Taiyuan University of Technology

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Historical evolution

The period of Zhongxi University

At the end of the 19th century, during the Boxer Movement, more than 130 Catholic bishops and priests were killed in Shanxi, and the religious cases were particularly serious. In dealing with the case, Richard, a British Jesuit Baptist missionary, preached in Shanxi Province In March 1901, Timothy proposed to Tingyi and plenipotentiary Li Hongzhang of the Qing Dynasty and iron hat Wang Aixinjueluo Yizhe to use the Shanxi teaching plan to compensate 500000 taels of silver to establish a modern Chinese and Western University in Taiyuan, select outstanding students from the whole province to enter the school, learn modern knowledge, teach useful learning, and enlighten the people of Shanxi Province. Li Hongzhang and Yi zhe immediately agreed and telegraphed governor Cen Chunxuan to comply.

In October 1901, CEN Chunxuan sent Zhou Zhixiang to Shanghai to interview with Li Timothy and agreed on eight contracts for the establishment of Zhongxi University.

The western learning special fast period of Shanxi University

At the beginning of 1902, when Li Timo and his family came to Taiyuan to sign a formal contract, they knew that Shanxi University had been set up in Shanxi Province. So he suggested that Cen Chunxuan merge Shanxi University with his planned Chinese and Western University. The original part of Shanxi University was changed to "middle school special studio", with Gu Ruyong as the prime minister and Gao xiezeng as the general teacher; the proposed Chinese and western school was changed to "Western learning special studio", with Timothy Li as the prime minister and dunchongli as the general teacher.

On June 7, 1902 (May 2, the 28th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu), Si Dao, a gentleman of Shanxi Province, Li Timothy and Xi Dun Chongli, the chief teacher of the Western Learning Academy, signed the case, sealed the case and submitted it to Emperor Guangxu for approval. Shanxi University, together with Beiyang University and Jingshi University, became the first three modern national universities in China.

On June 26, 1902 (May 21 of the lunar calendar), the school of Western learning was officially opened. Governor Cen Chunxuan and important officials and gentry of the provincial capital attended the opening ceremony. In order to solve the shortage of school buildings, governor Cen Chunxuan specially ordered the West yamen courtyard of the Xuetai yamen of Huanghua hall near Bagong courtyard to be used as the dormitory for office, class and teaching. All the administrative affairs such as the general management of Xizhai and the students' meals and accommodation are under the unified management of Zhongzhai Institute and the supervision of SHETANG, only the teaching is relatively independent. At the beginning of the school, there were only preparatory courses, most of them were foreigners, and the teaching contents and methods were basically the same as those of British schools. The courses offered are generally modern subjects, including English, mathematics, literature, law, physics, chemistry, mining, Gezhi, western history, world history, gymnastics, painting, etc., and there are physical and chemical experiments. In order to solve the problem of insufficient teaching materials for Xizhai, Timothy Li and others also opened Shanxi University College of translation in Shanghai from 1902 to 1908, which is the first college of translation in China. Translated and published a variety of textbooks and masterpieces of higher, secondary and normal schools, which played an important role in the introduction and dissemination of western advanced scientific and technological knowledge and academic ideas.

In 1906, after a certain development, Xizhai set up three special departments: Law, mineralogy and Gezhi.

In 1908, another Engineering Department was set up in Sai Chai. Xizhai students and Zhongzhai students also take a unified graduation examination in the provincial capital at the same time. If they pass the examination, they are all called "Juren". After entering Beijing to take the examination, they will be awarded "Jinshi". In addition, the provincial government also allocated special funds to send more than 50 outstanding graduates from Xizhai to study in the UK to study railway, mining, machinery and other engineering subjects. After returning home, these students made certain contributions to the development of mineral resources, the establishment of industry and the development of Engineering in Shanxi Province.

In 1910, Shanxi University had been in operation for nearly 10 years, and 500 thousand commercial banks had been paid off. According to the contract, the western academy should be returned to Shanxi. In early November of that year, Timothy Li came and went through the relevant handover procedures, and most of the Xizhai teachers were dismissed according to the contract.

Shanxi University Institute of technology period

In 1912, the Nanjing provisional government was established, and the Ministry of Education issued a new education law. In accordance with the new regulations, Shanxi University was renamed as Shanxi University, and the supervisor was renamed as the president. At the same time, the establishment of middle school special room and western school special room was abolished. The preparatory course is divided into two parts, one for arts and law, and the other for science and engineering. Both of them have studied for three years. The undergraduate course is divided into three parts: arts, law and engineering.

In July 1918, Shanxi University was listed as the third National University. Up to now, there are only three public (government) Universities in China, namely Peking University, Beiyang University and Shanxi University. It is stipulated that graduates of Shanxi University who have served for three years or have served as president and faculty for three years can participate in the election of senators. It was not until 1922 that the number of universities increased gradually.

In 1931, the name of national Shanxi University was changed to Shanxi University, and Its Engineering Department was transformed into engineering college. During the Anti Japanese War, he moved to southern Shanxi, Sanyuan, Qiulin and other places.

In 1937, it was forced to stop.

In 1939, he returned to school.

Period of Taiyuan Institute of Technology

In 1953, the Central People's government abolished the establishment of Shanxi University, and its Institute of Technology (Mechanical Engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering) was established independently. It was named Taiyuan Institute of technology. From 1954 to 1958, it was subordinate to the central Ministry of higher education.

In 1962, Shanxi University of water conservancy and Shanxi Institute of chemical technology were merged.

In 1981, Shanxi University of coal chemical industry was incorporated.

Taiyuan University of Technology

In 1984, Taiyuan Institute of technology changed its name to Taiyuan University of technology.

From 1984 to 1995, the original single engineering college with 6 departments and 1 Department became a comprehensive technical university with 14 departments, 4 centers and 8 research institutes.

Taiyuan University of Technology

In 1997, Taiyuan University of technology merged with Shanxi Institute of mining and technology and changed its name to Taiyuan University of technology. At the same time, it entered the key construction ranks of the national "211 Project".

In 2000, Shanxi Textile Industry School was merged into Taiyuan University of technology, and then developed into the College of textile engineering and the College of art of Taiyuan University of technology.

In 2010, it was rated as "National Graduate Employment typical experience university" by the Ministry of education; in the same year, it was selected into the first batch of "excellent engineer education and training plan" universities by the Ministry of education.

From 2010 to 2012, Taiyuan University of technology established the school of physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, School of foreign languages, School of mathematics and School of software.

On September 29, 2014, the Mingxiang campus of Taiyuan University of technology was put into full use.

In September 2016, the school was selected as the Pilot School of the "hundred schools project" industry education integration innovation project of the data China school planning and construction development center of the Ministry of education. In December, the University was recognized as "one of the first batch of national demonstration universities to deepen innovation and entrepreneurship education reform".

In June 2017, the University was selected as the innovative talent training demonstration base of the Ministry of science and technology for the first time.

In September 2017, the University was selected into the list of world-class discipline construction universities. In November, it won the title of the first batch of "national civilized campus". In December, the University and Shanxi Medical University held a signing ceremony for the framework agreement of medical engineering strategic cooperation. Taiyuan University of technology and Shanxi Medical University jointly established a community of medical engineering science and technology industry integration and a community of scientific and technological interests of the two universities, and established a joint Innovation Research Institute of medical engineering.

In March 2018, Shanxi Provincial Sports Bureau, Taiyuan University of technology, Youyu county and Yulong horse industry cooperated to build the equestrian College of Taiyuan University of technology. In August, the University and Tsinghua University signed an agreement on deepening cooperation.

In August 2019, it was rated as "national innovation and entrepreneurship typical experience university" by the Ministry of education. In November, the University signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the University of science and technology of China. In December, the Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics of Taiyuan University of technology was established.

In January 2020, the project of "in-situ modified mining subject innovation and talent introduction base" declared by the University was successfully approved, and became the new base of local colleges and universities in 2020 "university subject innovation and talent introduction plan" (referred to as "111 plan").

In April 2020, Huozhou intelligent remanufacturing Research Institute of Taiyuan University of technology was founded

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academic research

Scientific research platform

According to the information on the school's official website in May 2020, the school has a state key laboratory training base jointly built by the Ministry and the province, two national and local joint engineering laboratories, two national and local joint research centers, two national class a architectural design and research institutes, one national international science and technology cooperation base, and one innovative talent training demonstration base of the Ministry of science and technology. There are 1 National University Science and Technology Park, 1 Engineering Science and technology knowledge research center of Chinese Academy of engineering, 4 key laboratories of Ministry of education, 1 Engineering Research Center of Ministry of education, 14 key laboratories of Shanxi Province, 28 Engineering (Technology) research centers of Shanxi Province, 2 international science and technology cooperation bases of Shanxi Province, 3 key research bases of Humanities and social sciences of colleges and universities of Shanxi Province, and 3 provincial cooperation bases Innovation Center, one supercomputing data center, one micro nano System Research Center,

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