Established in 1997, TEFNA has established, fostered and maintained educational exchanges and collaboration between Tsinghua University in China and other universities, colleges, companies and industries in the US and other countries outside of China. In addition, TEFNA is dedicated to promoting educational programs on US-China relations, joint ventures, business and trade. Furthermore, TEFNA supports programs advancing undergraduate and graduate education, scientific research and training in all branches of knowledge.