Tianjin University, referred to as "Tianda" for short, is located in Tianjin, and its predecessor is Beiyang University. Founded in 1895 10.2, it is the first modern university in China. 195 1 year, Beiyang University merged with Hebei Institute of Technology and was named "Tianjin University". It is a well-known comprehensive and high-level research university at home and abroad.

Tianjin University is the first batch of 16 national key universities determined by the Central Committee in 1959. Is directly under the Ministry of education, the central directly in charge of the deputy ministerial establishment. It is a university jointly established by the Ministry of Education, Tianjin and the State Oceanic Administration. It is the national "Class A University Construction of World-class Universities" and the first batch of "2 1 1 projects".

China Academy of Engineering, Ministry of Education 10, one of the pilot universities for engineering education reform, was one of the first batch of independent examination units for degree authorization, and was selected into the national "20 1 1 plan", "excellent engineer education and training plan", the national innovative experimental plan for college students and the national construction high school.

China is the first batch of demonstration universities to deepen the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education, one of the "Old Eight Schools of Architecture", the recipient institution of China government scholarship for overseas students, and the founding member of the Alliance of Outstanding Universities, the International Alliance of New Engineering Education, the China-Europe Engineering Education Platform, the China-Russia Engineering University Alliance, and the Alliance of China and China-Europe National Universities for Science and Technology Innovation.