Names are symbols of identity. Good names are appreciated and will bring intangible value. On the contrary, bad names will reduce popularity.
There is a key university in my country, which is today's Donghua University . It used to be called China Textile University . Any university with the word "China" in front of the school name will definitely not be too bad. This university is located in Shanghai and has a superior geographical location. It is also a key university in 211. However, because of the name changed, the original high-end name changed to the rustic nature and its popularity suddenly declined.
This university was founded by Qing Dynasty industrialist Zhang Jian . The school name has been changed several times, but almost never touched the word "textile". After all, it was the earliest university in my country's textile field.
In that era, all fields in my country are in a state of disrepair, and the textile field is booming, and textile mill work is also a "hot commodity". With the advent of the high-tech era, machines replace labor, emerging industries are gradually emerging, textile work is no longer "favorable", and more and more workers are laid off, so parents are unwilling to let their children study textile-related majors.
In order to break the embarrassment caused by the name, the school began to change its name. "Donghua" has the meaning of "China Oriental" and was finally renamed "Donghua University". The "college" in the school name was changed to "university", which sounded more generous, but the word "Donghua" lost a little domineering, and it was not as famous as the word "China", and the school name could not reflect the school's traditional advantages and majors.
North China University of Science and Technology was formed in 2010 by the merger of the former Hebei University of Science and Technology and North China Coal Medical College . It was once named Hebei United University . In 2015, it was renamed North China University of Science and Technology with the approval of the Ministry of Education.
Hebei University of Science and Technology was the predecessor of the Beiyang Xixue Academy, founded in 1895. It was founded in 1958 and was incorporated into the Department of Mining and Metallurgical Science and Technology of Tianjin University in 1959. It has been named Tangshan Mining and Metallurgical College, Hebei Institute of Technology and other schools. The predecessor of the North China Coal Medical College was Kailuan Advanced Nursing Vocational School founded in 1926. In 1963, a group of key teachers were selected from the former Beijing Medical College, China Union Medical University, Tianjin Medical College , etc. to establish Tangshan Coal Mine Medical College, and was renamed North China Coal Medical College in 1984.
Before the name of North China University of Science and Technology was relatively low in popularity, and many people didn’t know it. Later, the name of the school was added with the word North China before it, and it was a science and technology university, which attracted a large number of students to apply for it. It can be regarded as a university with successful name change.
