Tsinghua University, referred to as Tsinghua for short, is directly under the Ministry of Education, and the central government is directly under the deputy ministerial system. Joined the ranks of "2 1 1 Project", "985 Project" and "World-class University and First-class Discipline", and was selected into "Experimental Plan for Training Top Students in Basic Subjects", "Innovation Ability Improvement Plan for Colleges and Universities" and "Academic Innovation Introduction Plan for Colleges and Universities".
As a member of Nine University Alliance, China University Presidents Association, East Asia Research University Association, Asian University Alliance, Pacific Rim University Alliance and Tsinghua-Cambridge-MIT Low-carbon University Alliance, it is known as the "cradle of red engineers". Tsinghua University's predecessor, Tsinghua School, was founded in 19 1 1. Named after Shui Mu Tsinghua, it is a preparatory school for studying in the United States founded by the Qing government.
As of June 5438+February, 2020, Tsinghua University has a campus area of 442 12 hectare and a building area of 2,876,400 square meters. There are 2/kloc-0 colleges, 59 teaching departments and 82 undergraduate majors. There are 50 post-doctoral research stations, 22 national key disciplines of first-class disciplines, and 60 doctoral and master's authorization points of first-class disciplines; Faculty 15772, students 53302.
Tsinghua University's cultural tradition;
1. Tsinghua University's school emblem is a round face composed of three concentric circles, the outer circle is the English school name, and the two phrases "strive for self-improvement and cherish virtue" are juxtaposed around the middle circle.
2. Style of study: rigorous, diligent, realistic and innovative.
3. School flower: Tsinghua takes bauhinia and lilac as its own school flower, and the school flag is also composed of purple and white, with purple as the main color. Purple is a mixture of red and blue. Red is a flame, the national color of China, and blue is seawater, which is a symbol of western soil. The integration of red and blue also includes the exchange of Chinese and western cultures, which is also the historical and cultural feature of Tsinghua.