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Tsinghua, Berkeley prepare joint institute
Tsinghua University and the University of California, Berkeley, signed an agreement to establish a joint institute in the economically pivotal city of Shenzhen in South China to promote research collaboration and graduate student education. The two universities aim to integrate their research programs to address social needs and global challenges through the partnership, said UC Berkeley's Chancellor Nicholas B. Dirks at the signing ceremony. Under the agreement, the Tsinghua-UC Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, to be located on Tsinghua's Shenzhen campus, will be launched by the end of the year.
Outcomes:
The institute will start with research centers in three areas: nanotechnology and nanomedicine, low-carbon and new energy technologies, and data science and next-generation Internet. It intends to start enrolling doctoral students early next year and master's students in 2016. "There will be about 50 doctoral students, 30 percent of them from abroad," said Tsinghua University President Chen Jining. The institute, in the Pearl River Delta area, one of China's major manufacturing hubs, will be able to offer UC Berkeley graduate students internships at companies in Shenzhen to gain international experience. The institute has raised 10 million yuan ($1.63 million) for scholarships and another 12 million yuan for supporting the students in starting their own projects.
Government?:
No
Type of Exchange:
business
education/science
Partners:
Tsinghua University
University of California- Berkeley
Sponsor(s):
Tsinghua University
University of California- Berkeley
Participants (Types):
university leaders, students
Number of Participants:
50
Exchange Date:
Monday, September 8, 2014
Continuing:
No
Location:
Shenzhen, China
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