1937 After the Lugouqiao Incident on July 7, the Nanjing National Government held a series of meetings in Lushan to discuss the war situation. The presidents of Peking University, Tsinghua University and Nankai University did not return to Beijing and Tianjin immediately after the meeting, but stayed in Nanjing and Shanghai for the time being.
On August 28th, the Ministry of Education of the National Government sent letters to Zhang Boling, President of Nankai University, Mei Yiqi, President of Tsinghua University and Jiang Menglin, President of Peking University, respectively, appointing three people as members of the Preparatory Committee of Changsha Temporary University, and the three universities merged in Changsha to form Changsha Temporary University.
On September 10, the Ministry of Education officially announced the establishment of the National Changsha Temporary University by order 16696. In June 5438+10, more than 600 teachers and students from three schools/KLOC-0 arrived in Changsha after a long journey. 1October 25th, 10, National Changsha Temporary University officially opened. Headquartered in the East Leek Garden of Changsha, it mainly rents Bible College and Hande Girls' School.
1 937165438+1October1day, the National Changsha Temporary University officially started classes, which was later designated as the anniversary day of the National Southwest Associated University. Temporary University has integrated the original departments of Tsinghua, Peking University and Nankai University, 17 Department. As of1October 20th 165438, students 1452, including 63/kloc-0 in Tsinghua, 342 in Peking University, 47 in Nankai 165438 in freshmen, borrowed. Faculty 148, including 73 from Tsinghua.
By the beginning of 1938, the war situation was further tense and Changsha was in jeopardy. 65438+1The 43rd Standing Committee of the school held on October 20th made a resolution to start the winter vacation today and have classes in Kunming next semester, and stipulated that teachers and students should report to Kunming before March 15.
In mid-February, Linda in Changsha began to migrate to Kunming. On February 19, teachers and students held a swearing-in meeting in Bible College (the teaching building rented by Linda University) to start the relocation procedure. Female students and frail male students travel from Guangdong-Han Railway to Guangzhou via Hongkong and Vietnam, and some travel along Gui Xiang Highway via Liuzhou, Nanning and Vietnam to Guilin. More than 200 male students organized a tour group in Hunan, Guizhou and Yunnan, with a journey of more than 3,200 miles and lasting 68 days.
On April 2, the Ministry of Education issued a power order to rename the National Changsha Temporary University as the National Southwest United University, and set up 26 departments, 2 specialized courses and 1 elective courses in five colleges of literature, science, engineering, law, business and normal university.
On May 4th, the National Southwest Associated University officially started classes. On June 8, the customs defense arrived at the school, and the school officially opened in July/kloc-0. The school no longer calls it "temporary", indicating the long-term nature of the war of resistance.
1945 August 15, fascist Japan declared its surrender and War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression ended.
1946 On May 4th, National Southwest Associated University held a graduation ceremony, which was announced on July 30th, March. Peking University, Tsinghua University and Nankai University moved back to their original sites, and the Teachers College was set up independently in Kunming, renamed as National Kunming Teachers College 1984 and Yunnan Normal University.