Tsinghua University (清華大學(xué))
World rank: 151-200
Location:Beijing
Founded in 1911 as Tsinghua Xuetang, Tsinghua University is now widely recognized as one of the top two universities in China. By the late 1920s, the university had already distinguished itself in terms of academic superiority and its ability to cultivate and nurture potential talent. The university has produced scores of prominent scientists, writers, statesmen, scholars and business people, a large number of whom have made significant contributions to the nation's rejuvenation, economic development and social well-being. The university's most famous alumni in the political sphere include China's President Hu Jintao, Vice President Xi Jinping, top legislator Wu Bangguo, and former Premier Zhu Rongji.