TsinghuaUniversityisacomprehensiveuniversityincor-poratingscience,engineering,liberalartsandmanagementdepartmentswithspecialstressonengineering.Foundedin1911,theUniversityissituatedaroundabeautifulvillaoftheQingDynastyinthenorthwesternsuburbsofBeijing.
Knownforitsliquidpoolsandverdanttrees,whichistheoriginalmeaningoftheword“Tsinghua”,theUniversitynowhasacampusareaofmorethan520hectaresandover700,000squaremetersoffloorspace.Initsearlydays,itwascalledTsinghuaSchool,aschoolforsendingstudentstofurthertheirstudiesintheUnitedStates.Duringthe1920s,itwasreorganizedintoNationalTsinghuaUniversity.
Atpresent,internationalacademicexchangesandtechnicalcooperationhavealsobeengreatlyincreased.