Tsinghua University, referred to as "Tsinghua" for short, is directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) and directly under the central government. Joined the "2 1 1 Project", "985 Project" and "World-class University and First-class Discipline", and was selected into the "Experimental Plan for Training Top-notch Students in Basic Discipline", "Innovation Ability Improvement Plan for Colleges and Universities" and "Discipline Innovation Plan for Colleges and Universities". As a member of Nine University Alliance, China University Presidents Association, East Asia Research University Association, Asian University Alliance, Pacific Rim University Alliance and Tsinghua-Cambridge-MIT Low-carbon University Alliance, it is known as the "cradle of red engineers".