Tianjin University, referred to as Tianda for short, is located in Tianjin. It is a university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), the first batch of national key universities designated by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the first batch of national "985 Project" and "211 Project" universities, and a "double-class" university. Founded on October 2, 1895, the school was originally named Beiyang University. It is the first modern university in China and the first of its kind in modern higher education in China.