▲There is the school emblem of Suzhou University on the left, and the soviet University emblem of Soochow University on the right. The American Christian Church established the education under the mid-19th century. At that time, the Qing government could not defeat foreign aggres

Baidu Soochow University,

You will find that its predecessor was Soochow University.

Baidu Soochow University,

Now it is a famous private comprehensive university in Taiwan.

Sozhou University was formerly Soochow University,

, but now Soochow University is in Taiwan.

Are their own family?

▲There is the Suzhou University emblem on the left, and the Soochow University emblem on the right is the Soochow University emblem on the right

The American Christian Church has established an education

In the mid-19th century, the Qing government at that time could not defeat foreign aggression and was forced to sign many unequal treaties. The society had strong calls for reform and learning. In this environment, the American Christian Church came to China to start education, including a church called Methodist Church. founded Boxi Academy, Gongxiang Academy, and Changchun Academy in Suzhou from 1871 to 1900.

▲The current Methodist Church

merged with three academies. Soochow University was born

In the winter of 1899, the Supervisory Council was already planning to establish Soochow University. In March 1901, Gongxiang Academy moved to the former site of Tianci Zhuang Boxi Academy to run a school, and was registered in Tennessee, USA in June of the same year. , in this way, the three academies merged, and the first private university in China, Soochow University, was born.

During that period, the school's school funding mainly came from donations and students' tuition fees. After years of construction, the school has developed liberal arts, science, medicine, theology and law subjects, and there are also some primary education schools with relatively complete systems.

Legal Education Barks Overseas

1915 was the time when Barkshen University’s legal education Barkshen was at home and abroad. Because at this time, based on Soochow University, the "Soviet University Law School" was established in Shanghai. At that time, there was the saying of "South Dongwu, North Chaoyang" , and it was hailed as "the first-class and most famous law school in South China".

▲Soviet University Law School

The war broke out. The two campuses were traveling around. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Suzhou campus and Shanghai campus of Soochow University were affected by the war and moved to various places. During this period, with the development of the war, the two campuses of either moved their own schools or jointly run schools with other schools. Until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in 1945, teachers and students of Soochow University returned to the campuses in Shanghai and Suzhou and started the work of resuming the school.

▲Soviet University in 1949

Before the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in 1949, there were 13 Christian church universities in China, were Yenching University, Qilu University, Soochow University, St. John's University, Zhijiang University, West China Union University, Central China University, Jinling University, Fujian Union University, South China Women's Arts and Sciences College, Jinling Women's Arts and Sciences College, Hujiang University, Lingnan University, etc.

▲Yanjing University

▲Qilu University

▲Qilu University

Although there are not many schools, their starting point is very high. Under the social conditions at that time, especially after the 1920s, the church played a demonstration and guiding role in the modernization of Chinese education. These universities have directly introduced modern Western education models in terms of systems, institutions, plans, etc., which have a great effect on society.

▲St. John's University

Chiang Kai-shek withdrew from Taiwan

Taiwan's first private university Soviet University was established

From the victory of the Northern Expedition in 1928 to the withdrawal of Taiwan in 1949, the Kuomintang has held national power for more than 20 years. When was withdrawing from Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek took away some professors and resources from Soochow University. In 1951, Soochow University organized a board of directors in Taiwan and set up a Soochow University Wu Tutoring School in Taipei City, establishing four subjects: legislation, politics, business, accounting and English. In 1954, Soochow University in Taiwan was established, and the law school was restored. Four departments of law, politics, economy, and accounting were established and the foreign language and literature department was established. became the first private university in Taiwan.

▲Soviet University in Taiwan

Founded Jiangsu Normal University at the former Soochow University site

. Chiang Kai-shek took away the professors and resources of the former Soochow University.

What should I do if the former Soochow University site in Suzhou?

Later, Jiangsu Normal University was founded on the original site,

This is also a predecessor of Suzhou University!

Shortly after the birth of New China in 1950, the southern Jiangsu region merged the then Suzhou National Academy of Social Education, Jiangsu Provincial College of Education and the private Wuxi College of Education to form the southern Jiangsu Cultural Education.

1952 When the department was adjusted across the country, the original Soochow University College of Arts and Sciences, Jiangnan University Mathematics and Sciences, and Jiangsu Culture and Education College were merged into the original Soochow University site and established into the Southern Jiangsu Normal University. It was later renamed Jiangsu Normal University, with 7 departments, 10 specialized courses, and 8 short-term training classes.

▲Jiangsu Normal University old photo

In the 30 years of engaging in normal education, Jiangsu Normal University has cultivated a large number of outstanding teachers for the country. Many of them have become leaders and business backbones of education administrative departments and universities, and have made positive contributions to the education cause of New China, leaving a glorious page in the history of normal education in my country.

and The teachers and students of the Law Department of Soochow University in Shanghai were transferred to the East China School of Political Science and Law, and the accounting department was merged into the Shanghai School of Finance and Economics.

Jiangsu Normal University was renamed Suzhou University

1982, Jiangsu Normal University was approved to be changed to Suzhou University, and Suzhou Finance and Economics School, Suzhou Mulberry Silk Clinton College, Suzhou Silk Engineering College, Suzhou Chemical Engineering Education Center, and Suzhou Medical College were successively merged into Suzhou University.

As the most famous South China Law School at that time, in the same year, Suzhou University restored legal education and established the law department, becoming one of the earliest colleges in the country to restore legal education. It was expanded into Suzhou University Law School in 1986. In May 2000, Professor Wang Jian, who graduated from Soochow University Law School, generously contributed money to the construction of the Suzhou University Law Building and established a scholarship on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the school. In the same year, the Law School of Soochow University was renamed Wang Jian Law School, and became the first public law school in the country to be constructed by overseas special funds.

▲Wang Jian Law School

Now, Suzhou University has become the key construction university of

"211 Project" and the first batch of selected universities in

"2011 Plan".

National Defense Science and Technology Industry Bureau and the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government jointly built universities.

is a well-known domestic and foreign key comprehensive university in Jiangsu Province.

These two universities have the same origin.

On May 18, 2010,

Suzhou University and Soochow University in Taiwan jointly held the 110th anniversary celebration.

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