National Tsing Hua University

National Tsing Hua University

國立清華大學
Former name	Tsinghua College (清華學堂)
Motto	自強不息 厚德載物[1]
Motto in English	Constantly strengthen and cultivate ourselves[2]
Type	Public
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	846
Undergraduates	9,120
Postgraduates	9,005
Location	Hsinchu City, Taiwan Province , ROC
Campus	Suburban, 1.20 square kilometres (300 acres)
Language	Mandarin, English
Flower	Redbud and Chinese plum blossom
Affiliations	Harvard-Yenching Institute,[3] AACSB, APRU, AEARU University System of Taiwan Tsinghua Big Five Alliance Global research & industry alliance of MOST,[4] UAiTED, Alliance of Chinese and European Business Schools [5]
Mascot	Giant panda
Website	nthu.edu.tw
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	国立清华大学
Traditional Chinese	國立清華大學
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guólì Qīnghuá Dàxué Wade–Giles Kuo-li Ch'ing-hua Ta-hsuëh Tongyong Pinyin Guólì Cinghuá Dàsyué Southern Min Hokkien POJ Chheng-hôa Tāi-ha̍k

National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) is a public research university in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

National Tsing Hua University was first founded in Beijing. After the Chinese Civil War, the then-president of the university, Mei Yiqi, and other major academics fled to Taiwan with the retreating Nationalist government. In 1956, they reinstalled National Tsing Hua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan, which has since remained 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.

Today, 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.^[6] 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).^[7]

NTHU has educated a wide range of notable alumni, including Nobel Prize laureates Chen Ning Yang, Tsung-Dao Lee, and Yuan Tseh Lee.