The gap between MIT and Tsinghua?

There is still a gap between MIT and Tsinghua, mainly in scientific research ability. There are more than 100 Nobel Prize winners in Massachusetts, but there are no Nobel Prize winners in Tsinghua. This has caused a gap in world rankings.

20 19-2020, MIT ranks first in QS World University, second in USNews World University, fourth in academic ranking of world universities and fifth in Times Higher Education World University. Times higher education ranks second in the reputation of universities in the world. 20 19 Forbes ranked 4th in American universities.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology was founded in 186 1, and its early days were mainly applied science and engineering. After World War II, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) rose rapidly depending on the research and development demand of American defense technology. MIT is famous for its top engineering and computer science. Its researchers invented the World Wide Web, GNU system, Emacs editor, RSA algorithm and so on.

Tsinghua University's predecessor, Tsinghua School, was founded in 19 1 1. The school name "Tsinghua" originated from the school site "Tsinghua Campus", which was a preparatory school for studying in the United States founded by the Qing government. The funds for its establishment came from 1908, part of boxer indemnity returned by the United States. 19 12 was renamed Tsinghua school. 1928 changed its name to National Tsinghua University.