History

History

Tsinghua University was established in 1911, originally under the name “Tsing Hua Imperial College”. The school was renamed "Tsing Hua College" in 1912. The university section was founded in 1925. The name “National Tsing Hua University” was adopted in 1928.  

The faculty greatly valued the interaction between Chinese and Western cultures, the sciences and humanities, the ancient and modern. Tsinghua scholars Wang Guowei, Liang Qichao, Chen Yinque and Zhao Yuanren, renowned as the "Four Tutors" in the Institute of Chinese Classics, advocated this belief and had a profound impact on Tsinghua's later development.  

Following the outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in 1937, National Tsing Hua University, National Peking University and Nankai University merged to form Lin-shih-ta-hsueh, which was renamed the National South-West Associated University in 1938 after moving to Kunming. In 1946 the University was moved back to its original location in Beijing after the war.

Three years after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, a nationwide restructuring of institutes of higher education began, and in 1952, Tsinghua University became a multidisciplinary polytechnic university specializing in training engineers. In November of that year,the Ministry of Education appointed Jiang Nanxiang as President.

Since 1978, Tsinghua University has strengthened its teaching in sciences, economic management, humanities and law. In 1999, Tsinghua opened the School of Arts and Design by merging with the Central Academy of Arts and Design. In 2012, the Graduate School of the People's Bank of China (PBC) merged into Tsinghua University as Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance. Today, Tsinghua has become a world-leading comprehensive university that offers subject areas in engineering, science, economics, management, art, medicine, philosophy, law,literature, history and education. Students are provided diversified development paths to advance their critical thinking and entrepreneurship through research-based learning. 

Over the past over 100 years, Tsinghua University has witnessed and shared the hardships and glories of the nation. The University’s motto of “Self-discipline and Social Commitment” has inspired many generations of Tsinghua teachers and students to struggle for the prosperity of China.

In 2017, Tsinghua officially released its "Double First-Class (First-Class University &First-Class Disciplines)" development plan. As one of China’s most prestigious and influential universities, Tsinghua is committed to cultivating global citizens who will thrive in today’s world and become tomorrow’s leaders.Through the pursuit of education and research at the highest level of excellence, Tsinghua is developing innovative solutions that will help solve pressing problems in China and the world.

Timeline

1911 - Founding of "Tsing Hua Imperial College", later changed to "Tsing Hua College" (preparatory school for students to study in the USA)
1925 - Launching of four-year undergraduate programme
1928 - "National Tsing Hua University" is set up with 16 departments in four schools: the Liberal Arts, Law, Sciences, and Engineering
1937 - Tsinghua moved to Changsha, merging with National Peking University and Nankai University to form Lin-shih-ta-hsueh (Changsha Temporary University)
1938 - Moved to Kunming, changing its name to "National South-West Associated University"
1946 - Returned to the original campus, "Qing Hua Yuan (Tsinghua Garden)", in Beijing, and founded the School of Agriculture
1952 - Restructured as a polytechnic university after the nationwide restructuring
1978 - Nationwide College Entrance Examination is resumed
1984 - Establishes the first Graduate School in China.
― School of Economic Management is formed out of the existing department of management engineering.
― School of Sciences resumes on the basis of science departments.
1985 - First School of Continuing Education opens in China
1988 - Establishes  School of Architecture
1993 - Former departments and research institutes in the humanities and social sciences merged as School of Humanities and Social Sciences
1994 - Establishes School of Information Science and Technology
1996 - Establishes School of Mechanical Engineering
1999 - School of Law reopens
― Establishes School of Applied Sciences and Technology
― Establishes Academy of Arts and Design by merging with the Central Academy of Arts and Design
2000 - Establishes School of Civil Engineering
― Establishes School of Public Policy and Management.
2001 - Establishes School of Medicine
2002 - Establishes School of Journalism and Communication
2003 - Merges Huaxin Hospital and Yuquan Hospital into Tsinghua
2004 - Establishes School of Aerospace
2006 - Peking Union Medical College changed its name to "Peking Union Medical College (Division of Medicine, Tsinghua University)"
2008 - Establishes School of Marxism
2009 - Establishes School of Life Sciences
2011 - Centenary Celebration
― Establishes School of Environment
2012 - PBC School of Finance, School of Humanities, School of Social Sciences, School of Materials Science and Engineering established
2015 - School of Pharmaceutical Sciences established
Schwarzman College established
2016 - Department of Earth System Science established
School of Clinical Medicine established
2017 - Department of the History of Science established
2019 - Department of Astronomy established
School of Vehicle and Mobility established
2020 - Vanke School of Public Health established
Zhili College established
Rixin College established
Weiyang College established
Tanwei College established
Xingjian College established
2021 - Qiuzhen College established
School of Integrated Circuits established
2022 - Weixian College established
National Graduate College for Engineers established
2023 - Xiuzhong College established
School of Safety Science established




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