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296:, insisted that students of Tsinghua should study more science and engineering, but American teachers, backed by the American ambassador, maintained that they should focus more on the English language and the literature, history and geography of America. They were also angered by the stark contrast in treatment between American and Chinese teachers in Tsinghua; the former were paid nearly ten times as much as the latter, so they were determined to found a university that was academically independent and truly belonged to the Chinese people. 34: 333:
In September 1922, Utopia School was certified by the government as a private university, and changed its name to Utopia University. It had 600 students at the time. In the 1920s, Utopia developed into one of the best private universities in China. It was divided into three schools, for literature,
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The university expanded further after the Second World War, becoming the largest private university in Shanghai. By 1948, it had more than 2,700 university students, and 2,500 students enrolled at its two secondary schools. It had four schools (the school of engineering had been established in
237: 292:). In November 1911, the eleven members of Lida resigned from Tsinghua after having a disagreement with the American administrators at the college, and left Beijing for Shanghai. Hu Dunfu, the first dean of Tsinghua who had graduated in mathematics from 370:. It moved several times between temporary accommodations, until settling down on Xinzha Road in September 1939. By this time the university and its affiliated high school had 2,000 students. It also established another secondary school. 228:
government closed Utopia along with many other private universities in 1952. Its departments, faculty members, and students were divided and merged into various universities in Shanghai.
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in August. During the battle Japanese bombing destroyed many of Utopia's buildings. After the Japanese occupied the Chinese-held areas of Shanghai, Utopia was forced to relocate to the
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science, and business, which were further divided into nine departments. It also established an affiliated secondary school. The campus occupied an area of 90
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along with the defeated Kuomintang government. He attempted to reestablish Utopia University in Taiwan, but was unsuccessful.
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addition to the original three) and fourteen departments. Among Utopia's students, 39 later became academicians of the
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Li Xue; Zhang Gang (2009). "海上依稀大同梦——上海大同大学" [The dream of Datong at Shanghai – Utopia University].
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In April 1911, the American government established Tsinghua College (now
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was the head of the society, and other members included Ping Hailan (
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University Autonomy, the State and Social Change in China
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were considered the best private universities in China.
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President
Hu Dunfu
Shanghai
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wade–Giles
Shanghai
Tsinghua
Hu Dunfu
People's Republic of China
Chinese Communist Party

Tsinghua University
Beijing
Qing dynasty
Boxer Rebellion
Jiangnan
Hu Dunfu
Cornell University
Ma Xiangbo
Collège Saint-Ignace
Fudan University
Nanshi
mu
University of Shanghai
Nankai University
Tianjin

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