Because the political situation and environment in Tibet at that time did not allow it, and it did not have the conditions for running a school. Therefore, the central government made a timely decision to build a school in the mainland.

1On March 5, 957, the Secretariat of the Central Committee held a special meeting to discuss the Tibet issue in accordance with the spirit of last year's "94" directive, and made a decision: "Send the absorbed Tibetan students and cadres to the mainland for study and training, so as to reserve talents for future democratic reform."

Deng Xiaoping, then general secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee, gave clear instructions: "There is no limit to the number of Tibetan students who want to study in the Mainland, and none of them are forced. You go to the mainland to run your own school in Tibet. Thousands of people have returned to the mainland to study. This is a great revolution in Tibet and has far-reaching historical significance. " The political foresight and wise decision-making of the CPC Central Committee is a major strategic layout for Tibet's long-term development.

Cultural traditions of the school:

Tibetan font of the name of the school: the font of the name of the school inscribed by Comrade Ngapoi Ngawangjigme, then Vice Chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Chinese font of school name: the font of school name inscribed by Mr. Zhang Hai, Chairman of China Calligraphers Association.

The school emblem is based on the circular structure followed by the school emblem of universities at home and abroad. The central part of the logo consists of snow mountain, snow lotus, books, school time 1958, and the periphery consists of Tibetan and English school names. The school emblem is based on monochrome "hidden red", which conforms to the mainstream trend of monochrome design in the world, is suitable for standardization mode promotion and publication, and has outstanding national characteristics.

The triangle at the upper end of the school emblem adopts the shape of Thangka Snow Mountain, symbolizing Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, and implying that the school strives to become an influential institution of higher learning at home and abroad; The middle pattern of snow lotus is combined with the book at the lower end, which symbolizes that Tibet University for Nationalities is like saussurea involucrata in full bloom in academic circles, with its own characteristics and aesthetic feeling; The combination of snow-capped mountains, snow lotus and books well explains the school-running characteristics of "patriotism for Tibet, painstaking research and dedication".