Tsinghua Newsletter Issue 18 November 2011 TH-T-1016 Tsinghua Newsletter (Issue 18) November 2011 Contents News & Events New Students Enrolled in the Centenary Year 1 Gold and Silver Coins Issued for the Centenary of Tsinghua 1 Dr. Gavriel Salvendy Chairs DIE for Ten Years 2 Professor Alan Macfarlane Donates Books to Tsinghua 2 Tsinghua Tops China’s EMBA Programs Ranking 3 Student Education & Development Over 5,600 Students Participate in Social Practice This Summer 3 Student Athletes Harvest Nine Universiade Medals 4 Tsinghua Students Championed Robot Design Competition 5 Research & Achievements Seven Professors Lead New Key National Research Programs 5 Geometrical Enhancement of Low-field Magnetoresistance in Silicon 6 Two New Research Institutes Established 7 Social Links New Program Benefits More Students from Underdeveloped Areas 8 Tsinghua Professor Donates Library to A Village 9 Green Channel Helps New Students from Low-Income Families 9 International Cooperation & Exchange The 16th World Congress of International Economic Association 10 Ubiquitous Computing Conference Held on Campus 11 Tsinghua Freshmen Delegation Participates in Oxford Study Tour 11 Education Outlook Five Private Universities Authorized to Recruit Postgraduates 12 China and US Strengthen Educational Exchange 12 Program Recruiting Young Overseas Professionals 13 Previous issues of the Tsinghua Newsletter can be found on the “Tsinghua University News” website at http://news.tsinghua.edu.cn/publish/newsen News & Events News & Events New Students Enrolled in the Centenary Year On August 17th, 3,349 new undergraduates enrolled at prepared gifts for each of new students, which included a Tsinghua, including 2,729 undergraduates in science and centenary logo T-shirt and a commemorative badge. engineering and 620 in liberal arts. Among them are six The newly enrolled international students all arrived students from Hong Kong, eight from Macao and 13 from at Tsinghua by the end of September. Over 3,400 students Taiwan. These undergraduates come from about 1,200 high from 112 countries are studying here this semester, marking schools from around the country. a record high. Nearly 1,200 of them are studying in In this special centenary year, Tsinghua University postgraduate programs. Freshmen “spell out” the Alma Mater Gold and Silver Coins Issued for the Centenary of Tsinghua A set of gold and silver commemorative coins for the collectors and have hit high prices in the coin collection centenary of Tsinghua University was issued by the People’s market. Bank of China on July 29th, 2011. The set consists of one gold and one silver coins, both of which are legal tender of the People’s Republic of China. The quarter ounce pure gold coin carries a 100-Yuan face value, with the logo of the Tsinghua University centenary celebration. The one ounce pure silver coin carries a 10-Yuan face value depicting the image of the Old Gate of Tsinghua University. As the only set of commemorative coins ever issued for the anniversary of a university, the coins are chased by many The gold and silver commemorative coins 1 Tsinghua Newsletter (Issue 18) November 2011 Dr. Gavriel Salvendy Chairs DIE for Ten Years Professor Gavriel Salvendy, Chair of concern is quite different and he has the Department of Industrial Engineering brought a new style to the department” (DIE) has worked at Tsinghua for ten are comments on Professor Salvendy years by October 2011. from the department members and As the first Chair of DIE founded in students. He has spent a lot of time 2001, Professor Salvendy and Professor communicating with faculty members, Zheng Li, Executive Chair of DIE, led staff and students, aiming to create the Department and made considerable a relaxing and enjoyable learning progress in both teaching and research. environment in the department. DIE has become one of the best After his retirement from Tsinghua industrial engineering departments in University in October 2011, Professor China. Salvendy will continue to chair the On the celebration of the tenth International Advisory Board of DIE for anniversary of the Department, Professor the next two years. He has established Salvendy said he was honored and a foundation with a donation of RMB delighted when invited to head the one million which provides funds for the newly formed DIE because of the Chair of the DIE. excellent teamwork of the faculty and Professor Salvendy won the National staff members and the truly outstanding Professor Gavriel Salvendy Friendship Award in September 2006, students. the highest award conferred on foreign “He is very easy going and he has a experts for outstanding contributions to pretty good sense of humor,” and “His economic and social progress in China. Professor Alan Macfarlane Donates Books to Tsinghua Professor Alan Macfarlane, a Fellow of the British Academy and professor of the University of Cambridge, donated more than 15,000 volumes of books and other items of his collections to Tsinghua University on October 22nd, 2011. These donations include books, manuscripts, video discs and files, covering such subjects as art, the humanities and social sciences. Professor Macfarlane said Tsinghua’s new Humanities and Social Sciences Library impressed him greatly, and he hoped to contribute his part to the development of humanities and social sciences subjects at Tsinghua and in China. Vice-president Xie Weihe attended the donation ceremony Profressor Macfarlane (3rd right) and Tsinghua library Director Deng Jingkang sign the donation document and expressed gratitude to Professor Macfarlane on behalf of Tsinghua. 2 News & Events Tsinghua Tops China’s EMBA Programs Ranking Tsinghua University’s EMBA (Executive Master and English, and conducted a reputation survey among of Business Administration) Program of the School of students and employers before ranking the top 20 EMBA Economics and Management tops the list of “China’s EMBA programs. Tsinghua ranks first in five of the 13 performance Programs Ranking” for the third consecutive time. indicators, including faculty, project management, alumni Beginning in 2007, China’s EMBA Programs Ranking network, students, and employers’ reputation. issued by Manager , one of China's leading business Since its inception in 2002, over 3,400 students have management magazines, has become a key biennial event in been conferred Master’s degrees through Tsinghua’s EMBA China. Since this May, Manager has entrusted a third-party to program. investigate more than 40 China’s EMBA programs in Chinese 2011 EMBA Graduates of the School of Economics and Management Student Education & Development Over 5,600 Students Participate in Social Practice This Summer Over 5,600 Tsinghua students spent their summer vacation doing research projects, field investigations, charity work, educational assistance, and other social services. The social practice projects are proposed and planned mainly by the students, covering social investigation, education-aiding- the-poor projects, and internships. A total of 5,637 students formed 601 teams for social practice this summer. About half of the students participated in the social investigation program. Some teams joined the Education-Aid-the-Poor program in remote and impoverished counties in China’s western area. Some teams participated in the internship programs organized by various departments. Tsinghua students collect donated computers for students in poor areas 3 Tsinghua Newsletter (Issue 18) November 2011 Low-rent housing has been the focus of many people’s livelihood for a long period in the process of China’s urbanization. A student union organized two teams to conduct investigations concerning the public-rent housing situation in Beijing and Chongqing. They interviewed officials responsible for housing, made a detailed analysis of public- rent housing policies in different areas, and formed a report of problems and suggestions. Some students went to assist at the rare bird and plant conservation zone in Qinghai established by the School of Life Sciences of Tsinghua in 2006. They also wrote books about the endangered procapra przewalskii species and barhead goose in an effort to arouse public awareness for Tsinghua students teach blind kids in Lhasa, Tibet their protection. In this centenary year of Tsinghua University, many According to Mr. Hao from the Student Affairs Office, students were inspired by visiting places where alumni have this is a great opportunity for students to receive social made great contributions to the society. education, improve ability and contribute their part to society. Student Athletes Harvest Nine Universiade Medals Ten Tsinghua students participated in the 26th Summer in the women’s 50m rifle prone individual and team, and the Universiade in Shenzhen from August 11th to 23rd, 2011 and 50m rifle three position team. Teng Haining earned the silver collected six golds and three silvers. with his personal best of 1’46’’62 in the men’s 800m race, In addition to the field and track competitions, Tisnghua only 0.18 seconds’ gap to the 17-year national record. Cao students also took part in shooting, basketball and chess Yifei won the gold in the men’s 50m rifle 3 position team, the games this year. This event was a breakthrough for Tsinghua silver in the men’s 10m air rifle team and 50m rifle prone team in the quantity of medals since the 23rd Universiade in Izmir. competition. Tsinghua athlete Li Peijing was crowned with the gold Tsinghua faculty members from the physical culture department also joined in the games with great enthusiasm. Four faculty members, including Wang Xin, Gao Quan, Liu Shuang, and Wang Ye, acted as referees of table tennis, athletics, fencing and water polo. Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen donated vehicle TV signal devices valued at RMB 2.58 million to the Universiade. University students from 152 countries and regions participated in the games that include 306 events of 24 sports. Teng Haining (left) earned the silver in the men’s 800m race 4 Student Education & Development Tsinghua Students Championed Robot Design Competition The student project titled “The Hybrid Under-actuated prototype.