially those from the United States, Japan, Britain, France, Germany and Russia. Most of the textbooks are original foreign languages. In addition, Beiyang University has also established a relatively complete education and teaching management system to ensure that the purpose of cultivating high-level scientific talents can be realized. Due to its rigorous scholarship and simple school spirit, Beiyang University was equivalent to Harvard and Yale at that time, and its graduates could enter the first-class universities in the United States for postgraduate studies without examination, which was known as "Cornell of the East".

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tianjin University