Tsinghua's learning goal

That all top State leaders attended

Tsinghua University's centennial anniversary celebration on Sunday points to the importance this country attaches to education, which President Hu Jintao described in his speech as the foundation for long-term development.

One of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the country, Tsinghua stated just before the anniversary that it aims to become one of the world's top universities by the year 2020 and one of the world's leading universities by the year 2050.