The campus of Tsinghua University is situated in northwest Beijing on the site of the former imperial gardens of the Qing Dynasty, and surrounded by a number of historical sites.

Tsinghua University was established in 1911, originally under the name “Tsing Hua Imperial College”. The school was renamed "Tsing Hua College" in 1912. The university section was founded in 1925. The name “National Tsing Hua University” was adopted in 1928.

The faculty greatly valued the interaction between Chinese and Western cultures, the sciences and humanities, the ancient and modern. Tsinghua scholars Wang Guowei, Liang Qichao, Chen Yinque and Zhao Yuanren, renowned as the "Four Tutors" in the Institute of Chinese Classics, advocated this belief and had a profound impact on Tsinghua's later development.

Following the outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in 1937, National Tsing Hua University, National Peking University and Nankai University merged to form Lin-shih-ta-hsueh, which was renamed the National South-West Associated University in 1938 after moving to Kunming. In 1946 The University was moved back to its original location in Beijing after the war.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the University was molded into a polytechnic institute focusing on engineering in the nationwide restructuring of universities and colleges undertaken in 1952. In November 1952, Mr. Jiang Nanxiang became the President of the University. He made significant contributions in leading Tsinghua to become the national center for training engineers and scientists with both professional proficiency and personal integrity.

International Student Apartments of Tsinghua University was established in 2004. It is located in the northeast corner of the campus, close to the northeast gate of the university (Zijing Gate). The on-campus apartments include Zijing Student Apartment Buildings NO. 19-23 and Student Apartment Building 6 (Asian Youth Center). Full-time international students with university status and studying at the main campus are eligible to apply for accommodation in the International Student Apartments of Tsinghua University.

In recent years, the university has been renovating existing apartments year by year to provide on-campus accommodation resources for more international students. Currently, the international student apartments can accommodate approximately 2,000 students. The main responsibilities of the apartment include consulting and handling international students' check-in, check-out, and temporary accommodation registration; managing daily safety and hygiene in the apartment building; organizing student community cultural activities; and working with students to build a safe and warm student community. In addition, the apartment has a work-study team - the International Dormitory Representatives. As a bridge between students and apartments, they assist apartments in carrying out safety and health inspections, cultural construction, and other related matters to improve student accommodation environment and enrich the culture in student apartment buildings. We welcome you to join this passionate and energetic group!

The International Student Apartment provides three types of dormitories: double room (two beds in one room, shared bathroom on each floor), triple room (three beds in one room, shared bathroom on each floor), AB room (independent bedroom and two persons shared bathroom). In-room facilities mainly include air conditioning, Internet, bedding and furniture. Public area facilities mainly include washing machines, dryers, study rooms, light sports spaces, etc.