Tianjin University, located in Tianjin, is a university directly under the Ministry of Education of the people's Republic of China, the first batch of national key universities designated by the CPC Central Committee, the first batch of national "985 Project" and "211 Project" construction universities, and "double first-class" Class A universities. The university, formerly known as Beiyang University, was founded on October 2, 1895. It is the first modern university in China and a pioneer of higher education in modern China.${item.brief_description}