Tsinghua University

City: Beijing
Language of instruction: ChineseEnglish
  • One of the leading universities directly affiliated with the Ministry of Education in China
  • A prominent center for higher education and scientific research
  • Holds the largest numbers of academic minds affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Science, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Key National Laboratories
  • National awards in science and technology
  • Located in the District of Haidian, northwestern of Beijing
  • Established on the site of “Qing Hua Yuan”—a former royal garden of the Qing Dynasty
  • Remnants of Old Beijing established in Haidian, including the Summer Palace

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Partner university’s areas of study

  • Arts
  • Commerce (UBCV)
  • Engineering
  • Fine Arts
  • Land and Food Systems
  • Management (UBCO)
  • 50% of undergraduate courses are taught in English

Eligibility and Timing

Terms Offered

  • Term 1
  • Term 2

Who can go?

  • Exchange students can take coursework in most areas of study
  • Important Update: Chinese, Hong Kong, and Taiwan citizens studying in any discipline at UBC are not eligible to apply for this partner
  • Due to limited seats available at Tsinghua, for the University-wide exchange program, only single term exchanges are available

Term Dates

  • Term 1: Late August to Late January
  • Term 2: Late February to Early July
  • Students on exchange in term 1 returning to UBC for term 2 should take courses that end in December
  • If taking courses that ends in January, a written request to the Tsinghua Academic Affairs Office can be made to take exams at UBC in January
  • Whether this arrangement is made is up to the discretion of Tsinghua

Timing

  • Commerce: When applying to Go Global, UBC-V Commerce students must select 'Tsinghua University-COMM' on their Go Global application

Credits

Course equivalency formula

  • Starting from the 2018/19 academic year, the transfer credit equivalency will be 18 Tsinghua Credits = 15 UBC Credits
  • Tsinghua Summer Chinese Language and Culture Centre (ISLCC) 360 ISKCC hours = 15 UBC Credits

Credit transfer process

The transfer credit process takes approximately 16 weeks following each submission deadline. You should allow sufficient time to meet important deadlines that may affect you (e.g. application for graduation, registration in courses that require prerequisites that you took on exchange, entry to a major/honours program, etc.)

Passing grade

60

Course Information

* Students who have special requirements or require academic accommodation should contact a Go Global advisor regarding their needs at least six weeks prior to the application deadline.

Type of Go Global Experiences

  • Exchange (pay UBC tuition)

Course information and restrictions

  • UBCO Management students cannot take a majority of coursework in Business/Economics. The majority of their studies must be done in elective coursework and they may be able to take one or two courses from Business/Economics.

Full course load information

  • It is expected that UBC students take a full course load per semester while on exchange
  • A full course load at Tsinghua is 20 credits per semester
  • Courses are worth 2-4 credits

Partner Course Information


Transfer Credits And Equivalent Courses At This University

Check out the courses that previous students have transferred back to UBC in the last 5 years using our Course Search Tool. If you don't see a particular course you listed, it simply means you need to submit it as a new course request through the Transfer Credit Portal while on your Go Global experience. For more information, please visit the Go Global Transfer Credit webpage.

*Areas of study at partner universities are subject to change. The tool is for reference only - research the partners' websites for additional course information.

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Exchange Tuition

  • 15 credits or equivalent full-time program fee per term, paid to UBC
  • Summer students attend through our exchange agreement and pay tution to UBC
  • Your tuition will be based on the number of credits earned at the partner institution

Scholarships and awards

The Go Global Award $1000

All students accepted to Go Global for Exchange, Research Abroad, or Study Abroad travel programs are automatically considered for this award. If you meet the eligibility criteria, you'll be notified of your award after you're accepted to Go Global and after you get nominated to apply to the partner university.

Additional awards

Canada Learning Initiative in China (China Scholarship Council) - Funding for Canadian students to study in China 

Students who are eligible for awards may receive one UBC or UBC-affiliated international learning award. If you're eligible, you are always offered the highest-value award. Unless stated otherwise, you need to meet eligibility criteria set out by the University Senate regarding awards.

Check out international learning awards and eligibility.


Information for US students: 

If you are a student from the United States, please check the US Department of Education Lookup Tool to ensure that any partner institution you wish to attend on Exchange is Title IV ‘eligible’ for Federal Student Aid for the year in which you intend to study there. For institutions outside of the US, select “Foreign Country” from the “State” dropdown menu.

If you attend an eligible institution, then you may receive Title IV federal student loans while on Exchange.

If you attend an ineligible institution:

  • You will not be eligible for US federal student loans,
  • You may invalidate any US student aid you have previously received for your studies at UBC,
  • You may be required to immediately begin repaying your US student loans, and
  • You may not be eligible for any future US student aid for the remainder of your studies at UBC.

Additional Fees

  • Some partner fees may apply
  • Exchange students attending Tsinghua SEM (business school) are required to have Health Insurance to cover their stay and are subject to the registration fee charged by Tsinghua University (around 400RMB)

Types of accommodation available

  • Off-campus
  • On-campus

Housing notes

  • Exchange students doing University level exchange are given priority for housing, but it is not guaranteed
  • Those participating in a faculty level exchange (i.e. commerce students) are given lower priority and housing is not guaranteed
  • Off-campus housing can be found for similar monthly fees