PKU/Tsinghua
北大清华
Education, Innovation Hubs & ConsultingBeijing · North (Beijing · Tianjin · Hebei · Shanxi · Inner Mongolia)
Business focus
Education, Innovation Hubs & Consulting
Description
Peking University (founded 1898, China's first modern national university) and Tsinghua University (founded 1911, funded by returned Boxer Indemnity money) are China's top two research universities, both in Beijing. Both rank consistently in the world's top 20-30 (QS, THE). Tsinghua, dubbed "China's MIT," excels in engineering, AI and semiconductors; PKU leads in humanities and basic sciences. Alumni include Xi Jinping (Tsinghua).