Tsinghua University

Overview

Tsinghua University is a research university based in Beijing, China. It is recognized as China's most prestigious university and is consistently ranked as one of the top universities in Asia and in emerging countries.

The university currently offers nearly 300 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs in a diverse range of subjects, including medicine, law, science, and arts and literature. Its science programs, including its programs in computer science, engineering and technology, chemical engineering, chemistry, and physics, are ranked as some of the best in the world.
In addition to these, Tsinghua University offers non-degree programs for international students and programs for continuing education and professional development. Students can also participate in MOOCs and other courses at the Tsinghua Global Summer School.

The university actively collaborates with numerous overseas universities to offer joint programs. For instance, a dual-degree program in business administration and management is offered by Tsinghua University in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Tsinghua University started out as Tsinghua College, a preparatory school established in 1911 for students to be sent to the United States. In 1925, the school started its first four-year undergraduate program and established its first research institute, changing its name to National Tsing Hua University. The university underwent another change in 1952, when educational reforms in China resulted in the university becoming a polytechnic university, specializing in engineering and the natural sciences. It was only in the 1980s when Tsinghua University evolved to adopt a multidisciplinary system, reincorporating schools for law, economics and management, and humanities and social sciences.

Tsinghua University continues to provide multidisciplinary education for students today and promote research-based learning. The university ranks highly globally for research performance indicators and has been recognized for the quality of its research publications in natural science. Research at the university is largely supported through government funding from national science and technology programs. More than 1,400 research projects and studies at Tsinghua University are funded by these sources annually.

Tsinghua is currently home to over 150 national and university laboratories and research centers dedicated to fields of science such as information science, quantum physics, and hydroscience and engineering. The university also operates several national laboratories and research centers for engineering, along with various key laboratories of China's Ministry of Education.

Aside from its high-level scientific research, Tsinghua University is also known for its highly diverse student body, hosting students from over a hundred countries each year. The university participates in numerous exchange programs with over 250 universities worldwide.