There are two universities in China, both called Datong University. Their names are exactly the same. Which one is more powerful?
Shanxi Datong University
Shanxi Datong University, probably to distinguish between the two Datong universities. The full name of Shanxi Datong University is "Shanxi Datong University" on the official website and official documents.
The school is located in Datong City, Shanxi Province. As the second city in Shanxi Province, it is normal for Datong City to have a university named after its own city. Datong also uses the city's efforts to build Datong University.
The predecessor of Datong University is Yanbei Normal College, which was founded in 1958. New Datong University was established in 2006 by the merger of the original Yanbei Normal College, Datong Medical College, Datong Vocational and Technical College, and Shanxi Industrial Vocational and Technical College. Sex University.
has three five-year normal branch schools: Shanxi Datong University Datong Normal Branch, Shanxi Datong University Shuozhou Normal Branch, and Shanxi Datong University Hunyuan Normal Branch.
Datong University has more than 30,000 full-time students, making it a truly comprehensive university.
school currently has 15 colleges on 2 campuses.
Main Campus
School of Political Science and Law
School of Educational Science and Technology
School of Physical Education
School of Literature
School of History and Tourism Culture
School of Foreign Languages
School of Fine Arts
School of Mathematics and Computer Science
School of Physics and Electronic Sciences
School of Agriculture and School of Life Sciences
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
School of Medicine
School of Business
School of Adult Education
Xinpingwang Campus
School of Coal Engineering
School of Architecture and Surveying Engineering
School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Taipei Datong University
Datong University (English translation: Tatung University), is A private university in Zhongshan District, Taipei City, the English name of Datong University is a direct transliteration, unlike Shanxi Datong University, which is Pinyin Datong.
The name of Datong University comes from the Datong Chapter of Liyun in the Book of Rites . The first principal Lin Tingsheng believes: "Datong people must love, respect and help each other, so 'Datong' is not only the name of the school and the company, but also the business philosophy."
Datong University was formerly known as Datong Industrial College and Datong Institute of Technology.
In 1999, it was renamed from Datong Institute of Technology to Datong University. It has the School of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, School of Business, School of Design, and School of International Studies.
Datong University is a relatively small private university. In 2021, the number of students is about 3,600, which is incomparable with the more than 30,000 students of Shanxi Datong University.
Although Datong University is small, it is well-equipped to confer master's degree, and doctoral degree, and can train master's and doctoral students.
The world ranking of Datong University is around 2,500, which is higher than that of Shanxi Datong University. (Among the top 1000 in the world, it is the 211th level in mainland China)