Tianjin Chengjian University
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.
Over the past 45 years, TCU sticks to the principle of “developing urban science and cultivating talents for urban construction”. By drawing on the advantages of related industries, highlighting its features, sticking to quality-oriented development and pursuing excellence, TCU fulfills the motto of “Morality and Capability, Learning and Creating”. Dedicated to new urbanization and urban modernization, TCU has developed the features of “focusing on urban construction, adhering closely to related industries, emphasizing the cultivation of morality and capability, and cultivating compound applied talents with both professional proficiency and personal integrity.
TCU is located at No.26, Jinjing Road, Xiqing District, Tianjin.TCU covers an area of 595,400m2, with a building area of 453,200m2, and its greening coverage rate reaches 41%. TCU has been awarded the title of Tianjin Harmonious Campus for many years consecutively. TCU consists of 15 schools, 2 teaching departments (centers) and 1 school of continuing education with more than 18,000 full-time students. TCU now has more than 1,400 staff members, including over 1,000 full-time faculties and over 400 of which have senior professional titles.
TCU attaches great importance to the all-round development of students’ morality, intelligence, sports, aesthetics and labor education. Under student-centered principle, TCU deepens education and teaching reform, and continuously improves the quality of talent training. Graduates of TCU are highly praised and appreciated by all sectors of society. TCU offers 58 undergraduate programs, among which there are 10 national first-rate programs, 14 Tianjin first-rate programs, 3 emerging engineering programs, 1 emerging interdisciplinary programs, 1 national featured program, 1 national and 2 Tianjin comprehensive reform pilot programs, 7 Tianjin branded programs, 5 Tianjin strategic emerging industries related programs, 8 Tianjin programs of advantage and characteristics, 12 Tianjin applied programs, 6 programs having passed the undergraduate professional evaluation(accreditation) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People’s Republic of China, 32 programs that have implemented the reform of “enrollment in large category + distribution by program”. TCU has been approved of 1 national first-rate course, 33 Tianjin first-rate courses, 1 first-batch ideological demonstration course approved by the Ministry of Education, 12 Tianjin excellent courses, 7 ideological demonstration courses of Tianjin universities, 2 Tianjin ideological excellent courses, 4 Tianjin municipal branded courses in English for overseas students, 12 national and municipal key textbooks and 1 first-batch ideological excellent textbook of Tianjin universities. TCU owns 10 Tianjin experimental teaching demonstration centers, 1 Tianjin virtual simulation experiment teaching center, 1 first-batch pilot project of Tianjin virtual teaching and research section, 1 collaborative innovation center of ideological theory courses of Tianjin universities, and 1 demonstration base of practical education of Tianjin universities. TCU has 3 first-batch “Emerging Engineering” research and practice projects approved by the Ministry of Education and 1 first-batch “Emerging Liberal Arts” research and reform projects approved by the Ministry of Education. TCU has 14 Tianjin Outstanding Teachers and 15 Teaching Teams of Tianjin, TCU has also won 29 teaching achievement awards. TCU has made remarkable achievements in innovation and entrepreneurship in recent years. TCU has won over 300 municipal and ministerial science and technology awards in 2022, including the “Winner’s Cup” in “Challenge Cup” competition in Tianjin and has been approved of 44 innovation and entrepreneurship training projects, including 14 national ones. 1 project has been selected for the 15th National College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference; The TCU Maker Space has been awarded the title of Tianjin A-level (Excellent) University Maker Space for 6 consecutive years. In the past two years, the implementation rate of students' graduation destinations has ranked among the top three undergraduate universities of Tianjin.
Scientific and reasonable discipline layout, distinct disciplinary characteristics. 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 13 first-level master programs and 11 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 4 Tianjin industry-related featured disciplinary clusters, and 6 Tianjin key disciplines.
Scientific research and technology transfer ability continuously improving. TCU owns 26 science and technology platforms at municipal and ministerial level, including 1 National Engineering Research Center, 4 municipal and ministerial key laboratories, 8 municipal and ministerial engineering centers, 1 international joint research center, 1 base of humanities and social sciences, 1 university think tank, 1 municipal and ministerial think tank of scientific and technological innovation, 1 municipal and ministerial base of technology transfer, 2 municipal and ministerial collaborative innovation center, 1 strategic alliance, 4 Tianjin science base, and 1 “Belt and Road” collaborative laboratory. In recent 5 years, TCU has been approved over 110 national scientific research projects and over 380 municipal and ministerial scientific research projects; has won over 60 awards for science and technology at or above municipal and ministerial level; has published nearly 91 academic works and has obtained more than200 invention patents. In 2020, TCU won Tianjin Patent Award for the first time. The average annual research fund is more than 110 million yuan in recent three years.
Capabilities of faculties continue to improve, number of high-level talents significantly increased. The number of advanced talents of TCU continues to increase. Among them, including 2 national engineering talents, 4 winners of the New Century Talents Funding Program of the Ministry of Education, 1 Tianjin Top Young Talent, 1 Tianjin Distinguished Professors, 3 Distinguished Young Scholars, 8 winners in the first-level of Tianjin 131 Talent Project, 4 winners for Five Batches Talents Project for publicity and culture in Tianjin, 1winners for Young and Middle-aged Leading Talent in Scientific and Technological Innovation of Tianjin Talent Cultivation Plan, 3 winners for Outstanding Young Talent in Science and Technology, 2 winners of Funds for Distinguished Young Scholars of Tianjin, and 6 innovative teams of Tianjin universities and 1 innovation team in key areas of Tianjin Talent Promotion Plan, 1 innovative team at level B of Tianjin “Project +Team” 1 innovative talent team of Tianjin 131 Talent Project, and 1 demonstration team of Ideological education reform of Tianjin universities.
Expanding international engagement and cooperation, actively serving the “Belt and Road” construction. TCU has signed MOU with 46 universities and institutions in 21 countries, and has conducted 30 cooperation programs with 18 foreign universities. Among them, the undergraduate education project for engineering management with VIA University College in Denmark has conducted enrollments for 8 years consecutively. “International School Engineering School at Tianjin Chengjian University”, the Chinese-foreign cooperatively-run educational institution approved by the Ministry of Education was established in 2019, offering undergraduate and postgraduate education. In 2021, TCU has passed the qualification evaluation (accreditation) for overseas study in China. The Joint Research Center for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, jointly established with University of Technology Sydney, Australia, has been in the third batch of international scientific and technological cooperation bases in Tianjin. The Sino-Australia Joint Research Centre for High Performance Civil Engineering Materials and Intelligent Construction Technology, jointly established by TCU and Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, has been approved as the “Belt and Road” collaborative laboratory (research center) in Tianjin in 2020. TCU was listed as one of model units in Tianjin for introducing overseas talents.
In the future, TCU will continue to improve the overall quality for talents’ cultivation and scientific and technological innovation ability, promote the high-quality intensive development of school undertakings, so as to accelerate the construction of a domestic first-class and internationally influential high level institution featuring urban construction.
天津城建大学是天津市属普通高等学校，始建于1978年，前身为天津大学第四分校，依托天津大学开办本科教育；1979年，更名为天津大学建筑分校，1987年，更名为天津城市建设学院，2013年，更名为天津城建大学。
在45年的办学历程中，学校坚持和加强党对学校工作的全面领导，全面贯彻党的教育方针，始终坚持社会主义办学方向，以立德树人为根本任务，以“发展城市科学，培育建设人才”为办学宗旨，秉承“依托行业，强化特色，质量为本，追求卓越”的办学理念，践行“重德重能、善学善建”的校训精神，在服务新型城镇化和城市现代化进程中，形成了“立足城建、紧贴行业、德能并举、培养适任敬业的复合型应用人才”的办学特色。
学校坐落于天津市西青区津静路26号，占地面积59.54万平方米，校舍建筑面积45.32万平方米，校园绿化率达41%，连续多年获评天津市文明校园。设有15个学院、2个教学部（中心）和1个继续教育学院。在校生规模18000余人。现有教职工1400余人，其中专任教师1000余人，具有副高级以上职称教师400余人。
坚持落实立德树人根本任务，人才培养质量持续提升。学校高度重视学生德、智、体、美、劳全面发展，坚持以学生为中心，深化教育教学改革，人才培养质量持续提升，毕业生深受社会各界青睐。现有55个本科专业，其中10个国家级一流专业建设点、14个天津市一流专业建设点，3个新工科专业，1个新兴交叉学科专业，1个国家级特色专业，1个国家级、2个天津市综合改革试点专业，7个天津市品牌专业建设项目和5个天津市战略性新兴产业相关专业建设项目，8个天津市优势特色专业和12个天津市应用型专业；3个专业通过教育部工程教育专业认证，5个专业通过住建部本科专业评估（认证）。学校有国家级一流课程5门、天津市一流建设课程29门、教育部课程思政示范课程1门、天津市精品课程12门、天津市高校课程思政示范课程10门、天津市“党史专题课程思政精品课”2门、天津市来华留学英语授课品牌课程4门。获批国家级和省部级规划教材12部、天津市高校课程思政优秀教材1部。拥有国家级大学生校外实践基地1个，天津市实验教学示范中心10个，天津市虚拟仿真实验教学中心1个，天津市虚拟教研室试点建设项目1个，天津市高校思想政治理论课协同创新中心1个，天津市高校实践育人示范基地1个。获批教育部“新工科”研究与实践项目3项，教育部“新文科”研究与改革实践项目1项。获评天津市教学名师15人、天津市教学团队16支、天津市教学成果奖29项。创新创业工作成效显著，2022年荣获省部级科技奖励300余项，获得“挑战杯”天津赛区“优胜杯”和“最佳组织奖”，“互联网+”大赛“优秀组织奖”；获批创新创业训练计划项目44个，其中国家级14个，入选第十五届全国大学生创新创业年会项目1个；“城大众创空间”连续7年获评天津市A级（优秀）高校众创空间。近两年，学生毕业去向落实率名列全市本科院校前列。
学校学科布局科学合理、特色鲜明。现有城市规划、城市建设、城市管理、生态城市、智慧城市、城市经济、城市文化7大学科群，13个硕士学位授权一级学科，11个专业硕士学位授权类别。有1个天津市一流学科（土木工程）、1个天津市一流（培育）学科（环境科学与工程）、4个天津市特色学科群、6个天津市重点学科、6个天津市服务产业特色学科群、2个天津市产教融合研究生工作站。
学校科研实力和科技成果转化能力日益提升。现有省部级及以上科技平台29个，其中国家工程中心1个、天津市重点实验室4个、教育部和天津市工程中心8个、天津市技术创新中心1个、国际联合研究中心1个、人文社科基地1个、高校智库1个、天津市科技创新智库1个、天津市成果转化中心1个、协同创新中心2个，产业技术创新战略联盟1个、天津市科普基地6个、“一带一路”联合实验室1个。近五年，获得省部级以上科技奖励68项；承担国家级科研项目110项，省部级科研项目370余项；出版学术著作91部；发明专利授权230余件。2020年首次获得天津市专利奖，2023年首次获批国家社科基金中华学术外译重点项目。近三年年均科技经费1.1亿元。
师资队伍建设持续加强，高层次人才显著增加。学校高层次人才数量持续提升，其中国家级工程项目人选2人，教育部新世纪优秀人才支持计划人选4人、天津市青年拔尖人才1人、天津市特聘教授1人、青年学者3人、天津市“131人才工程”第一层次人选8人、天津市宣传文化“五个一批”人才4人、天津市人才推进计划中青年科技创新领军人才1人、青年科技优秀人才3人、天津市杰出青年基金获得者3人。拥有6支天津市高等学校创新团队、2支天津市人才推进计划重点领域创新团队、1支天津市“项目+团队”创新类B级团队、1支天津市“131”创新型人才团队、1支天津市高校思政课教学改革创新示范团队。
国际交流与合作不断扩大，积极服务“一带一路”倡议。与23个国家的49所院校及机构签署合作框架协议，与国外19所大学开展了30余个国际合作项目，其中与丹麦VIA大学合作举办的工程管理专业本科教育项目已招生八届。2019年获教育部批准设立中国和波兰两国合作的首个中外合作办学机构“天津城建大学国际工程学院”，开展本科和研究生教育。2021年通过教育部高等学校来华留学质量认证。与澳大利亚悉尼科技大学联合建立了“基础设施防护和环境生物技术联合研究中心”，获批成为天津市第三批国际科技合作基地。与澳大利亚斯威本科技大学合作建立“高性能土木工程材料与智能建造技术中澳联合研究中心”，获批2020年天津市“一带一路”联合实验室（研究中心）。获评“天津市外专引智示范单位”。
未来，学校上下以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为引领，高举中国特色社会主义伟大旗帜，深入学习宣传贯彻党的二十大精神，认真落实天津市第十二次党代会精神，围绕学校第二次党代会目标任务和“十四五”规划，不忘立德树人初心、牢记为党育人、为国育才使命，不断推进学校事业高质量内涵式发展，加快建设国内一流、国际上有影响的高水平城建特色大学，矢志不渝为建设教育强国，实现中华民族伟大复兴而奋斗。