Tianjin University

About Tianjin University

Tianjin University (天津大学 / TJU), formerly known as Peiyang University (北洋大学堂), is a prestigious national comprehensive research institution directly affiliated with China’s Ministry of Education. Founded on October 2, 1895 by the imperial sanction of the Guangxu Emperor and initiated by the visionary statesman Sheng Xuanhuai, Tianjin University stands with venerable distinction as the very first modern university in modern Chinese history ("中国第一所现代大学"). Embracing the celebrated motto "Seeking Truth from Facts" (实事求是), the university issued the historic "Peiyang University Diploma No. 0001" in 1900 to jurist Wang Chonghui, marking the dawn of modern higher education credentials in China. Today, Tianjin University is designated under the national "Double First-Class" Class A initiative and was a founding member of Project 985 and Project 211. TJU is internationally renowned for engineering excellence, most notably in Chemical Engineering and Technology (SCET), which has maintained an unbroken record as #1 in China across consecutive national discipline evaluations by the Ministry of Education and consistently ranks in the World Top 5 in ARWU and US News. Its School of Architecture is revered as one of China’s prestigious "Eight Architectural Old Schools" (建筑老八校), having designed landmark civil projects across China. The university boasts monumental strengths in Precision Instrument Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, and Environmental Science. The School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (SPST) was China's first national pilot school of internationalization, and the College of Management and Economics (CoME) holds prestigious international AACSB and AMBA accreditations. Operating across the historic Weijin Road Campus in downtown Tianjin and the expansive 2.5-square-kilometer Peiyang Park Campus in Haihe Education Park, Tianjin University welcomes over 3,200 international scholars from 140+ countries. International candidates are supported by generous schemes including the Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC Agency No. 10056), Tianjin Municipal Government Scholarship (TGS), and the university's premier Peiyang Future Scholar Scholarship.