Soochow University refers to two distinct universities

University

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: one located in Suzhou

Suzhou

Suzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part...

, Jiangsu

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, People's Republic of China

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, and the other in Taipei

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, Taiwan

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 (Republic of China

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). Though both universities share the same English name, they are named differently in Chinese. The original Soochow University and the university currently in Taiwan are named Dongwu Daxue (東吳大學), after the general region in which Suzhou is located. The university in the PRC is named Suzhou Daxue (苏州大学) after the city of Suzhou.

Institutions

From 1900 to 1952, Soochow University operated in Suzhou.

The following universities currently operate with the name Soochow University (Chinese language names and years of operation in brackets):

• Soochow University (Taiwan)
  Soochow University (Taiwan)
  Soochow University is a private university located in Taipei, Taiwan. Although the Soochow University in Taiwan maintains a church and a Methodist minister in residence, it may be considered a secular institution...
  
   
• Soochow University (Suzhou)
  Soochow University (Suzhou)
  Soochow University , colloquially known in Chinese as Suda is a university in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The school is part of the Chinese Ministry of Education's Project 211, and a Jiangsu provincial key comprehensive university.-History:...