The Tianjin University School of Stroke Medicine was officially approved on September 3, 2024, following review and authorization by the relevant departments of the National Health Commission of China. Led by Tianjin City Huanhu Hospital and supported by Tianjin University, the School brings together high-quality resources from leading universities, research institutes, and medical institutions. It aims to establish a premier training base for stroke-related technologies, a hub for talent development, a platform for scientific research and innovation, and a center for academic exchange.

Focusing on the full-process and life-cycle management of stroke, encompassing prevention, treatment, management, and rehabilitation, the School is committed to developing standardized systems for stroke management, professional training, and clinical research. It strives to establish a Tianjin benchmark for advancing stroke prevention and treatment nationwide. Through in-depth collaboration with world-class medical education institutions, research institutes, and hospitals, the School promotes the exchange and mutual learning of advanced medical technologies and clinical experience at home and abroad, contributing expertise and innovation to the continued progress of stroke prevention and treatment in China.

The School has developed a comprehensive, multifunctional platform integrating education, training, research, innovation, and academic exchange. Its basic facilities include training rooms of various capacities, conference rooms, a multimedia conference center, practical training classrooms, and administrative offices. Core facilities include the Sino-French Neurointerventional Research Laboratory, the Huanhu–Stanford Anatomical Research Laboratory, the Sino-Japanese Cerebrovascular Surgery Research Laboratory, and the Tianjin–Shenzhen Electrophysiology Research Laboratory. Specialized platforms include the Tianjin Stroke Screening and Million Disability Reduction Initiative Data Center, the Stroke Research and Translational Center, and the School Exhibition Hall.

Together, these facilities support a wide range of integrated functions, including classroom teaching, academic exchange, introduction to cutting-edge technologies, tiered and specialized training, simulation-based clinical skills training and practical assessment, stroke-related research, development of diagnostic and therapeutic technologies, innovative product research and development, and institutional branding and presentation.

Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the School has established a comprehensive framework covering the entire process from talent development to clinical translation of technologies and data integration. By promoting coordinated innovation across medical care, education, research, and management, the School is committed to establishing a new benchmark for a multidisciplinary and highly integrated school of stroke medicine.