Number of places available: 2 full year places (MLAC students only)

• Tsinghua University website 
• Exchange programme website
• Incoming exchange email address: exchange@tsinghua.edu.cn 

Dates

Term Dates:

•  September to January and February to July

Application deadline (once allocated a place by DU):

• Fall Semester intake: 15th March - 30th April
• Spring Semester intake : 15th October - 30th November

Academic Information

Please visit the Tsinghua website as courses may change for each yearly entry. 

Study Load

Students can take courses worthy maximum 20 credits per semester, 8 credits at most outside their major. 1 credit equals 16 academic hours at Tsinghua. Courses are between 2 and 4 credits. For more information, please see Tsinghua University Fact Sheet .

Requirements/Restrictions 

Students are expected to have HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test) Band 6 or new HSK Band 5 or above.

Students can take cross-faculty modules as long as the course credits taken are less than 8 credit points. Students, however, cannot take modules of foreign languages, physical training, and arts.

To promote better mutual exchange and communication between various culture backgrounds, Tsinghua do not accept Chinese citizens coming for an exchange. 

Documents Required

• Certified letter of nomination provided by the home university
• Application Form with photo and signature which is generated automatically in Tsinghua application system
• Certified university transcript, preferably with English or Chinese translation
• ID page of candidate’s passport
• HSK certificates, if applicable

Accommodation

THU will try prioritizing university-level exchange students with on-campus accommodation at Zijing Foreign Student Apartment.

Other Information

Tsinghua participates in the Chinese Government Scholarship scheme and encourages students to apply for this. Applications are accepted from January- April. More information can be found here. 

International students are required to be covered with medical insurance for the duration of their stay in China.

Summer Opportunities

There are currently no Summer School opportunities at Tsinghua, here is a list of other Summer School opportunities (internal link). 

Photo Credit

Permission for use of the campus photograph was kindly given by Tsinghua University. The photographer was LI Pai.