1917年中德关系转变背景下同济德文医工学堂的危机与应对

Crisis and Response of German Medical and Engineering College in 1917

同济德文医工学堂由1907年中德合办的德文医学堂与1912年增设的工学堂合并而来。该校校址于1914年被划入法租界内,从而埋下祸端。1917年2月,德国实施无限制潜艇战策导致中德交恶,3月正式断交。历来仇视德国的协约国成员法国,此时不再顾及中法交谊,于3月17日闯入校园,就地解散该校。好在该校华人校董、北京政府教育部等各方早已主动采取应对措施,加上社会各界从旁协助,同济德文医工学堂顺利复校开课,国人将之收归自办。在经历了这一重大危机之后,得以维系的同济德文医工学堂进一步巩固了其在中德文化交流过程中的地位,增强了办学实力,提升了社会知名度。

German Medical and Engineering College was merged from German Medical College jointly established by China and Germany in 1907 and Engineering College added in 1912.The school was incorporated into French Concession in 1914,leading to the trouble.In February 1917,Sino-Germany relationship got worse due to Germany's unrestricted submarine war strategy and officially perished in March.On March 17th,France,enemy of Germany,broke into the campus and disbanded the school on the spot.Fortunately,Chinese directors,Ministry of Education,teachers and students had already taken actions,restarted class and made the school state-owned with the assistance of society.After the crisis,the school strengthened its status in Sino-Germany exchange,operation and social popularity.