National Tsing Hua University
國立清華大學 | |||||||||||||||
Former name | Tsinghua College (清華學堂) | ||||||||||||||
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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 | March 30, 1911 in Beijing; 1956 in Hsinchu City, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||
Parent institution | Ministry of Education (Republic of China) | ||||||||||||||
| Endowment | NTD 35,335,636,295.00 (November 2022) | ||||||||||||||
| President | W. John Kao | ||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 1,355 | ||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 9,120 | ||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 9,005 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | , | ||||||||||||||
| 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 Global research & industry alliance of MOST, 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 public research university in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It was first founded in Beijing. After the Chinese Civil War, president Mei Yiqi and other academics relocated with the retreating Nationalist government to Taiwan, where they reestablished National Tsing Hua University in 1956. The university remains independent and distinct from Tsinghua University in Beijing.
The university is part of a leading research and innovation cluster in Taiwan, along with nearby National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, National Space Organization, National Health Research Institutes, Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, National Center for High-Performance Computing, Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute, and Industrial Technology Research Institute. The research cluster and its neighboring Hsinchu Science Park together play a key role in the global semiconductor industry.
There are 12 colleges or schools, 26 departments and 31 graduate institutes affiliated to NTHU. The college of Nuclear Science of NTHU is the sole educational and research institution focusing on the peaceful applications of nuclear power in Taiwan. NTHU is affiliated with National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, National Central University and National Chengchi University as part of the University System of Taiwan (UST).
NTHU has educated a wide range of notable alumni, including Yuan Tseh Lee.