Which is better, Tsinghua or Peking University?

Both of them are world famous schools, and there is no comparability. Because of different types of schools, Tsinghua pays more attention to liberal arts; And Peking University pays more attention to science. The other two are national key universities directly under the central government, with deputy ministerial level.

1. Tsinghua school, the predecessor of the school, was founded in 19 1 1. The school name "Tsinghua" comes from the place name of the school site "Tsinghua Campus". It was a preparatory school for studying in the United States founded by the Qing government, and the founding funds came from 1908, the part of boxer indemnity returned by the United States. 19 12 was renamed Tsinghua school. 1928 changed its name to National Tsinghua University.

1937 after the full-scale outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, it moved south to Changsha and jointly established the National Temporary University of Changsha with the State Peking University and the private Nankai University. /kloc-moved to Kunming in 0/938 and changed its name to National Southwest Associated University. 1946 moved back to Tsinghua campus.

People's Republic of China (PRC) was founded 1949, and Tsinghua University entered a new stage of development. From 65438 to 0952, China's universities were reorganized into multidisciplinary industrial universities. Starting from 1978, it gradually recovered and developed into a comprehensive research university.

2. Peking University was founded at the time of 1898 reform. It was originally named Shi Jing University Hall. It was the first national comprehensive university in China in modern times, and it was also the highest educational administrative organ in China at the beginning of its establishment.

19 12 changed to national Peking University. /kloc-moved south to Changsha in 0/937, and formed the National Temporary University of Changsha together with the National Tsinghua University and the private Nankai University. /kloc-moved to Kunming in 0/938 and changed its name to National Southwest Associated University. 1946 Demobilized and returned to Beiping (now Beijing).

From 65438 to 0952, it became a comprehensive university with basic disciplines of arts and sciences after the adjustment of colleges and departments in universities across the country, and moved to its current site from beaches and other places in Beijing. In 2000, it merged with the former Beijing Medical University to form the new Peking University.

Extended data:

1. Teachers in Tsinghua:

By the end of February 20 18, there were 3,485 teachers in the school, including young teachers under 45 1743. Among the teachers, the senior position is 138 1, and the deputy senior position is 1648.

Among the teachers, Nobel Prize winner 1 person, Turing Prize winner 1 person, academician of China Academy of Sciences 5 1 person, academician of China Academy of Engineering 39, and professor 16 of the National "Famous Teacher Award for Teaching in Colleges and Universities" were selected into the Changjiang Scholar Award Program of the Ministry of Education 167.

2. Peking University teachers:

As of 20 18 and 12, there are 2 1 183 faculty members in Peking University (excluding postdoctoral fellows); The number of full-time teachers is 73 17, of which, according to professional titles, 22 17 are full-time teachers and 223 1 person are deputy senior teachers;

Among them, there are 76 academicians of China Academy of Sciences, 9 academicians of China Academy of Engineering 19, 25 academicians of the Academy of Sciences of developing countries, and 28 senior professors of philosophy and social sciences 13, who were selected into the "Ten Thousand Talents Program";

There are 35 winners of Top-notch Young Talents Program, 23/kloc-0 young scholars of Changjiang Scholar Award Program, 237 winners of National Outstanding Youth Fund and 40 innovative groups of National Fund Committee.

There are 130 winners of the National Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 17 national teachers, 2,474 doctoral supervisors, 1 16 1 person staff of scientific research institutions, and 1065438 staff of affiliated hospitals.