The Institute for Network Sciences and Cyberspace (INSC) of Tsinghua University has taken the lead in building the “Cyberspace Security” top-level subject cooperating with the Department of Computer Science and Technology and the Department of Electronic Engineering and related departments, and participated in building the top-level subjects of “Computer Science and Technology” and “Information and Communication Engineering”, and undertaken the major national science and technology projects in the field of Internet, and strives to build a world-class network discipline and leads the scientific progress and development of the national cyberspace.

INSC primarily conducts scientific research in network architecture, cyberspace security, and network application support, and builds a postgraduate training system for cyberspace security with Tsinghua characteristics. INSC has constructed and operates large-scale academic network infrastructures both domestically and internationally, including the backbone network of China Education and Research Network CERNET/CERNET2, the international and domestic interconnection centers CER-IX and CNGI-6IX, and the Trans-Eurasia Information Network TEIN. INSC also builds and operates national science and technology infrastructure and innovation bases, including the Future Internet Technology Infrastructure FITI, the National Engineering Research Center of Next-Generation Internet Core Technologies and the International Research Center for Global Cyberspace Governance.

Tsinghua University has developed a comprehensive computer network discipline comprising four levels: fundamental theoretical research, key technology breakthroughs, large-scale experimental networks, and the transformation of technological achievements. It has won important scientific and technological honors both at home and abroad.