Origin: In July, 199, the Qing government set up the Tourism Aesthetics Office, with the Youmei School Museum attached. In April 1911, Youmei School was renamed Tsinghua School. On April 29th, 1911, Tsinghua School opened in tsinghua campus.
historical background: in June 19, "Eight-Nation Alliance" invaded China. In September 191, the Qing government was forced to sign the "Xin Chou Treaty" to compensate 45 million taels of silver, which was called "boxer indemnity" in history. In 194, the United States said that the compensation received was "originally too much" and could be used for "refunding education". After many discussions between China and the United States, it was decided in 198 to refund the school.
A passage in the Memorandum from James, President of the University of Illinois in the United States, to the President of the United States in 196 reflects the real purpose of running a school with a refund in the United States: "We will certainly be able to control the development of China in the most perfect and ingenious way now-that is, in the way that we dominate the leaders of China intellectually and spiritually." "It is more reliable for business to follow spiritual domination than to follow military flags."
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Tsinghua University's scientific research achievements:
In 218, Tsinghua University approved 29 national key R&D projects, 4 major national science and technology projects, 5 basic research projects of aero-engines and gas turbines, 64 national natural science foundation projects in our school, 21 projects of ministries and commissions such as National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and 87 projects funded by various science and technology plans in Beijing, with an annual contract value of nearly 3.
there are 812 new subjects in liberal arts departments, and the funds received exceed 3 million yuan. There are 14 major bidding projects approved by the National Social Science Fund, and 1 major research project of philosophy and social sciences of the Ministry of Education.
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