National Tsing Hua University

For the university in Beijing, see Tsinghua University.
National Tsing Hua University
國立清華大學
Former name
Tsinghua College (清華學堂)
Motto
自強不息 厚德載物[1]
Motto in English
Constantly strengthen and cultivate ourselves[2]
TypePublic
EstablishedMarch 30, 1911 in Beijing; 1956 in Hsinchu City, Taiwan
Parent institution
Ministry of Education (Republic of China)
EndowmentNTD 35,335,636,295.00 (November 2022)
PresidentW. John Kao
Academic staff
1,355
Undergraduates9,120
Postgraduates9,005
Location
Hsinchu City, Taiwan Province
,
ROC
CampusSuburban, 1.20 square kilometres (300 acres)
LanguageMandarin, English
FlowerRedbud and Chinese plum blossom
AffiliationsHarvard-Yenching Institute,[3] AACSB, APRU, AEARU
University System of Taiwan
Tsinghua Big Five Alliance
Global research & industry alliance of MOST,[4] UAiTED, Alliance of Chinese and European Business Schools[5]
MascotGiant panda
Websitenthu.edu.tw
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese国立清华大学
Traditional Chinese國立清華大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuólì Qīnghuá Dàxué
Wade–GilesKuo-li Ch'ing-hua Ta-hsuëh
Tongyong PinyinGuólì Cinghuá Dàsyué
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKok-li̍p Chheng-hôa Tāi-ha̍k

National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) is a public research university in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It was first founded in Beijing. After the Chinese Civil War, president Mei Yiqi and other academics fled with the retreating Nationalist government to Taiwan, where they founded National Tsing Hua University in 1956. The university remains independent and distinct from Tsinghua University in Beijing.

The university is part of a leading research and innovation cluster in Taiwan, along with nearby National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, National Space Organization, National Health Research Institutes, Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, National Center for High-Performance Computing, Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute, and Industrial Technology Research Institute. The research cluster and its neighboring Hsinchu Science Park together play a key role in the global semiconductor industry.

Today, there are 12 colleges or schools, 26 departments and 31 graduate institutes affiliated to NTHU. The college of Nuclear Science of NTHU is the sole educational and research institution focusing on the peaceful applications of nuclear power in Taiwan.[6] NTHU is affiliated with National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, National Central University and National Chengchi University as part of the University System of Taiwan (UST).[7]

NTHU has educated a wide range of notable alumni, including Yuan Tseh Lee.

  1. ^ 校訓. National Tsing Hua University. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "Message from the President". National Tsing Hua University. Archived from the original on April 10, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "Harvard-Yenching Institute Partner Institutions in Asia - Harvard-Yenching Institute". harvard-yenching.org.
  4. ^ "科技部公布「國際產學聯盟」通過名單 鏈結國際 麻省理工學院、柏克萊大學來台交流-科技部". www.most.gov.tw.
  5. ^ "ACE - EFMD Global". 28 May 2019.
  6. ^ "College of Nuclear Science - National Tsing Hua University". nthu-en.web.nthu.edu.tw.
  7. ^ "UST". www.ust.edu.tw. Retrieved 2023-12-05.