Tianjin Chengjian University (TCU), founded in 1978, is a regular institute of higher education under the administration of Tianjin Municipal Government. As the fourth branch of Tianjin University, back to over forty years ago, it carried out undergraduate education with the support of Tianjin University. In 1979, it was named Architectural Branch of Tianjin University, and in 1987, was renamed as Tianjin Institute of Urban Construction, and then as Tianjin Chengjian University (TCU) in 2013.
Sound educational system, steadily improved quality of talent cultivation. TCU consists of 15 schools, 3 teaching departments (centers) and 1 school of continuing education. There are 17,740 full-time students, including 15,982 undergraduates, 1,551 postgraduates, 157 overseas students and 50 preparatory students. TCU offers 56 undergraduate programs,among which there are 3 national first-rate programs, 7 Tianjin first-rate programs, 1 national featured program, 1 national and 2 Tianjin municipal comprehensive reform pilot programs, 7 Tianjin branded construction programs, 5 Tianjin strategic emerging industries related construction programs, 8 Tianjin programs of advantage and specialty, 12 Tianjin applied programs.
Distinct disciplinary characteristics, continuously improved comprehensive scientific research ability. TCU has developed 7 disciplinary clusters of urban planning, urban construction, urban management, eco-city, smart city, urban economy and urban culture. Now the university offers 14 first-level master programs and 6 professional master programs, including 1 Tianjin first-rate discipline (Civil Engineering), 1 Tianjin first-rate discipline under construction (Environmental Science and Engineering) and 4 Tianjin featured disciplinary clusters and 6 Tianjin key disciplines.
Expanding international engagement and cooperation, significantly accelerated educational internationalization. TCU has signed MOU with 42 universities and institutions in 17 countries, and has launched 25 cooperation programs with 16 foreign universities. The Chinese-foreign cooperatively-run educational institution jointly offered by Tianjin Chengjian University, Bialystok University of Technology and Cracow University of Technology of Poland --International School of Engineering was officially established and has enrolled 229 students for the first intake. There are more than 1,100 long-term and short-term international students from 34 countries.
Fine teaching conditions, beautiful and harmonious campus. TCU covers 610,100m2, with building area of 455,000m2. The university library and reference rooms of 14 schools own 1.3844 million books, 2.94 million e-books,62,900 e-journals and 83 databases in Chinese and foreign languages. Dedicated to urbanization and urban modernization, TCU sets up disciplines and programs properly in urban construction area, designs the talent cultivation objectives scientifically, continuously optimizes the talent training programs andstrengthens the practical abilities of students, while forming the education features of “focusing on urban construction, adhering closely to related industries, emphasizing the cultivation of morality and capability, and cultivating competent and dedicated versatile applied talents”. (Statistics by October, 2020)
