Tiangong University

Tiangong University (天津工业大学; lit. 'Tianjin Industrial University'), formerly Tianjin Polytechnic University, is a municipal public university in Tianjin, China. It is affiliated with the City of Tianjin and sponsored by the Tianjin Municipal People's Government. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction.

For the Chinese space station, see Tiangong space station. For the space program, see Tiangong program. Aside from the same English transliteration, the university has no relation nor affiliation with the space station or program.
"Tianjin Polytechnic University" redirects here. Not to be confused with Tianjin University, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, or Tianjin University of Technology and Education.
Tiangong University
天津工业大学
Seal of the University since 2019
Other name
Tianjin Industrial University (lit. meaning)
Former names
Tianjin Polytechnic University (2000–2019)
Tianjin Economic Management Cadre College (1983–2000)
Tianjin Textile Institute (1968–2000)
Hebei Textile Institute (1958–1968)
TypePublic research university
Established1958 (1958) (as Hebei Textile Institute)
AffiliationTianjin Municipal Education Commission
PresidentXia Changliang
Academic staff
2,700
Students30,000
Location
Tianjin
,
China
Websitetiangong.edu.cn
en.tiangong.edu.cn

The university was first established in 1958 as Hebei Textile Institute (河北纺织工学院). After several reorganizations, the university finally renamed to its current Chinese name in 2000. The English name used by the university from 2000 to 2019 was Tianjin Polytechnic University, despite the consistency of its Chinese name.

The university currently has fourteen colleges and two campuses in Tianjin. The traditional campus is located in Hedong District, and the new campus is located in Xiqing District. The university is listed as a first-class discipline construction university by the Ministry of Education of China.

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