Donghua University

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Historical evolution

The origin of the predecessor

Textile department of Nantong University

The history of Donghua University can be traced back to Nantong Textile and dyeing institute founded by industrialist Zhang Jian in 1912.

 

In April 1912, Zhang Jian and his brother Zhang Chen borrowed the houses of Zisheng iron factory and Dasheng textile factory to set up textile dyeing training center, which started the training of professional talents in the form of school in China's textile field. In the autumn of the same year, it was renamed Nantong Textile school, which was the earliest Textile University in China, with Zhang Chen as the president and Zhang Jian as the honorary president. In 1913, Zhang Jian and others donated the school building to the southeast of Dasheng cotton mill, which was transformed into Nantong textile special school. In 1927, it was changed into Nantong Textile University, and later renamed as the textile department of Nantong University and the textile department of Nantong college. From September 1938 to August 1949, the textile department of Nantong University moved to Shanghai.

 

China Institute of textile technology

In the autumn of 1930, China Textile and dyeing industry Tutorial school was reorganized into China Textile and dyeing industry college, located at 1252 Gordon Road, Shanghai. In the autumn of 1946, it was renamed China Textile and dyeing engineering college and moved to 293 Xikang Road in the winter of 1946. In 1948, it was renamed China Textile Institute.

 

Wenqi dyeing and weaving College

In 1936, industrialist Zhu Wenqi raised funds to build Wenqi dyeing and weaving college in Minhang town. After the first phase of the school was completed in 1937, due to the outbreak of the Anti Japanese War, the school failed to enroll students. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, Zhu Wenqi concentrated her financial resources to construct the second phase of the school, which was completed in the autumn of 1946.

 

Department of textile, national Jiaotong University

In 1937, national Jiaotong University established the Department of textile engineering in the Institute of technology. In 1940, the school moved to Chongqing, and the Department of textile was closed. In 1946, Chen Weiji presided over the restoration of the textile department.

 

Chengfu Textile College

In 1940, Li Shengbo, Zhang fangzuo and others planned to establish Chengfu Textile College in Shanghai, aiming at training textile professionals and revitalizing China's textile industry. In order to avoid the interference of the Japanese puppets, the school was temporarily named Chengfu Senior Training Institute. At the beginning of the school, it was divided into two types of schooling: regular class and special class. The regular class enrolled graduates from textile and mechanical departments of secondary technical colleges for two years, while the special class enrolled high school graduates for three years. In the spring and autumn of 1930, the two classes began to recruit students respectively. In 1944, the school was in a dangerous situation and stopped enrolling students. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, it was named Chengfu Textile College, with a length of schooling of three years and enrollment in 1946. In 1948, the domestic political turmoil, once again stop enrollment. After the founding of the people's Republic of China in 1949, enrollment resumed for six times.

 

Shanghai Textile Industry College

In 1942, some old alumni of Suzhou Polytechnic College proposed to establish a college in Shanghai to train talents for the textile industry. Under the sponsorship of the textile industry association of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Shanghai, Shandong and Henan, the board of directors of Suzhou Polytechnic College was established, with Jiang Shangda as the chairman and Deng bangti as the former president of Suzhou Polytechnic College Textile, machinery, dyeing and finishing three professional. In the summer of 1942, we began to recruit junior high school graduates for five years. In the autumn of the same year, all the teachers and students of the former Suzhou Polytechnic internship class in Shanghai transferred to Shanghai Polytechnic. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, the school moved to No. 496, fululi Road (now Jianguo West Road) and No. 5, Lane 165, Zhaoxiong Road (now Wuyuan Road). In 1946, the school changed to recruit high school graduates for three years. The applied chemistry department was abolished and the management department was added. In 1947, the Ministry of education of the national government changed the name of Shanghai Polytechnic College to Shanghai Textile Polytechnic College, which resumed the five-year system and recruited junior high school graduates. In the same year, the College moved to the former site of Guanghua University on Daxi road.

 

Leadership care

In June 1950, under the leadership of the Ministry of education of the East China military and political Commission and the Shanghai Municipal People's government, the East China Textile Administration Bureau, together with the Shanghai cotton textile industry association, merged four scattered private textile colleges (China Textile Institute, Shanghai textile industry college, Chengfu Textile College and Wenqi dyeing and weaving College) into private colleges Zhang Xichang, deputy director of Huafang Bureau, concurrently serves as the president of Shanghai Institute of textile technology. Zhou Chengyou and Pu Zenger serve as the vice presidents.

 

Merger development

East China Institute of textile technology

In June 1951, in order to accelerate the development of textile industry, a pillar industry of national economy, the state integrated the Department of textile engineering of Jiaotong University, private Shanghai Institute of textile technology, and the textile department of Shanghai Municipal Polytechnic to establish "East China Institute of textile technology", which is subordinate to the Ministry of textile industry. The name of the school was inscribed by Shu Tong, director of the culture and Education Committee of the East China military and political Commission. The former Guanghua University site at the intersection of Yan'an west road and Zhongshan West Road in Shanghai and the farmland nearby are selected as the new campus base. Zhang fangzuo, deputy director of Huafang Textile Bureau, was the director of the preparatory meeting. In November 1951, the Government Affairs Council of the Central People's government appointed Zhang fangzuo, a textile technology expert and educator, as its first president, and Huang Jianran and Qian Baojun as its vice presidents.

 

From 1952 to 1956, six departments were merged into East China Institute of textile technology. They are: Textile Department of Nantong University, Wuhan Zhongnan Textile College, printing and dyeing class of Sichuan Leshan Technical College, textile department of Suzhou Sunan Technical College, Mechanical Department of Shanghai East China Communications Technical College, and textile department of Qingdao Institute of technology. As a result, the school has become the largest, science and Engineering College in China A textile institution of higher learning.

In 1954, the University began to recruit foreign students. It was one of the first universities in New China to recruit foreign students.

In 1956, he founded night University.

In 1959, it began to recruit graduate students. On September 5 of the same year, the University established China's first chemical fiber research institute, chemical fiber research laboratory (now Chemical Fiber Research Institute).

In 1960, it was designated as a national key university by the Ministry of education.

In 1964, the State Council decided to merge the silk making major of East China Institute of textile technology and the textile department of Wuxi Institute of light industry into Suzhou Institute of silk technology, and renamed it Suzhou Institute of textile technology (now the College of textile and garment engineering of Suzhou University).

 

After the "Cultural Revolution" broke out in 1966, the school stopped recruiting students for five years.

Shanghai Institute of textile technology / East China Institute of textile technology

In 1969, the school was under the leadership of Shanghai Municipality, and in April 1972, it was renamed Shanghai Textile Institute.

In 1971, it began to recruit workers, peasants and soldiers.

In 1976, the major of environmental engineering was established, which is one of the earliest environmental disciplines in China.

 

In October 1978, the school, together with Shanghai Textile Industry Bureau, Putuo District People's government and Shanghai Petrochemical General Factory, founded the branch of East China Textile Institute (now Shanghai University of technology and Jinshan campus of East China University of science and Technology).

In 1979, the school returned to the leadership of the Ministry of textile industry. In the same year, the University became the first batch of training management engineering graduate units in China.

In 1980, the name of East China Textile Institute was restored.

In 1981, the University was approved by the State Council as one of the first batch of units with the right to confer doctorate, master's degree and bachelor's degree. In 1991, the University was approved to set up the first mobile post doctoral research station.

 

China Textile University

In 1985, with the approval of the Ministry of textile industry, the University was renamed China Textile University, and Hu Yaobang, then general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, inscribed the name of the University.

 

In 1986, the University set up a scholarship foundation to establish a system for selecting and training outstanding students. People's loan and people's scholarship coexist.

 

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