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General Information of Dept. Computer Science & Technology
Founded in 1958, the Department of Computer Science and Technology of Tsinghua University has been known for its significant contributions and key achievements in the history of developing the computer industry of China. After 40 years of endeavor, the department has grown to be the strongest and most influential among its counterparts in other universities in the nation, playing an ever-important role in the development of China's information technology as well as its national economy.
The Department of Computer Science and Technology currently has 110 faculty members actively engaged in teaching and research, among which there are 1 member of the Chinese Academy of Science, 2 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 1 fellow of the IEEE, 41 professors and 35 associate professors. Young researchers (under the age of 45) take up 53% of all faculty members.
The department consists of four institutes and a state key laboratory :
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the Institute of Human-computer Interaction and Media Integration
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the State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Technology and Systems
The research areas of the department cover parallel and distributed computing, high performance computer systems, computer networks, software engineering, knowledge engineering, distributed databases, computer graphics and CAD, data security, artificial intelligence, multimedia technology, visualization technology and VLSI design automation etc. Every year the department undertakes nearly 200 projects from the National Natural Science Foundation, the National 863 High-tech Program, international cooperative projects and significant application projects. It has received many national and ministerial awards for scientific advancement.
The Department of Computer Science and Technology includes 10 instructional laboratories and 8 joint laboratories in collaboration with renowned international corporations such as Intel, IBM, Microsoft and SUN. Over 60 courses are scheduled in both the undergraduate and graduate curriculums, with emphasis in both fundamental knowledge and applications with the objective to extend knowledge horizons and exploring new technologies. There are currently about 660 undergraduate students, 800 graduate students and 27 post doctoral researchers. Every year about 1/3 graduating high school senior with highest scores on the National University Entrance Exams in each provincial and municipal area in China are accepted into the department. Departmental students team have been awarded top prizes and have ranked first in Asia many times in the ACM college student programming contest.
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