Altitude of Tibet University
Tibet University is 3650 kilometers above sea level. Tibet University, located in Lhasa, Tibet, is the highest comprehensive university in China and even the world. Tibet University is more than 3600 meters above sea level. Many tourists from plain areas will have altitude sickness when they arrive in Lhasa, and freshmen need some time to adapt. Tibet University is the highest institution of higher learning in the world, with appropriate "double heights". Compared with the hustle and bustle of scenic spots, there are much more leisure and fewer people here. Take a walk and sit in the sun. Tibet University is a comprehensive university affiliated to Xizang Autonomous Region and a national key construction university under the "2 1 1 Project". In 20 13, it was listed in the "Revitalization Plan of Higher Education in the Midwest", and in 20 18, it was selected as the first round of "double-first-class" discipline construction universities, becoming a joint university jointly established by the Ministry of Education and the Xizang Autonomous Region Municipal People's Government. The history of running a school can be traced back to 195 1, a training course for Tibetan cadres founded by the PLA troops stationed in Tibet, and it has gone through the development stages of Tibet Military Region Cadre School, Tibet Local Cadre School and Tibet Administrative Cadre School. 1965 and 1975 schools have been upgraded to Tibet Normal School and Tibet Normal College, creating a precedent for normal education in Tibet. 1985, officially renamed Tibet University with the approval of the Ministry of Education. From 65438 to 0993, the College of Tibetan Medicine of Tibet University was independently established as Tibet College of Tibetan Medicine (now Tibet University of Tibetan Medicine). 1999, Xizang Autonomous Region Art School, Tibet Medical College, Tibet University for Nationalities Medical Department and Xizang Autonomous Region University of Finance and Economics were merged into Tibet University. After more than 70 years of construction and development, the school has become a teaching and research-oriented comprehensive university with the characteristics of plateau frontier ethnic areas.