National Tsing Hua University
國立清華大學 | |||||||||||||||
Former name | Tsinghua College (1911–1928) | ||||||||||||||
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| Motto | 自強不息 厚德載物 | ||||||||||||||
Motto in English | Constantly strengthen and cultivate ourselves | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Public research university | ||||||||||||||
| Established | April 11, 1911 in Beijing 1956 in Hsinchu, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||
Parent institution | Ministry of Education | ||||||||||||||
| Endowment | NTD 35.3 billion (2022) (US$1.16 billion) | ||||||||||||||
| President | W. John Kao | ||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 1,355 | ||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 9,120 | ||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 9,005 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | , 24°47′37″N 120°59′34″E / 24.79361°N 120.99278°E | ||||||||||||||
| Campus | Suburban, 1.20 square kilometres (300 acres) | ||||||||||||||
| Language | Mandarin, English | ||||||||||||||
| Flower | Redbud and Chinese plum blossom | ||||||||||||||
| Affiliations | Harvard-Yenching Institute, AACSB, APRU, AEARU University System of Taiwan Tsinghua Big Five Alliance UAiTED, Alliance of Chinese and European Business Schools | ||||||||||||||
| Mascot | Giant panda | ||||||||||||||
| Website | nthu.edu.tw | ||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 国立清华大学 | ||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 國立清華大學 | ||||||||||||||
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National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) is a national public research university in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Founded in Peking in 1911, it was re-established in Taiwan in 1956 following the Chinese Civil War.
The university is organized into twelve colleges, 26 departments, and 31 research institutes which collectively enroll more than 9,000 undergraduates and 9,000 graduate students. Its suburban campus neighbors the Hsinchu Science Park, a leading technology hub. As a member of the University System of Taiwan, it is affiliated with National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, National Central University and National Chengchi University.
The university's alumni include Nobel Prize laureates Yang Chen-Ning, Tsung-Dao Lee, and Yuan T. Lee.