Tsinghua University

This article is about the university in Beijing. For the university in Hsinchu, see National Tsing Hua University.

Tsinghua University
清华大学
Seal of Tsinghua University
Motto自强不息、厚德载物[1]
Motto in English
Self-Discipline and Social Commitment[2]
TypePublic
Established1911; 113 years ago (1911)
Endowment~$6 billion (2023)
PresidentLi Luming
Party SecretaryQiu Yong
Academic staff
3,565[3]
Students50,390[4]
Undergraduates16,030[4]
Postgraduates18,610[4]
15,750[4]
Location
Haidian, Beijing
,
China

40°00′00″N 116°19′36″E / 40.00000°N 116.32667°E / 40.00000; 116.32667
Campus395 hectares (980 acres)[3]
FlowerRedbud and Lilac[5]
Colors  Purple
  White[6][7]
AffiliationsC9, AUA, AEARU, APRU, BHUA, CDIO
Websitetsinghua.edu.cn
tsinghua.edu.cn/en
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese清華大學
Simplified Chinese清华大学
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQīnghuá Dàxué
Bopomofoㄑㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
Wade–GilesCh'ing1-hua2 Ta4-hsüeh2
Tongyong PinyinCing-huá Dà-syué
IPA[tɕʰíŋ.xwǎ tâ.ɕɥě]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChīng-wàah Daaih-hohk
Jyutpingcing1 waa4 daai6 hok6
IPA[tsʰɪŋ˥ wa˩ taj˨ hɔk̚˨]

Tsinghua University (THU) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. It is also a member in the C9 League.

Tsinghua University's campus is in northwest Beijing, on the site of the former imperial gardens of the Qing dynasty. The university has 21 schools and 59 departments, with faculties in science, engineering, humanities, law, medicine, history, philosophy, economics, management, education and art.[8]

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  5. ^ Tsinghua University (3 March 2016). 清華大學章程 (in Simplified Chinese). Beijing: Tsinghua University Alumni Association. Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017. 校花为紫荆花(Cercis chinensis)及丁香花(紫丁香Syringa oblata、白丁香Syringa oblate Var.alba)。
  6. ^ 清华大学章程 [Tsinghua University Regulations] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  7. ^ 清华大学百年校庆组织委员会办公室 (2010). 校标、校徽、校色. 清华大学百年校庆网 (in Chinese). Tsinghua University. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
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