Tibet University

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Tibet University Auditorium (2007)
Tibet University Auditorium (2007)

Tibet University (Tibetan: Poijong Lobcha Qênmo བོད་ལྗོངས་སློབ་གྲྭ་ཆེན་མོ་; Chinese: Xīzàng dàxué 西藏大学) is the main university of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It has two campuses: one in Lhasa and one in Nyingchi. A forerunner was created in 1952 and the university was officially established in 1985, funded by the Chinese government.

The Lhasa campus has 863 personnel, including 523 faculty, of whom 327 (62.5%) are Tibetans. About 1400 students are enrolled at the university, including 20 foreigners.

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