As a key multidisciplinary and research-oriented university directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education,Nankai University locates in Tianjin on the border of the sea of Bohai,and it is also the alma mater of our beloved late Premier Zhou Enlai.
Nankai University was founded in 1919 by the famous patriotic educators,Mr.Zhang Boling and Mr.Yan Xiu.During the Anti-Japanese war (1937-1945),Iit was once united with Peking University and Tsinghua University in Kunming to form the renowned Southwest Associated University.It was compared to be "The North Star of Higher Learning".In accordance with its motto of "dedication to the public interests,acquisition of all-round capability and aspiration for daily progress",the University has produced batches of prominent talents such as late Premier Zhou Enlai,Dr.Shiing -shen Chern,Dr.Ta-you Wu and playwright Cao Yu.
