Nankai University was founded by Yen Hsiu (1860- 1929) and Zhang Boling (1876- 195 1) in 19 19.

When Nankai University was founded, it set up three subjects, namely, arts, science and business, and enrolled 96 students.

192 1 new mining department (1926 closed).

1927 The Social and Economic Research Committee (later renamed Economic Research Institute) and Manchu-Mongolian Research Institute (later renamed Northeast Research Institute) were established, and the Economic Research Institute focused on field investigation and economic statistics with price index as its main work.

1929 was changed into a college, with a faculty of arts, a faculty of science, a business school and a pre-medical school, with a department of *** 13.

193 1, the business school merged with the Department of Economics of the College of Arts and the Social and Economic Research Committee to form the School of Economics; Established the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Department of Electrical Engineering affiliated to the School of Science; The Institute of Applied Chemistry was established in 1932.

1In July, 937, Nankai University, which was in a mature development stage, was unfortunately bombed by the Japanese aggressor army, and two-thirds of the school buildings were destroyed.

In August of the same year, Nankai University, Peking University and Tsinghua University jointly established Changsha Temporary University, with the presidents of the three schools, Zhang Boling, Jiang Menglin and Mei Yiqi, as the standing committee members, and * * * as the president.

In April of the following year, Changsha Temporary University moved to Kunming and changed its name to Southwest Associated University.

1946 Nankai University moved back to Tianjin and became a national university.

After the resumption of school, there are 16 departments, including liberal arts, science, political economy and engineering. In addition, there are Economic Research Institute, Applied Chemistry Research Institute and Frontier Humanities Research Office.

Teachers have been strengthened, and a group of scholars have come to teach in our school.

Zhang Boling left office on 1948 after 30 years as principal, and He Lian acted as principal.

1949 65438+ 10, Tianjin was liberated and Nankai University began a new chapter in history. 1952, the adjustment of colleges and departments in national universities, Nankai University has changed from a university with relatively complete disciplines to a comprehensive university with only arts and sciences, 14 departments and 3 specialties.

65438-0958 Nankai University's departments of trade, business management, accounting, finance, finance and statistics were transferred to the newly established Tianjin Institute of Finance and Economics.

1960 established the department of geology and geography (196 1 closed), the second department of physics (196 1 transferred to Lanzhou university) and the department of philosophy.

From 1966 to 1976, the normal teaching order of Nankai University was destroyed.

From 1966 to 197 1 year, teaching and research were completely paralyzed.

Since the reform and opening up, Nankai University has been full of youthful vitality.