天津大学是中国近代第一所现代大学，其前身为1895年创办的北洋大学，1951年定名为天津大学，是教育部直属全国重点大学，国家“双一流”“985工程”“211工程”重点建设高校。学校以工为主，理工结合，经、管、文、法、医、教育、艺术等多学科协调发展，在化工、建筑、机械、光学工程等领域享有盛誉，为国家培养了大批杰出人才，被誉为“中国近代工程教育的发祥地”。

Tianjin University is the first modern university in modern China, formerly known as Beiyang University founded in 1895, and was renamed Tianjin University in 1951. It is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education, and a key construction university of the national "Double First-Class", "985 Project" and "211 Project". With engineering as the main focus, integrating science and engineering, and coordinated development of multiple disciplines such as economics, management, literature, law, medicine, education, and art, the university enjoys a high reputation in fields such as chemical engineering, architecture, machinery, and optical engineering. It has cultivated a large number of outstanding talents for the country and is known as "the birthplace of modern engineering education in China".

学校坐落于天津市，现有卫津路校区、北洋园校区和滨海工业研究院校区，总占地面积391.2万平方米。校园环境优美，文化底蕴深厚，拥有众多国家级重点学科、实验室和工程研究中心，教学科研实力雄厚。学校始终坚持立德树人根本任务，秉承“实事求是”的校训，致力于建设成为综合性、研究型、开放式的世界一流大学。

The university is located in Tianjin, with three campuses: Weijin Road Campus, Beiyangyuan Campus, and Binhai Industrial Research Institute Campus, covering a total area of 3.912 million square meters. The campus has a beautiful environment and profound cultural heritage, with numerous national key disciplines, laboratories, and engineering research centers, boasting strong teaching and research capabilities. Always adhering to the fundamental task of cultivating virtue and nurturing people, and upholding the school motto of "Seeking Truth from Facts", the university is committed to building itself into a comprehensive, research-oriented, and open world-class university.