Founded in 1895 as Peiyang University, Tianjin University is the oldest institute of higher education in China, and pioneered the development of modern Chinese education.
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CoME Sets up Industry-Academia-Research Base with Xinjiang Goldwind
On October 28, the College of Management and Economics (CoME) of Tianjin University (TJU) held a meeting on building the industry-academia-research base with Xinjiang Goldwind Sci & Tech Co.,Ltd (Goldwind). Wu Kai, General Manager of Goldwind International Business Unit, Guo Bing-bing, Human Resources Director of Goldwind, Zuo Feng, Minister of Engineering Construction of Goldwind, Huo Bao-feng...
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National Training for Teachers in Vocational Colleges Held in Tianjin University
From October 26 to November 7, 2020, the 2020 National Training for Teachers' Quality Improvement Plan in Vocational Colleges was held at Tianjin University. A total of 60 teachers participated in the training.Prof. Yan Guangfen, Dean of TJU’s School of Education attended the opening ceremony on October 26. Prof. Yan extended a warm welcome to the 60 trainees. She pointed out that Tianjin was...
2020-11-12 -
Research
Architectural Students Win Highest Chinese Contest of Rookies' Award
The finals of the 2020 SEU · Chinese Contest of the Rookies' Award for Architectural Students was launched through a combination of online live-broadcast and offline review meetings, and it came to a successful conclusion at Southeast University on September 27. Previously, in the preliminary competition that ended on July 19, a total of 13 works from Tianjin University’s School of Architectur...
2020-11-12 -
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TJU Professors Receive HOU Defeng Award
Prof. LIU Yi and Prof. ZHENG Wang from the School of Earth System Science received the 18th Hou Defeng Award for Young Scientists in Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry as was announced in early November.The award is set up in honor of Prof. Hou Defeng, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, for his notable contribution to the development of geology and geochemistry in China. It als...
2020-11-12 -
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Enterprises Funded by TJU Alumni Excel in Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition
The final of the 9th China Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition ended in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on November 6, 2020. Out of 35,000 competing enterprises, 34 businesses entered the final. Tianjin Yunyao Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd and Huaxin Intelligent (Zhuhai) Technology Co., Ltd, two companies both supported by Peiyang Begonia Venture Capital Fund, a private fund established by Ti...
2020-11-12 -
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【Poverty Alleviation】That person should be me.
“As I heard the news that the school was gathering a volunteer group of young faculties to teach at Tanchang, and anyone who knows about robots was in great need, I thought to myself, that person should be me. So, I signed up for it,” Xing Yuan, an associate professor from the School of Mechanical Engineering said matter-of-factly when she recalled how she became a voluntary teacher in 2019...
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Research
Has human-derived mercury reached the deepest oceanic trench on earth?
Over 60 years ago, the outbreak of Minamata disease caused by methylmercury in Japan shocked the whole world. Mercury is a toxic pollutant that spreads globally. As the current emission of mercury is around 3 to 5 times as much as that discharged before the Industrial Revolution, mercury pollution has exacerbated remarkably in the ecosystem. It’s a popular belief that methylmercury in the ocea...
2020-11-09 -
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Autumn in Tianjin University
When the first wisp of autumn cool breeze strokes the cheek of students on Peiyangyuan Campus, everyone feels that it has come to our side again, silent and yet noticeable. It announces its arrival by painting the landscape around us in unimaginable hue with the palette, and begins preparing the creatures for the long cold days of winter.The autumn scenery of Peiyangyuan Campus is picturesque...
2020-11-09 -
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2020 ASEAN-China "Learning about Ocean" Student Film Competition Concludes
After four months’ competition, the 2020 China-ASEAN "Learning about Ocean" Student Film Competition (SFC) organized by the ASEAN-China Smart Ocean Center (ACSOC) at Tianjin University came to an end and held a closing ceremony online. More than 100 students from 23 universities in 5 countries participated the competition and submitted a total of 69 films.During the ceremony, Ms. Zhen Zhang, t...
2020-11-06 -
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TJU Wins AIChE Global Outstanding Student Chapter Award
Recently, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) announced the 2019-2020 Outstanding Student Chapter Award winners. Tianjin University Student Chapter of AIChE has won this award for the fourth consecutive year since its establishment in 2016. It is the only mainland Student Chapter to receive this honor.In order to reward the outstanding contributions of AIChE Student Chapters in...
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Tianjin University Holds Interspeech 2020 Satellite Workshop
On October 24, 2020, Interspeech 2020 Satellite Workshop (i.e.Spoken Language Interaction for mobiles Transportation System, SLIMTS2020) jointly organized by Tianjin University, Didi Chuxing and Duke Kunshan University was held on online on Bilibili Live.Professor Longbiao Wang from Tianjin University’s College of Intelligence and Computing and Professor Jian Tang from Didi Chuxing served as Ge...
2020-11-06