- Soochow University
Soochow University refers to two distinct institutions for higher learning: one located in
Suzhou ,Jiangsu ,People's Republic of China and the other inTaipei ,Taiwan (Republic of China ). Though both universities share the same English name, they are named differently in Chinese. The original Soochow University and the Soochow University currently in Taiwan is named "Dongwu Daxue" (東吳大學) after the general region in which Suzhou is located. The university on the mainland is named "Suzhou Daxue" (苏州大学) or Su Da after the city of Suzhou.The original Soochow University was founded by
Methodist s in Suzhou (then spelled as 'Soochow') in 1900 as a merger of three existing institutions: the Po-hsi Academy, the Kung-hsiang Academy, and the Chung-hsi Academy.The university was split in 1949 as a result of the
Chinese Civil War . The Soochow University on the mainland merged with the Southern Jiangsu College of Culture and Education and the Department of Mathematics and Physics at Jiangnan University to form the Jiangsu Teacher's College in 1952. The English name "Soochow University" was revived on the mainland in 1982 when the Jiangsu Teacher's College merged with the Suzhou College of Sericulture, the Suzhou Institute of Silk Textile Technology, and the Suzhou Medical College. However, the original Chinese name "Dongwu" 東吳 was not adopted and the new institution was given the name "Suzhou" 苏州.After fleeing to Taiwan in 1949, members of the Soochow Alumni Association reestablished the Soochow University, starting with its College of Law in 1951 and becoming a full-fledged university with five schools in 1971. The university in Taiwan, claiming historical continuity with the university on the mainland (pre-1949), thus uses the "Dongwu" name.
For more information about each university, choose the following links:
*Soochow University (Taiwan) (東吳大學)(1954~)
*Soochow University (Jiangsu) (東吳大學)(1900-1952)
*Suzhou University (Jiangsu) (苏州大学)(1986~)External links
* [http://www.suda.edu.cn/english/ Official site of Suzhou University in Mainland China] (Suzhou, Jiangsu)
* [http://www.scu.edu.tw/eng/module_tag1_index_eng.html Official site of Soochow University in Taiwan] (Taipei, Taiwan)
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