Tsinghua University, referred to as Tsinghua for short, is a famous institution of higher learning in China, located in Tsinghua campus in the northwest suburb of Beijing. Tsinghua was founded in 19 1 1, formerly known as Tsinghua School. As part of the "return" of the United States, boxer indemnity established the Preparatory School for Studying in the United States, and 19 12 was renamed Tsinghua School. In order to try to cultivate talents locally, 1925 established the undergraduate department. 1928 changed its name to "National Tsinghua University". From 65438 to 0952, after the adjustment of colleges and departments in universities across the country, Tsinghua University became a multidisciplinary industrial university, focusing on the national training of engineering and technical personnel, and was known as the "cradle of red engineers". Since 1978, Tsinghua University has entered a new period of vigorous development. Tsinghua University, directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), was ranked as "Project 2 1 1" and "Project 985", and was selected as "Everest Plan", "Project 20 1 1". It is a member of C9 Alliance, Association of East Asian Research Universities, Pacific Rim University Alliance and Tsinghua-Cambridge-MIT Low-carbon Energy University Alliance, and has set up a deputy ministerial level. Tsinghua University is one of the most famous universities in China and even in Asia. In the history of running a school for a hundred years, Tsinghua, who is "striving for self-improvement, cherishing morality and carrying things", has profoundly influenced the development process of China since modern times and made great and lasting contributions to social prosperity and national prosperity.