Reply Letter

To all faculty and students of Tianjin University:

Greetings! I have received your letter. On the occasion of Tianjin University’s 130th anniversary, I extend my congratulations to all faculty, staff, and alumni.

At this new starting point, I hope you will persist in using the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as your guide, focus on the country’s major strategic needs, deepen reforms in teaching and scientific research, strengthen basic research and technological breakthroughs, improve the quality of talent cultivation, better serve economic and social development, and make new contributions to building China into a strong educational and technological nation and advancing Chinese modernization.

Xi Jinping

Tianjin University, formerly known as Peiyang University, was established in 1895 as China’s first modern university and was renamed Tianjin University in 1951. Recently, all faculty and students of Tianjin University wrote a letter to report on the university’s 130-year educational journey and recent development achievements, expressing their determination to follow the path of independent talent cultivation and technological self-reliance, and to contribute more to building China into a strong educational nation.

Tianjin University

Tianjin University is China’s first modern university, founded in 1895 as Peiyang University. It was established during the late Qing Dynasty to promote modern higher education in engineering and technology. Today, it remains a prestigious institution known for its strengths in science, engineering, and architecture.

Peiyang University

Peiyang University was founded in 1895 in Tianjin as China’s first modern university, established to teach Western science and technology. It was a pioneer in the country’s higher education system and is the predecessor of the present-day Tianjin University. The university played a significant role in modernizing China’s educational and industrial sectors.