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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Tianjin University Grabs the Gold at the ‘Internet Plus’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
On October 13, 2019, the final of the 5th China College Students’ ‘Internet Plus’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition was held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Tianjin University grabbed the gold medal during the main track with Smartmens – China’s Leading Guardian of Major Equipment project, while simultaneously taking the silver medal at the international track with BASIC: Make Bi...
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President Jin Donghan Attends the 10th Joint Committee of E9 Presidents Forum
Recently, the 10th Joint Committee of Excellence 9 Universities (E9) Presidents Forumwas held at Chongqing University. Jin Donghan, President of Tianjin University, attended the meeting, collaborating on the development of higher education in the new era together with presidents of other universities including: Presidents Guo Dongming of DalianUniversityOf Technology, Zhang Guangjun of Southeas...
2019-10-24 -
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Express Unmanned Vehicle Appears on the Campus of Tianjin University
Recently, students on the Peiyangyuan Campus of Tianjin University (TJU) caught their first glimpse of a little blue and white self-driving car moving leisurely around the campus. If students blocked its way, it would automatically slow down and brake.Actually, the driverless vehicle is being used for express delivery and was recently put into use in mid-October. Despite its budding appearance,...
2019-10-23 -
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Ben Ramster from ICE Press Shares about Writing and Publication of ICE Journal Papers
On October 18th, Mr. Ben Ramster fromInstitution of Civil Engineer (ICE) Press was invited to the Earthquake Engineering Comprehensive Simulation Innovation and Intelligence Base Zhihui Forum and delivered a report on “Writing and Publishing scientific Papers in Institution of Civil Engineer”.Mr. Ben Ramster gave a general introduction to ICE, and further clarified the characteristics of the ...
2019-10-22 -
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TJU - My Home Away From Home
The first time I arrived in China via the Beijing airport was in 2014. I was stunned by the size and beautiful decorations. A lifelong dream finally achieved! I had always been fascinated with China’s history, culture and language and I had finally made it here.After a few weeks of settling all the legal and medical necessities, I started preparing for my classes at Tianjin University. I had b...
2019-10-21 -
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TJU, MCC Sign the “Project System” Doctor of Engineering Enrollment and Training Agreement
On October 6, Tianjin University (TJU) and the Metallurgical Construction Research Institute (MCC) signed the “Project System” Doctor of Engineering Enrollment and Training Agreement at Tianjin University.Yue Qingrui, an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Party Secretary and Chairman of the MCC, and Zheng Gang, Executive Dean of the Graduate School of TJU, signed the agreeme...
2019-10-21 -
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Two Experts in Seismic Engineering Present Academic Lectures
On Oct.15th,Dr. Qian Shunzhi from Nanyang Technological University and Prof. Rajesh Dhakal from University of Canterbury were invited by the School of Civil Engineering to give lectures on eco-friendly engineered cementitiousand performance-based seismic design methods.Dr. Qian Shunzhi talked about eco-friendly engineered cementitious composites with rice husk ash. During the report, he introdu...
2019-10-18 -
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The Tech Behind VR Movie: Tianjin University Researchers Integrate Art with VR Technology
Half-Hundred Mirrors,a Chinese mainland movie using 3D immersive virtual reality (VR) technology, has been selected to display in the VR Theater at the 24thBusan International Film Festival (BIFF), one of the world’s most eye-catching movie ceremonies begun in 1996. Doctor Han Dong from Tianjin University as the chief technical director led his team and developed the VR technology for the film...
2019-10-17 -
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Nobel Laureate Frances Hamilton Arnold Presents a Report at Tianjin University
On the morning of October 16th, more than five hundred students and teachers were crowded into a lecture hall at Tianjin University, listening attentively to a science talk given byNobel LaureateProfessor Frances Hamilton Arnold from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).Frances Hamilton Arnold is an American chemical engineer and Nobel Laureate. She is the Linus Pauling Professor o...
2019-10-17 -
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Study Reveals Causes, Methods of Reduction and Transport of Air Pollutants
Professor Fu Pingqing’s team from Institute of Surface-Earth System Science with their collaborators such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted research about seasonal variations in stable carbon isotopic composition of n-alkanes and fatty acids in urban aerosols from Beijing and published their research results in the journalACS Earth and Space Chemistryas aSupplementary Cover Article....
2019-10-17 -
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Dagang Oilfield Secondary Middle School Students Visit Tianjin University
On September 20, eighty students and teachers from the Dagang Oilfield Secondary Middle School took a fieldtrip to visit Tianjin University’s School of Electrical and Information Engineering. The visitors first attended a welcome ceremony. Fang Ming, the deputy director of Tianjin University’s Admission Office gave a systematic and thorough introduction of the University, its history, schools...
2019-10-17