Nankai University

Nankai University (南开大学) is a public university in Tianjin, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.

Nankai University
南开大学
Motto允公允能,日新月异
Motto in English
Dedication to Public Interests, Acquisition of All-round Capability, Aspiration for Progress with Each Passing Day
TypeNational, Public
Established1919 (1919)
PresidentChen Yulu
Academic staff
2,286
Undergraduates17,339
Postgraduates17,467
Location,
China
CampusBalitai, Jinnan, TEDA
Websitenankai.edu.cn
Nankai University
Simplified Chinese南开大学
Traditional Chinese南開大學

Nankai University was established in 1919 as the private Nankai School by Yan Xiu and Zhang Boling. During the Second Sino-Japanese War from 1937 to 1945, Nankai University, Peking University and Tsinghua University merged and formed the National Changsha Provisional University, which later moved to Kunming and was renamed the National Southwestern Associated University (西南联大). On December 25, 2000, the State Ministry of Education signed an agreement with Tianjin Municipal Government to jointly establish and develop Nankai University.

Nankai's alumni include the first Premier of the People's Republic of China Zhou Enlai, mathematician Shiing-Shen Chern and Nobel laureates Chen Ning Yang and Tsung-Dao Lee.

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