About Tianjin University
Tianjin University (TJU) , established in 1895 as Peiyang University, is the first university in China. Over 120 years, more than 200,000 students have studied at TJU and have made great contributions in every walk of life. TJU has been a National Key University directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education of China. With the tradition of diligence and modesty, TJU is on its way to meets challenges of building a world level university of excellence.
Tianjin University (TJU) , established in 1895 as Peiyang University, is the first university in China. Over 120 years, more than 200,000 students have studied at TJU and have made great contributions in every walk of life. TJU has been a National Key University directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education of China. With the tradition of diligence and modesty, TJU is on its way to meets challenges of building a world level university of excellence.
Tianjin University
TJU proudly upholds the motto "Seeking Truth from Facts" while the faculty follows the guideline of precise learning and strict teaching. It has been a National Key University since 1959 when the first 16 universities were so designated by the government and is also among the first group of universities to be included into the "211" and "985" Projects of national investment for developing world class universities. Furthermore, it is committed to recruiting better talents and faculty, as well as building stronger relations and international partnerships in an effort to make TJU a world class institution.
Mission
TJU is committed to:
Advancing knowledge
Bringing knowledge to industry for social development
Collaborating with leading institutions and organizations for innovation
Developing quality education combined with rigorous academic research
Cooperation & Exchange
Tianjin University (TJU) is committed to establishing strategic partnerships with universities, colleges and research institutes of excellence all over the world. Cooperative relations 131 institutions from different countries and regions have been established.
TJU launched Internationalization Strategy for the next 5-10 years in 2010. The Internationalization Strategy aims to guide the university to become a world renowned university into four major themes, i.e. international learning experience of students, international competitiveness of quality international students.
TJU in Numbers
1,820,000 Campus Area (m2)
28,000 Student Population
4,381 Faculty &Staff
482 Patents (420 Inventions)
131 Overseas Partner Universities
51 Undergraduate Majors
35 Master's Programs
27 Doctoral Programs
20 Post-doctoral Research Programs
4 State Key Laboratories
2 State Engineering Research Centers
