Who was the first president of Tsinghua University? List of former presidents of Tsinghua University

The first president of Tsinghua University, Tang Guoan Memorial School and Tang Guoan Memorial Hall, laid the foundation stone in Zhuhai.

October 25, 2009 15:51 Xinhuanet Xinhuanet Zhuhai, October 25 (Reporter Wei Meng) With a total investment of 6364,380,000 yuan, the groundbreaking ceremony of Tang Guoan Memorial School and Tang Guoan Memorial Hall was held in Tang Guoan's hometown and Jishan Village, Tangjiawan, Zhuhai on the 24th. Tang Guoan was a famous journalist, diplomat and educator in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, and the first president of Tsinghua University.

He devoted his life to the cause of education in the United States, and worked hard to realize the "college dream" and "dream of a strong country". When he was in charge of the Tourism Affairs Office, he selected a large number of outstanding students to study in the United States. This group of students lived up to the high expectations of the motherland, studied diligently abroad, and returned to China to serve when they were successful in their studies, becoming the pillars of society.

According to reports, Tang Guoan Memorial School and Tang Guoan Memorial Hall are built within the scope of the original planned Jishan Primary School in the north of Jishan Village, with a project land area of 22,222 square meters and a design construction area of 15,270 square meters. The green isolation belt on the west side of the campus will be reserved as a supporting green land for the "Tsinghua Alumni Forest". The total investment of the project is 6364380000 yuan, which is jointly planned and designed by Zhuhai Architectural Design Institute and Tsinghua University.

The entire campus is divided into two functional areas: the school and the memorial hall. The school is designed according to the standard of 24 full-time classes.

In the Tang Guoan Memorial Hall area, it includes the reconstructed Tang Guoan Former Residence, Tang Guoan Memorial Hall and Cultural Corridor. The total construction period of the project is about 10 months, and the enrollment of new students will be ensured in September 2010. Satisfied.

The predecessor of Tsinghua University was Tsinghua Academy, which was founded in 1911; The first principal was Tang Guoan.

Tang Guoan (1858-1913) was the first president of Tsinghua University. He graduated from Yale University with a degree in law, and was a professor at John Institution in Shanghai. In April 1911, Tsinghua School was formally established, Tang Guoan was appointed as the deputy superintendent, and in May of the following year, he was appointed as the superintendent of Tsinghua School, and in October, Tsinghua School was officially renamed Tsinghua School, and Tang Guoan was appointed as the first president of Tsinghua University.

List of former presidents of Tsinghua University1. Tsinghua Academy (-) did not set up a principal during the period, only a superintendent

2. Tsinghua School (-Period:

Tang Guoan, Principal-

Zhou Yichun Principal -

Zhang Yuquan Principal -

Kim Bang Jung Principal -

Cao Yunxiang Principal -

Wen Yingxing, Principal -

3. National Tsing Hua University (-Period:

Luo Jialun Ji Principal -

Wu Nanxuan Principal -

Mei Yiqi Principal -

4. The National Changsha Provisional University (-formed by Tsinghua University of China) was established without a president"Standing Committee"The presidents of Peking University, Tsinghua University and Nankai University serve as standing committee members.

5. The period of Jian Bili Southwest Associated University (-composed of Peking University and Tsinghua South University) is as follows

Mei Yiqi, Zheng Ju, President of Tsinghua University (Chairman of the Standing Committee) -

6. National Tsing Hua University (-Period:

Mei Yiqi Principal -

7. Tsinghua University (after January 1949) did not have a president during the period, and 1967-1977 was the period when the college entrance examination was abolished

Jiang Nanxiang Principal -

Principal Liu Da-

Gao Jingde, Principal -

Zhang Xiaowen Principal -

Wang Dazhong, Principal -

Gu Binglin, Principal-

Chen Jining, Principal.

President Qiu Yong so far.

The first president: Tang Guoan, Tsinghua School (the predecessor of Tsinghua University) from October 1912 to August 1913

The second term: Zhou Yichun, October 1913-January 1918.

The third term: Zhang Yuquan, from July 1918 to January 1920, served as the principal of Tsinghua School.

The fourth term: Jin Bangzheng, in 1920, he became the president of Tsinghua School (the predecessor of Tsinghua University).

The fifth: Cao Yunxiang, the principal of Tsinghua School in 1922, resigned in 1928.

The 6th: Wen Yingxing, the principal of Tsinghua School from April 1928 to June 1928.

The 7th: Luo Jialun, the principal of Tsinghua School from August 1928 to May 1930.

8th: Wu Nanxuan, principal of Tsinghua School from April 1931 to June 1931.

9th: Mei Yiqi, 1931-1948, President of Tsinghua University. In 1955, he founded Tsinghua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and served as its president.

The 10th: Feng Nai Pan Youlan, chairman of the Tsinghua University Council from December 1948 to May 1949.

The 11th: Ye Qisun, chairman of the Tsinghua University Council from May 1949 to June 1952.

The 12th: Liu Xianzhou, who served as the director of the department committee from June to September 1952.

The 13th: Jiang Nanxiang, President of Tsinghua University Qiao Muqing from November 1952 to June 1966.

The 14th: Liu Da, President and Secretary of the Party Committee of Tsinghua University from April 1977 to May 1983. The 15th: Gao Jingde, President of Tsinghua University from May 1983 to October 1988.

The 16th term: Zhang Xiaowen, President of Tsinghua University from October 1988 to January 1994.

The 17th: Wang Dazhong, President of Tsinghua University from January 1994 to April 2003.

The 18th: Gu Bingmin Zhilin, President of Tsinghua University from April 2003 to January 2012.

The 19th term: Chen Jining, President of Tsinghua University from January 2012 to March 2015.

20th: Qiu Yong, President of Tsinghua University from March 2015 to February 2022.

The 21st term: Wang Xiqin, President of Tsinghua University since February 2022.

The first president of Qingcha Huihua University was Tang Guoan, male. Tang Guoan was an educator in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, and was also one of the main founders of education in the United States in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. From April 1912 to August 1913, he served as the first president of Tsinghua School (the predecessor of Tsinghua University) (known as the superintendent until May 1912).

Tsinghua School, the predecessor of Tsinghua University, was founded in 1911, and was named after the Qing Dynasty in Shuimu Hall, which was a preparatory school for studying in the United States and was renamed Tsinghua School in 1912. In 1928, it was renamed National Tsing Hua University.