


Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Tsinghua University is situated around Tsinghua garden, originally an imperial garden of Qing dynasty, in the northwestern suburbs of Beijing. The University was instituted in 1911, originally under the name of Tsinghua Xuetang, as a preparatory school for students who would be sent by the government to study in the United States.
Tsinghua University is one of the national key universities in China, comprising disciplines in sciences, engineering, management, humanities and social sciences, law, arts and design, as well as medical science. 49 disciplines are listed as National Key Disciplines. There are 13 schools and 54 departments, offering 61 Bachelor’s programs, 198 Master’s programs and 181 Doctoral programs.
At present, Tsinghua has over 30,000 undergraduate and master’s students, and 5,156 PhD candidates. It has over 2,800 faculty members, including 34 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and 30 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. There are also one Nobel Laureate and one Turing Laureate among the faculty. Tsinghua University’s main research areas are information science and technology, life science, new materials, energy, environmental science, advanced manufacturing.
Website: https://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/en/
VSE Season 1, 2024-25: Courses offered by Tsinghua University
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Before applying, please make sure you understand the following enrolment restrictions set by the course offering university:
Each student can apply and enroll in ONE academic course offered by Tsinghua University at VSE Season 1, 2024-25 only.
Application Deadline
Students must submit an application to the VSE Central Office before:
Aug 25, 2024 12:00 noon Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)
Course Information
Course information posted on this page are provided by the course offering university and may be changed or updated anytime without prior notice.
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Number of Credits | 2 | ||
Offering Department | Department of Astronomy | ||
Course Teacher | Cui Wei Kevin | ||
Language of Instruction | English | ||
First Day of Class | Sep 10, 2024 | ||
Last Day of Class | Dec 24, 2024 | ||
Course Component | Lecture | ||
Mode of Teaching | Synchronous | ||
Meeting Time | Tue 1300-1505 | ||
Time Zone | UTC+08 | ||
Course Description | Invited lecturers will introduce frontier areas in the field of astrophysics, including theoretical and observational status, future plan and development, and many other topics that might be of general interest. | ||
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Course Prerequisites/Restrictions | College Physics. | ||
Points to Note for Students | N/A | ||
Fees to be Borne by Students | N/A |
Number of Credits | 4 | ||
Offering Department | Department of Energy and Power Engineering | ||
Course Teacher | Xiaoqing You | ||
Language of Instruction | English | ||
First Day of Class | Sep 10, 2024 | ||
Last Day of Class | Dec 27, 2024 | ||
Course Component | Lecture | ||
Mode of Teaching | Synchronous | ||
Meeting Time | Tue 1330-1655, Fri 0950-1215 | ||
Time Zone | UTC+08 | ||
Course Description | The course covers basic thermodynamic concepts and principles, properties of matter and their evaluation, and analysis of processes and cycles. | ||
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Course Prerequisites/Restrictions | Advanced Mathematics, College Physics. | ||
Points to Note for Students | N/A | ||
Fees to be Borne by Students | N/A |
Number of Credits | 3 | ||
Offering Department | School of Life Sciences | ||
Course Teacher | Li Zhen | ||
Language of Instruction | English | ||
First Day of Class | Sep 11, 2024 | ||
Last Day of Class | Dec 25, 2024 | ||
Course Component | Lecture | ||
Mode of Teaching | Synchronous | ||
Meeting Time | Wed 0950-1215 | ||
Time Zone | UTC+08 | ||
Course Description | Biochemistry II is the continuation of Biochemistry I. This course is divided into two parts:
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Course Prerequisites/Restrictions | Basic knowledge of Biochemistry. | ||
Points to Note for Students | N/A | ||
Fees to be Borne by Students | N/A |
Number of Credits | 3 | ||
Offering Department | School of Economics and Management | ||
Course Teacher | Binzhen Wu | ||
Language of Instruction | English | ||
First Day of Class | Sep 11, 2024 | ||
Last Day of Class | Dec 25, 2024 | ||
Course Component | Lecture | ||
Mode of Teaching | Synchronous | ||
Meeting Time | Wed 0950-1215 | ||
Time Zone | UTC+08 | ||
Course Description | Public Finance studies the role of the public sector in the economy. In this course, we will study the economic foundations that justify the existence of the public sector and the economic theories that describe its role. We will consider when governments should intervene in the economy and how they should do so, including the options they have and the effects of alternative policies. The focus is on government taxation and spending activities. We will also study how to evaluate government policies in practice, including how these policies affect individual and corporate decision-making and welfare. | ||
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Course Prerequisites/Restrictions | Intermediate Microeconomics and Calculus. | ||
Points to Note for Students | N/A | ||
Fees to be Borne by Students | N/A |
Number of Credits | 4 | ||
Offering Department | School of Humanities | ||
Course Teacher | Fenrong Liu | ||
Language of Instruction | English | ||
First Day of Class | Sep 9, 2024 | ||
Last Day of Class | Dec 25, 2024 | ||
Course Component | Lecture | ||
Mode of Teaching | Synchronous | ||
Meeting Time | Mon, Wed 1520-1655 | ||
Time Zone | UTC+08 | ||
Course Description | The course is supplemented by philosophical material that illustrates the philosophical relevance of the various logical concepts and techniques. | ||
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Course Prerequisites/Restrictions | N/A | ||
Points to Note for Students | N/A | ||
Fees to be Borne by Students | N/A |
Number of Credits | 3 | ||
Offering Department | School of Economics and Management | ||
Course Teacher | Xinzheng Shi | ||
Language of Instruction | English | ||
First Day of Class | Sep 13, 2024 | ||
Last Day of Class | Dec 27, 2024 | ||
Course Component | Lecture | ||
Mode of Teaching | Synchronous | ||
Meeting Time | Fri 0950-1215 | ||
Time Zone | UTC+08 | ||
Course Description | Labor economics is a course that deals with the basic workings of the labor market. It covers issues such as labor supply and demand, labor market equilibrium, investment and return on human resources, wage decisions, gender and racial discrimination, and other issues that have a major impact on People's Daily lives. It studies the effects of wages, prices, profits, working conditions, government policies and other related factors on the behavior and decisions of both supply and demand parties in the labor market. | ||
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Course Prerequisites/Restrictions | Intermediate Microeconomics. | ||
Points to Note for Students | N/A | ||
Fees to be Borne by Students | N/A |
Number of Credits | 2 | ||
Offering Department | School of Humanities | ||
Course Teacher | Johannes Van Benthem | ||
Language of Instruction | English | ||
First Day of Class | Sep 16, 2024 | ||
Last Day of Class | Nov 6, 2024 | ||
Course Component | Lecture | ||
Mode of Teaching | Synchronous | ||
Meeting Time | Mon & Wed 1920-2055 | ||
Time Zone | UTC+08 | ||
Course Description | Introduction to the themes of information, computation, agency, and games in logic and in the process, showing how logic connects between several different fields. | ||
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Course Prerequisites/Restrictions | N/A | ||
Points to Note for Students | N/A | ||
Fees to be Borne by Students | N/A |
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