Nankai University was founded in 1919 by the famous patriotic educators in Chinese Modern History, Mr. Zhang Boling and Mr. Yan Xiu. During the War of Resistance against Japan, Nankai University, Peking University (Beijng University) and Tsinghua University (Qinghua University) united in Kunming to be the renowned Southwest Associated University. It was compared to be “The North Star of Higher Learning? In accordance with its motto of “Dedication to the public interests, acquisition of all-round capability and aspiration for progress with each passing day? the University has produced batches of prominent talents such as late Premier Zhou Enlai, Dr. Xiingsheng Chern, Dr. Dayou Wu and Mr. Cao Yu. On December 25th, 2000 the State Ministry of Education signed an agreement with Tianjin Municipal Government on jointly establishing and developing Nankai University. Since then, Nankai University has been listed among universities being attached great importance for developing in the 21st century.
Nankai University now occupies an area of 1,480,000 m˛with a floor space up to 1,000,000 m?The total collection of the university library reaches over 3,000,000 volumes. Besides its main campus located in Balitai, Nankai University also has campuses in Yingshui Road, TEDA College in Tianjin Economic Development Area, Binhai College in Dagang District, Financial Engineering College in the city of Shenzhen and a Graduate School in Yunnan Province, which reasonably form a multi-campuses pattern for comprehensive development.
Nankai University is considered a comprehensive university with a complete curriculum that includes the humanities, natural sciences, technology, life sciences, medical sciences and the arts. The University believes in the equal importance of the sciences and the liberal arts, laying a strong foundation with practical and creative characteristics. The University has 19 faculties, including a Graduate School, China APEC Institute, School for Continuing Education, Advanced Vocational School and Modern Distance Education School. Nankai University offers 68 undergraduate specialties, 158 Master’s programs, 98 Doctoral programs, 17 Post-Doctoral research stations and 12 authorized basic specialties. Besides, there are 18 national key specialties, 13 provincial and municipal key specialties, 2 national key labs, 4 provincial and municipal key labs, 1 national engineering center, 8 national bases for basic science research and talents cultivation, 1 base for cultural quality education and 4 key research bases for humanities and social sciences. The University has been active in structuring disciplines to meet the demands of producing talents and 21st economic development and social progress. |
