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Tsinghua University 2019 TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 2019 TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 2019 1 Tsinghua Experience Tsinghua is rich with networking Nurturing talent is the foremost mission opportunities and events. My new friends of a university. A superb undergraduate are from all around the world, and the education is the hallmark of a first-rate bonds that we set up here will make me university. feel welcome anywhere I go. Andrew Chi-Chih Yao (China) Lidiia Zhgyr (Ukraine) A. M. Turing Award Winner Master's Student Dean Schwarzman College Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences From overseas learning opportunities to I admire the academic literacy and extracurricular activities, I get to work with spirit of scientific research that people from different backgrounds, which teachers and students at Tsinghua helps me broaden my horizons. have. I enjoy the scientific research work at Tsinghua very much. Sun Yu Ching (Hong Kong, China) Undergraduate student Cecilia Canessa (United States) School of Architecture Professor School of Medicine Tsinghua offers me perfect facilities for Tsinghua values the development of global As a biologist, I can say that Tsinghua is one sports including football fields, tennis competence and has initiated various of the top institutions in the world in the courts and gyms. I particularly recommend domestic and overseas activities for us. I life sciences. Definitely the best in the world morning runs on a sunny Tsinghua campus really appreciate these opportunities and right now in terms of research facilities and which really let you appreciate the beauty have benefited greatly from them. microscopy equipment. of this place. Jing Wenkai (China) Jose C. Pastor-Pareja (Spain) Moritz Bartsch (Germany) Doctoral Student Associate Professor Master’s student School of Social Sciences School of Life Sciences School of Economics and Management 02 TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 2019 TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 2019 03 Contents Tsinghua Experience P02 President’s Message P06 Why Tsinghua P08 Studying at Tsinghua P20 Research & Innovation P28 Student Life P34 Tsinghua Alumni P42 Applying to Tsinghua P44 Tsinghua Motto Self-Improvement and Social Responsibility Tsinghua Spirit Actions Speak Louder than Words Tsinghua Style of Study Be Precise, Diligent, Truth-seeking, and Creative 04 TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 2019 TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 2019 05 President’s Message Program, and honorary titles of the Yangtze River Scholar, was successfully implemented. In 2019, Tsinghua 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of Outstanding Youth and Excellent Youth. Alongside University initiated the Global Alliance of Universities the People's Republic of China. This is the key year for this, three university faculty members won first prizes on Climate (GAUC) with seven other world-renowned securing a decisive victory in building a moderately in the National University Young Teachers’ Teaching universities during the World Economic Forum in prosperous society in all respects, as well as achieving Competition, and the Tsinghua student supercomputing January, while the launch of the Tsinghua Shenzhen the goals set out during the country’s first one hundred team won all three top international student cluster International Graduate School was held in March. Up to years. Tsinghua University will unwaveringly follow its competitions, the second time to do so since 2015. In this day, the university has signed university cooperation own development path, while striving to improve overall sports, the university won the Beijing University Students agreements with 285 universities and research institutes management of the university. Rooted in China whilst Track and Field Games championship in the group A men in 50 countries. In 2018, more than 16,000 faculty and fostering an international perspective, Tsinghua will category, group A women category and team category – students went abroad for visits and exchanges, and more continue to grow and thrive. making Tsinghua the nine-time consecutive champion of than 3,700 international students from 128 countries the total score of team category. Moreover, the Tsinghua were studying at the university. The university anniversary is a truly special occasion for female basketball team successfully defended the national our Tsinghua community to celebrate and come together. championship title in the CUBA finals and won the 3x3 Through more than one hundred years of development, I wish all Tsinghua students, faculty, staff and alumni at FISU World University League – 2018 Finals. as well as with its new emphasis on reform and home and abroad good health. The 108th anniversary of innovation, Tsinghua University has bestowed upon itself Tsinghua awaits you. Welcome home. Tsinghua University in its reform continues to showcase a unique confidence and strength. A more confident new achievements. Reform is the driving force of Tsinghua is a more open Tsinghua. With a broader global Tsinghua’s continuing development. As it develops, vision, higher standpoint, and more effective actions, Tsinghua carries forward its strong cultural tradition, Tsinghua will advance its development as a world-class upholds its core values and stays committed to long- university with Chinese characteristics. term, meaningful goals. The university also introduced President of Tsinghua University the compulsory course of Writing and Communication, A More Open and focusing on improving students’ abilities in writing President of Tsinghua Alumni Association and expression, communication and critical thinking. April, 2019 The Language Center of Tsinghua University was also Confident Tsinghua established to improve students’ learning of foreign languages. Based on the successful implementation of the faculty reform, a new reform was initiated for staff with The campus of Tsinghua University glows in April, the the aim of establishing a more professional administrative beautiful school river winding, willows billowing over system. Furthermore, Tsinghua also continued to promote green ripples, splendid flowers blooming revealing a more interdisciplinary research environment, and brilliant shades of purples and reds. Tsinghua University, established the new Institute of Artificial Intelligence and which will celebrate its 108th birthday, presents a Big Data Research Center. Tsinghua also initiated a new vibrant scene. On behalf of the university, I would like round of campus planning to create a more humanity- to extend my cordial greetings and sincere wishes to oriented, green, inclusive and smart campus. all students, faculty and staff, as well as alumni, at home and abroad, and at the same time expressing A more open Tsinghua will embrace the world. The my heartfelt appreciation to those who have showed vision of a university determines the vision of the talents their concern and support towards the development of she trains. Tsinghua University is embracing the vision Tsinghua University over the years. of being a global university, as well as promoting and representing the development of higher education in As Tsinghua University moves forward it never ceases China. The university continues to further implement to innovate, and its people always stay driven. In 2018, its global strategy, which strives to enhance the global new progress has been made across the university. As competence of its students, conduct high-end research the leading research institution, Tsinghua University has for the benefit of both China and the world, promote won 15 State Science and Technology Awards, including international exchanges and cooperation, and strengthen one State Natural Science Award first prize, two State global impact. In 2018, the Tsinghua University Southeast Scientific and Technological Progress Award first prizes, Asia Center laid its foundation in Bali, Indonesia in and one State Scientific and Technological Progress October; the Asian University Alliance (AUA) initiated Award (Innovation Team). Twelve Major Tsinghua Projects by Tsinghua University released its first research report – were approved by the National Social Science Fund of Asian Higher Education Outlook 2018 – in November; the China, while a total of 142 individuals from the university Tsinghua University Latin America Center was established were selected for prestigious programs, including the in Santiago, Chile in December; and the International Thousand Talents Program, the Ten Thousand Talents Competence Initiative (also known as the 2020 Initiative) 06 TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 2019 TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 2019 07 Why Tsinghua Beautiful Campus The campus of Tsinghua University is situated in northwest Beijing on the site of the former imperial gardens of the Qing Dynasty, and is surrounded by a number of historical sites. “The World’s Most Beautiful Campus” — Forbes Magazine 08 TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 2019 TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 2019 09 Why Tsinghua History Tsinghua University was established in 1911 under the name “Tsing Hua Imperial College,” initially as a preparatory school for students who would be sent by the Chinese government to study in the United States. The university section was founded in 1925 and undergraduates were then enrolled. The Academy of Chinese Learning was set up in the same year. The Graduate School was set up in the autumn of 1929 and several research institutes were formed in various departments. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Tsinghua University moved to Changsha in 1937 and merged with Peking University and Nankai University to form the National Changsha Temporary
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