TSINGHUA NEWSLETTER 2020 CONTENTS P01 China-US University Presidents’ Online Forum / 01 TSINGHUA NEWS-2020 IN REVIEW Tsinghua University’s Vanke School of Public Health recently set up its first international advisory board Chinese President Xi Jinping sends letter in reply to student representatives of the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate Tsinghua co-hosts China-Italy University Presidents' Forum Spring semester begins online Tsinghua SPPM hosts 2020 Global Advisory Board Meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects COVID-19 scientific research, diagnosis and treatment AUA Presidents Forum held on building resilient Asian universities Global universities convene online to share experience in combating COVID-19 Special Dialogue: Online Education in the COVID-19 Response and Beyond Tsinghua University establishes the Vanke School of Public Health SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION / 45 Tsinghua hosts WPF special video conference Tsinghua researchers invent metal that refuses to sink Tsinghua University hosts first-ever online commencement ceremony A new mechanism of Ising pairing in Science Tsinghua holds seminar on “Higher Education in Cloud - Promise, Experience, and Expectation” P45 The structural basis for the cell entry of the 2019 novel coronavirus Tsinghua held Global Summer School (GSS) 2020 Reopening the window of soft X-ray polarimetry Tsinghua launched 110th Anniversary Logo Tsinghua and Sogou release World's First Smart Keyboard for the Visually Impaired Tsinghua begins its Fall semester combining online and offline learning P57 Tsinghua University partners with Bosch to advance AI research 18th Symposium on Scientific Research concludes TBSI researchers develop efficient perovskite solar cells through green anti-solvent engineering Tsinghua jointly held China-US University Presidents’ Online Forum Prof. Huaqiang Cao’s group published a research article in Nature Communications, reporting Tsinghua co-hosts China-Italy University Presidents’ Forum to promote innovation for shared future important progress in research into phosphorene nanobelts AUA Presidents Forum held on building resilient Asian universities Researchers elucidate Molecular Mechanisms of Glycosylase AlkD in Target Search and Tsinghua SEM holds 2020 Advisory Board Meeting Recognition of DNA Damage First Global MOOC Conference held at Tsinghua University New bioprinting method for gastric wounds Tsinghua SPPM hosts 2020 Global Advisory Board Meeting 18th Symposium on Scientific Research concludes Tsinghua Vanke School of Public Health unveils its international advisory board President Qiu calls for further cooperation by universities with UN to achieve SDGs at UN SDSN’s webinar DIVERSE CAMPUS / 57 Tsinghua celebrates 109th anniversary online / 09 FOCUS Tsinghua University hosts first-ever online commencement ceremony The Power of Tsinghua Community in Fighting the Epidemic P09 Tsinghua launches virtual exhibition for graduating art students Higher Education in Cloud: Tsinghua 2020 Brighter career pathways for Tsinghua and Hubei graduates Tsinghua holds seminar on “Higher Education in Cloud - Promise, Experience, and Expectation” Tsinghua welcomes new graduates GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT / 21 Tsinghua begins its Fall semester combining online and offline learning Tsinghua Launches 110th Anniversary Logo Global universities convene online AUA Tsinghua holds opening ceremony to welcome new undergraduates Special Dialogue: Online Education in the COVID-19 Response and Beyond Tsinghua launches Institute for Intelligent Society Governance Tsinghua hosts WPF special video conference Department of Automation of Tsinghua University celebrates its 50th anniversary Fighting COVID-19 Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology celebrates its 60th anniversary Joint symposium on COVID-19 UN SDSN’s webinar Tsinghua Global Summer School (GSS) 2020 Times Higher Education (THE) World Academic Summit TSINGHUA COMMUNITY / 69 The Tsinghua Southeast Asia Cloud Forum ConnectingTsinghua “Healthy China” seminar P21 P69 Tsinghua Story 2020 TSINGHUA NEWSLETTER TSINGHUA NEWS 2020 IN REVIEW Global universities convene online to share experience in combating COVID-19 Special Dialogue: Online Education in the COVID-19 An online meeting, organized by the Asian Universities Alliance (AUA), was attended by Response and Beyond 15 universities around the world to discuss On the evening of April 24th, Beijing time, fighting the COVID-19 pandemic on March a Special Dialogue was held online. Co- 27th. The meeting featured the sharing of convened by Tsinghua University and university response measures, with a view to UNESCO, the Special Dialogue explored the identifying areas of cooperation on education extraordinary challenges to ensure higher and scientific research. In this way, the meeting learning continuity during the COVID-19 Chinese President Xi Jinping echoed sentiments expressed at the G20 pandemic. Themed “Online Education in Extraordinary Leaders' Summit on COVID-19 on inspects COVID-19 scientific the COVID-19 Response and Beyond”, the March 26th, where President Xi Jinping called research, diagnosis and dialogue shared university case studies, best on the international community to strengthen Tsinghua University treatment practice, and experience in online education. confidence, act with unity and work together establishes the Vanke School Spring semester begins online Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the in a collective response against COVID-19. of Public Health scientific research on novel coronavirus During the meeting, presidents, vice-presidents Tsinghua University and China Vanke Co. On February 17th, Tsinghua's Spring semester disease (COVID-19) as well as the diagnosis and representatives from the 15 universities Ltd. signed a cooperation agreement on began. Setting up their mobile phones or and treatment of the disease in his visit shared their actions, experience and views on April 2nd to establish the Vanke School computers and taking out their notebooks, to two Institutes in Beijing. He visited the topics such as the roles universities can play in of Public Health, which will boost talent Tsinghua students from all over the world Academy of Military Medical Sciences and education and scientific research during the training, scientific research and further were well prepared for their first class of the School of Medicine at Tsinghua University pandemic. enhance China’s capabilities in public the new semester. Online courses offered on March 2nd, learning about the progress health management. Drawing on Tsinghua’s students the opportunity to make good on the vaccine, antibodies, medicine and fast Chinese President Xi Jinping multidisciplinary advantages, the School use of their time away from campus while testing kit research and application. President sends letter in reply to will adopt new models of interdisciplinary reducing their exposure to the virus. For Xi gave his regards to experts and researchers student representatives of the cooperation and education. It is aimed at Spring semester 2020, Tsinghua offered 4,254 and chaired a symposium to listen to the Global Alliance of Universities covering four research fields, and is oriented course sessions in total, delivered by 2,681 views and advice from officials of relevant on Climate towards graduate education in preventative faculty members to 25,091 students. Of these, departments and researchers. 3,923 sessions are available online. medicine, comprehensive healthcare, big On January 6th, Chinese President Xi data in healthcare, and public health policy Jinping sent a letter in reply to the student and management. representatives of the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC), expressing his appreciation for their common concern for the planet and future of mankind. 01 02 TSINGHUA NEWS 2020 TSINGHUA NEWSLETTER 2020 IN REVIEW Tsinghua University Tsinghua launched 110th Tsinghua begins its Fall hosts first-ever online Anniversary Logo semester combining online commencement ceremony and offline learning On September 1st, Tsinghua University released a commemorative logo for its Tsinghua University began its Fall semester Tsinghua University held its 2020 110 years’ anniversary. The elements in by holding the first university-wide lectures commencement ceremonies for the logo reflected the profound culture of of the semester. The first lectures in the 2020 undergraduate and postgraduate students Tsinghua University. The "110" in the logo Fall semester were held in the main building online. The online commencement reflects the fact that Tsinghua people have of the university and were broadcast live on ceremonies were livestreamed world- inherited fine traditions, have explored various media platforms, including Tsinghua’s wide on various media and social media Tsinghua holds seminar on Tsinghua held Global and innovated bravely and have striven to own online teaching platform “Rain platforms including Facebook and Twitter open a new chapter in Tsinghua's second Classroom”, in both Chinese and English. in both Chinese and English. Students “Higher Education in Cloud Summer School (GSS) 2020 hundred years, which is manifested in Unlike the Spring semester, which was held Tsinghua hosts WPF special who were unable to return to the - Promise, Experience, and The Tsinghua Global Summer School was the 110th anniversary theme "Strive for completely online due to the pandemic, video conference university, and their families and friends Expectation” held online in July for nine days, offering Excellence, Innovate