Tsinghua University

Tsinghua University, abbreviated as "THU", is directly affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, with a deputy-ministerial institutional ranking under central management. It is a member of the "211 Project", "985 Project", "Double First-Class" initiative, and is selected for the "Top-Notch Undergraduate Training Program for Basic Disciplines", the "Innovation Capability Enhancement Program for Higher Education Institutions", and the "Program for Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities". It is a member of the C9 League, the Chinese University Presidents' Association, the Song League, the Association of Pacific Rim Universities, the Asian Universities Alliance, and the Tsinghua-Cambridge-MIT Low Carbon Universities Alliance, and is hailed as the "Cradle of Red Engineers".

Tsinghua's predecessor, Tsinghua College, was founded in 1911. The name "Tsinghua" originates from the "Tsinghua Garden" site where the school is located. It was established by the Qing government as a preparatory school for students studying in the United States, with funding sourced from part of the Boxer Indemnity remitted by the United States in 1908. In 1912, it was renamed Tsinghua School. In 1928, it was renamed National Tsing Hua University. In 1937, after the full outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, it moved south to Changsha, where it jointly formed the National Changsha Temporary University with National Peking University and Private Nankai University. In 1938, it relocated to Kunming and was renamed the National Southwest Associated University. In 1946, it returned to Tsinghua Garden. In 1949, with the founding of the People's Republic of China, Tsinghua entered a new stage of development. After the nationwide adjustment of university departments in 1952, it became a polytechnic university. Since 1978, it has gradually restored and developed into a comprehensive research university.

Shuimu Tsinghua, a place of exceptional beauty and talent, Tsinghua University upholds its motto, "Self-Discipline and Social Commitment", and its school spirit, "Actions Speak Louder than Words", adhering to its educational philosophy of "Integrating Chinese and Western Knowledge, Bridging Past and Present, and Permeating Arts and Sciences", and its cultivation characteristics of "Being Both Red and Expert, and Developing in All Aspects", promoting the tradition of "Patriotic Dedication and Pursuit of Excellence" and the spirit of "Constant Renewal in Humanities". As the couplet outside the Gongzi Hall in Tsinghua Garden reads: "The mountain light beyond the threshold changes through seasons and myriad transformations, all beyond the ordinary; the cloud shadows within the window drift freely in all directions, truly a celestial abode."