Tianjin University is a National Key University directly under the administration of the Ministry of the Education, and its history can be traced back to Peiyang University, the first modern university in China, which was founded on October 2, 1895. It was renamed Tianjin University after the nationwide restructuring of colleges and departments in 1951. Tianjin University is now among the first group of institutions of higher learning to be included into the “211” and “985" Projects of national investment for developing world class universities. During the past years, Tianjin University has made significant contributions to economic and social development, which must be due to its cultivation of a large number of high-level talents, and its outstanding achievements.
The history of Tianjin university's Computer Science Discipline can be tracked back to 1958 when the Digital Computing Instruments and Devices Discipline of was established. In the context of China's full implementation of the "Double First-Class" strategy, in order to further optimize the discipline layout and promote interdisciplinary fusion, Tianjin University established the College of Intelligence and Computing ("CIC") in May 2018.
CIC consists of four schools: School of Computer Science and Technology, School of Computer Software, School of Cybersecurity and School of Artificial Intelligence. It has three first-level disciplines: Computer Science and Technology, Software Engineering and Cyberspace Security, among which Computer Science and Technology and Software Engineering are key disciplines in Tianjin. Computer Science Discipline also entered the top 1 ‰ of ESI Global Rankings in 2022. Computer Science and Technology Specialty and Software Engineering Specialty are approved as National First-class Undergraduate Specialty Construction Sites by Ministry of Education.
CIC has a strong faculty, and is home to more than 130 full-time teachers, including many selected for various high-level talent programs and plans. CIC focuses its scientific research on the international frontier and is committed to promoting the socioeconomic development in China. The Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for Urban Intelligence and Digital Governance was approved in 2022. CIC also participated in the joint construction of the National Astronomical Science Data Center Technology R&D Innovation Center, the National Engineering Laboratory for Big Data Application Technology for Improving Government Governance Capability, and the State Key Laboratory for Communication Content Cognition. Meanwhile, CIC is also home to a number of scientific research platforms and resources such as Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cognitive Computing and Application, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Network Technology and Application, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Machine Learning, Key Research Center for Surface Monitoring and Analysis of Relics (under National Cultural Heritage Administration), Tianjin Public Security Big Data Technology Engineering Center, Tianjin Cultural Heritage Conservation Technology Engineering Center, Tianjin International Cooperation Technology Base-International Joint Center of Network Big Data, Tianjin University Sub-center of National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin and also Tianjin University Supercomputer Center, etc.
In recent years, CIC has undertaken a number of high-level scientific research projects supported by the National major R&D programs and key foundations, and has published a number of academic papers with great international influence, with many research results being widely applied to Smart Cities, Public Security, Cultural Heritage Conservation, Intelligent Transportation, Intelligent Health Care, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, as well as Astronomy and Space Science.
CIC has more than 1,800 full-time undergraduates, more than 900 master students, more than 330 doctoral students, and more than 80 international students. Adhering to the innovative talent training goal, CIC has co-established innovation laboratories with MSRA, IBM, Google, Intel, Tencent, Baidu and other well-known IT corporations, and has launched a joint graduate training program with internationally renowned universities such as the University of California at Berkeley, Georgia Institute of Technology, South Carolina University, and Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST).
CIC is and will always be education-oriented with academic rigor, focusing on the national major needs and international academic frontiers, aligning with the medium and long-term sci-tech development plan in China, insisting on both high-quality talent training and high-level academic research, striving to become a world-class college that features Chinese characteristics and Tianjin University's s spirit.
We sincerely welcome talents at home and abroad joining College of Intelligence and Computing at Tianjin University!
