From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaa national university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education of China. It is the first university in modern Chinese education history. It was founded as Peiyang University (Beiyang University) (Chinese: 北洋大学; pinyin: Běiyáng Dàxúe) in 1895. In 1951, after restructuring, Peiyang University was renamed Tianjin University, and became one of the largest multidisciplinary engineering universities in China. The University was one of… Show more From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaa national university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education of China. It is the first university in modern Chinese education history. It was founded as Peiyang University (Beiyang University) (Chinese: 北洋大学; pinyin: Běiyáng Dàxúe) in 1895. In 1951, after restructuring, Peiyang University was renamed Tianjin University, and became one of the largest multidisciplinary engineering universities in China. The University was one of the first 16 universities accredited by the State in 1959. It is also among the first group of institutions of higher learning in the national “211-Project” to which priority is given in construction. In order to carry out the “21st Century Education Revitalizing Action Plan”, in late 2000 the Ministry of Education and Tianjin Municipality signed an agreement which aims to build Tianjin University into a world famous university in the 21st Century. Show less

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