Tsinghua University

Haidian, Beijing, China http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/eng/index.jsp

All available disciplines (some programs restricted) 2 years Chinese language experience required, some classes taught in English

City Population: 22 million Enrolment: 25,900 students Standard Course Load: Please contact Study Abroad Office

ABOUT TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY contributions in leading Tsinghua to become the national Tsinghua University was established in 1911, originally center for training engineers and scientists with both under the name “Tsinghua Xuetang”. The school was professional proficiency and personal integrity. renamed "Tsinghua School" in 1912. The university section was founded in 1925. The name “National Since China opened up to the world in 1978, Tsinghua Tsinghua University” was adopted in 1928. University has developed at a breathtaking pace into a comprehensive research university. At present, the The faculty greatly valued the interaction between university has 14 schools and 56 departments with Chinese and Western cultures, the sciences and faculties in science, engineering, humanities, law, humanities, the ancient and modern. Tsinghua scholars medicine, history, philosophy, economics, management, Wang Guowei, Liang Qichao, Chen Yinque and Zhao education and art. The University has now over 25,900 Yuanren, renowned as the "Four Tutors" in the Institute of students, including 13,100 undergraduates and 12,800 Chinese Classics, advocated this belief and had a graduate students. As one of China’s most renowned profound impact on Tsinghua's later development. universities, Tsinghua has become an important institution for fostering talent and scientific research. Tsinghua University was forced to move to Kunming and join with Peking University and Nankai University to form The educational philosophy of Tsinghua is to "train the Southwest Associated University due to the students with integrity." Among over 120,000 students Resistance War against the Japanese Invasion in 1937. who have graduated from Tsinghua since its founding are In 1946 The University was moved back to its original many outstanding scholars, eminent entrepreneurs and location in Beijing after the war. great statesmen remembered and respected by their fellow Chinese citizens. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the University was molded into a polytechnic institute With the motto of “Self-Discipline and Social focusing on engineering in the nationwide restructuring of Commitment” and the spirit of “Actions Speak Louder universities and colleges undertaken in 1952. In than Words”, Tsinghua University is dedicated to the well- November 1952, Mr. Jiang Nanxiang became the being of Chinese society and to world development. President of the University. He made significant

COURSES northwest and west shield the city and northern China's Students can enrol in any of the Faculties or Departments agricultural heartland from the encroaching desert except the Academy of Arts and Design. These include:- steppes. Major rivers flowing through the municipality include the Yongding River and the Chaobai River, part of Architecture the Hai River system, and flow in a southerly direction. Chemical Engineering Beijing is also the northern terminus of the Grand Canal Chemistry of China which was built across the North China Plain to Civil Engineering Hangzhou. Economics and Management Electrical Engineering Climate The city's climate is a rather dry, Environmental Science and Engineering monsoon-influenced humid continental climate, Humanities and Social Sciences characterised by hot, humid summers due to the East Information Science and Technology Asian monsoon, and generally cold, windy, dry winters Journalism and Communication that reflect the influence of the vast Siberian anticyclone. Landscape Architecture Life Sciences Religion The Peoples’ Republic of China is Mathematical Sciences officially atheist but Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist and Muslim Mechanical Engineering comprise 1%-2% and Christian 3%-4% of the population Materials Engineering (2002 est.) Physics Public Policy Ethnic groups Han Chinese makes up the vast majority of the population. The She and Hui nationalities are the SEMESTER DATES two largest minorities. UWA Semester 2 = Autumn: September to January UWA Semester 1 = Spring: February to June Government & Legal System China is a communist state with a chief of state, head of government and a cabinet. The legal system is a complex amalgam of HEALTH INSURANCE custom and statute, largely criminal law; rudimentary civil UWA has insurance to cover its outgoing exchange code in effect since 1 January 1987; new legal codes in students: UWA Corporate Personal and Travel Policy. It effect since 1 January 1980; continuing efforts are being is usually accepted by the host universities as primary made to improve civil, administrative, criminal, and insurance. However, Tsinghua University will advise you, commercial law. or you will need to find out, if you need to take out your own, additional insurance Currency The Chinese Yuan – CNY or Renminbi – RMB. One yuan can be divided into 10 jiao and 100 fen HOUSING Tsinghua Zi Jing dormitories provide over 1,000 beds for National Days international students to live on campus. New Year's Day Chinese New Year or Spring Festival (3 days)  Double room with air-conditioning, telephone, International Labor Day (3 days) colour TV, Internet access. A common bathroom National Day (3 days). is located on each floor.  Single room with air-conditioning, telephone, OTHER INFORMATION colour TV, Internet access, and a private This exchange agreement was established in 2010 bathroom. therefore we have limited resources from past exchange students at your disposal. For more information on you Costs for a single room are estimated at RMB 40-80/day can contact the UWA Asian Studies Department or the Study Abroad Office. ABOUT HAIDIAN The Haidian district is a suburb of greater Beijing. CONTACTS Population of the district is estimated at over 2 million, http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/eng/index.jsp however as the region is home to most of Beijing’s http://intlstudent.cic.tsinghua.edu.cn/EN/index.html university campuses, a higher percentage of the population does not have the government’s long-term Our contact details: residential certificates. http://www.international.uwa.edu.au/se/welcome Tel: 6488 8199 [email protected]

Language: Chinese (Mandarin)

Geography: Beijing is situated at the northern tip of the roughly triangular North China Plain, which opens to the south and east of the city. Mountains to the north,

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