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An agreement signed today in Shenzhen, China, launches a partnership among the University of California, Berkeley, Tsinghua University and the Shenzhen municipal government promoting research collaboration and graduate student education.
UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks, Tsinghua University President Chen Jining and Shenzhen Mayor Xu Qin signed an agreement to establish the TsinghuaUC Berkeley Shenzhen Institute. The agreement is an addendum to a strategic partnership agreement signed by the two universities in 2012. It declares an intention to establish a joint institute, starting with research centers in three areas: nanotechnology and nanomedicine; low-carbon and new energy technologies; and data science and the next-generation Internet. Future centers will address additional collaboration topics and expand faculty engagement from across both institutions.
Questions and answers: The TsinghuaUC Berkeley Shenzhen Institute
What is the new partnership?
UC Berkeley is partnering with Tsinghua University, Chinas top science and engineering university, to launch the TsinghuaUC Berkeley Shenzhen Institute. The goal of this partnership is to develop a research and education program that will enable the sort of complex, multidisciplinary collaborations necessary to successfully confront societal, environmental and economic challenges faced in China and California, as well as those that are global in scale and know no national borders.
What areas of research will be explored at the TsinghuaUC Berkeley Shenzhen Institute?
UC Berkeleys College of Engineering and Tsinghuas Graduate School in Shenzhen are leading the effort to establish the programs of the Institute, initially with three multidisciplinary centers: Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine; Low-Carbon and New Energy Technologies; and Data Science and the Next-Generation Internet. Future programs will be developed according to societal need and mutual faculty interest.
Why is UC Berkeley pursuing this collaboration?
UC Berkeley recognizes the importance of global engagement; the excellence of Tsinghua University faculty and students; and the achievements possible with integrated, large-scale research and education.
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UC Berkeley and Tsinghua University launch research and graduate education partnership